Event : Knit in public day in Sutton

Just outside Mont Tricot in Sutton, Qc / En face de la boutique Mont Tricot

La version française suit ...

Last saturday (May 9th) was the International Knit in Public Day! In honor of this annual event Ariane and I took part of the activities organised by Mont Tricot in Sutton. The day went by so fast! It was a very festive event, where beginners and advanced knitters came together to celebrate. People passing by were stopping to take pictures and some were so intrigued  they asked to learn the basics of knitting! Children and youngs at heart were all part of the event. 

But what really made our day was meeting you, Falling Stitches' readers. Ariane and I were thrilled to meet Kam from Everyday Peacocks, Lisa from Petites tuques and again the wonderful Lucinda from the Mont Tricot yarn shop in Sutton. Here are their swebites! Pay them a visit, you won't regret it!

Ariane and Kam from Everyday Peacocks, chatting / Ariane et Kam d'everyday Peacocks

Mont Tricot, Lucinda's store in Sutton : http://www.monttricot.com/

Like her on Facebook! : https://www.facebook.com/monttricot

Kam's Everyday Peacock (we liked her so much, you'll hear from her again on this blog soon!). Check out her Facebook to see her beautiful pins and stitchholders : https://www.facebook.com/EverydayPeacocks

She also have an Etsy shop: http://www.etsy.com/shop/EverydayPeacocks

Lisa's blog Petites Tuques : http://petitetuques.com/

And you, did you take part of a knit in public day event near you? If you did, tell us in the comments!

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Les tricoteuses sont réunies à l'ombre pour tricoter en public/ Knitters knitting together  in public, welcoming the shade...

Ariane et une tricoteuse / Ariane chatting with another knitter

Le samedi 9 mai dernier avait lieu la Journée mondiale du tricot en public! Ariane et moi avons participé à l'événement organisé par Lucinda à sa boutique Mont Tricot à Sutton (Québec). L'événement était très festif et des tricoteuses débutantes et expérimentées s'étaient réunies pour célébrer ce jour et tricoter en public. Certaines personnes qui passaient dans la rue se sont même arrêtées pour prendre des photos et parler aux tricoteuses de tous les âges réunies en cette belle journée d'été. Les plus curieux ont même pu apprendre les bases du tricot avec l'aide des tricoteuses présente! 

Le secret des bas, ça se partage! / Sock knitting: something to share!

En plus de cette belle journée, nous avons eu la chance de rencontrer quelques lectrices de Falling Stitches! Kam de Everyday Peacocks, Lisa de Petites Tuques et bien sur Lucinda (la propriétaire de la boutique Mont Tricot) étaient toutes sur place. Voici leurs sites! Payez-leur une visite!

Mont Tricot à Sutton : http://www.monttricot.com/

Aimez Mont Tricot sur Facebook!  : https://www.facebook.com/monttricot

La mode du knit bombing en action! / Yarn bombing!

Visitez aussi le magasin de Lisa : http://petitetuques.com/

Everyday Peacock et Kam (nous avons adoré rencontrer cette talentueuse artisane de la laine et du métal, nous allons d'ailleurs vous reparler d'elle très bientôt). Aimez sa page Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/EverydayPeacocks

Ou visiter sa boutique Etsy : http://www.etsy.com/shop/EverydayPeacocks

Ariane et Kam de Everyday Peacocks / Ariane and Kam from Everyday Peacocks

Et vous, avez-vous participé à un événement de la journée mondiale du tricot en public près de chez vous? Racontez-le-nous dans les commentaires!

Trials and errors

Opening an Etsy boutique (and being serious about it) requires some commitment. You have to invest a lot of your time in filling your boutique with gorgeous stuff. Creating takes time.

Opening my very own boutique motivated me to create the things I dreamed of creating. I'm always filled with ideas and concepts, colors and pattern. So much that I have a hard time to sleep at night! Before, I never had time (more accurately TOOK the time) to write down all my ideas. And now, I feel like I have the occasion, (no, almost the obligation) to create new, cute and fun stuff!

Of course it's time consuming and somehow uncertain. You can spend hours knitting or sewing something, just to realize afterwards that it's not coming out the way you wanted. The cut, the pleats, the colors, the textures... sometimes there is just something wrong!

A hasbeen cardigan turned in a wanna be lace shawl. Not happening...

But then, you create something beautiful. Something you are so proud of creating that you just can stop smiling! After hours of hard work and perseverance, you finally achieve the artwork you had in mind. And you just can't wait to show it to everybody! Even if you're not planning on selling it in your boutique, the self satisfaction is there.

After finishing the perfect rough draft of my first ever sewing pattern, I ran to the fabric store for the next step : the real thing! I found, with the help of a sympathic sales woman, some beautiful yellow - gold silky fabric and pretty colorful polyester lining. I can't wait to see the end result. And maybe I'll make another one for myself...

Opening an Etsy boutique gave me the opportunity to experiment and improve my sewing and knitting skills. And if I keep making trials and errors and persevere, not only I will improve as a creator, but I will, I think, improve as a person. Because practice makes perfect!