well knitting retreat we shall go.
It was a great weekend being the 4th knitting retreat held and the 4th I have attended. Arriving just before dark on Friday afternoon, to an already nearly full lodge with people knitting, chatting, and looking at all the lovely yarn on offer.
This has been the most enjoyable of all the knitting retreats, and I have enjoyed each and everyone, but this year was so much better. A great mix of like minded people, of all ages and from varying background and occupations. It is wonderful that so many people can be together for 2 1/2 days and enjoy everything happening on the weekend.
People are so keen to talk to others about what they are doing themselves or what the other person is doing, some enjoyed dyeing yarn on the saturday, some enjoyed sitting outside in the beautiful autumn weather in a beautiful location. Everyone enjoyed talking, knitting, eating and getting to know a little about one another. You could sit and knit while chatting or just sit and knit, no-one minds if you are silent for a while.
We had a great theme night with dressing up in op-shop formal, it was so good that I didn't even notice while eating dinner on the saturday night that the table runners were old newspapers, I did notice that at breakfast sunday morning. I think I was so busy taking in all the different outfits that the newspaper went un-noticed. The trivia was one by "anyone who is anyone"??? and an enjoyable time we all had during trivia.
It is great that we have such dedicated people who own our local yarn store CR & K Daisy Designs, Daisy Street, Fairy Meadow (NSW), who each year have put on such a wonderful knitting retreat.
Many new friends were made and old ones enhanced. Shades of Grey, Bellsknits and a room of my own have written very nicely about our wondeful weekend and have some great photos. I did take my camera, I didn't take any photos. Too busy have a great time I guess.
I learnt something new also, for a very long time I have wanted to learn how to knit socks on one circular needle, I usually use two circulars. And thank you so much to Kylie, Jodie and Fiona for showing me how to do the cast on, invisible increases (grandmother and great grandmother), and knitting the socks on one circular.
And that is what it is all about, people getting together enjoying each others company, knitting, showing people how to learn new things, and having a good laugh, chatting, and the anticipation of the next knitting retreat.
6 comments:
it was just great wasnt it? i cant believe how quickly you picked up the magic loop and made such great increases! it was great to spend a whole weekend with 'anyone who is anyone' (thats my saying, a joke from my pre-camp blog post). anyone who is anyone was at camp right?!
That's right. 'anyone who is anyone' was at camp,and that is what made it so good.
I think Kylie is right - like a duck to water you were with both the magic loop and toe up socks. Many more happy socks I say
Great to catch up again with everyone who is everyone.....
Gee I hope I can make it next year, I so want to be "anyone who is anyone"!! tee hee!
I do so love gettting together with knitters.
Everyone had such a wonderful time and I think knitters are very sharing people, I know I have learned lots and taught a bit to my friends too!!!
You picked up Judy's Magic cast on and magic loop like you were born to it.
You also have those increases down! So much fun was had.
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