Ysolda!

Al and I went to The Point where Ysolda was holding a q&a for all of us who read her blog and love her work. I was really excited to meet her because when I started knitting, Bean found her Gretel pattern and asked me if I could make it. At the time, I was knitting for about ten minutes so the answer was no but I did buy the pattern to make in the future. It's an adorable cable cap which I will be making sometime this summer. Probably two, one for Bean and one for me. Since then I've been following her blog. She's very talented and writes well.
First, and this may be so shallow, I have to say she's adorable. She's got a beautiful face and she wears very retro clothes which suit her perfectly. She seemed a little nervous at first but she warmed up to us eventually. We were asking questions about how she became a designer, some of her favorite things, you know...the usual. She told us that the knit shops in Scotland are very tiny, they're not set up for people to sit and knit. You go in, shop and get to steppin.
It's amazing how much the internet has allowed people to flourish in this industry. When she had her first submission accepted, I think it was to Knitty but I may be wrong, they asked her if she had a website, which she didn't so she set one up. From there she was off and running.
She was smart and funny and very, very sweet. She's the first knitwear designer I've ever met and she was just lovely. She had copies of her book, which of course I bought and then she signed. You can get one here if you'd like. It's got ten lovely patterns. Her other patterns can also be purchased on her website where she's got some free patterns.
I have to say Ysolda definitely lived up to, and exceeded, my expectations and a good time was had by all. And the wine we were drinking didn't hurt either.