{"id":91,"date":"2011-07-08T09:06:39","date_gmt":"2011-07-08T16:06:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookiea.com\/news\/?p=91"},"modified":"2011-07-08T09:05:17","modified_gmt":"2011-07-08T16:05:17","slug":"at-alices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cookiea.com\/news\/2011\/07\/at-alices\/","title":{"rendered":"At Alice&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I landed at Heathrow airport early this morning, and Alice and I have been running non-stop in preparation for this year&#8217;s <a title=\"Knit Nation\" href=\"http:\/\/www.knitnation.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">Knit Nation<\/a> event at Imperial College in London. I am so excited about the <a title=\"Knit Nation classes\" href=\"http:\/\/www.regonline.com\/builder\/site\/tab2.aspx?EventID=964244\" target=\"_blank\">teaching line-up<\/a> and <a title=\"Knit Nation market place\" href=\"http:\/\/www.regonline.com\/builder\/site\/tab3.aspx?EventID=964244\" target=\"_blank\">market place<\/a> and Knit Tea salon and charity Bingo and and and the list goes on! The <a title=\"Knit Nation schedule\" href=\"http:\/\/www.regonline.com\/builder\/site\/default.aspx?EventID=964244\" target=\"_blank\">schedule <\/a>is jam packed with fun.<\/p>\n<p>First things first. <a href=\"http:\/\/dydyknits.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dydy<\/a> won the contest by guessing exactly right with 540 skeins! She wins a signed copy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cookiea.com\/shop\/knit-sock-love\/\">Knit. Sock. Love. <\/a>Congratulations, Dydy!<\/p>\n<p>Next up, I wanted to see the swag. I&#8217;d seen prototype photos of the mugs, and they are just as fantastic in person. Alice tells me they are made of bone china. How English! I definitely want a set of at least four.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiea.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMAG0358.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-144\" title=\"Knit Nation 2011 mug\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiea.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMAG0358-500x299.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cookiea.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMAG0358-500x299.jpg 500w, http:\/\/cookiea.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMAG0358-1024x612.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve also got project bags similar to last year&#8217;s coveted Ravelry party bags.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiea.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMAG03571.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-148\" title=\"Knit Nation 2011 bags\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiea.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMAG03571-500x422.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cookiea.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMAG03571-500x422.jpg 500w, http:\/\/cookiea.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMAG03571-1024x865.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/cookiea.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMAG03571.jpg 1952w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And of course there has been knitting! Alice has been working on the beautiful Green Apple Bohus sweater kit she ordered from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oneofsusannas.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Susanna Hansson<\/a>, but she&#8217;s doing some modifications to make it into a steeked cardigan. We are both THRILLED that Susanna will be teaching this year, and I can&#8217;t believe that there are still a couple class spots left in her Sunday Bohus class. Sign up while you still can.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiea.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMAG0362.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-146\" title=\"Alice's Green Apple\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiea.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMAG0362-500x299.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cookiea.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMAG0362-500x299.jpg 500w, http:\/\/cookiea.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMAG0362-1024x612.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are still some other <a href=\"http:\/\/www.regonline.com\/builder\/site\/tab2.aspx?EventID=964244\" target=\"_blank\">class spots available<\/a>, so if you&#8217;re in the area do come by and join us for a knitterly filled weekend. Mugs and bags are available for pre-order through the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knitnation.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">Knit Nation<\/a> site, but you&#8217;ll have to register to add them to your cart. Alice is working on a way for folks who are not attending to order swag, and we&#8217;ll let you know how as soon as that&#8217;s up.<\/p>\n<p>And here I leave you with a photo of Alice&#8217;s lovely strawberries:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiea.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMAG0365.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-147\" title=\"Alice's strawberries\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiea.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMAG0365-500x299.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cookiea.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMAG0365-500x299.jpg 500w, http:\/\/cookiea.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/IMAG0365-1024x612.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I landed at Heathrow airport early this morning, and Alice and I have been running non-stop in preparation for this year&#8217;s Knit Nation event at Imperial College in London. I am so excited about the teaching line-up and market place and Knit Tea salon and charity Bingo and and and the list goes on! 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