All Things End, part II

[neadods]

As A Tangled Skein has put itself in the hands of a professional liquidator, there was no point in keeping it quiet(ish) - despite the announcement email saying that it would be a while before they told the public, by the time I got there the store was coated in hot pink signs telling the world to come strip it bare.

The knitters responded - the line was at one point over two hours long. Yet much of what I'd hoped to get was already gone - the comfy chairs had been claimed and removed; even the puppy snips were long gone. I picked up some back issue magazines for a buck, plus some Remix and... I forget the name of it, it's cotton, silk, bamboo sock yarn.

Knit Night is supposedly going to continue as long as the shop is open; nobody knows how long that is. There is discussion of moving the classes to Greenbelt Arts and the knitting circle to either St. Andrews, Franklins, or Busboys and Poets.

I foresee a time when Stitches East become the new MediaWest - the one time a year that I save up and travel long to talk to, learn from, and buy boatloads of stuff from people like me. Ironic that my once-hidden subculture is now bursting from TV through YouTube, but yarn is moving further and further away.

Comments

[evil_plotbunny]

I'm determined to get to Stitches East again this year. If you want to do part of the trip together, let me know. I know it's a long way out and many things can happen between now and then, but I figure if I start talking about it now, it might happen.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

I have to see what my money's like when it hits - on the thought that I'd be done with the house I signed up for a lot of conventions this year. I may have to defer until next year.

But thank you for the offer!