In a New York Minute

I'm excited to report than Amber and I finally got to see the Radical Lace and Subversive Knitting exhibition at the Museum of Art and Design on Thursday. We took a very packed two-day trip to see the show and run around Manhattan. I can't say that I was completely and utterly blown away by it, but I did like the show. There were a few pieces that I really loved, especially Piper Shepard's intricately hand-cut lace fabric panels {above}. They hung from floor to ceiling and were meticulous.

On Friday we headed over to MoMA. I'm not usually too up for the big museum trip to see the usual suspects, but this was a good trip. I got to see prints by printmakers {whoa!}, with the feature spot going to Kara Walker for Harper's Pictorial History of the Civil War. Here are a few more highlights:

Projects 85: Dan Perjovschi, a political installation in the atrium.

50 Years of Helvetica {it's everywhere!}

Everything in the Architecture and Design Collection {I felt like I was in the biggest, baddest thrift store}.

Closing sales...

I just found out that Wild Wools in Rochester is closing. Very sad news. They had some beautiful yarns and such a cozy little store. The bright side to this, however, is that they're having a going-out-of-business sale that runs from May 16-20 and everything is 50% off.


Another sad closing is Fabrics and Findings. They've been in the Anderson Alley building for years and I can't believe that they'll be gone soon! They're closing sale is also this week...Wednesday {30% off}, Thursday {50% off}, and Friday {75% off}.


You might be able to snag a knitting bag from Made by Rachel {not me} at Wild Wools. Be on the lookout for one!

Foot-candy

Check out these beautiful rugs from Reuber-Henning. Marni sent me the link to these and I love them! My feet would be so happy to have one in the living room.

I got this awesome bag and needle case from my mom for my birthday. They're made entirely from silk by della Q and fit everything perfectly! I was lucky enough to snag most of these needles and hooks at an estate sale for $1 a few years ago. I didn't know how to knit or crochet at the time, but boy am I glad I kept them around! There was even a half-finished blanket that I'm hoping to be able to finish by myself some day soon.

Super Bowl

Happy Super Bowl Sunday. In honor of this great day of sports I started knitting my first basket weave scarf. I'm making this as a belated Christmas present for my mom. I made six scarves for Christmas before running out of time to finish this one. I'm feeling obsessive today and got this far in the span of a single Super Bowl party. I'm totally wild!

I've decided that these needles are pretty blah. They were the only size nine's in the whole store and I really needed to have that size right then! Next time I'll have to make myself wait it out.

*FYI: I got this shirt from the thrift store as an undergrad and get to wear it with pride once a year. Actually, all five of my roommates have one, too! I wonder if any of them wore theirs today???