Conference Events

Week 22 =  Interweave Miscellaneous
Day 3 = May 30, 2014
 
     As I mentioned yesterday, the conference program had a section on the Special Events being held over the course of the weekend. Here are all 4 events with the Interweave description first and my thoughts second:
 
Wine and Sign with Vickie Howell

• Interweave: "Join Vickie for an exclusive screening of the first episode of the thirteenth season of Knitting Daily TV with Vickie Howell!"
• Savery Knitting: Being given a chance to see the premiere episode of the 13th season was great, especially since the series does not air in my area. This event included a Goody Bag pictured here:

  

  Interweave Crochet, Spring 2014 Issue, Knitting Daily TV ruler, Season 12
  of Knitting Daily TV on DVD and a skein of Bernat Cottonish

  Meeting Vickie and getting her to sign my DVD and ruler were awesome.
   

 
Coffee and Cookies with The Yarn Whisperer, Clara Parkes!

• Interweave: "Enjoy dessert and a night of hilarious storytelling with beloved knitting personality Clara Parkes, author of The Yarn Whisperer: My Unexpected Life in Knitting."
• Savery Knitting: Clara is a hoot and a half. I loved her spunky, pixie attitude and view on life. She spent the evening sharing her story of how she acquired her first clip of wool... then her second... and her third... you see where I am going with this. Clara is an impassioned knitting backer, meaning that she doesn't just back the knitting side of things, but also the production side of things.
  
  Clara's event also had a Goody Bag pictured here:

  

  Knit Scene, Summer 2014, Mini Clara Yarn notebook
  and a box of 10 Knitter's Review notecards

  After her story time, Clara answered a few questions and then signed copies of her book.
  

 
 Welcome and Knitters' Market Opening

• Interweave: "Join us outside the Knitters' Market for opening remarks and your chance to win a $150 Gift Certificate for shopping in the Knitters' Market!"
• Savery Knitting: This was a short and sweet event where Karin Strom the Editorial Director called me out as the scholarship winner when she mentioned the Silent Auction.

 
Silent Auction to benefit Knitting Lab Scholarship Fund

• Interweave: "Bid on items donated by Market vendors and instructors! All funds raised go directly to the Interweave Knitting Scholarship fund. Each year, one or more students are able to attend Knitting Lab via this fund."
• Savery Knitting: I expected the occasional gift basket as pictured here and the occasional book, but never expected so many fabulous knit originals from previous Interweave publications.
  
   
  
  
   
  
   
  As the one and only 2014 scholarship recipient, I felt it necessary to participate in the Silent Auction. From the moment they put out the items I felt this wrap pictured below calling to me. It was a gentle, loving call. I waited until only 45 minutes were left for open bidding and then snapped like a twig and put in a bid. As you can see, I WON. Annie Modesitt is unbelievably talented and went through knitting "hell" (if there is even such a thing) when she knit this. The yarn is Mohair and she has asthma, so the whole time she was knitting this wrap she had to wear a mask. Now that is passion, vision and dedication all rolled up into one Annie Modesitt.
  
  
     

     Whatever your profession, hobby or passion, when you get a chance to meet someone of notoriety within that field, it's like a kid in a candy shop with $100 to spend. That is how I felt just being able to attend these events and meet Vickie and Clara.
 

 Knitting question of the day

Who is your favorite knitting personality?

 
Eventful Knitting,

Victoria