Irene (the knitter formerly known as Blossom) with her first purchase of the day.

Why I loved Rhinebeck. It's all about the touching.

Tadpole with her first gift of the weekend, a felted ball

My second purchase of the weekend, fiber from Spinning hill. I didn't buy all of that. Just some of it and my pal Paper Tiger Knits, whom I FINALLY got to meet this weekend, bought some too.

Tadpole and I finally met Cari and Thumper

and Margene!

Katy in a Sunrise Circle jacket. I also saw some Clapotis...clapoti?

Frog tried spinning. I think he had almost as much fun as I did last weekend.

Ginger haired girls and autumn leaves

The falling leaves drift by the yarn booths. The autumn leaves (and fiber) of of red and gold...

Baaa

Frog, Tadpole and "Baaaaaab" the sheep puppet.

Oh my goodness, that was me in the bathroom--was it at the Culinary Institute? And you said No, and smiled, and said Are you a knitter? I am ridiculously delighted to realize that I was speaking to the Mother of all Clapotis. That's the greatest. Wait till I tell my pals. (We were sitting at the table nearest you--we sent Stephanie a beer.) Hee. Cheers! --Laine

Rhinebeck looked wonderful.

And Tadpole is just too sweet looking in her little sweater.

And I must ask--WHERE did you get that amazing hat? It's adorable! And my head is getting cold.

Good luck with the deadline knitting, your photos are all great, Tadpole is a sweetie and looking all grown-up already.

Tadpole's sweater looks so good.

I started to make a list of the people whom I spoke to whose names I remembered. I stopped when I got to 98. And I've thought of at least 10 more since then.

108. No wonder the whole thing is a kalidescope in my head.

I actually saw someone walking around out in the world wearing a clapotis recently and I started to speak to her. She looked at me like I was a crazy stalker lady...which perhaps I am.
And I swear there's a commercial now with an older woman KIP while she talks about - insurance? medical care? - and what she's knitting is the beginning of a clapotis.
You are everywhere.

It was an huge and happy pleasure to meet you and Frog and Tadpole this past weekend.

I bought a brown cloche last night, with a pinked edge on its band. Beautiful.

Gawd Kate....could you be any cuter? Fo' real. I LOVE how Tadpole's sweater turned out!!! :)

I kept a Clapotis Count and ended up with 25. And I know I missed some.

It was lovely to meet you. Good luck with the deadline knitting!

What great photos of all of you! (We've just gotta get Ms. Irene blogging now...) I'll be thinking of you as I spin my flamy Spinners Hill roving...

Happy (or at least painless) knitting!

love all the pics - could tadpole be any cuter?!?! and that sweater!
sounds like it was a great trip - i'm all jealous out here in the rainy cold. best of luck with the knitting - can't wait to see what you come up with next. (btw, my two little shining stars up on my blog).

Looks like you had a ton of fun!!! Great pictures!!!

It was so nice to meet you. It totally made my day. Great pic of you and Irene (aka. Blossom)

The next time I run into Irene, I must remember to thank her for introducing us.

It was so great to meet you and the family! Good luck on the deadline.

You did great, even if you are leaving out something. That Spinners Hill is fabulous stuff. Have fun. And BTW: Will is delighted to have "his" wheel back. Thanks.

It was so nice to meet you! Looks liek you got enough fiber to keep busy for a while. How did it go with the wheel issue, did the vendor fix it for you?

I love for you to have met more fellow knitters. I think here in GA they must all be hiding under a rock. At least I haven't found that many yet. Sniff. But that's why we have the computer, all the way across the miles.

Tadpole is freakin' adorable. You and Frog are pretty cute yourselves. This southern gal is so envious of all you folks who got to go to Rhinebeck. Maybe next year....

Your pictures are great, and I'm only a little jealous that you made it down to Rhinebeck, but mostly I'm commenting because it made me feel better to find out that you're not sure how to pluralize clapotis, either. :)

It was wonderful to meet you :o) Tadpole is the cutest! :o)

What great pictures of you and Tadpole and all of the fabulous knitters and spinners that you met. Good luck with the deadline knitting, cant wait to hear from you soon.

oh maybe there should be a knit along about knitting so many clapotis that it could cover the whole world if joined. i am certainly working on it! ever since i did my first in september i have had so many people asking me to knit one for them. ideal gift for new mothers as they are both elegant and have something to protect the baby from the cold in at the same time. wonderful for grandmothers as they feel elegant as their daughters. and wonderful for single women 40 plus as men like women who knit almost as much as women in red dresses. great invention. and so very well thought out.

oh maybe there should be a knit along about knitting so many clapotis that it could cover the whole world if joined. i am certainly working on it! ever since i did my first in september i have had so many people asking me to knit one for them. ideal gift for new mothers as they are both elegant and have something to protect the baby from the cold in at the same time. wonderful for grandmothers as they feel elegant as their daughters. and wonderful for single women 40 plus as men like women who knit almost as much as women in red dresses. great invention. and so very well thought out.

I was thrilled to meet you and show off my jacket! Next time I'll have to wear my clapotis. ;)
And, um, what are you using to spin up that fiber, eh?

Looks like you guys had a lot of fun! You're hair is so long, it looks great! So, Frog is spinning? That's awesome! And comme d'hab, Tadpole is just beautiful!

Sadly I'll be the last to post about Rhinebeck. We got back home late Tuesday night and I have only started to go through my pictures. It was wonderful to meet you, Frog and cute little Tadpole! I saw more Clapotis than any other pattern on the grounds! You must have been awed and thrilled.

Holy moley, I am totally jealous. Why didn't I go to Rhinebeck? Uhhhh, I'm kicking myself. I love your photos. Tadpole's sweater is awesome. Irene knit Clapotis in the same yarn I did! I love hers, too. :) And by the way, that sweater you are wearing from your cover of IK is awesome.

So, were you totally accosted in every direction that you went?!?!?

Tadpole looks so cute in her sweater! I wish I had seen you there--I was one of the many Clapotis-clad knitters running around. It looks like you guys had a fabulous time! :)

irene totally needs a blog.

beautiful pictures by the way. sorry i didn't get to meet fred. i guess i could have pushed my way through your many fans but i didn't want to scare him. men can be skittish.

i could totally squeeze little tadpole's face. in a good loving way, not in a mean way.

Good luck and beautiful photos! Looks like fun.

It looks like so much fun. Now go and do your deadline knitting!

It wasn't all a dream?
:)

You know, if you only had one pattern per IK issue, you could get some rest. Just sayin'.

Okay, I'm in! Next year I will definitely do Rhinebeck! You look so cute in that hat and tadpole is styling in her sweater. I'm jealous of your fall experience!

It was so great to see you and your lovely family! I'm sorry we didn't get to see more of one another, but i didn't really expect that we would. One of these days. BTW, will you pls send me your mom's address so i can send you that book? Big hugs to you and Tadpole! xxxxxxx

It was so great to see you and your lovely family! I'm sorry we didn't get to see more of one another, but i didn't really expect that we would. One of these days. BTW, will you pls send me your mom's address so i can send you that book? Big hugs to you and Tadpole! xxxxxxx

You might think you're the last one to post about Rhinebeck but you're wrong. Margene has hardly begun.

Kate I've been just about to cry seeing all the beautiful pictures of you and precious Tadpole and now even Frog! all over blogland. I might have to try going to this deal some day - just watch - you won't be there that year.

Thanks for the great post and wonderful pictures. :)

What a great post! The pictures are wonderful. Ahhhh. Wisconsin is soooo far away from NY. And MD. And VT. And Taos. And Estes. ........

Good luck with the deadline knitting, although I am starting to hope you'd stop designing, my 'Must-Knit-List' ist getting too long, all your fault! Your pictures are very cute by the way. I remember how you've wanted to go to Rhinebeck for the last two years, but couldn't, being stuck in Frogland. Take care, Julia

What a gorgeous photo of Irene up top there.

Great to finally meet you. Hopefully we'll have more time next time. The dogsstealyarn clan may need to make a trip up north in the spring.

It was so much fun to meet you and talk with you. Tadpole is even more adorable in person, if that's possible. Thanks for hanging out at my cocktail party! Good luck with that deadline knitting. I personally hate deadline knitting.

And see, you thought no one would know who you were. I guess having the girly in her sweater helped too.....lol Glad you had a good time.
xo

So fabulous to meet you!! Sorry about that little hiccup at the beginning. ;-)

Looks like you all had a great time. So sorry I missed it (again).

Great post about Rhinebeck! I love looking at everyone's photos of everyone else, it makes me wish I could be there so badly! Maybe someday I'll be able to afford to fly over!

So good to meet you, Kate! Tadpole is just such a love. That Spinner's Hill fiber is delicious -- some of it followed me home too. Hope to see you again soon -- either here or there.

Nope, I haven't posted either...and I didn't use my camera all weekend. Baaaaaaaad blogger. :-)

Hey, nice sheep puppet...looks familiar. Does yours bite mens' ankles?

I bought a ton of that Spinner's Hill (well, only 2+ pounds). Love them!

It was nice to meet you and Irene and Tadpole at the cocktail party! P.S. Irene needs a blog.

Good luck with the deadline knitting! What great pictures of the leaves, too. I envy all the knitters and spinners that got to go to Rhinebeck.