Lady Baa-Baa went to Sock Summit with me on Thursday, and had a great time. I took Franklin Habit’s class on Photographing Your Fiber and learned a bit about lighting and staging and camera settings. Lady B had a turn in the light box with my Pacific Shawl. After class, I asked Franklin if he [...]
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Lantern Moon donated some swag for Deb Accuardi’s pre-Sock Summit luncheon at Gino’s (Deb’s restaurant). Check out these cute rulers! We also donated our commemorative 10th anniversary pins, and assorted buttons. I went to the luncheon, and these are MY buttons! If you want to know more about the luncheon, I blogged it over at [...]
Sock Summit is coming!
Posted in events on Jul 25th, 2011
Are you coming to Sock Summit? It’s July 28-31 here in Portland, Oregon. We’ll be with our good friends from Paradise Fibers in their booth. Check your show directory for the Paradise Fibers ad for special Lantern Moon coupon offers. I know we’re offering a free needle case for anyone who buys 5 of our [...]
Pacific Fabrics and Crafts is the presenting sponsor of the Mariners Stitch ‘n’ Pitch game on July 14. If you bought your game ticket through them, you also have the opportunity to buy a goodie tote from them. And if you start a project with supplies from the goodie tote, bring it with you to [...]
It’s on! Join Lantern Moon on a comfortable bus, and knit from Portland all the way to Safeco Field in Seattle for the 2011 Stitch ‘N Pitch game on July 14th. We’re putting a ‘shout out’ to local shops, knitting guilds, and friends. Come join us for summer fun! (And watch the Mariners play, too. [...]
Columbia Gorge Fiber Festival
Posted in events on Apr 18th, 2011
This past weekend was the first ever Columbia Gorge Fiber Festival in Hood River, Oregon. This event is the brainchild of Yvonne Ellsworth, Lavender Sheep, and sponsored by local yarn store Knot Another Hat. There were classes in spinning, knitting, and fiber selection. I wasn’t able to take classes this weekend, but I did drive [...]
Lantern Moon hosted the opening reception at the Yarn Market News Smart Business Conference this week. We used our beautiful rice/lotus/butterfly decorations. Our gift bags glowed like jewels, waiting to be taken home. I love the big fiber and needles on our display table! It looks like a good time was had by all. Thanks [...]
Yarn Market News Conference
Posted in events on Mar 14th, 2011
The Yarn Market News Smart Business Conference is in full swing here in Portland! Lantern Moon was pleased to host the opening reception on Sunday. We used our beautiful dyed rice decorations from our January TNNA booth. (Did those butterflies ever turn up? They were AWOL as of last Friday…) I stopped in to the [...]
I went yarn crawling with Sharon and Cathy from Lantern Moon on Friday. It was day one of the Portland Yarn Crawl, and we were game for hitting as many stores as we could do in one day. We knew we wouldn’t hit all 20! We started at Close Knit, because it’s close! The shop [...]
Ready, set, CRAWL!
Posted in events on Mar 3rd, 2011
The second annual Portland Yarn Crawl starts TOMORROW, Friday March 4. March forth and visit some yarn stores this weekend! Here’s a sample raffle basket. The basket itself is a Lantern Moon Tilly. There are 20 yarn stores to visit, 20 raffle baskets, and 20 chances to win. The Portland Yarn Crawl is a celebration [...]