April-May 2014 Continued. . .

Another venue added to my teaching schedule was

Yarnover 2014

https://www.knitters.org/whats-yarnover in Minneapolis, MN,

hosted by the Minnesota Knitters' Guild.

The exciting event was bustling with vendors, yarn, classes, fiber artists and students. Shelley Hermanson was amazing as she and her wonderful Guild members organized this event. One of the most memorable moments was when

Franklin Habit

http://the-panopticon.blogspot.com

delivered his keynote address:

Five Women, Five Shawls; Love, Wisdom, and Yarn Overs

My favorite departure gift was a treasured, new friend, Shelley.

As you will see in the following photos, we were surrounded with top-notch designers and teachers who are crazy, wonderful, fun-loving people.

L to R: Mary Scott Huff, Carson Demers, and Daniel Yuhas

L to R: Sally Melville, Fiona Ellis, Marly Bird,

Brigitte Elliott (me), and Amy Detjen

L to R: Betsy Hershberg and Marly Bird

At the same time,

Steven Be

http://stevenbe.com

was hosting his yarn shop classes on Sunday which coordinated with Yarnover 2014. It was there that I had the most remarkable visit with Steven Berg's mother, Christa. She is originally from East Germany and bravely escaped on foot, for an eight hour hike at night in the pouring down rain through the woods! Her generosity, and knitting knowledge shined through when she offered to teach me a German technique for a stretchy cast on which is especially useful for a top down sock or sweater.

Steven and Me "Mama" Christa

Steven Be's is packed with a glorious selection of yarn! As you will see in the following photos, the shop is a treasure trove of color, texture, design, and extraordinary taste. Check out the beautiful chandelier. Franklin Habit was teaching a class in an area which was sectioned off by beautiful oriental screens. Take a tour. . . .