Thursday, February 22, 2007
Final Leg of Tour!
Heya, folks. I know I haven't mentioned any details from the mid-west tour--they're coming as soon as I can, I promise)--but it's already almost time for me to hit the road for next and final leg of the Knitty Gritty Knits tourstravagana! Here's the skinny:
Monday, February 26th --Arizona
6-9pm
SWTC Warehouse
Book Signing/Yarn Tasting
918 S. Park Lane
Tempe, AZ
There'll be dessert at this one, folks!
Tuesday, February 27th--Colorado
7pm
Showers of Flowers
Book Signing/Yarn Tasting
6900 West Colfax Ave.
Lakewood, CO
Wednesday, February 28th
6pm
Lamb Shoppe
Book Signing/Yarn Tasting
3512 E. 12th St.
Denver, CO
Thursday, March 1st--New York
6pm
The Point NYC
Book Signing
37A Bedford Street
New York, NY 10014
Friday, March 2nd--Brooklyn
7pm
Barnes & Noble Park Slope
Book Signing
267 7th Ave.
Brooklyn, NY
Saturday, March 3rd - Cambridge
2pm
Porter Square Books
Book Signing
25 White Street
Cambridge, MA
Sunday, March 4th - Boston
Spark Crafts Studio
Book Signing
50 Grove Street
Davis Square
Somerville, MA
Brunch-eque bevies and snacks at this one!
3pm
Willow Books & Cafe
Book Signing
279 Great Road
Acton, MA
Hope to see some of you there! xo, Vickie
posted by Vickie Howell @ 8:34 PM
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Midwest Leg of Tour
Happy Sunday, party people! I leave in the morning for the next leg of the Knitty Gritty Knits tour. This portion only involves a couple of cities because of a holiday special shoot I'm meeting the other DIY craft hosts in Vermont for, mid-week. If you're in the Chicago, IL or Bloomington, MN areas though, please tune in or stop by! xo, Vickie
Monday February 12th
7pm
Book Signing
Barnes & Noble West Webster
1441 West Webster Ave.
Chicago, IL
Friday February 16th
5:50am
TV Appearance
“Kim Insley & Tim McNiff in the Morning”
KARE 11 “Sunrise Show”
Minneapolis, MN
10:30am
Radio Appearance
Susie Jones & Elanor Mondale Show
WCCO AM Radio
Minneapolis, MN
6:00pm
Book Signing/Talk
Crafty Planet
2318 Lowry Ave. NE
Minneapolis, MN
Saturday February 17th
10am
TV Appearance
Saturday Morning Show
WCCO TV
Minneapolis, MN 10:30am-5pm
Mall of Americas Knit Out Event
Appearances/Book Signing/Knitty Gritty Shoot
60 E. Broadway
Bloomington, MN 55425
Sunday February 18th
10am-3pm
Mall of Americas Knit Out Event
Appearances/Book Signing/Knitty Gritty Shoot
60 E. Broadway
Bloomington, MN 55425
Labels: Book Tour, Knitty Gritty Knits
posted by Vickie Howell @ 9:44 AM
Saturday, February 10, 2007
10 Things I Remember About the West Coast Tour
1. My little brother Kevin, coming to TNNA to visit me for the launch of both my new yarn with SWTC, and Knitty Gritty Knits. I made him walk the aisles of the convention holding a copy of the book that had, "This is my sister!" and an arrow pointing to my picture on the cover. He was not amused. Although he said that the whole being-surrounded-by-crafty-people experience was like "re-living his childhood", he stayed for a long time so he couldn't have been that miserable. ;-)
2. Getting to see one of my favorite guests, Erika Knight for the first time in 3 years. She was at TNNA promoting her beautiful new book, Glamour Knits. I absolutely adore Erika and her designs!
