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I know what the S and the O stand for

Posted on | October 14, 2008 | 11 Comments

(sensory overload) but what about the A and the R?

I don’t know where or how to begin to blog about SOAR.  It was quite the experience.  I learned so much and I met so many people.  I had a dorky moment when I saw Stephanie Pearl-McPhee and spent the rest of the time trying not to appear like a crazy stalker person.  I will say that she’s as funny in person as she is on the blog, and her Hey Teach looked awesome.  She should make a half dozen of them.  I met several people whose blogs I read and they were all wonderful.  I made lots of new friends.  It was hard to come home.

I spent a good bit of time moving my things from room to room, as the hotel was overbooked for Friday night and I slept in a different room each night I was there.  I tried not to be shy, but arriving mid-week reminded me of the sixth grade, moving to a new state mid-year and starting a new school.  Everyone’s known each other since kindergarten and even the new kids aren’t new anymore.  When I arrived Thursday afternoon, the SOAR party was well underway and by the time I caught up, it was time to go home.  Lesson learned – go for the entire week.

Rather than giving a blow-by-blow, I’m going to make a list of highlights.  First up – the SOAR gallery.

Entitled “The Reason I Learned to Spin,” this spindle-spun Orenberg lace shawl by Knitter Kim blew me away.

Barbara‘s handcarded, handspun shawl from 2007 SOAR fiber was simply gorgeous.  Barbara came to my rescue and let me sleep on a rollaway bed in her room Friday night, for which I’ll be forever grateful.  To allow a complete stranger to stay with her – what a kind and generous person. 

Shawls don’t have to be white to be beautiful!  This is Abby‘s very colorful handspun shawl, self-designed and embellished with beads.  This picture does not do it justice.

I absolutely loved this sweater.  I can’t remember whose it is and I’d love to know if there’s a pattern for it.  If anyone recognizes it, please let me know!  The color blending was perfect for this pattern.

I loved the yoke on this sweater and it was soooo soft.  All those little ventilation holes would be great for Alabama winters.  It gives me ideas…

This is a collection of items by Michael Cook.  Michael rode with me from the airport and it helped steady my nerves to have another SOAR virgin with me!  He does beautiful, intricate work, that embroidered peony was even prettier in person.

And I guess that’s all for today!  Once I gather together more of my thoughts, I’ll post about the classes, the things I learned, the spin-in and how I lost my cotton cherry.

 

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