My schedule for Day Two at Sock Summit included a Spindle Spinning Basics class and I was anxious to turn my little bag of roving into twisted yarn...I enjoyed the experience but recognize that I will have to spend some time practicing the techniques in order to produce anything other than lumpy string! The day at Sock Summit began at 7 am to get tickets to participate in an attempt to break the previous world record for the most knitters in one location, knitting f0r 15 minutes with 2 needles. Two needles. Not circulars and not 2 DPN's of a 4 DPN project! The previous record was most recently set in Australia by 256 knitters. After the record was handily set,
Naomi, Candace,
Ellen and I had lunch and then met up with some students from the Year One Nihon Vogue class - Jan, Leslie and Donna. It is always a special time when we get together and I enjoy each of them so much. I look forward to more instances of getting together with them in the coming months. It is always interesting to hear about the projects they are working on and what their inspirations for design are. They are all so talented!
Naomi got a set of Signature needles as a present for her upcoming birthday. Arlene had purchased a set earlier this week. I am deliriously happy with the set I purchased in March and although more expensive than not, I consider it an investment into tools of extraordinary quality and workmanship. We have had fun shopping at the Sock Summit market and our many bags of roving, yarn, books, spinning tools and knitting accessories proves it! We went out to dinner at a restaurant that served spicy Cajun food and a variety of Mac and Cheese entries. More than the food, a highlight was the elaborate foil containers for "to-go" leftovers. We exited with silver lilies, a rose, tulips, a duck and a squirrel in hand. They made me smile.
My schedule for Day Two at Sock Summit included a Spindle Spinning Basics class and I was anxious to turn my little bag of roving into twisted yarn...I enjoyed the experience but recognize that I will have to spend some time practicing the techniques in order to produce anything other than lumpy string! The day at Sock Summit began at 7 am to get tickets to participate in an attempt to break the previous world record for the most knitters in one location, knitting f0r 15 minutes with 2 needles. Two needles. Not circulars and not 2 DPN's of a 4 DPN project! The previous record was most recently set in Australia by 256 knitters. After the record was handily set, Naomi, Candace, Ellen and I had lunch and then met up with some students from the Year One Nihon Vogue class - Jan, Leslie and Donna. It is always a special time when we get together and I enjoy each of them so much. I look forward to more instances of getting together with them in the coming months. It is always interesting to hear about the projects they are working on and what their inspirations for design are. They are all so talented!
Naomi got a set of Signature needles as a present for her upcoming birthday. Arlene had purchased a set earlier this week. I am deliriously happy with the set I purchased in March and although more expensive than not, I consider it an investment into tools of extraordinary quality and workmanship. We have had fun shopping at the Sock Summit market and our many bags of roving, yarn, books, spinning tools and knitting accessories proves it! We went out to dinner at a restaurant that served spicy Cajun food and a variety of Mac and Cheese entries. More than the food, a highlight was the elaborate foil containers for "to-go" leftovers. We exited with silver lilies, a rose, tulips, a duck and a squirrel in hand. They made me smile.
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