I was really excited about sleeping in today.  That didn’t happen.  This happened instead:

The Urban Craft Uprising is an annual Craft Fair here in Seattle.  As anybody who has ever read this blog knows, I am a craft enthusiast.  I knit obsessively and I like to think about other crafts.  Few of those ever actually come to fruition, but the time I spend knitting definitely puts me in the “oddly preoccupied” category of crafting.

I was originally planning to mosey in this afternoon, but everybody in my knitting group kept talking about these amazing swag bags that the first 100 people who came to the fair would receive.  This intrigued me, but so did the idea of sleeping til 9.  I was torn.  When my eyes first opened at 8:00 am, I laid in bed for 15 minutes seriously debating whether my laziness or cheapness would win out.

Ultimately, my cheapness prevailed, so I blearily got up, wrapped myself in about 8 layers of clothing (besides getting dark here, it’s getting cold) and texted my friend Rita to tell her that I would indeed be joining the swag squad.  Ange, Brook and Kate joined us shortly after we arrived, and we sat there, knitting and having a ridiculously estrogen fueled conversation (topics included love/hate of babies and engagment ring settings) for almost 2 hours.  Not only were we the nerds who waited in line for the promise of free stuff, but we were the nerds who were ridiculously close to the front of the line for the promise of free stuff.

The bags were hit or miss- mine was middling and Rita’s was blah, but Ange scored a hand-screened shirt that sold for $50!  I don’t know if the bag was worth the wait, but hanging out with awesome knitters validated giving up extra sleep.

The craft fair itself was pretty entertaining.  I bought a Christmas present for my bff and a book of postcards to start decorating my cubicle (I’m a sucker for anything monster or robot related).  I also got some good ideas for Christmas presents, but I’ll hit up Etsy.com for most of the actual purchases.

I did take photos (albeit crappy iPhone photos) of some of my favorite booths though:

I will never be too old to admire a good tutu.

A tasteful platter of tiaras by glamscience.

Prints by Berkley Illustration- my friend Barrie bought several of these bad boys.

Monster hats!  (I can’t remember who makes these- I’ll update if I find out)

And Tasty Pasties.  No comment necessary.