I attended a knitting convention this weekend, and learned how to do japanese short rows, double crochet (which is like a cross between knitting and crochet), and twined knitting which is a three centuries old Swedish technique a.k.a. "Tvåändsstickning". The marketplace was also amazing and very tempting and dangerous to my wallet.

The "gallery" at the Stitches conference is very ad-hoc -- it's on the backs of the attendees. Here's a few pics of people I saw.