My trip to Stitches Midwest is coming up next month and I had my first "I am unprepared" dream last night. In the dream, the person who was supposed to take me to the airport decided we should walk, and he walked us around in circles. Then I decided to ditch him, but when I got there I realized I hadn't packed any clothes, so I was going to have to spend all my yarn money buying new clothes. I had also left my cell phone charger at home and was unable to contact anyone to help me.

Note to self: PACK CLOTHES.

In other news, while browsing the shelves at the bookstore last week, I came across several knitting-themed murder mysteries. I had read a couple of them a while back, but I had no idea this was such a huge phenomenon. There are TONS of these things. And not just for knitting either, there are crochet murder mysteries, dyeing, quilting, sewing, needlework...even crafts and book binding! Here are just a few I found in a quick Amazon search, and I didn't even write them all! There are more!

by Sally Goldenbaum:
Patterns in the Sand
Death by Cashmere

by Maggie Sefton:
Dyer Consequences
Dropped Dead Stitch
Fleece Navidad
Knit One, Kill Two
Needled to Death
A Deadly Yarn
A Killer Stitch

by Anne Canadeo:
While My Pretty One Knit
Knit, Purl, Die (due out  Dec. '09)

by Betty Hechtman:
By Hook or By Crook
Dead Men Don't Crochet
Hooked on Murder
A Stitch in Crime (due out Feb. '10)

by Mary Kruger:
Died in the Wool
Knit Fast, Die Young

by Bendy Carter:
Dying to Crochet

by Monica Ferris:
Knitting Bones
A Murderous Yarn
Unraveled Sleeve