Promptly board the vessel, prepare yarn and needles and knit your way all through the Caribbean, and think of me while you’re doing this.

Great! Well done! Send people on cruises to knit! Ok then…..

more…http://www.colorful-stitches.com/news_classes/article.php?Article=article41

Here’s one I just saw listed in the Charleston Daily Mail, in what I believe to be West Virginia:

A three-day Knitting Retreat will be held Sept. 17-19 at Camp Horseshoe in Tucker County. http://www.dailymail.com/News/statenews/200908240859

Leave me a comment about your favorite knitting retreat. Or if you haven’t been to one, what is your idea of a knitting retreat? Chocolate by the seashore, or Margaritas in a treehouse…….

Never mind.

You know how it goes……

In a galaxy far, far, away…….  anyway, there’s nothing I can add to this. Go here to check out the event!

http://www.tatescomics.com/stitchwars/

Pack a lunch and join other knitters, crafters and suppliers for the Surrey Museum’s annual Pic-Knit event on Aug. 8, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Shop at the Fibre Arts Marketplace, watch interesting demonstrations and learn knitting and crochet tips.

Read more here: http://www.bclocalnews.com:80/lifestyles/51794987.html

• A celebration in honor of the United Nations International Year of Natural Fibres
• An international effort to raise 250K for the largest fiber flock in the world in partnership with Heifer International
• A community for people of all ages, nationalities and skills dedicated to promoting the importance of natural fibers by creating the world’s longest scarf
• A competition for fiber artisans
• A place where anyone can learn more about the valuable and precious world of natural fibers by sharing knowledge, skills, resources and products

Go to Keep The Fleece.org to read more about The World’s Longest Scarf.

Nestucca Bay Yarns would like to invite you to their Spring Knitting Beach Retreat. It is scheduled for the last weekend in May and will be held once again at the Hotel Banquet Room of Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City, Oregon. The price of the retreat is $295.00 and includes nine hours of class instruction, a welcome reception, five meals, knit-in and lots of door prizes! Instructors will be Joan Schrouder, who taught the Fair Isle class in the Fall and JC Briar.

Go here for more info or to sign up! http://www.nbyarn.com/shop/product_info.php/products_id/2249

Knit with Debbie Stoller in Tuscany this summer!
Come along on a week long adventure in fiber, food, and fun!
Join her this summer for an unforgettable knitting adventure in the beautiful Tuscan region of Italy.

You’ll be visiting an angora farm, meeting the amazing lace makers and lace-making school of Lake Trasimeno, and checking out the yarn stores (including an incredible Italian yarn mill outlet) of Florence, and much more!

More here!

i-craft, the consumer-friendly NCM message is designed to instill the sense of pride current crafters take in their activities and helps make crafting more appealing to those consumers who have yet to participate. Fully supported by every segment of the craft industry.

As part of this nationwide NCM effort, retailers across the country offer special classes, demonstrations, sales and promotions. Many retailers participated in a nationwide contest sponsored by HIA (Hobby Industry Association), a non-profit industry trade association and Family Fun magazine.

To learn more about National Craft Month or crafts in general, visit your local crafts retailer. This year’s program focused on family fun with lots of new surprises, contests, special projects and more.

Go to http://www.craftassoc.com/craftmonth.html for the full article!

Knit to Be Square includes:

Easy-to-Knit patterns for hats, bags, scarves, pillows, slippers, capelets, afghans, and more.
Quick-to-knit patterns made of small squares that take relatively few stitches to finish.
Ideal patterns for using up your stash.
Easy washing machine felting tips for wool.
Plus! An impressively sized afghan shows you how mitered squares can be used to get a patchwork effect similar to traditional quilts
And more!
But be prepared—this is an addictive form of knitting! One square leads to another, which leads to another, which leads to another…

Read about it here: http://www.interweave.com/knit/books/KnitToBeSquare/about.asp

View the slideshow here: http://www.viv.dk/Books/KnitToBeSquare/KnitToBeSquare.htm

Free Scarf Pattern here: http://www.viv.dk/Patterns/Patterns.htm

And join the KAL, here: http://www.knittingdaily.com/forums/t/1081.aspx

 And after you’ve done all that…. leave me a comment and this book just might become yours!

You can see the webcast here:   http://www.fao.org/webcast/

Wait, first, I want you to know that I took time out from the Winter Classic game to make this announcement.
The slippers are done! Yes, they are done!
The Mossi Cardi will be finished or near finished at Knit Nite tonight. Pictures coming, I promise. Now, who in the world schedules a Knit Nite on New Years Day?? A better question would be, what better way to start the new year?

Ok, this is how I chose who would get the Knitting Stuff Giveaway.
I called my Ultra Cute 2 year old granddaughter over and told her to point to one.
And she did!

And the winner is….

Hey, you know what? During the intermission between periods in the Winter Classic I should make some of those way cute sheep shaped sugar cookies for knit Nite tonight. Yeah, I think I will do that.
What is the Winter Classic? Well, it’s the 2nd annual outdoor hockey game, this year between non other than my ever favorite Detroit Red Wings and the Chicago Blackhawks. This year they’re at Wrigley Field in Chicago. I knew you’d be floored.
Too cool.
Oh, hold on, intermission’s nearly over.
I’ll be back…..

Ok, ok, enough stalling.
Makayla has pointed to…..

Carol!! I will email Carol to let her know so she can send me her mailing address!
This was so much fun I’m going to have to do it again.

Thanks so much to everyone, but this doesn’t mean you get to go away now. Keep stopping by, keep leaving comments, you never know what I’ll dream up next!

Oh, yeah! Happy New Year! (back to the game…..)

What is Warm Up America?

It’s a group of knitters and crocheters coming together to make afghans for people in need. Oh, but it’s so much more.

Go here for the full scoop:

http://www.warmupamerica.org/whatIsWUA.html

They even have a Kids Warm Up America, where young people are encouraged to get involved in this very worthy cause. What a great way to teach your kids how to knit. The free patterns listed on their pages are very basic, very easy, perfect!

Please go check out their site, hey, I have an idea. you know all of those swatches you’ve made? Why not start with those, add a bit here and then to reach the 7×9 dimensions preferred by Warm Up America and you’ve already got a huge part of it done!

Come to think of it, I have afghan squares already in my stash from a UFOTWNGF (Un Finished Object That Will Never Get Finished), what a great use!

Because now, I have yet another project to do, and, I so want to wear my mossi cardi to Thanksgiving in 5 DAYS, I might want to think about putting in a stitch or two there too!

Here’s an idea… why not sign up for a knitting retreat? This time next year you’ll be so relaxed and mellowed out you’ll be able to sail through the holidays with no problems.

purlaway™ is excited to announce our upcoming luxury knitting retreat on October 8-11, 2009 at The Resort at the Mountain at the base of Mt. Hood in Welches, Oregon. Terri Shea, the author of Selbuvotter will be our instructor for this long weekend of workshops, comradery, and mountain air. Come join us for a relaxing and rejuvenating experience in this beautiful setting. Click here to learn more about this event! Find out about our Early Bird Special (available until April 3, 2009).

And, since you may need a shawl in October in the mountains, actually, I have no idea what the weather is like in Oregon, here’s a few free shawl patterns I found for you.

This blue one is the Candle Flame Shawl Pattern from KnitPicks, here:  and the pink shawl, from Arteeni, here: