17th Annual Knitter's Weekend 2008
Friday, September 26th to Sunday, September 28, 2008
Putney, Vermont
Last year's weekend was such a success that we have again invited Kate Gilbert to join us.
Our weekend begins Friday evening with dinner featuring
locally grown produce. On Saturday and Sunday we will explore
knitting techniques with designer Kate Gilbert.
Kate fell in love with knitting at the age of 16,
and she hasn’t put her needles down since. Throughout her
years at the State University of New York at Buffalo (where she
earned a degree in graphic design) and her time in New York City
(where she earned a paycheck coming up with logos, magazine layouts,
and web sites, among other pretty things) Kate was constantly
knitting one-of-a-kind gifts for friends and family.
In 2001, Kate moved to Paris, where she embarked
on her new career as a professional knitwear designer. Now in
Montréal, she teaches knitting, has taken up spinning,
and continues to come up with unique designs when she’s
not chasing her toddler around. Kate’s original patterns
have been featured in Interweave
Knits (most recently Syncopated Caps and Wing
Top) and Knitty.com
(remember the Clapotis
Wrap?) and are available in select yarn stores and online
at  kategilbert.com.
There, you’ll also find her blog, “Needles
on Fire” where she dishes about the ups
and downs of knitting and purling.
WEEKEND SCHEDULE
Workshop sessions, evening meals and Friday's session
will be held at the Putney Cares Barn, conveniently located in Putney
Village, .2 miles west of the General Store.
FRIDAY EVENING (5:30 - 9:00 p.m.) Gathering,
dinner, introductions.
SATURDAY (9 - 3:30 p.m.) 2 toe-up socks on
1 circular needle at 1 time : Learn to knit two socks from the toe
up to the cuff at the same time on one long, circular needle. We'll
be making small "technique" socks in order to learn all of the techniques
- casting on, short rows, stretchy bind offs. Skills used: knitting
in the round, knitting and purling, increases.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON (3:30 - 5:30 p.m.) Tours
of Green Mountain Spinnery. Free time to relax, knit, shop, and
explore Putney and the surrounding area.
SATURDAY EVENING (5:30 p.m.) We will meet
for dinner and afterwards a presentation.
SUNDAY MORNING (9 - Noon) Increasing and
Decreasing with Style:
REGISTRATION The fee for the weekend is $325
per person, $300 with paid registration before August 1, 2008. You
may pay by VISA or Master Card or send us a check by mail. The registration
fee includes all workshop sessions and materials plus Friday dinner
and Saturday lunch and dinner. Cancellations before September 10th
will be refunded, after September 10th refunds will be made only
if there is a replacement. Other details of the weekend and directions
to the Spinnery will be sent to you in early September.
Recommended Accommodations. We suggest you
reserve space ASAP.
The Putney Inn (right across from the Spinnery)
-- 802.387.5517
Hickory Ridge B & B (2 miles west of Putney) -- 802.387.5709
Ranney Crawford House B & B (5 miles west of Putney) -- 802.387.4150
Hampton Inn Brattleboro (8 miles south of Putney)
Holiday Inn Express Brattleboro (8 miles south of Putney)
- 802.257.2400
We hope you will join us! Please contact Margaret
Atkinson at 1-800-321-9665 or spinnery@sover.net
to complete your registration or for additional information.
Click here for
printable info and registration form (PDF)
REGISTRATION FORM
To register for the weekend please return this completed form with
either a check made out to Green Mountain Spinnery for the full
amount, or your Visa or Master Card number and the expiration date.
Registration fee includes workshop sessions and materials plus Friday
dinner and Saturday lunch & dinner. With confirmation of your
registration we will send directions for reaching the workshop site.
NOTE: Space is limited to 20 participants, so please register early.
NOTE:
Refunds will be made for cancellations before September 10th; after
September 10th, refunds will be made only if there is a replacement.
Green Mountain Spinnery, PO Box 568, Putney VT 05346 802-387-4528
TOLL FREE: 1-800-321-9665 FAX: 802-387-4841 e-mail: spinnery@ sover.net
We hope you will join us! Please contact Margaret Atkinson
at 1-800-321-9665 or spinnery@sover.net to complete your registration or for additional information. |
