A wonderful event! Thanks for sharing.

Y'all look so happy.

Rats! Second!

But I'm glad you had a good weekend!

"I love guys who can't talk back yet!"

ROFLMAO

How true that is! : )

Looks like you guys had fun. Mimosas on Sundays rock.

how fun!

I went grocery shopping with no mimosas! Boooooo!

I love gettin together with crafty folks!!! It is so much fun and very relaxing. That's why I get together every week with my knitting friends on Sundays. We knit/crochet/crossstitch/other misc portable craft in public and drink :-)
Friends don't let friends knit drunk though. LOL
Thanks for Sharing the pics!!!

Oh my! Sam is making the funniest face!

Hoo! Usually there are 27,000 comments already so I never bother leaving one, but today, only 6 before me! Clearly, Laurie, you are destined to have a MUCH YOUNGER man!

Glad you had a good time - I wish I could've met Stitchy McYarnpants, too, I like her blog. :)

So! Much! Fun!

Hearing you so happy just makes my day! Crafty girls are the best girls, don't you think?? And never underestimate the value of a quiet(and/or younger) man!!!

glad you had fun!

Girlfriend are the best and I wish I could join ya'll.

When I see those beautiful babies, I miss my little baby boys, they were so sweet and only loved mama back then. Now they are "mutant teenage varmits". Yeah, I still love them.

Looks like you guys had so much fun! And I love the baby pics :) I know what you mean about picking knitting as an obsession, I can't think of any other hobby that would have brought so many great people into my life!

stitchy always gets the chair. looks like you guys had a fabulous time!

Sounds like so much fun!

I agree with you about the quiet boys, Auntie. ;^)

That looks fun and Bossy isn't jealous in the least that she spent her sunday painting her porch floor.

mimosas and knitting?
is that legal?
looks like you had fun.

Wow, knittin' chicks with tattoos! I'd fit right in. Looks like fun; I am envious.

Debby is the best, isn't she? So glad you got to meet her.

There's not much I like better than getting together with my girls (and sometimes their kids) for some laughing and crafting. I'm glad knitting found you too!

Knitting friends are just the best. Oh, and the crocheters too!

It looks fantastic! Isn't Stitchy great? And now in the solid 3D world there's only one degree of separation between us. (That would be Stitchy, and if it has to be there, I'm glad it is indeed she.)

That Evan is so sweet! How's he doing?

Ha! Proof that I'm not the only one who says "ass over teakettle!" My husband thinks that's the weirdest expression (and he's a Texan, i.e., reknowned for odd expressions). I think I picked that up from my maternal grandmother...not certain. :)

Oh, my, that looks like so much fun!

Oh, I just love Stitchy! I discovered her blog a couple years ago, right about the time I found yours. If the Go Fug Yourself blog and the old Annie's Attic pamphlets had a baby - it would look just like Stitchy's blog.

Ummm - I hope that made sense.

Anyway, glad you had such a good weekend!

the only thing better than guys who can't talk back yet are guys who don't speak english. (i know, I'm horrid. whatev)

Let' see.. I do think you clearly won (even if I forgot to enter the contest) the who had more fun last Sunday contest:

How do I know?

Well, let's see.. you had social interaction w/ other humans, laughter, fun, brunchy food, and left your house properly attired.

Me? Stayed home sick (alone) in PG's.. however, I did knit 3 of the 8" x 8" squares for VT. So, I at least accomplished something worthwhile.

Sounds like ya'll had a lot of fun!! YEAH!

i have the BIGGEST internets crush on kendra. the end.

Absurd crochet? Was this like a Tupperware party for fiber arts?

I don't think I've ever had a mimosa. Do they have little umbrellas in them? I like drinks with little umbrellas in them. Drinking with your friends is da bomb!

Glad you had a great time with great peeps!

It looks like y'all had a great time!!!

I feel the same way about knitting (although I must admit to not having met adorable men under 14in tall though :) )

well now! You sweet girlies should've had an older, wiser woman to keep an eye on you - and keep pouring the mimosas! There is something Special about Gatherings of Women that goes waaaay back to us hangin' around the old village well (or the old village quilt or husking or potluck). And guys can come too, of course, 'cause in that situation they're just one of the girls. I DO wish I'd been able to be there too; guess we'll all have to make Crazy Aunt Purl Brunch Branches. Is Stitchy available for guest appearances if the desserts warrant it? (O grand, another blog I clearly need to look up)

PS: you girls sure are all CUTE! I've never seen such a gathering of darling faces and sweet smiles. Man, Hollywood gots NUTHIN' on y'all. (Must be the knitting....)

That looks like so much fun!! I keep telling my friends I'm going to sit them down and force them all to learn how to knit so I'm not the only one that's yarn crazy. :-)

It was so much fun to meet Debbie. I love all the magazines and examples she brought us! It was great to see you and personally congratulate you on your book. And I always love to see Faith's beautiful digs (though I usually end up coming home to my house and getting mad at it for not living up to its potential like Faith's has).

Thanks so much for the invite. I'll be seeing you soon at SnB!

