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Debbi and Susan left bright and early yesterday for Stitches West. You can track their travels here; http://goddessknitters.blogspot.com/
I have sent a massive amount of yarn with them and promised that they would not have to pack it back up and send it home so my dearest knitters the rest is up to you.
There are Mill Ends and Rare Gems And lots and lots of heavy weight for those February Lady sweaters .
New colorways and some ol’ friends back for a visit/ There are some lovely shawl kits that were so much fun to put together.
irishgilie and tapmouse will also be there helping so ... certainly stop by and say hi to my lovelies, both yarn and women.
have fun all!!
February 25, 2009
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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.
February 20, 2009
It just is. As a child I had the hardest time waiting and would fidget and cause a world of trouble, mostly for myself. If my mother had relented and taught this little left handed girl to knit then it would have certainly solved a lot of her impatient tina-related headaches. I am still trying to wrap my head around that and honestly I have always thought it was revenge an even exchange, but I digress. Back to waiting and how difficult it is to wait for something that you are excited about. The birth of a child, the end of a story, the beginning of a story, a holiday, visiting a far away friend, vacations, your turn, water to boil, a plant to grow, that first step, yarn to come in the mail, turning a heel, a blocked shawl to dry… maybe a teacher list to be posted. So much anticipation and excitement. Glorious anticipation full of possibilities. I love those full of promise moments and I often relish this time even though it can be a bit hard on the patience muscle. So what can we do here while we wait one more day for this moment? What could we possibly do while we wait? hmmmm.. what can we do? Holy mother of all, you know what we could do? We could KNIT!
Well, actually, you can knit. Steph, web chick (susie) and I are going to wrap this baby up. ( knit the list, knit the list, knit the list!!)
Stay tuned tomorrow here, there and back here at the bmfa blog.
February 19, 2009
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