Archive for September, 2007
When you go on a trip you just have to bring home some souvenirs
After dining at The Kitchen Table I purchased The Kitchen Table recipe book authored by Meg’s sister Lloie Schwartz and published by Schoolhouse Press. I collect cookbooks so adding this to my collection seemed like the natural thing to do. If you catch a glimpse of her from the kitchen you’ll see that Lloie is equally as stunning as Meg and they both have those classic good looks that we all admire.
Before I had even packed my suitcase to leave I had pretty much planned my purchases just two items Meg’s Handknitting book and some yarn for the Dubbelmossa hat…well that was until I saw “the hat”. I fell hard for a sweet little beanie knit by Elizabeth out of J&S Shetland and done up in a cute design of staggered blocks of color. So after I studied the hat carefully and wrote up the pattern I bought the yarn in the closest possible colors so I could take it home with me. The blue and white wheels of yarn are unspun Icelandic for the Dubbelmosa.
I thought that having the opportunity to visit Schoolhouse Press was a treat in itself but as we entered the new 2 year old building we were handed a tote bag with goodies inside. I think it’s too cool that I now am the proud owner of a Schoolhouse Press pocketknife. Other goodies include some large coiless safety pins, a small tablet of Post-it notes, a pencil and three patterns. Thank you once again for the lovely party favors Meg and company.
The nicest part of all this is that I stayed totally within the budget I had set for myself before I left. I only was allowing myself to spend the cash I earned from knitting for commission.
In full disclosure I did aid and abet the spending of others I told Nic that she couldn’t leave without dropping some dimes on souvenirs, and I showed Jen one of my favorite hat books Hats On! after she had already checked out and this sent her back to the registers 
After we returned to the hotel to share our finds the Hats On! book by Charlene Schurch caught on and by proxy I helped Meg sell another 5-6 more copies. Seriously..ladies you’ll love the book. I knit from it all the time and it’s a great way to try out new techniques and styles of knitting, you’ll be so happy you have it…it’s money well spent.
