The books are here! We’ve started signing and packing them up and they’ll be on their way to new homes at the beginning of next week. Only the initial batch of pre-orders will be signed – which basically means everything ordered before Sunday. If you’ve been thinking of ordering (or want to upgrade your digital order to by purchasing the print add on) and you would like a signed copy you can do that here – http://ysolda.com/store/collections/whimsical-little-knits-2 It would be fun to sign every single book ever, but it gets complicated and takes too much time away from actually producing new patterns!
Next week we’ll be taking the books on a little British tour, which should be a lot of fun. Details of each event are below and it would be wonderful to see you at one. There will be lots of samples (not just from this book!) to play with and try on and I’ll be signing copies of both Whimsical Little Knits books. All of these events are free, but if you could let our hosts know in advance if you’re planning on coming so that they have an idea of numbers that would be very much appreciated, and in some cases will determine how much cake there is!
London Thursday 12 November 18:00 – 21:00
Stash Yarns
213 Upper Richmond Road, SW15 6SQ
020 8246 6666
www.stashyarns.co.uk
London Saturday 14 November 16:00 – 18:00
Loop
41 Cross Street, Islington N1 2BB
020 7288 1160
www.loopknitting.com
Reading Sunday 15 November 13:00 – 15:00
Outcasts/Skein Queen
Jelly, The Old Town Hall, Blagrave Street, Reading RG1 1QHhttp://www.jelly.org.uk/
suzanne@jelly.org.uk
Oxfordshire Monday 16 November 15:00 – 17:00
Fyberspates
The Nalder Estate, Main Street, East Challow, Nr Wantage OX12 9SY
07540 656660
www.fyberspates.co.uk/
Bristol Tuesday 17 November 16:00 – 18:00
Get Knitted
39 Brislington Hill, Bristlington BS4 5BE
0117 300 5211
www.getknitted.com/
Powys Wednesday 18 November 16:00 – 18:00
First 4 Yarns
23 Station Road, Knighton, Powys LD7 1DT
01547 529111
www.first4yarns.co.uk/
Nottingham Thursday 19 November 13:00 – 15:00
Knitting Gritty
Unit 225, Victoria Centre Market, Victoria Centre, Nottingham NG1 SPY
07772 805431
www.knittygritty.co.uk
Leeds Thursday 19 November 17:00 – 19:00
Baa Ram Ewe
87 Otley Road, Headingley LS6 3PS
0113 278 1788
www.baaramewe.co.uk
You might notice that Scotland is absent from the tour list – but don’t worry, I’ll be doing something here soon!
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Great, WLK2 in my mail in a few days!
Not coming to France yet? It would be so great to see you at last! Or, I can come to Edinburgh when I find enough money to pay for the plane ticket…
Gutted ! I commute from the midlands to Reading for Work – I was so excited when I saw you were visiting Reading… and then I saw it was a sunday :-( oh and next week I am working out of London…but it’s the day before you get there double :-( oh well, will just have to order the book :-)
Yay! Can’t wait for my copy! :)
I hope you have a fabulous time on your book tour. When are you coming back to the States?
Hopefully you’ll find your way up as far north as the Highlands :-) Inverness would be okay, but hopefully you’ll make it up as far as Ullapool or Lochinver.
Love your sweater in the pic- so cute! Get Knitted is my go-to online yarn store, but I’m a bit far North (in Cumbria) to make it to any of your signings sadly- maybe I’ll catch you in Scotland. Love the blog, hope the weather isn’t too horrible to you while you’re over here!
Oh, what a pity – I’m travelling to London 1 week too late! Well, have a great trip! :)
Wonderful! That looks like a busy but surely very pleasant schedule! Have fun!
Congratulation Ysolda! A second book in one year, you impress me very much. I just bought the book, don’t forget to sign my copy!! Thank you!
I’ll see you at Stash on Thursday. It’ll be nice to meet you!
i am going to try and get to knitty gritty in nottingham to say hi. we are from birmingham but my mother in law lives in notts so will be a nice excuse to visit her too. will be wonderfull if i can as the books look great and i have been reading the bolg for quite a few months now.
And then the Netherlands?
Yeah, a little birdy told me you were coming to Nottingham (Lizzie @ Knitty Gritty!). Can’t wait to meet you, and get my hands on WLK2, already have WLK1, and I will be wearing my recently completed Ishbel.
‘…you may notice Scotland is absent…..’ you say.
Yes……as is most of England!!!! You are only covering the south of England, and a tiny part of Wales. What a shame, since the further North (of England) you go, and up into the Highlands of Scotland, the more people knit (because we need to LOL)
You will find all the ral traditional knitting up north too.
Oh well :-(
As you’re in Leeds on the 19th (I might be able to make it to Baa Ram Ewe that night – would be good as I’ve not visited that new shop yet) are you staying over somewhere and going to the Knitting and Stitching show at the Harrogate International Centre thats happening on 20/21/22 Nov?
Have fun on your book tour!
Oh, I take back my earlier comment, Ididnt notice you were coming to St Abbs,which is in Northumberland, which is where we are!!! We also have a cottage on Lindifarne (Holy)Island and that is really near St Abbs.Those little fishing villages are treat!
but although you say you arent going to Scotland,you know, Berwick is practically in Scotland. Also, hundreds of years ago,the border was further south, as the dividing line was Hadrian’s wall – which runs under our house, so we are in no-,man’s land!
I would love to buy a signed copy of each of your books when do you think you will be in California? Hugs Darcy
Maybe one day you would like to come to Dublin? There is a lovely little knitting shop in city centre called This is Knit ( they are on Ravelry also)
Hi Ysolda! I just found your website and blog, congratulations with your books!
I never wear sweaters but I really really would love wearing this one!!!! Did you made it? It’s stunning!!!!!!!!!