I'm so sorry I missed the brunch and my knitster/crochet peeps! I would have loved to meet Stitchy and tell her that I am one of the guilty crocheters who actually bought many of those books in the 70's and actually crocheted most of the "faboo" obects! Oh well, I'll catch her next time she comes to LA.

Looks like a great time. Knitting has brought me into contact with some of the nicest people I have ever not met in my life too.

I was beading and crocheting before I started knitting, and I have to say that it is so pleasant to be with people who are so generous and fun. The vast majority always seems to find something positive to say about one's work, no matter how lame or how bizarre. Unless it's Yarnpants-worthy (and not made by anyone still living). Then all bets are off.
I can't get the leopard-skin tissue box cover out of my head, I may have to try to make one.

A rather famous crochet designer once found one of her creations on Stitchy's site, and laughed.

I thought that was cool of her.

I wish I lived in The L.A. instead of The O.C. - then I could stalk all of you until you accepted me into your Craft Coven. :)

How fun! I had a feeling that you and Stitchy would hit it off. Two witty knitty gals with books. I hope she gave you some publishing words of wisdom! :-)

Drat! You link to me and my blog is just whining about my office move. To all CAP readers, I swear, I'm much more engaging than that. I've just been in job hell lately.

It was great hanging out with you and Ms. Yarnpants, Laurie. And of course, Faith, who shames me in my lack of hostessing skills.

Smiley McPollyannapants
When you have the beginnings of a migrane, and everything a bit blurry, and you drop by Aunt Pearl for a pick-me-up, that looks like Smelly McPollyannapants. I reread, all is well, it's my bad. Going for a lay down now.
Glad you had a good time with the ladies, it sounds like it was a blast!

Are all knitters so cute? Is this your house? Do you make strong or weak mimosas?

Looks like so much fun!

I'm telling you Laurie, you're making me homesick! Sara and I have been friends since college, so it's always a little weird for me to see her pop up in your blog - and it reminds me how much I miss her and all the gang from my LA days. Glad you guys are having fun though! :)

I am not having brunch with a gang of fun knitters, unfortunately. I am having lunch at my desk. But a turkey sandwich and orange juice while reading CAP is ALMOST brunch, eh?

I was a knitting and crocheting teen and early college ctudent in the '70s, so I possess a certain amount of certifiably Yarnpants-worthy objects.

Glad you had a fun weekend, too! I love pictures of gal-pal gatherings. I'm sure I'll be posting a lot of pics myself, with all the farewell bashes I'm having before I head out there to live it up with you LA-ers!!! Hope this weekend is just as fabulous!

Cute, cute, cute babies!

I miss babies. Mine are 4 & 6 now and my tubes are firmly tied.

I think it's a little unfair that a cat post gets 200+ responses and adorable humans only get 47.....

Maybe I'll repost this 150 times. :)

Hello

I once left my knitting (a 4 ply Jaeger cardigan, about 2/3rds done) on the York to Taunton (this is UK) train; I was devastated, and I rang the train company and went to their lost property dept at Bristol, but it was no good, my knitting had gone. Anyway, about 6 months later, my best knitting friend, Emma, sent me a parcel for my birthday: yes, she had knitted me the lost Jaeger cardigan, in the same yarn shade and it was so much better than my lost knitting, and I really do treasure that cardigan, because it made me forget how awful it was to lose that knitting but mainly because she is such a great friend - because, after all, it was 4 ply and also, it was burnt orange which I love but she does not love.

With love and congrats on the book,

Ali

Hey miss famous-about-to-be-author with famous-already-author you're looking just fine with all your knitting pals. Congrats on the book deal, you know it's going to be a runaway success. And well done for not darting into the spare bedroom (that is usually my trick).

Hiya Laurie,

My mom is a Mixed(up)-Media Artist and she is having a contest on her blog to win a one-of-a-kind hand-bound Coptic stitch journal!

All you need to do is visit her blog (www.thebluecottage.blogspot.com) and comment during the month of May. On the last day of the month all the names of those who comment will be put into a basket and ONE name will be drawn.

I thought if you won - it would be a purty place to write your notes for your sequel Still Drunk, Still Divorced, But No Longer Smelling Of Cat Urine! OR, it would make a cool "door prize" for whoever brings in the best photo of the "worse" yarn creation at your next brunch! ;)

Take Care Sweetie - you TOTALLY deserve this book deal and success! :)

Looks like a ton of fun. How cute is Evan and Sam! ohmygoodness

Yes Neil - all knitters are this cute. It's true.

Kniting? Fun? Unpossible!

I officially have Crazy Aunt Purl withdrawal. :)

Hope you are still having that much fun!

Glad you had such a fun Sunday! Thanks for the pictures. I shall now continue to live vicariously through you...

I'm still blown away by the book; it seems as if 'of course CAP can write', but you did the work (inner and outer) and published! I've ordered three copies at Amazon.

The weekend with women seems most refreshing and refueling and fun. What darling baby boys. I love this blog and your vision - it gives me permission to be.