um, wow.

That was a heck of a weekend, let me tell you. I used up all my words doing the show, so I'll let pictures speak for me.


Look! It's my dressing room! The day before, it was Stephen's. I love sharing space with the cool kid. p.s. I think it was haunted. The door kept closing on its own. Freaky.



Delightfully unexpectedly, I got to meet Franklin, and dress him in my knitwear! He's wearing the pattern featured at the end of the show -- a silk scarf called Massimo. I also got to hug John, who always makes me blush every time I see him. Nasty boy!


Look! It's my book, set up for the camera! [Okay, it's a dummy book, but don't tell anyone.]


Look! It's Vickie Howell! And she's got yarn with her name and face on the label! [Lucky girl. It's GREAT yarn.] She was a great host, works harder than you can even imagine and don't even ask about her shoes. [Okay, ask. 4" platform spike heels, peekaboo toe, in faux leopard. Worn with jeans. Way cool.]


Oh, my. Not the best picture of me, but it does prove I was actually there. Me in my Tuscany, getting ready to talk fiber!


I deeply <3 Dave, the man who drew this while we were waiting to tape my segment. Dave is the guy who made my show look so great with his amazing props and visuals.


One last pic -- I got to have dinner at Evan's restaurant -- Angeli Caffe, with Jill [one of the first Knitty supporters], her cool husband and two boys and Cecily. Evan's on the left, Jill on the right. Evan's the woman who runs the amazing trips to Italy [check out the restaurant site for info on those] and the reason hub and I got to go there this past April. We had her beet and ricotta gnocci last night, heavenly bread and delicious pasta. And I'm still dreaming about her pumpkin tiramisu.

There will be more in the Flickr album, but first, back to Knitty. Hugs to everyone at KG who made my show such a great experience, especially my producer, Sonya! [She's the pretty redhead in the first picture in Stephen's post about his show.

[My understanding is that these shows they're taping now -- seasons 7 and 8 won't air for at least *a year*. It'll be interesting to finally see what good editing can do for motormouth me!]