If you have never been to a machine knitting seminar, here's a wonderful chance. I'm teaching Saturday and Sunday, the cost is $60/day, and the location is Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.
So what am I covering?
Garter bar class - speed ripping, garter stitch, decrease or increase evenly across a row, move only desired stitches.
Lace clinic - automatic scalloped lace, mirror image lace, slant lace circle scarf, and scalloped lace scarf pattern from Stitch World.
Tricks and treats - cap sleeve knitted in armhole, the practically perfect gauge swatch, Knit Leader tips, the easy anti-roll edge, the foldover edging, the 12-stitch seashell stitch, floatless, vertical fair isle, finishing tips, easy cable join, ruched cable trim, best cast ons, best cast offs, built-in I-cord edge, vertical dart, and sew as you go lined slipper.
Ribber workshop - the magical medium ribber comb, fingerless gloves, "bubble wrap" stitch, reversible English Rib stripes, vertical buttonhole, and scalloped ribbing.
The handout book includes the instructions for everything, in case I don't get to something, but I usually get through everything in the book.
The ladies in Tennessee are super nice, at lease the ones who have been emailing me! I finally get to meet them in person.
John and I are staying several extra days in Pigeon Forge. Why? Well, this is a tourist destination. We're going to Dollywood! Even if we didn't want to go to that famous amusement park, there are many other attractions that have grown up around it, museums, shows, dinner theaters. There is also an amazing national park! Dollywood ought to give us a great amusement park experience, since it's off season and won't be so crowded. The town seems to have lots of hotel capacity. I found a lot of deals at Groupon. We're staying at the place where the seminar is, and it looks great online.
I also hope to visit another important destination: Stephanie's Studio and Yarns. Stephanie has been a major asset to the machine knitting community for many years, and she sells wonderful 2/24 acrylic and other yarns at amazing prices. She is closing down the business (sob) and having a big clearance sale. If I can't fit things in my suitcases, well, she ships things. John thinks that I don't need any more yarn, a ridiculous idea, of course.
I know this is last minute, but maybe you're the person who actually could go and wasn't sure you could. Maybe you're the person who is hesitating for some other reason...so, I'm nagging, already.
Hugs, and happy knitting, y'all.
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