knits, notes, etc.

First off, in yesterday's post, I forgot to thank Amber, who bought discounted tickets for us. Yay! If you were at the Swap-o-Rama-Rama, you probably saw her snapping photos. Sorry, I was there for a bit, but didn't see you! Thanks Amber!

So this post will be about the crafty side of Maker Faire ;D

When I discovered that Imagiknit would be at Maker Faire, I knew it meant that Craft was going to have a much bigger presence this year. I don't know if I remember correctly, but last year, there was only a corner of a building reserved for the crafts. And, although there were plenty of crafters selling their designs and such, there were very few larger vendors. (I only remember seeing Lion Brand Yarns?) This year, Craft had their own building and boy was it packed:

Near the entrance, very little space to move...

Perhaps I should have taken notes... I don't remember too many of the vender names! There were ribbons and stickers and screen printed t-shirts. Lots of adorable baby clothes and dolls. Mister Funky designer, Narumi Ogawa was there again this year with her adorable crocheted items. Noe Knit had a booth. And, of course, Imagiknit was there:

Imagiknit @ Maker Faire...

Outside of the building, Cypress Hall (?), we walked past this interesting entertainer:

He knits while playing the drums...

I hadn't really planned on buying anything while I was there, but then again, I really didn't expect the Craft section to be so big. But, I walked away with 3 tshirts (green, red, and brown) that fit nicely into one totebag (black), a pair of earrings, and a hank of yarn. For some reason I was just in love with the cute art on the tshirts (although the character really looks more like a pez dispenser haha):

What I walked away with...

I found myself walking back again and again to Starving Artist Bazaar's table to admire the earrings. Finally, I just bought them. They were really the prettiest pair on the table. As for the hank of yarn, I just really fell in love with the handpainted color scheme: the smokey blue-grey-black. The yarn and green tshirt are going to my sister.

We were at the faire for about 6 hours before we left. Afterwards, the 6 of us (we were there with two other couples) went back into the city and had some delicious pho at Zadin. The perfect meal for the windy and chilly evening. (I recommend their pho beef-sate.)