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Trammel and I spent the last week and a half in Europe, mainly for the Handerbeit & Hobby show that takes place every year in Cologne, Germany. It's an amazing show that attracts yarn shop buyers and knitwear designers from all over Europe and beyond. We started off the trip in London and spent 2 days there before heading to Germany. Last but not least, we took a mini 3 day vacation in Paris.  Here's a mini recap in photos! 

In London, I visited the shop Loop which is a MUST see if you're ever in London.  It's full of the best yarns and ideas.  Susan Cropper, the shop owner there, was the first person to ever buy Knit Collage yarns so Loop has a special place in my heart too.

Their newest book is just out! I got to see the finished samples in person at Loop- they are stunning.  For more info or to purchase the book, visit the Loop website here.

Next, we took the train up to Suffolk to visit the shop Half Penny Home.  It's situated not far from London but feels like worlds away, and is set in the beautiful countryside.  This is the entrance to the shop with the owner, Nicola- so cute!

Fabulous prayer flags made with our yarn in the shop!

Adorable, adorable tea kettle cozy knit in our yarns!  We're hoping to have this pattern at some point soon too :)

Our teeny booth at the H+H tradeshow.  We split it with Artyarns which was lots of fun!

The owner of an amazing shop in Holland, Schouten Handwerken, and I. They ordered after a year of thinking about it, yay!

2 Polish gals came wearing our yarn, love love love!

Barbara, the owner of Dibadu, a German shop in her 'Summer of Love' scarf using our Sugar Magnolia.  Overall it was a fantastic show for us and I can't wait to ship out to more shops all across Europe.

Last but not least, a few pics from Paris.  I shot this while running along the Seine on our last morning. That's Notre Dame in the distance.  I think Paris might be my favorite place to run, no hills and gorgeous scenery.

The weather was amazing, just the perfect time of year to be there!

Of course we had lots of wine! Perfect end to a great trip!

Trammel and I just returned from a wonderful trip to Germany for the Handerbeit and Hobby tradeshow in Cologne, Germany.  It was our first time attending the show so it was a huge learning experience.  The fact that we didn't speak German wasn't great BUT despite that we managed to get new orders from a handful of German stores that we're really excited about.  Two of the shops, HAND-WERK in Hamburg and the online shop www.naturesluxury.com already have yarn and there will be 6 more stores in Germany coming soon. If you'd like to visit these shops, there's more info up on our stockist page. On top of that, we have a few new orders sprinkled in countries all over Europe.

In other news, I'm headed back to India to check out the spinners progress next week and work on new ideas. Exhausted with the thought of another trip but excited to meet the new ladies we've hired.  On top of that our pattern booklets should be available right here on the site very soon, stay tuned!  Last but not least, our yarns are going to be used in an Anthropologie sweater for their wedding collection and in a holiday sweater for Free People.  We are over the moon excited! Below are some fun pics from our time in Germany.

Getting ready for the show in out HUGE booth.  It was one of the last ones they had left and much bigger than what we're used to!

The gorgeous models from the fashion show loved the yarn! Sent them home with a few skeins.

Store buyers from the Netherlands checking out our yarn!

Talking yarn with our friends from Greece...

Had to have this giant German pretzel!! I think we ate it all!

Silly pic of Trammel & I with the dummy!

We are gearing up for our next big tradeshow in Cologne, Germany!  We are so excited to check out Germany (never been there before!) and hopefully meet new European customers. The H+H show will feature all sorts of crafty wholesalers and we're grateful to be included. We leave next Tuesday, just one short week away.  The show dates are April 8th through the 10th. If you're in Europe, please visit our booth, details below.