Today some fellow Purl Jammers and I attended Stitches West! I wrote a bit about it for the Purl Jam blog: https://purljamsf.wordpress.com/2016/02/20/stitches-west-2016/
I didn’t spend as much time in the marketplace as usual, which was good for my wallet. I also notice that with every year that I go, I feel less inclined to buy a lot. But it’s still really fun to see what’s new– patterns, yarns, trends, and to visit favorite booths (I’m looking at you, Miss Babs! http://www.missbabs.com).
I only ended up buying three things; some Miss Babs Wowza, roving from Wonderland Dyeworks wonderland dyeworks, and roving from Anzula http://anzula.com. It was enough!
Here are some fun photos from today (I only took a few all day!!!):
Me and Amy at the Mother Bear Project booth
Paddington!
Superhero bears! Not pictured: Thor and Iron Man.
There were Downton Abbey-themed yarns and patterns! Gorgeous!
I’m totally going to try this!!!
I thought Amy should keep the bear hat!
The Village Bears!!!! #1 favorite bears today!
marissamadeit 
It was great to see you yesterday. Thank you for your time and help with Flat Samm. I didn’t buy much either. The usual vendors were around but it was nice to see some new ones.
Yes! I tend to buy less each year. We’re lucky to have many good LYS near us, but I could tell by people’s badges and rolling suitcases that not all are so lucky! 😉