3. Having dinner with Drew Emborsky and Annie Modesitt who were there to promote, Men Who Knit & the Dogs Who Love them. Annie also showed me a preview of her next project, an ingenuous, knit-stitch flip book. She's self-publishing, so stay tuned! That same day, I also got to see, Amy Singer, Suss, Melissa Leapman, Candi Jensen, Jenny Hart, Tina Whitmore, Nicky Epstein, Brett Bara, Lily Chin and many more. :-)
4. Turning the cameras around to take pictures of people who came to the Barnes & Noble signing in Orange, CA.
5. Shooting a "DIY from CHA" special with a bunch of the other DIY craft hosts. We always have so much fun working together. It's like being at camp. Later we all hung out with Karl & Amy from DIY to the Rescue at the DIY/Sterling launch party for the new books.
6. Giving a presentation at CHA (Craft & Hobby Convention) to industry buyers about textiles and home decor. The audience stared at me with straight faces. It was semi painful doing mine, but I enjoyed watching Cathie's workshop on floral design!
6. Jennifer & I chatting with craft maven ,Carol Duvall. Later met Bernie, rescuer of Noel the wonder pup. I'm thrilled to report that Noel's doing well and loves the ears everyone's been sending her!
7. Seeing all of my new yarns in stores for the first time at Full Thread Ahead in Los Altos., Stash in Berkley and Pacific Fabric & Crafts in Seattle. So exciting! I can't tell you how much I appreciate local yarn store owners investing in the Vickie Howell Collection .
Me with Hollis of Full Thread Ahead. She's wearing a travel wrap I designed to be extra wide for warmth on airplanes. Yarn: Double-stranded ROCK in color: Billie Joe.
Barrel of LOVE at Stash in Berkley.
8. Randomly ending up on the same press juncate, which put us on one flight and two different morning shows together, as the former head of the DNC, Terry McAullife. He was promoting his new book, What a Party!. He's also the CEO of Hilary Clinton's campaign. I don't think he ever asked my my name but instead took to calling me "chick with sticks", after I was introduced that way on a show in San Fran. I chatted a bit with his consultant Justin, late one night at the airport while waiting for our flight. As we boarded the plane he had his hands full so I helped him with his briefcase. Of course, I had to joke that I was literally carrying the weight of their campaign. This was a lot funnier, sleep deprived at the time, than it is re-counting it now. But I digress.
I also had the pleasure of meeting the author of Alternadad, Neal Pollack who was a guest on the same morning show as I was in Portland. We both had hours to kill before our respective next events, so we grabbed some breakfast together. My favorite part about what I do is all of the interesting people I get to meet. Neal is definately one of them.
9. Visiting the Yarn Garden in Portland. It was such a great event! They have a lovely cafe in their luxurious store which gave the talk/signing a casual feel. I parked myself on the counter and chatted with the packed room of people for an hour or so, while sipping champagne and nibbling on truffles. This is my favorite type of appearance, ones I get to just hang out with fellow knitters and talk. My schedule doesn't allow me to go to Stitch n Bitch meetings anymore, so this is the next best thing! Oh, and a friend I went to junior high and high school with but hadn't seen since, Ali, showed up with her MIL and daughter. That was a very cool suprise. :-)
10. The DIY Knit In Blog-a-thon event! Holy majoly, it was crazy. I was on my laptop at my friend Melinda's in Seattle, and didn't stop typing for 6 hours. I don't know how many people logged-on but there were over 550 comments posted! Thankfully I had Karen & Nan from DIY in Knoxville helping out answering questions. Next year, we'll have a better system worked out so I can give more attention to individual posts. Possibly involving a bullpit and "Judy from Time Life" headsets. Thank you so much to everyone who joined me! It sounds cheesy, but I really dug knowing that so many people across the nation were spending time virtually hanging out together.
