Well, it's been another wonderful retreat and my 8th one to attend in the Southeast region. This year we were at the YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly in the Barnhart lodge. I was able to take my new Ashford Knitters Loom and practice and also worked on a few other perpetual projects. We had a great... Continue Reading →
Northeast Men’s Fall Knitting Retreat
I had such a memorable experience at my first Northeast Men's Fall Knitting Retreat at the Easton Mountain Retreat Center in upstate NY! It was such a great combination of weather, location, people, food, and fun that I certainly won't ever forget it. I really didn't know what to expect since I had only ever... Continue Reading →
Eighth annual Southeast Men’s Knitting Retreat
Yet again I had another wonderful long weekend at the men's knitting retreat that was held at Asbury Hills Methodist retreat center in Cleveland South Carolina on October 25 through the 28, 2018. There were 26 of us from all over the country including Seattle, Washington! There were a number of classes and we also... Continue Reading →
Teaching Tunisian Crochet
I had a wonderful time attending the third annual Purl's Yarn Emporium spring retreat at the Blue Ridge Assembly YMCA in Black Mountain, NC the weekend of April 14, 2018. I decided to offer an informal session on Tunisian crochet and 10 people attended! The retreat was much fun!
7th Annual Southeast Men’s Knitting Retreat
I just returned home from 4 great days at the retreat at Asbury Hills in Cleveland, SC. We had lots of interesting classes and took a field trip to Fletcher, NC to SAFF. We also had some great gifts from some vendors. The best gift bags were from Luna Lola which is Columbia’s newest yarn... Continue Reading →
Southeast men’s knitting retreat
Well I am back home after a wonderful weekend at the southeast men's knitting retreat at Asbury Hills Methodist campground in Greenville County South Carolina. We had a great turnout with 20 attendees and I got lots of projects worked on and some new project started. We visited two wonderful yarn shops in Greenville. Yarn... Continue Reading →
Knotty Scarf
I created this scarf using 4 different kinds of yarn and no pattern. The stitches are only single and half double crochet. I made it while attending the Southeast Men's Knitting Retreat held in November 2014 at the Blue Ridge Assembly Retreat in Black Mountain NC.