VK Live 2015 Recap, Part 1!

I finally have a moment to share my experience at the VK Live Show held Jan.16-18, 2015 at the Marriot Marquis in NYC.  All I can say is what a show, everywhere you turned something was draped in yarn, glorious yarn.  Something so surreal about the texture and flow of yarn.

No show can start in NYC without some exterior sightseeing, it's apart of the journey to the show.  The city itself is a work of art, telling a story every minute. Then follow up the trip with some coffee, an early morning pastry perhaps from Zaro's and you are ready to go.

This year I worked the show with DMC Threads who launched their gorgeous yarns to the consumers at the show in booth 715.  Seriously yummy textures and softness from Natura Yarns and Woolly Yarns.  The colors are so gorgeous, natural and happy.  The use of these yarns are endless.  The quality of the yarns are incredible just like DMC's threads.

For those wondering the details of the yarns, DMC Woolly Natural Knitting Merino wool is wonderfully soft. Its unique quality comes from long, thin fibers that give superior softness to touch and a feeling of comfort when against the skin. Sourced from Australia, it is 100% natural and renewable.

Woolly yarn weight is "Light" size 3, making it ideal for all seasons. Fabrics knitted with Woolly have a fine even appearance with a nice drape and crisply defined stitches. Knitting with multiple strands produces a bulkier fabric. Using multiple colors creates interesting blends.  Available in 48 beautiful colors.

DMC Natura Just Cotton is a beautiful matte knitting and crochet yarn made with 100% combed cotton. Natura Just Cotton produces a soft-to-touch, drape-able fabric with good stitch definition. The weight is fine size 2.  The extensive range of colors is designed to blend together. Natura Just Cotton is appropriate for infant, children, adult, and home decor projects. Available in 60 colors.

In addition to Natura and Woolly, DMC Italian yarns were available. Inside the Neo Vintage Collection were Goa, Groovy, Janis, Mia and Sharon.  Metal Chic Collection included Tiara (Love this one), Marquise, Estella, and Belinda. 

If you roamed the outside floor you would have been lucky to experience the yarn tasting bars lined throughout.  At the DMC yarn bar you could experience knitting with some of the yarns and see what all the excitement was about.

Friday night ended with a burst of energy and excitement. Meeting fellow yarn enthusiasts was incredible. Re-organizing and prepping the booth for Saturday was amazing.  Exploring a bit after the show was inspiring and heading to Michael's Crafts for some prop supplies in NYC was so much fun. (Best Michael's Store I was ever in).

Tomorrow I will recap Saturday and Sunday's part of the show and share more new products from the DMC line of yarns.  To shop for DMC products including the yarns, patterns, kits and handmade items visit: ShopDMC.com

xoxo

Lisa 

CHA Day 2, Part 2!
The Lion Fashion Show
The following grouping of photographs is from the Lion Yarn Company who puts on a fabulous fashion show every year at CHA, the host of the show is the one and only Vanna White, who fabulous videos, patterns and her signature Vanna's Choice Yarns can be seen on the Lion Brand Yarns Website, including this amazing scarf pattern, perfect for the winter blues:

Paint the Town Scarf FREE PATTERN!Here's a quick glimpse at Vanna hosting the show! I was lucky to have front line viewing!These outfits are all so chic!Here even more beautiful designer wares!How cool is this throw, love the color choices in it!This following outfit was one of my favorites in the show, very eclectic and mid 1920's early 1930's look, a bit of Theda Bara and Vampy with a touch of Egyptian exploration as well!This next one was very Greta Garbo, what do you think?Love this vest, would look great over a long white or grey shirt! Again another 1920's looking piece, very elegant and vintage in style!This outfit resembled a flapper bathing suit style dress, I could see a 1920's era bathing beauty pageant, and this would be my number one vote, another favorite in the show! What were your favorites that I posted? There were so many to choose from to post for you, so I picked my favorites out of the grouping of photos which best showed the versatility of the Lion Brand of yarn colors, yarn textures and designs For more fashion ideas, yarn colors, over 4500 free patterns ranging from knitting, crochet, crafts and more, visit Lion Brand Yarn at:

www.lionbrand.com