Yarn Con RULED!

Seriously...I had a fabulous time. I rocked my Owls sweater and had fun talking to people who asked me about it. I got some lovely handspun yarn from a variety of places, a cool pattern keeper tool, a cool thing to hold my sock needles, and...gaso...a drop spindle with soem fiber. And I started spinning...while drunk...it was awesome.

I also met up with the gals from Chicago Knitters Unite Meetup group and I am totally looking forward to future events. Yeah Knitting!

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