SoCal Bloggers

I love the chance to knit in public and even better when I get to meet up with other knitters.  This time I met up with Heidi, Wendy, Jessica, and Hilari to drive up to HellA for an LA Knit Bloggers gathering which we  muscled in on.  Turns out that we went to the wrong Coffee shop - everyone else was at the one at the Farmer's Market, but three other LA knitters also went astray as well.  We saw Wendy of Knit & Tonic, Ariane of Wicked Stitches, umm.. hell... I've forgotten her name and Jillian of Sknitty.  I don't feel older but damn if my memory isn't going down like a cheerleader at homecoming.  Oh and if you were a cheerleader.. I mean the OTHER cheerleaders... that go down.. err.. nevermind - just let it go.

From left to right - Heidi, Wendy with what could be powdered sugar or crack cocaine on her nose, Hilari, and Jessica.

From left to right: Jillian Girl that I've forgotten her name (sorry), Wendy and Ariane.

We decided that everyone else must have had something come up - but decided to head over to the Knit Cafe in case the rest were late and decided to stop over there.  Lo, and behold, the rest of the group was there!  We packed that place in like sardines in a can, and for a bit it was nearly standing room only.  The blogs that were represented that I can remember were:

LA Bloggers:
Marnie Talks
Mind of Winter
Knitting Spaz
Knit & Tonic
Yummy Yarn
Vast Amount of Spare Time
Crafty Brainwave
Mellow Trouble
Wicked Stitches
Neophyte Knitter
Sknitty

San Diego Contingent:
Absinthe Knits
Spaazalicious
JessimukaKnits
MakeMe
Bird's Nest Knits
See Mi Knit
Kris Crafts

East Coast representative and Organizer Extraordinaire:
Almost Felted

There were a few others that I didn't get introduced too or didn't recognize already from blogs I already follow.  Looking forward to the next one though.

Thanks to Lauren for organizing this!

Comments

[Kris]

Thanks for the lists of people! I used yours to help me with mine. :)

[spaazlicious]

Jillian was her name, from sknitty:
http://sknitty.typepad.com/

That is some serious linkaliciousness! We have to find some sort of a space-time wormhole that lets us shop at wildfibers and go to these L.A. things without having to drive 2 hours. I like the fun in the car, but it does make for a long day. Critter Crawl first weekend of the year?

[Krys]

Aww man, of all the weekends for me to slip into hermit mode... looks like you guys had fun, though, wrong coffeeshop notwithstanding. :-P

I'm also amused by the fact that there were more SD bloggers at an LA meetup than at most local gatherings. Or at least the ones that I've been to, anyway...

[Kathy]

So glad we all were able to meet up at Knit Cafe! It was amazing seeing so many knitters from all over get together like that. So much fun all around :-)

[Wendy]

Yay! I loved meeting up, and wish I had more one and one time with everyone. There was so many people there, it was nearly overwhelming

[MJ]

Maybe the next time there's an LA/SD meetup it will be somewhere in the middle. It was good to see you again, Nancy. So what're you making with the lovely blue alpaca?

[Mary-Kay]

Dag-nab-it! Wendy invited me, but my husband's Christmas party was "more" important - NOT. Anyway, it looks and sounds incredible and I'll be there next time! Soooooo glad you are back! Hope you had fun!!!

Mary-Kay

[Lauren]

It was great seeing you again! I think if you went to the right address, you must've been on the other side of the coffee shop the whole time! Damn.