Call Me Evil Knitting Queen
Yesterday, my friend and I were lucky enough to have gotten reservations for the The Yarn Harlot's talk at the Los Angeles Library Central Branch*.
We stood in line with a whole whack of knitters from all over in all shapes, sizes, genders and all knitting. The crowd wasn't too huge because the Mark Taper Auditorium has only 230 seats. We arrived early enough to sit in the second row.
Stephannie has a deeper voice than I expected. She spoke for about an hour and a half, starting out with the point that everyone in L.A. is really tall. While many people think of her as a humorist (which she definitely is),she is really an essayist who talks about stereo types, judging people and feminism. She is very funny, well spoken and well worth the trip to see. I'd drive a lot farther now that I've heard her speak.
To support the library and encourage them to have more of these events, I bought her new book, "Stephannie Pearl-McFee Casts-Off, The Yarn Harlot's Guide to the Land of Knitting" for her to autograph. The staff was really organized with this, passing out post-it notes so people could write out their inscriptions before hand and having us place them on the title page.
When I got to Stephannie, I greeted her. Then I had to point out that I am from L.A. and I am short - 5' 1" to be precise. She thanked me with a very straight face and remarked that she too is 5' 1."
Following this exchange, she seemed a little distracted as she signed my book. In honor of a t-shirt that I've doctored to say "Evil Knitting Queen", I requested that the inscription read the same. Stephannie apologized for her momentary disconnect. She said she was so happy with the inscription request. I got to tell her that I am the Evil Knitting Queen. She looked me straight in the eyes and with a huge grin on her face said, "You look evil." My little loony fan girl heart soared and I said "Thank you" while an even bigger grin spread across my face.
I let the next loony fan girl step-up to the desk. Stephannie Pearl-McPhee thinks I'm evil and thinks I deserve the title "Evil Knitting Queen." It was a very good day.
*If you have never been here, the WPA art is worth the trip all on it's own.
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happyWe stood in line with a whole whack of knitters from all over in all shapes, sizes, genders and all knitting. The crowd wasn't too huge because the Mark Taper Auditorium has only 230 seats. We arrived early enough to sit in the second row.
Stephannie has a deeper voice than I expected. She spoke for about an hour and a half, starting out with the point that everyone in L.A. is really tall. While many people think of her as a humorist (which she definitely is),she is really an essayist who talks about stereo types, judging people and feminism. She is very funny, well spoken and well worth the trip to see. I'd drive a lot farther now that I've heard her speak.
To support the library and encourage them to have more of these events, I bought her new book, "Stephannie Pearl-McFee Casts-Off, The Yarn Harlot's Guide to the Land of Knitting" for her to autograph. The staff was really organized with this, passing out post-it notes so people could write out their inscriptions before hand and having us place them on the title page.
When I got to Stephannie, I greeted her. Then I had to point out that I am from L.A. and I am short - 5' 1" to be precise. She thanked me with a very straight face and remarked that she too is 5' 1."
Following this exchange, she seemed a little distracted as she signed my book. In honor of a t-shirt that I've doctored to say "Evil Knitting Queen", I requested that the inscription read the same. Stephannie apologized for her momentary disconnect. She said she was so happy with the inscription request. I got to tell her that I am the Evil Knitting Queen. She looked me straight in the eyes and with a huge grin on her face said, "You look evil." My little loony fan girl heart soared and I said "Thank you" while an even bigger grin spread across my face.
I let the next loony fan girl step-up to the desk. Stephannie Pearl-McPhee thinks I'm evil and thinks I deserve the title "Evil Knitting Queen." It was a very good day.
*If you have never been here, the WPA art is worth the trip all on it's own.
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teddystutz)