Last Thursday night, January 15, the folks from Ravelry (Casey, Jess, and Mary-Heather) came to the fabulous yarn shop Unwind in Burbank, California before they headed to the TNNA trade show in San Diego. When I said hello to Casey, he said, "It's nice to see a familiar face", which I thought was nice of him. I spoke at length with Mary-Heather, and my friend Prudence Mapstone, Australian freeform queen extraordinaire, was also there. We chatted with mutual freeform friend Dawn for quite awhile, before I wandered off to do some yarn shopping. (Unwind had required a $25 deposit to reserve a spot in the crowded shop, which could then be redeemed for store merchandise.) Donated nonperishable food and toiletries were also collected for SOVA, a local food pantry, with donations qualifying attendees for raffle prizes. I also made some new Ravelry friends. It was a fun evening, and definitely worth the drive into L.A. on a weeknight! (I loved the Obama sweater!) And here's some trivia: If you watched the HBO series Six Feet Under, this was the yarn shop where Ruth went to knit.