If you are a CPA in Minnesota there is a good chance you spent Thursday and Friday at the Minneapolis Convention Center at the annual tax conference. And if you saw a woman in a wheelchair there who was knitting in Every Single Session, you saw me.
It is winter here in the north, although without significant snow on the ground.
I got a dandy *free* tote bag and lapel button...
to commemorate the occasion. This tote bag is a big improvement over the ones from past tax conferences. Those all attempted to look like attache or laptop cases, but failed miserably in the attempt because the budget didn't allow for the requisite quality. This one attempts to look like a reusable shopping bag -- or knitting bag! -- and succeeds admirably. I foresee it getting a good bit of use, as opposed to the previous ones that sat in a corner and eventually made their way to Goodwill without ever having left the house during their sojourn in my life.
The second best thing about the conference is that you get one of these with your lunch each day:
Mmmmmm, chocolate...
I learned a few tax and tech things, but by far the best part of the conference was the 8+ hours of knitting time each day. The Palindrome scarf looked like this on Thursday morning:
and by Friday evening it looked like this (color is accurate above; the stitch holder below is marking the side on which I cable):
As if all that luxe knitting time weren't enough, I got to go to Knit Night at the Yarnery on Friday night thanks to an invite from soxanne. If I were a better blogger I would have a photo. But I am not and I don't. You will just have to imagine a dozen or so smart women, each one knitting something better than the next, talking and knitting and laughing around a table. It was a delightful time. Thanks, soxanne!
