If you build it they will come.
The resounding chorus back and forth between Steph and I for months now has been. You are not going to believe this. No really, you are not. I mean I know I said it last time I called, but really, you better sit down because well… you are just not going to believe it. I cannot even tell you… and it was on and on like this for weeks. It has been ridiculously exciting and crampingly terrifying all in the same moment. Really all of these people are wonderful and I know that when we finally meet there are just going to be embarrassing moments. I see lots and lots of gushing. Don’t you?
“If you build it they will comeâ€, this has been our mantra. Quite a leap of faith and an apt description of how this feels from the inside out.
I really liked The Field of Dreams when I first saw it, but now it speaks to me in volumes. Every step from walking into the Oregon Convention Center to this stunning list of teachers, to the close to 8,000 on the mailing list, to what is next in building this sock knitting vessel, cradling this dream.
Building a dream at this point I would like to take a moment to thank our sponsors for helping us make this be all we want it to be.
Simply Sock Yarns, WEBS, http://www.skacelknitting.com/, Southwest Trading Company, The Fold, Abundant Yarn and Dyeworks and The Loopy Ewe.
You have our dyed in the wool gratitude, in my opinion way better than undyed gratitude.
As you read this list of talented knitting, spinning, crocheting, writing, designing teachers you will get a taste of what this has been like.
In my very fertile imagination there are many conversations that play out today something ike the ones Steph and I had. The ones that start with you are so… not going to believe this. Do you see who will be teaching at the summit?
We are thrilled, humbled, honored and honestly staggered to host this wealth of knit knowledge.
For detailed teacher bios go here; http://www.socksummit.com and here; http://www.yarnharlot.ca
Here they are in all of their knitted glory.
Cookie A
Star Athena
Deb Barnhill
Judy Becker
Lorilee Beltman
Anne Berk
Cat Bordhi
JC Briar
Nancy Bush
Laurel Coombs
Angela Davis
Carson Demers
Amy Detjen
Laurie Drew
Abby Franquemont
Chrissy Gardiner
Priscilla Gibson-Roberts
Marjan Hammink
Anne Hanson
Sivia Harding
Stephen Houghton
Janel Laidman
Judith MacKenzie McCuin
Betsy McCarthy
Denny McMillan
Melissa Morgan-Oakes
Lucy Neatby
Tina Newton
Heather Ordover
Clara Parkes
Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
Deborah Robson
Merike Saarniit
Joan Schrouder
Charlene Schurch
Amy R Singer
Meg Swansen
Barbara Walker
Karen Whooley
Anna Zilboorg
See… isn’t it wonderful!
On the website if you click on the teachers names you get their bios.
Classes and Descriptions and Pricing to follow soon.
