In spite of the rain and the wind, 1700 people, not 700, are signed up for classes at Stitches West 2008. I only made it through part of the student banquet because my back was killing me, but there were many fun things. The best ones were designed by the knitter, of course. It’s a [...]
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1700 attending classes at Stitches West
February 24, 2008
Stitches West 2008 knitting conference
February 22, 2008
Well, The big news at the knitting conference is a new sock contest. Winners will be announced at Stitches West 2009 and the Grand Prize is not 3,000 but 6 GRAND! Lots of subcategories can win 500 each. They want major creativity–think Cat Bordhi, Debbie New, Lucy Neatby–people who have come up with totally new [...]
Vacation at a conference–a knitting conference
February 21, 2008
Some of you know I like to knit. “Like” is a mild word for it. I’m obsessed. Well, I’m at the perfect place for obsessed knitters–Stitches West 2008. It’s a 4 day knitting conference, this year held in Santa Clara at their convention center. Yes, a knitting convention. What do we do? Listen to speakers, [...]
