Join Mary on her adventures in playing with string.
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This weekend I'm headed to San Francisco, to play with the knitters of the Bridge Knitting Guild. What could be better than spending time with my own kind? We're going to make some Intarsia! And some Entrelac! This flock is intrepid; can you tell? And not just because they decided to spend the day with me, either.
Thrill-seeking knitters, for sure.
I got to spend last weekend with the knitters, spinners and weavers of the Columbia Gorge Fiber Festival.
Yep; the Easter Bunny yarnbombed us! How cute is that?
And just as I was about to launch into a discussion about blocking, the entire class from next door came in to sing Happy Birthday to me! They even gave me a handspun necklace. That's their adorable teacher, to the right of me, Sarah Anderson. If you ever get the chance to take a class with Sarah, don't miss it!
And I *may* have found a little something irresistible in the marketplace. It's Bubinga and Maple, medium-sized at 2 3/8". Spins like a dream. How often do you get to shop for your own birthday present at a fiber festival, after all? About as often as your birthday lands on Easter Sunday, I'm thinking.
I'm off to Minneapolis this weekend, to teach at Steven Be Fiberfest, and the Minnesota Knitting Guild Yarnover. Can't wait to see you, Knitters of a thousand lakes!
And when I get back next week, Big News about our Cunning Plan...
Wanna spend my birthday with me? On April 19 & 20, I'll be teaching at the Columbia Gorge Fiber Festival! On Saturday the 19th, we'll spend the whole day covering Selbuvotter (Norwegian Mittens), their history, cultural significance, and of course, construction. I'll be covering two different thumb architectures:
1. Traditional, gusseted thumbs:
And 2. Sassy, slotted thumbs:
Attendees get BOTH of these patterns, and everything you need to know to make them!
Then, on Sunday the 20th, I'll be teaching "Start to Finish", a workshop on project planning and finishing techniques, where your homework is just to pick out a new knitting project. (Really? Sanctioned Start-itis? Yes! You're welcome!).
Visit HERE to sign up. We'll be in beautiful Hood River, Oregon; home of microbreweries, windsurfing, and YARN. Did I mention there'll be a fantastic marketplace? Well, there will, as well as classes with Sarah Anderson (spinning!) and Linda Gettman (weaving!).
You cannot lose, unless you don't come.