I decided to skip around my posts because I know my blogger friends want to hear more about sock camp so I am going to get back to Day One later in the week.
It was relaxing interesting, friendly and creative with the wide range of knitters and teachers. Most of us take classes at quilt shops and then go home. Now picture staying some where for days at a time you eat breathe knitting and bathe in the beautiful scenery of Washington and the all the Islands. No dishes no stopping in the middle of a project to make dinner.No Housework!It was a luxury having a fire in your room where all you do is flick a switch. I loved waking up in the morning having breakfast and then taking a walk along the beach and seeing all the serene calm beach with just a couple of people. I was in awe seeing two otters swim by and then walk in front of me and a fellow knitter.
This was my Sock CampVacation with my daughter.
The first evening The Yarn Harlot Stephanie and Tina of Blue Moon fibers and their staff welcomed us with so many laughs as they made everyone feel at home so easily. Being a newbie knitter and not even one sock under my belt I quickly realized knitters love to help others. Everyone had knitted socks before but their love of knitting was infectious and made me eager to jump into the Magical Knitting world of Sock knitting. Every stage of the sock is an accomplishment. The not so simple sock has so much history behind it. I recall during Sock history class when Stephanie remarked how when America came into the WorldWar the Canadians were in awe that our soldiers had such good socks.Men really went thru socks during war times.
I had a simple goal I would be happy if I got to my socks heel flap . I started this sock a week before sock camp. My first sock looked lame compared to one using Blue Moon sock yarn. Their colors are like the colors of the Pacific Northwest. It was just a normal thing to knit everywhere even when we went Whale watching. All of us sock knitters sat in a beautiful room that looked out at the wharfs filled with boats and a mountain range in the distance.
Within minutes the room was loud with noise of knitters laughing and catching up.There were lots of Canadians,A lady from Connecticut, Vegas, Michigan,Oregon and The lone male Carson who was the ergonomics teacher and really quite funny.
I took a picture in front of our fireplace in our room
The first class I went to was double knitting which was with Lucy Neatby from Nova Scotia. She was a patient teacher and marvelous knitter. Her hair was so bright and colorful. She wore long boots that were different shoe colors on each foot. Apparently Cat Bordhi and Lucy have several pairs and switch the boots so they both are wearing mismatched boots
Teacher Lucy Neatby from Nova Scotia
Lucy was so patient I did the swatch of double knitting but when she went on to making a pocket I gave up and was happy just practicing double knitting. That was the hardest class so once that was over I was relieved. The dye class was taught by Tina of Blue Moon Fiber. The history of sock knitting taught by Stephanie was so interesting. The Yarn harlot was filled with knowledge about the history of socks. I tried to take pictures of all her reproductions of socks thru out history.
This is where we ate and after eating everyone knits
The food was delicious the staff was friendly
and it was such a
relaxing fun time plus you learned something.
Classes after breakfast and then
for a couple of hours you
could hop from group to group learning all sorts of things.
Dye tables
One of our views at the Inn
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