Posted in Knitting Links on September 29, 2004 | 1 Comment »
This weekend there is a lot of great stuff going on in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul). The fibery one is:
Knit-Out 2004 – Knit Happens
Sponsored by the Minnesota Knitters’ Guild
Sunday, October 3, 2004 – 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Ridgedale Shopping Center
12401 Wayzata Blvd., Minnetonka, MN
Fashion shows featuring hand knit items
FREE beginning knitting lessons
Children’s activity [...]
Posted in Knitting Links on September 28, 2004 | 1 Comment »
The bead retreat was fab. The best so far. My usual group wasn’t there, but I had invited some of my friends from the the Bead Ladies group. Morgan, Sally and Carol came. We sat together and had a good time. Sally and I sang and did dialog from our [...]
Posted in Knitting Links on September 24, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
I haven’t had a yarn swift very long. Every time I used this thing – bad things happened: the swift would slowly lower and lose tension, tangling the yarn; the free end would wrap itself around the post in the middle; the yarn would just refuse to go on.
This morning I knew I [...]
Posted in Knitting Links on September 23, 2004 | 1 Comment »
I am wondering why it is that so many great events happen on the same date? This weekend I am going away for the Upper Midwest Bead Society’s bead retreat. Which is a very good thing. A long weekend of just beading or doing what I want to do. All for [...]
Posted in Knitting Links on September 16, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
I get emails letting me know whenever somebody comments. I don’t know whether to be glad or enraged. My blog is getting read, but by someone who is spamming me…. leaving comments about how good my blog is, but in truth they are just posting because they want to leave a link to [...]
Posted in Knitting Links on September 15, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
Here is the last of the WI fiber fest schtuff. After finishing up at the county fair site, we still had a half day to spend. Went tripping into Madison for said pizza, and then what to do? We were too tired to take in a movie so we decided to just [...]
Posted in Knitting Links on September 14, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
I forgot to mention yesterday how beautiful and peaceful Fort Atkinson is. The detour took us through a lot of farmland and it seemed like there wouldn’t be a place for a Best Western Courtyard anywhere… just how much farther do we have to go? Then all of the sudden the town appeared, [...]
Posted in Knitting Links on September 13, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
I came back Sunday night but this is my first chance at collecting my thoughts and getting my photos together. Today was a teaching day, which is really nice but there was definitely a part of me longing to head for the computer so that I could get everything together to show you.
Okay, [...]
Posted in Knitting Links on September 9, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
Tomorrow (Friday) at about 10:00 ish I will be leaving for a 3-day weekend to the Wisconsin SpinIn which is together with the sheep folks’ festival this year. It is in Jefferson County Fair Park, in Jefferson, WI. I have a list of shtuff I want to get… a few little things like [...]
Posted in Knitting Links on September 8, 2004 | Leave a Comment »
Last night was a gathering of the Northern Lights Handspinners Guild at the Richardson Nature Center. I guess the 40 members take turns hosting a spinning gathering. There seems to be one a week. So far this is the only one I have been able to attend.
Here are some pics from the [...]
Susan H. Aguirre
knitter, quilter,
spinner, beader
crocheter
Saint Paul, Minnesota
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