Another fabulous WWKiP Day!

Thanks to everyone who braved the rain and came out to knit in public on Saturday. I am actually glad it rained, since it meant we actually got to try out our rain location, the Chicago Cultural Center. There was plenty of room in the cafe, and the people who work at the Cultural Center were very welcoming, and hope that we come back, hooray for knitting in public! There was a lot of foot traffic in the Cultural Center, as people came in out of the rain, so we were, as usual, a tourist attraction. Now, onto the pictures!

WWKiP Day -- Saturday, June 13

Need an excuse to grab your needles and knit outside? Join us in Millennium Park this Saturday from 12-4pm (or anytime in between) for Worldwide Knit in Public Day!


We'll be in the grassy area behind the Chase Promenade -- along Randolph, just East of Michigan Ave. In the event of a rainy day, we'll walk down Randolph to the Cultural Center and meet in their cafe.

We're ba-aaack

Hello Yarny Friends, we've been busy raising and having off-spring this winter (a huge congratulation to Sara and Lane on the birth of their ultra-cute future knitter, Maggie!), but we never stopped thinking about YarnCon, and the yarny fun to be had this year (OK, maybe Sara might have had occasion recently to not think about it for a little while, babies will do that you.)

First, an announcement. YarnCon will be held on October 17th this year, not the first weekend in October as we had planned. We tried, but the Park District has other plans. C'est la vie. We will carry on, and we hope you will join us for the third annual YarnCon at the lovely Pulaski Park Fieldhouse! We are getting ready to update the website, and get the application together, so vendors, get ready, the application goes live on April 15th! If you would like to host a workshop or demonstration, or a book signing, please contact us at info@yarnygoodness.com.

We're also very excited to be organizing the Millennium Park gathering for World Wide Knit in Public day. As some of you might remember, last year we had a huge gathering, and got lots of attention from the Park security. We've been working with the Park District this year, and they are going to help us find a nice, shady space in Millennium park for our gathering this year. Because this is a free event, and we are not renting the space, we have to wait until May to find out the exact location in the park. Keep an eye on this blog, and the Windy City Fiber Folks group on Ravelry for more details.

We're looking forward to wonderful year of creating with yarn, we hope you will join us.

Quietly busy

Although we've been quiet here on the blog, we can't stop talking about our plans for next year. We love producing YarnCon, and organizing other yarny events throughout the year, and we want to bring Chicago more of the Yarny Goodness. There are so many talented and creative fiber artists we want to bring to your attention, and we are working on fun new ways (including YarnCon, of course) of introducing them to you. But, we can use your help, while helping you get some holiday shopping done at the same time. Please help us raise funds by purchasing our limited edition YarnCon print.

Each print is signed and numbered by Chicago artist, Alex Uribe. For a mere $30 you can have this great poster, and know that you're helping promote Chicago area artists. Thanks!

Thank you for a great second year!

Thanks go out to everyone who helped make YarnCon 2008 such a big success: our fabulous vendors, amazing volunteers, and all the enthusiastic shoppers and supporters who came out by the hundreds! It was a really great day, thanks to our wonderful Chicago crafting community.




More pictures available in our Flickr pool (feel free to join and add your own!):

http://www.flickr.com/groups/yarnconchicago

Want to make sure you're in the loop for next year? Email us at info@yarnygoodness.com, and we'll keep you up to date.

YarnCon is almost here!

Things are getting exciting over here as we get the final pieces in place for YarnCon 2008 on Saturday, Oct. 4th!

We have great vendors, classes and more in store for you this year. We're so thrilled that we commissioned a commemorative poster, designed by Chicago artist (and my brother), Alex Uribe. Want a peek?

These hand-printed posters are signed and numbered (there are only 30, and #1 is being raffled, so you'll want to buy yours early) by the artist. Isn't it lovely? We'll have them for sale at the front along with the YarnCon shirts and pins.

We can't wait to see you on Saturday!

Support for a fellow yarn lover

Our friend and fellow knitter, Kristy, is raising money for the AIDS Foundation of Chicago. She and her husband are participating in AIDS Run / Walk Chicago 2008, and she is giving you a major incentive to donate: a knitters raffle! Check out details on donating and all the great prizes you can win at kristyland.