TNNA Yarn Show Recap

Last weekend I went to the big yarn trade show in Columbus, TNNA. TNNA has shows twice a year, in January and June. I have never been to this show, because it was too far to travel from Los Angeles; I always attended the January show in SoCal. This show was busier, and in this economy, that was encouraging. It's a little scary to be spending money in this climate, but in retail you have to spend money to make money...even if it's loaned bank money, sadly.

I did a lot of repeat ordering: Dream in Color Smooshy, Cascade 220 Superwash, Cascade Eco Wool and Eco Plus, Also, I added several new items.

• Berroco Comfort, a soft nylon/acrylic worsted weight yarn in 17 colors; great for kids' and baby items, and afghans - because it's machine washable and dryable. I will be making a sweater for Evan out of Comfort.
• I have 42 colors of Malabrigo Merino Worsted back in stock; they were very quick to send it! Also, I ordered about a dozen of Malabrigo's new yarn, Twist, a heavy worsted yarn, due in October; alas, a long time to wait, but with Malabrigo, it's always worth it.
• I will be stocking all Mission Falls yarns now, adding the DK weight 136 Merino to available offerings. I expect that in August.
• Some really cute patterns by Kalamazoo Knits will be in shortly: felted flip flops for adults/kids/baby, holiday ornaments shaped like light bulbs and flip flops and patterns for knitting over glass globe ornaments.
• New Stitch Diva Studios patterns, which I always order. While in Columbus, I had dinner & ice cream at Jeni's with Jennifer Hansen, the lady behind SDS. What a great gal she is!
• My big news is that Addi Turbo has finally decided to sell its needles to screened internet only retailers, so I will be carrying their needles! I am most excited to carry the greatly-coveted Click sets, which I won't get in until fall, but I am in the queue to get them. (Perhaps I should call my rep and add more to my order?)

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