I got back yesterday from the
Pittsburgh Knit & Crochet Festival.
The event was held in Sheridan Hotel in Mars, PA March 15-17. There were classes for both knitters and
crocheters. There was a market area as
well.
I was attending the market on
Saturday and had a crochet class on Sunday morning, so I was spending the night
at another local hotel. Sorry but
$120.00 a night for a hotel room is a little too much for one person.
I arrived on Saturday at about
noon. There was not a parking place to
be had. There was a shuttle bus but
nothing indicating where it was going. I
later found out that it shuttled back and forth from Wal-mart. That’s nice, if you know where the local
Wal-mart is located.
After driving around for awhile, I
finally parked in the church next door’s parking lot. I went inside. I was excited when I saw a poster advertising
that Author, Knitter, and Crocheter, Debbie Mcomber was going to be attending
the festival. For a split second I thought, gee, I would have brought a book
for her to sign. However I then noticed that nowhere did the poster state what
time and where she would be. I thought
what was the point of letting people know Debbie Mcomber was going to be there
if you don’t know where and when?
I proceeded to registration where
of course there was a line. I did not
ask about Debbie Mcomber as the line behind me was getting longer. I received my credentials and headed to the
market. There were so many people I was
actually surprised that someone was not watching how many people were allowed
in. I visited a few booths. In one booth the owner recycled knitting
needles and crochet hooks into jewelry.
I bought 2 shawl pins and a crochet hook necklace. I was there a grand total of 45 minutes,
before it just got to crowded and I left.
If this was how the weekend was going to go I was going to be very
disappointed. If you would have asked me
if I would be back I would have said NO.
I returned Sunday morning for a
scheduled class by Robyn Chachula. It
was called Unusual Stitches. I can now
do extended and linked stitches. I was
shown how to make broom stick lace and the Solomon’s knot. Neither of which I could do before. I also learned how to read a chart! This class actually made my weekend.
During our break I decided to run
into the market. Robyn had copies of her
book Simply Crochet at her booth and
I wanted a copy. The market place was practically empty! I walked around a bit and bought a few more
things. Sorry to say that they had run out of copies of her book.
If it had not been for Sunday I
would not have wanted to return. Next
year I will check classes and may return on Friday or Sunday.
