MN Knitter's Days 2008!!

24th ANNUAL MINNESOTA KNITTERS’ DAYS

FRONTENAC, MN

OCTOBER 17th, 18th, 19^th, 2008

Come and join us at the Villa Maria Retreat Center for the weekend on Lake Pepin, located about one and a half hours south of the Twin Cities! Enjoy knitting, relaxing and sharing quality time with fellow knitters!

INSTRUCTOR: Candace Eisner Strick has immersed herself in music and knitting most of her life. Now retired from 16 years of teaching cello, she concentrates on designing, writing, and teaching knitting. She is the author of 6 books, her designs and writing has been published in every major knitting magazine in the country, and she has taught nationally and internationally since 1998. She is the creator of her own line of yarn, Merging Colors, as well as her own line of patterns, Strickwear, which can be found in yarn stores and catalogs across the country, in Canada, and in the UK (www.strickwear.com). Candace's students say they not only love learning from her classes, but thoroughly enjoy her sense of humor as well. Appropriately, "strick" mean to knit.

CLASS: STRICKLY SHAWLS

From a simple triangle to a circle, from a rectangular stole to a wing shawl, learn all the in-between shapes and styles and find one that calls to you. You will learn how to make a template of the shape and plug in lace patterns, how to incorporate beads, some cool bind offs and cast ons that are appropriate, how to make non-curling edges, short row shaping, and how to apply an edging. It's a geometrical extravaganza, with all kinds of slick Strick knitting techniques thrown in just to keep you on your toes!!

QUESTIONS: Call Sheryl Hill at 651-388-2905 or e-mail me at: sherknits@yahoo.com

FEE: The cost is $280, which includes room, all meals and instruction. Private rooms are available for $30 additional fee. Please send full payment (or $100 deposit) with your completed registration to hold your space. (Balance due in September)

REGISTRATION: The first 30 applicants will be accepted on a first come first serve basis. Send registration and check to: Sheryl Hill, 285 Motel Avenue, Red Wing, MN 55066. If camp is full when you register, I will let you know and put you on a “waiting list”. CANCELATIONS: If you cancel $50 is non-refundable, remainder will be refunded if/when a replacement is found from the “waiting list”.

Our group will stay in Marian Hall at the Villa Maria. Historically the Villa Maria was a private boarding school for girls. Our accommodations are shared rooms with bath/shower facilities on the third floor. There is a separate floor for any male knitters interested in attending. Most rooms have a private sink and closet included. There are shared rooms available for two, three or four knitters. Please specify names in your group on the registration. Our meeting area is a large room with a beautiful view overlooking Lake Pepin. All meals are included and served “cafeteria style” in the lower level. Special dietary meals are available upon request. The Villa Maria Center is a non-smoking facility.

CAMP SHIRTS, BAGS, ECT. Camper’s Choice; T-shirts and Sweatshirts in White, Ash, Stone, Gray Heather, Royal, Red, Forrest Green, Burgundy, Navy or Black; Denim long sleeved shirt; all in sizes small to XXL; Knitting Bag (15x13x5), micro-fiber polyester, in black, with a zippered top. All items will include “Minnesota Knitters’ Days” with a “knitting theme” embroidered on them. If you would like any of these items, include it on your registration form.

CHECK IN will be from 4:30-6:00 Friday evening before dinner at 6pm.

HOMEWORK instructions will be sent to you in plenty of time to complete and bring with you to camp, along with a schedule and map.

QUESTIONS: Call Sheryl Hill at 651-388-2905 or e-mail me: sherknits@yahoo.com