Knitcetera is a hit!!

I keep bumping into people who are thrilled at the exhibition and what is has to offer.  Almost every person has said "It's nothing like I expected - it's wonderful"!!  Low expectations.?  Stereotypes around knitting and the 'old ladies' who do it?  Whatever they initially thought, people are thrilled - as am I - at the variety, the creativity, the wonderful examples of fun, frivolity, expertise and design on show.
It's not too late - the exhibition doesn't end until 3rd July - and then parts of it will head south to North Shore, where there will be more Knitcetera moments, and another group starting to think outside the traditional scarf, sweater & babyclothes 'square'.

Today (Sunday) my lovely daughter-in-law, Shelley, with her friend and neighbour Sandra ( a pseudo-Grandmother to Hayley) brought my grand-daughter Hayley to see the exhibition.  Hayley will be 2 at the end of August.  She was entranced with the spiders, the 'dollys', the birds, etc, etc.  Just gorgeous to see and hear her totally absorbed in everything.  She is certainly bright - a fish was "fsh - shark!", and when we left she sat in her carseat waving, saying "goodbye spiders, goodbye dollies, goodbye fishies, goodbye Rusty (the Director's dog), etc, etc" through everything she had seen.  So cute!
I am now making a list of all the things I want to knit for her birthday!

D-Day!

Hi all - we are about to start gathering everything to set up Knitcetera at the Estuary - so exciting!  I have lists for cataloguing everything and people are making decisions over what to charge if they want to sell stuff.
We are collecting everything we need today and only starting to display the bigger items. I have been awake most of the night working out systems for cataloguing and of course displaying.  Sian and I will be working all day tomorrow to get everything done - we intend to have it basically finished by lunchtime Wednesday - we are having a visit Wed afternoon from the Knitterati group from Kumeu, so want to have everything in place by the time they come.  Thanks for all your offers of help - we will play it by ear, so talk to people when they arrive to drop their stuff off.
And, to everyone - both involved and interested, remember to come to the opening if you can - it's 6pm Thursday 09th June.  Free - have a wine and some nibbles, talk to the artists and other like minded craftspeople.  Our roving videographers might ask you a question or two - don't be shy!  (Well, if you'd rather not, that's ok).

Holidays

Well, a few people turned up at my house last week and I'm expecting more tomorrow.  We are busy, busy, busy.  We need more insects please, and perhaps some more leaves, using Sian's wool - she is keeping the pohutukawa tree the same colours.
I have been given another big box of yarn - have spent most of Easter weekend knitting, naturally.  One of the bundles was for a jersey this person (thanks Sue!) gave me - she had started knitting a mohair jersey for a small adult/large child.  Had knitted half the back.  I have finished it!  Felt it was the least I could do to say thanks for the rest of the wool.  I hope she has a niece, friend, etc she can give it to - I suspect she started it years ago when her daughters were kids - they are all grown up now.  (Sound familiar?)
Anyway, I've also worked on my 'poppies' piece - it's almost finished, and I have a few butterflies on the go - a bit fiddly, but next I want to make a huge one, using about 8 strands of dk - will post a photo when I do it.
Counting down now to the exhibition.  I've just started to feel a bit of urgency!
Keep up the good work!  :)  And check out what our knitting friends in the north got up to this ANZAC day!  Go to matayarnas.wordpress.com