I spent last week in San Diego, presenting and teaching for the San Diego North Coast Knitters Guild. This is a happening guild! They bring in guest speakers/teachers nearly every month, and have two retreats per year. Impressive!
Monday was travel day, in order to be in place on Tuesday. I arrived in the afternoon, so I went to the beach! Moonlight State Beach was just a half mile down the street from my hotel in Encinitas.
It’s a lot more crowded than an Oregon Coast beach, because the water is warm.
I walked a half mile south to where it was quieter. Perfect. Then back to my starting point, and a little ways north. I sat on the sand watching the waves, and it was so pleasant that I couldn’t bring myself to get up for an hour past when I thought I should.
I explored the main drag of Encinitas. Very touristy, lots of fun shops and eateries. And overlooks at the ends of the streets so you can see the beach and ocean.
The main drag is Highway 101, so 4 of these surround every tree and lightpost. .
I gave a presentation on my design process, and blocking accessories at the guild meeting on Tuesday. And I enjoyed the Show and Share time at the end of the meeting.
The knitters in Emmy’s family had a knitalong (KAL) of the Both Sides Now shawl that I designed for Knit Picks. It was fun to see so many of them, and to see how different each side looked.
Anne brought her Sophie’s Rose shawlette. 2014!
And one of the knitters modeled a cardigan that she started in 1997. She had set it aside many times, and was finally determined to finish it. Then she ran out of her lilac yarn, so she color blocked one of the fronts in a gorgeous spring green. It looked fabulous, but the kicker? She found the rest of the yarn after finishing the sweater! I think the color blocking really added to the piece, so it was a serendipitous misplacing.
I was pleased to have a chance to wear my new Scattered Petals cowl.
I taught classes on Wednesday and Thursday: Brioche Pastiche, Whale Conga Line, YO YO Fancy Stitches, and Sheepy Steeky Coasters.
I loved that program coordinator Theresa bound off her coasters just before class, and she brought her steamer for steam blocking!
Mary is knitting a Starstruck shawlette. I love her color choices.
It was so nice to meet Karen, who test knit for my Brioche Knit Love book.
I had a great time with this guild! I’d happily teach for them again.
I came home and hit the ground running. Lots to get done this week before I leave on Friday to go sing in Sisters!
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