My friends Kristin and Lori knitting and helping me out during the Knit In on Superbowl Sunday.
xo,
Vickie
posted by Vickie Howell @ 3:25 PM
Friday, February 09, 2007
HGTV Update
Hey all. Some of you have e-mailed about HGTV's change in programming, so I wanted to give you the scoop. As I think I mentioned before, HGTV was experimenting with having craft programming on their network by airing Knitty Gritty, Uncommon Threads, Craft Lab, B. Original, Scrap Booking and Creative Juices, temporarily. It appears that as of Feb 19th, their 3-hour a day craft block will no longer exists. I encourage you to write HGTV to express your desire to continue seeing our brand of creative programming on their network (and of course, call your cable provider to pester them to put DIY on the base backage of cable). FYI, your letters totally help. The proof being that until Feb. 16th, they're airing new episodes of Knitty Gritty daily and after Feb. 16th you'll STILL be able to watch the show MFW mornings at 7am (I know. Early. Just set your Tivos ;-))! Uncommon Threads will be airing at the same time on T&TH.
Ok, I have all kinds of things to post about but I'm running out now.
More later!,
Vickie
posted by Vickie Howell @ 10:30 AM
Sunday, February 04, 2007
Lana & Clark Ascot--February Free Pattern of the Month!
My new yarn line, Vickie Howell Collection, has finally begun to hit stores so I thought it was appropriate for this month's pattern to be made from one of the yarns, LOVE. This is great quickie project that takes only one hank (approx 90 yds) of this luxurious fiber. I gave the prototype that you see in the picture to Annette O'Toole , when we were shooting Knit Bits together. She was so lovely and supportive that I decided to name the project in honor of her role in the original Superman movies. Wear it as shown or use a vintage button earring or tie pin to wear it as a traditional ascot. It's cute, quick to make and a great addition to any outfit. Enjoy! xo, Vickie
Lana & Clark Ascot
Materials:
1 Ball LOVE ( 70% Bamboo/30% Silk), Color: Joel & Clementine.
Size US size 7 needles
Tapestry Needle
Size:
One Size
Finished Measurements:
6" (at widest point) x 28"
Directions (Make 2)
CO 26 stitches.
Rows 1-6: Knit
Row 7: K1, *YO, K2tog. Repeat from * to last st. K1.
Row 8: Purl
Rows 9-14: Knit
Repeat rows 7-14, four more times.
Repeat rows 7-8, once more.
Knit 2 rows.
Next row: K1, K4tog (6 times), K1.
Knit next row and every row for 6 ½"
BO.
Picot Edging
On RS, PU 25 sts.
On the WS, BO as follows:
K1, place st back on left-hand needle, CO 2 sts, BO 4. *Sl St on right-hand needle back onto left-hand needle, CO 2 sts, BO 4. Repeat from * to end.
Finishing
Using mattress stitch, sew the garter stitch ends of both pieces together. Weave in ends. Block.
For more patterns in Vickie Howell Collection yarns visit the SWTC website!
Copyright Vickie Howell, Inc. All rights reserved.Labels: ascot, free pattern, knitting, love yarn, scarf
posted by Vickie Howell @ 3:33 PM
Saturday, February 03, 2007
Knit with Me Virtually Tomorrow!
Hey, all! Just wanted to remind you that I'll be live blogging on the DIY Knit In Blog tomorrow from 5pm-11pm ET(4pm-10pmCT/2pm-8pmPT) during the Knitty Gritty Knit In! Hang out, knit, watch 12 back-to-back episodes of the show, and chat with me. And hey, even if you don't get DIY (or are otherwise engaged in sports programming), you can still log on to the DIY site and ask me any hot burning questions you may have. I'd love to hear from you and I promise I'll do my best to get back to you immediately! I'm still on tour, so I plan on typing to you from our own little Knit In party at my friend Melinda's, here in Seattle, WA. Hooray for knitting and blogging with friends!
Chat soon,
Vickie
P.S. While you're tuned in to the show tomorrow, don't forget to knit 7"x9" squares to benefit Warm Up America. Here's the scoop!Labels: DIY, knitting, Knitty Gritty, warm up america
posted by Vickie Howell @ 6:09 PM
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