I’m doing this post in two parts, one here and one on my Korea blog, so if you want to read more about Seoul, go here.
I met Marie at the bus terminal, and we made our way over to the beautiful (and only a little confusing…) Seoul Arts Center. There is actually more than one of these, I’m told, and the Korean names are different, but they’re all the same in English.
It’s outside of the Cafe Mozart, which is beside the Arts Center itself. It’s a perfect spot, since it had tables outside, astro turf nearby, and a fountain that had a show at 3:30. For some reason, the fountain show included Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On”. We were supposed to meet at 2:30, and we got there at 2:00.
Soon, Nikki, who organized the whole thing, arrived with her mother, and we started to gather at tables:
I don’t have a clear picture Nikki, though, which is strange because I was sure I had taken a couple. A few didn’t turn out well (which is why I take so many pictures with my digicam, to allow for the large percentage that end up sucking). (She’s in this next one, which shows the tables, but only from behind). On the above picture, you can see my pile of stuff. The green fabric is my Soleil top, the yarn to the left is from cinnamingirl. There was a dangerous amount of food, yarn and beverages at the table; at one point the waiter came with some beer, and it took him a moment to find a place to put it. Empty spot? What’s that?
I really should rethink my candid shot style of photography… but also visible in the pictures above is cinnamingirl, Kathie77, and ozangel. geminime was sitting to my right, but she didn’t end up in a picture for whatever reason. We did Nikki’s quiz together which was fun, though neither of us won. Camo was on my other side, and you can also see her in the background of the picture of me below. She gave me some wonderful Rowan Cotton Tape (that I’m pretending to knit below. I had just finished a row and picked it up for the picture), as well as some denim yarn. I got some really nice blue/green/white cash acrylic from Cinnamingirl (not actual cashmere, we think, faux cashmere) and she was working on a very distracting purple Dragon Wings shawl that I wanted to steal. I think she would have noticed, though, so instead I’ll make one for myself.
JenniferTeacher mentioned the event on a previous episode of SeoulPodcast, which I happened to listen to on the busride home from the event. I tend to be behind on podcasts, though, it was out in advance.
I met other people there too, but I don’t remember all the rav names. Sorry! If you were there/are in a picture, leave a comment and I’ll edit the post. I have become completely disorganized and flightly since arriving in Korea, you seriously don’t want to see me in class.
Here’s me, below:
I brought the Soleil top with me, but I forgot the pattern (see?). I had specifically printed it out on Thursday to bring it, and when I came back I found it neatly folded on my kitchen table. I did some knitting on it, though, and swatched some of the yarn I scored to see how it would knit up.
Nikki and Cam demonstrated spinning, and the conversation ranged from babies and something about a seal, to kids, Korea, and mostly knitting. We also all either gave or worked on squares for a blanket that will be raffled off at some point soon. Nikki is seaming, and ozangel was selling tickets, the proceeds of which will go to a charity.
