Carol G. Goes To The Sock Summit

Sheep fleece on the classroom floor while we touch, sort and take some fiber to spin.

Judith (in black tunic) talking to students.

Convention center and an overcast Portland morning.

Entering through "Sockgate". The market is through the dorrs where there were yarn and fiber vendors.

Tiny socks.

Huge socks.

Carol G. says,

Last week was the Sock Summit in Portland, OR at the Convention Center. Believe it or not, the Sock Summit was a convention dedicated to knitting socks! Or as the motto of the event states "Taking sock knitting almost too far!" It was full of knitters, yarn, classes, shopping, and lots of fun.

http://www.socksummit.com/

On Friday, I took a class on spinning yarn for socks with Judith MacKenzie. She brought several different sheep fleeces and taught us about the differences in the wool, how to select a fleece, and fascinating information about sheep in general. It was an amazing class and I recommend taking any class you can from Judith if you are interested in fiber, spinning or anything close!

The event had a sock museum in the middle of the market. There were huge socks to tiny socks, and everything in between. If you search youtube you will even see the sock knitters dancing in a "flash mob" in front of the convention center. There is nothing like taking a fun hobby and making it even better! I look forward to the next Sock Summit.