Heading East: Fiber Fanatics Flock to Hartford

Yippee!! The veritable Dylan’s Candy Bar of avid knitters, crocheters and fiber enthusiasts, Stitches East, inspiring the annual pilgrimage of yarn addicts to Hartford, runs Oct. 28-31.
The marketplace, which fills the entire Connecticut Convention Center, runs Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
To get an idea of the dozens of vendors, check out the list of those traveling from as far away as Australia: http://knittinguniverse.com/stitches/east/market_floor
Admission is $8($2 off coupon online).

This year's attendees from our fine state are:
Marji's Yarncrafts, Granby; Mocha's Fiber Connection, Columbia; Country Yarns, Wallingford; New England Yarn & Spindle, Bristol; Creative Fibers, Windsor; Not Just Plain Jane Knits, West Haven; Sit 'N Knit, Bloomfield; Still River Mill, Eastford; Tidal Yarns, Old Lyme; Hither & Yarn, Torrington; Indie Spun, Middletown; The Yarn Barn, Woodbridge; Yarn Garden, Meriden.
And we have to include New England's yarn Mecca, Webs, Northampton, Mass.

Stitches East is here!

Today through Sunday, Stitches East 2009 is at the Connecticut Convention Center, 100 Columbus Boulevard, Hartford, 860-249-6000. There will be classes, workshops, demonstrations, a fashion show, prizes, market daily and so much more. I'll be there Friday covering the event for the Hartford Advocate.

Look here to find information about the market and to sign up for one-hour workshops:
http://www.knittinguniverse.com/STITCHES_E09Showbook/
Guests include Anna Zilboorg, author of "Magnificent Mittens & Socks," Ann McCauley, author of "Pleasures of Knitting Together or Separate," Jane Slicer-Smith, author of "Swing Swagger Drape," Clara Parks, author of "Knitter’s Book of Wool," Cynthia Yanok Wise, author of "Knit It Your Way: Change the Yarn to Suit Your Style," and much more.
I can't wait.