33rd ANNUAL MINNESOTA KNITTERS’ DAYS
STEWARTVILLE, MN
October 12th, 13th,
14th, 15th, 2017
Come and join us at the Ironwood Springs Miracle Lodge Retreat
Center for the weekend. New this year, we
have added an additional day to our weekend retreat. Ironwood Springs is located
in Stewartville, MN, near Rochester in southeastern Minnesota, about an hour
and half south of the Twin Cities area.
Enjoy knitting, relaxing and sharing quality time with fellow knitters!
GUEST INSTRUCTOR: Gayle Roehm,
Gayle teaches knitting classes
around the country, with a focus on using Japanese patterns. She loves to
introduce knitters to the pleasures of Japanese designs, and her knowledge of
the subject is unmatched. In a previous life, she was a management consultant
who sold and managed multimillion-dollar economic development projects around
the world, especially in Asia. She lived in Japan and speaks Japanese. She turned her love of knitting into a second
career, teaching and writing with a focus on introducing western knitters to
Japanese designs and unusual stitch patterns. Her article about Japanese
knitting appeared in Knitter’s Magazine in 1997, and was among the first
information to appear in English on the topic. Now that Japanese books and
magazines are readily available online, Gayle has been teaching knitters across
the country how to understand and enjoy these intriguing designs. She has
taught for Stitches events, Interweave Knitting Lab, Madrona Fiber Arts
Retreat, Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival, Vogue Knitting Live, Knitter’s
Connection and numerous other national, regional and guild events.
CLASS: “JAPANESE KNITTING BOOT CAMP” An intensive two-day workshop
that gives the knitter a head start on any Japanese design, and makes sure all
questions are answered so the garment can be made successfully.
This
retreat will enable you to get started on a Japanese design that you have pre-selected.
These two and a half days with Gayle, will give you a chance to make some real
progress. We’ll review pattern notation, sizing, symbols and any other problems
that you’ve found. We’ll also do a quick review of key information and symbols,
and work through the steps to re-size for your personal measurements. Then
you’ll have time to start knitting. You’ll go home with a good start on a project
and be able to complete your design.
Ideas for your weekend knitting will be sent to you in your camp letter,
which will include links to Ravelry Japanese pattern options for you to select
from, or you may bring a Japanese pattern that you already selected.
LOCATION: The Miracle Lodge retreat and conference center was named after seven years of construction, donations from fourteen states, and contributions from 1000 people and businesses. Twenty-seven beautiful rooms all fully furnished are now being used and the word is spreading. Our group will meet in the Riverside Room on the main level of Miracle Lodge. Your room will be located on first or second floor of the Lodge. The Dining Hall will serve brunch and dinner each day during our stay, which is a short walk from the Lodge. Ironwood Springs Christian Ranch is located near Stewartville, MN in southeastern Minnesota.
QUESTIONS: Call Sheryl Hill
at 651-388-2905 or via e-mail: sherknits@yahoo.com
FEE: The cost
is $450, which includes your room, all meals and instruction. Private rooms are available for an additional
$125 fee. Please send full payment (or
$150 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 the “waiting list”. CANCELLATIONS: If you
cancel, $50 is non-refundable; the remainder will be refunded
if/when a replacement is found from the “waiting list”.
Here are the finished Japanese Knitting Projects from this class:
