Lies and I were in London. We joined the I Knit Weekender and had lots of fun. We knitted, and we talked and we bought some nice yarns – I added some beautiful greens and teals/turquoises to my stash. I really enjoyed London. We stayed in Hotel Ashley, which was not quite what it said, but nice enough and, more important, it was near the tube and buses to bring us everywhere we wanted. It was a pity Circle Line and District Line were both closed for the weekend but that made us ingeniously. I met Ysolda and loved to give her a little present. I even was a model for Nancy Marchant’s beautiful designs in brioche stitch (in december her book will come out!) and hit the catwalk. Funny thing: this way I discovered that barets look good on me – so I know what to knit next.
I finished my ‘Chocolate on the rock socks’ and clue 2 on the Nancy Bush Mystery Sock (of which I made a very obscure photo). I made my targets. We went to Tate Modern, and I saw Material Gestures and Poetry and Dream. We spent quite some time in Waterstone’s: we ate on the fifth floor with a beautiful view over London: 5th View. Best food of the weekend, and yet not expensive. With one of the shop assistants I had a ‘punny’ search for Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere. An appropriate read for the flight back. And now: to work fastly!!!
Wasn’t it fun? I loved all of it: Eating vietnamese food in Very Nice company, Tate Modern, Waterstones, Paddington area, and all the fellow knitters and you. My feet are still hurting, though.
Jee, dames, wat weer een leuk tripje!
Yes, dinner on Friday was super leuk en gezellig!
De batterij weer vol? Londen … zucht … daar zou een mens twee keer per jaar moeten zijn. Minstens!
ha ha jij wel! heerlijke stad!
‘kga binnenkort hoor.. en breien probeerde ik ook op 0.8 en 1.0 naaldjes, uit ’tokens of love’ grrr ik geloof dat je dat zelfs met witte handschoentjes aan moet doen 😉 liefs
Heerlijk uitstapje. Ik heb er al veel over gelezen en veel foto’s gezien!
klinkt heerlijk allemaal. Fijne stad Londen, ben het van harte eens met Ina dat je er minstens twee keer per jaar moet zijn, of in ieder geval een keer daar en een keer in Parijs 😉 Het jaar is nog lang…..