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July 09, 2007
Run away! Run away!
I mean RETREAT! Do you know the Green Mountain Spinnery? Every year they host a knitting retreat. This year, I'll be teaching there. It begins on Friday, September 28th with a dinner featuring locally grown produce and time for us all to hang out and meet each other and knit. On Saturday, we'll be learning how to knit two socks toe-up at one time (or rather, I'll be teaching, others will hopefully be learning). Then, we'll have a tour of the spinnery, dinner and Margaret Klein Wilson, designer, dyer and owner of Mostly Merino will talk about keeping a knitting journal. On Sunday morning, I'll be giving a design-your-own top-down raglan class. Then we'll part ways. I think it will be a blast, though I get a little nervous and sick to my stomach thinking about it. If you'd like to come, I'd be honored and I'll do my best to give you two rockin' classes.
The fee for the weekend is $300 per person, $285 with paid registration before August 6, 2007. The registration fee includes all workshop sessions and materials plus Friday dinner and Saturday lunch and dinner. If you have questions, you can call the spinnery at 1-800-321-9665.
You can print a sign up sheet here and I've put more specific info there too. I hope to see lots of you there.
Posted by kate at July 9, 2007 09:03 PM
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oh i totally wish i could come to your top down raglan class! darn. i live too far away and can't get away in september. top down raglan is something i really want to learn.
don't be nervous (although i always am when i have to teach something). i'm sure you rock as a teacher.
i hope you can take lots of pictures of the retreat to share with us.
Posted by: michele at July 11, 2007 11:48 PM
Hmmmmm. I'm trying to figure out if I can do this. The train goes to Brattleboro, which is only a few miles away. I'll keep you posted, but I'm trying to make it happen!
Posted by: regina at July 11, 2007 10:46 AM
I have just discovered GMS at MDSW this year. I bought a few hanks of their Sylvan Spirit and am in a quandary about what to make with it...
Posted by: Liz K at July 10, 2007 08:36 AM
Wow, I would love to go on this retreat. A class taught by you would be wonderful!
Too bad I don't live close by or I'd go.
Good luck and have fun!
Jill
Posted by: Jill at July 10, 2007 06:38 AM
Wow. That's totally awesome. I'm all booked up on East Coast trips this year, but I am keeping my fingers crossed for next. Vermont is amazing in September. I'm envious.
Posted by: susan at July 10, 2007 01:50 AM
I used to live relatively near there(Western Mass) and would have loved to come to your class but alas...I live on the west coast now...Green Mountain spinnery is very cool....I'll tell my friends who still reside over there!
Posted by: Gudrun at July 9, 2007 11:52 PM
How fun! It sounds wonderful. Wish I could make it. :sigh:
Posted by: Romi at July 9, 2007 10:48 PM
I do know the Green Mountain Spinnery! I got a peek inside the spinnery when I was there last August--amazing to see the old machinery and think about the beautiful yarn it cranks out.
The retreat sounds fun, and I'd love to attend but won't be able to. I hope you have a wonderful time and meet lots of great knitters!
Posted by: Marsha at July 9, 2007 09:20 PM
