We had been talking about this trip for the past 6 months & finally the day came. The 7 of us were so excited when we met at the airport at 5am for the flight to Melbourne.
We arrived in Melbourne around lunch time, checked into our hotel in the heart of the city & immediately went for a quick walk around the shop. We also went to Morris & Sons & knitted with the local knitting group ......
We woke up early next morning to take the 7am train to Bendigo. It was a lovely train ride as we sat & knitted ......
We were full of excitement when we reached the show grounds & started wandering around the sheds. I could not believe my eyes when I saw Bells walking in through the gates, then there was Random Knits & Knitabulous . I have been reading the blogs of these 3 lovely ladies & now I am seeing them all standing right in front of me !
We went through all the stalls & I was really good & did not go wild with my purchases. Unfortunately, during all the excitement, I forgot all about my camera & only took a couple of pictures ...
... the knitwear fashion show
...... and of course, the highlight of the show.
From the showground, we went to Bendigo Woollen Mills ....
... & I did not buy any yarn!
We had a lovely lunch in the town center & then took the train back to Melbourne. One of the ladies was anxious to start knitting with her newly acquired skein & we started winding ....
All of us had a great time at Bendigo & were pleased with all our purchases. These are mine .....
..... 2 skeins of lace weight cashmere & 1 skein of bamboo/bunny silk
...... 1 skein of lace weight silk & 1 skein of bamboo/merino
...... 3 different styles of shawl pins
..... a nostepinne which I have seen on the internet & have been curious about it's function. Now I have to learn how to use it.
..... and lastly, not knitting related - a magic wand for my daughter.
We did a lot of walking & shopping in Melbourne for the next 2 days & we went to another yarn shop - Clegs & they were having a 20% sale. No one can resist a sale, so we bought more yarn & I walked away with these .....
.... 1 ball of bamboo sock yarn & 2 balls of merino/alpaca/possum sock yarn.
I came home, tired but very satisfied with the trip & all my purchases & of course, a must have souvenir from Melbourne .....
9 comments:
What a great trip! I think you've made lovely purchases, and were quite restrained really!
I only wish I could have been there to meet you!
What a great trip you had, I love your purchases and I know there will be some beautiful knitting arising from them.
Excellent wand:"Lumos"!!!
Looks like a good time was had by all.
It was so lovely to meet you at last, Ann! I wish I'd got to spend more time with you, but it was all a bit hectic, really!
What a wonderful time you all had!
I didn't even know there WAS a Bendigo Show, let alone when it was on! SO glad you shared your trip there so I could live vicariously through you all and the fun you had :)
Very well restrained with the purchases Ann, and what lovely goodies you got! I'm checking out the Mosely Park and Ixchel websites now...
it was so fun to walk in the gate and be greeted by an online friend right away! That was a buzz - then I lost you!
You bought some great stuff from Ixchel. I feel like I didn't notice that stuff at all! I would have bought some if I had!
What an amazing trip! Glad Bendigo Woollen Mills was open for your visit. You showed so much restraint! You selected some lovely yarns, can't wait to see what you design with them.
Here is a link for your nostepinne: http://www.hatchtown.com/tools/misc-tools/nosting
Thank you for the lovely tour on your blog.
Glad you had such a wonderful time at Bendigo. I think I may have to make a trip to Morris & Sons and Clegs soon too, always have some great specials! Your purchases look fantastic and I cant wait to see what they become.
Fabulous! I'm heading to Melbourne next month and now have some ideas on where to be a yarn tourist!
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