Sock Summit 2009 is This Week

SOCK SUMMIT -

ITS A YARN STORM!

The upcoming ultimate knitting gathering, called the, SOCK SUMMIT 2009, begins this Thursday with events through August 9th. Oregon Convention Center is the place to be for all fashionable fiber nuts this weekend.

Yarn Dyers, fiber artists, spinners, designers, book authors, and lovers of all things yarn will be arriving from all parts of the United States and Canada as well as more far flung reaches of the knitting community. This event has been discussed, planned and anticipated by bloggers and knitters everywhere as THE PLACE TO BE this weekend.

Many are heartbroken at not being able to find a place in one of the classes,they filled quickly, no registration is required to attend the MARKETPLACE. This is an event that will likely be stupendous (sorry I couldn't think of a more descriptive word)As near as I can tell every yarn dyer and spinner, as well as other vendors of all things yarny will be there with their wares. AND there will be the knitting equivalent of rock stars, including:

Cookie A • Star Athena • Deb Barnhill • Judy Becker • Lorilee Beltman • Anne Berk • Cat Bordhi • JC Briar • Nancy Bush • Laurel Coombs • Angela Davis

• Carson Demers • Amy Detjen • Laurie Drew • Abby Franquemont • Chrissy Gardiner • Priscilla Gibson-Roberts • Marjan Hammink • Anne Hanson • Sivia Harding • Stephen Houghton • Janel Laidman

• Judith MacKenzie McCuin • Betsy McCarthy • Denny McMillan • Melissa Morgan-Oakes • Lucy Neatby • Tina Newton • Heather Ordover • Clara Parkes • Stephanie Pearl-McPhee • Karen Ratto-Whooley • Deb Robson

• Merike Saarniit • Joan Schrouder • Charlene Schurch • Amy R Singer • Meg Swansen • Barbara Walker • Anna Zilboorg

Its such a long list of knitting greats, I listed them all.

In addition the list of yarn brands represented seems to include every finer fiber artist from throughout this country and Canada.

AND to top it off there will be Guiness World Recordbreaking event for simultaneous knitting on Friday at 12:15. Tickets will be first come first serve.

Some local knitting shops are also offering events. Ask your favorite LYS what they are offering.

Personally I hope to meet a few of the wonderfully clever and talented people I have come to know through my laptop.

I may pick up an ounce of yarn or two.