January 19 was a cold and sunny day. We took the bus from Emmaus with Conversational Threads to Vogue Knitting Live at the Marriott on Times Square in New York City.

First, we stopped at the coat check and ditched our coats for the day. We arrived early—even before the market doors opened—but the market had overflowed into the lobby area, so we were able to start browsing right away.

The whole day was a mob scene of people wearing their creations, booths selling yarn and other sundries, fashions shows and glimpses of knits stars.

We saw designer Caitlin Hunter,

podcasters Eric Lutz of Sticks & Twine,

Miriam & Christina of The Chelsea Purls and

Melissa & Lisa of Espace Tricot,

fashion shows by Rowan and Koigu yarns, and

vendors including Dina from The Knitting Place and

Cindy from our own Conversational Threads .

We browsed, bought, ate, and drank in the day, enjoying every minute.

At festivals like this, some independent yarn dyers will dye a batch of yarn in an exclusive colorway, only available at that show. We purchased some yarn by Life in the Long Grass, a dyer from Ireland, in their special event colorway called Vogue.