The Point is a sweet little knitting cafe in Greenwich Village.
It's where I learned to knit socks on two circs, thanks to the tutelage of Cari.
The Point is the place where I have met some super-fun people and some who have become some of my best and most trusted friends in the whole wide world.
Somewhere on the web (I'm not saying where) there is extremely unflattering photographic evidence of me consuming a rice krispie square the size of a small car at The Point. I am not proud of this.
The Point is the place where I was when I received my first-ever text message on my cell phone (from Abigail, to tell me she had just received the Department Award of Excellence in Philosophy in her junior year of college), and I did not know how to access the text. (my, how far I've come...) My "cousin" and one of those aforementioned wonderful friends, Jenn, was on hand to help me out.
So the point is, The Point is a place that holds some fondness for me.
The Point is also the place where today, Gale, another person for whom I hold great fondness, and Joan Tapper, are going to launch their new book, Shear Spirit. Gale and I met up in New Hampshire a few years ago for a very special photo shoot for the Red Scarf Project. The meetup and photo shoot was Gale's idea, and she donated her beautiful photography to that event, as well as to other events, including the one on Capitol Hill, for the Red Scarf Project.
She is a gifted photographer and a lovely and generous person. This book took her on wonderful adventures to photograph people and places far and wide. I hope if you are in New York this evening, you will stop by for the book party. There will be wine, knitted-up samples from the book, chat with the authors, and if you buy the book at The Point today, they will give you 10% off yarn purchases. I wish I could be there to personally extend my congratulations to Gale and Joan, but sadly I'm up here in the frozen tundra mud bog Vermont.
- PARTY! April 15th 6-7:30 PM NYC
Join Joan & Gale at The Point Knit Cafe for authors' talk, book signing, wine & celebration of their publication day!
Please RSVP info@thepointnyc.com
Oh come now. You know that rice krispie square was totally worth it.
Posted by: cari | Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 12:16 AM
I've been there! (It's not often I can say that about US yarn stores ;)
Posted by: Donna | Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 12:53 AM
Awesome for them, but what about everything being flipped around on this site?! ;)
Posted by: Katie B. | Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 01:09 AM
The Point used to be my LYS (with those same peeps)--how did I fail to meet you there? Oh well.
Posted by: Anne | Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 01:38 AM
Good point.
Posted by: sandy | Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 05:57 AM
My copy of Shear Spirit shipped to me yesterday. I cannot wait to read it!
Posted by: Carole | Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 07:07 AM
Ooo, I want to be there, too!
Posted by: margene | Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 07:21 AM
Would love to go, but I am here in Northern Va. Your post reminded me that we have not had a good Allison stroy lately. I hope she's doing well.
Posted by: Helen | Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 08:57 AM
Aww how special that Cari was your 2circs teacher/coach. It's an awesome knitting family that we have. Surely The Point is a special place to be. Congrats to Gale and Joan! :)
Posted by: Laura | Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 09:08 AM
Oh man! I was so sure you were going to say you were going to be there tonight! Meli and I have plans to go - I would've loved to introduce her to her Crazy Aunt Norma.
Posted by: Cara | Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 09:46 AM
My copy shipped yesterday, too....I'm salivating as I wait. This book and Lisa Lloyd's in the same week? Heaven!
Posted by: Marcia Cooke | Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 10:08 AM
That looks like a Beauty of a Book!
Mercy, I have a very perverse weakness for rice crispy treats.. but I found brown rice crispy cereal... is there a sub for marshmallows?
Posted by: marianne | Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 10:35 AM
I've been wondering about Shear Spirit! I haven't seen nearly as much press for it as for A Fine Fleece.
I agree, the Point is a great spot. I have only been there once, but I had a really lovely lunch and a good browse through the Lorna's.
Posted by: Beth S. | Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 11:16 AM
Has your side bar just moved across to the left or have my eyes gone funny in the unaccustomed sunshine?
Posted by: AmyP | Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 12:07 PM
Wow! I'd love to go, but I'm in the not-quite-as-frozen-as-Vermont Boston area. It's great that so many people are producing wonderful books!
Posted by: Seanna Lea | Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 12:44 PM
Oooooo, more format changes. Keeping us on our toes! ;)
Posted by: Kristen | Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 01:08 PM
I live on the wrong coast. /pouts
Posted by: Cookie | Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 03:19 PM
Come on...I could still see your whole face over the rice krispie treat in that shot, so it couldn't have been all that big, right?!? I know what would have made it better though...ever make them and mix some butterscotch chips in too? SWEET!
Posted by: Erica | Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 05:55 PM
damn! i knew i'd get in trouble if i didn't stay up to the minute with your blog. i missed the event at The Point. This is the 2nd time I've learned of an interesting NY knitting even from you. Apparently, I'm not very well connected....
Posted by: marilyn | Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at 08:07 PM
You have an excellent point there :)
Posted by: Carol | Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 07:34 PM