Spokane Highland Games

This weekend Michael and I were at the Spokane Highland Games, which is held annually at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center. I was there as a vendor, enticing people with custom knitwear, particularly kilt hose. We went on Friday evening to set up our table and tent and stayed for the potluck that evening. We had dinner with the people whose tent was next to us promoting the Kilted 18 golf tournament they have in Post Falls in September. Another couple, Jim and Karen, who were there from Portland also ate with us. They gave us a lot of tips on other games we might consider going to, and said that we would do well. In fact, Jim was the first person to place an order with me. The person who was the vendor contact for the games also placed an order for argyll kilt hose for her daughter, who is a Highland dancer. I got a couple other orders from other Highland dancers as well. I was invited to another Highland Games in eastern Oregon, but it's the same weekend as my audition for the Mid-Columbia Symphony. I passed out quite a few cards and hopefully generated some more interest. For now, I've placed an order for yarn for the first few sets of hose. Michael was hard at work yesterday making www.jessicascustomknits.com a much better site. Meanwhile, I started another pair of socks for me.

I started them on Saturday while we were at the Games. It's a pretty quick knitting pattern. I just started it Saturday and haven't worked on it tons, but I've already got over 5 inches done. At this rate, I just might get the pair finished before the other yarn gets here.