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YarnCon

  1. YarnCon springs ahead, people! Next show will be April 6-7, 2013 in a great new space. facebook.com/YarnCon
  2. It's lambing time for @ShepherdSusie and Juniper Moon Farm! Check out the action on one of the Lamb Cams: bit.ly/HsN7Tr
  3. YarnCon's own Natalia Wilson writes about @thriftyknitter's Yarn School and Harveyville's road to recovery: bit.ly/GMa0nn
  4. Incredible Olympic-themed yarnbomb in England is 50m long (and makes me feel like a slacker): tgr.ph/xA5glA
  5. Glad folks are okay! RT @thriftyknitter We're fine, critters are fine, our damage not too bad...Power's out, so I'll be silent for a while.
  6. Just heard that Harveyville, KS, home of Yarn School, was hit by yesterday's storm. Hoping everyone there is okay.
  7. Wow! @ravelry reached 2 MILLION members today. Congrats to the fiber-culture mothership! ravelry.com
  8. Yum! RT @biggiehandmade lots of #yarn wound up ready to be dyed! instagr.am/p/m7sLj/
  9. Incredibly late notice, but Chifolk should head to @SifuDesignStudo for their 1st anniv. party, like nao: facebook.com/events/3369243…
  10. Ever wonder how @ravelry makes money? Casey tells all in today's blog post: blog.ravelry.com/2012/01/25/how…
  11. Rowr, @cloudlover. You go, lingerie lady.
  12. Y'all should take a gander at what's going on over by @ShepherdSusie -- crazy-making sale time! bloglovin.com/m/1626005/3635…
  13. A seriously cool giveaway for handmade biz owners by @ohmyhandmade. Enter to win by 12/28! bit.ly/tRUUAw
  14. 'Tis the season for fabulous gift guides and giveaways from @ShepherdSusie and friends! fiberfarm.com/14476
  15. Nice press, @TheFiberFriend! thefiberfriend.blogspot.com/2011/11/bloggy…
  16. Hooray! It's officially a party, now that @FranklinHabit's here.
  17. DIY Trunk Show is next week, 11/19! Several YarnCon vendors will be there, and you should be, too. diytrunkshow.com/tag/yarn/
  18. RT @VidenovichFarms Gorgeous! Hand-knit shawl made with undyed hand-spun wool. twitpic.com/7c4x7i
  19. Sign up for a cross-stitch pumpkin class at @SifuDesignStudo this Fri night. No prior cross-stitch experience required! on.fb.me/r67Zi2
  20. As if we didn't want to go to Rhinebeck badly enough! RT @jenniethepotter A sneak peek. Carving mugs for #rhinebeck twitpic.com/6ts4be