Oh, my, it has been ages since I posted anything on this blog!! I have been busy machine knitting, hand knitting, and offering advice and help on Facebook to many machine knitting groups.
I have been attending our twice a year Knit ins at Camp Agape in Fuquay, NC about 45 minutes from Raleigh. I will be at the Carolina Fiber Fest in Raleigh on March 8-9, 2024 where our Triangle Machine Knitters will have a booth to demonstrate machines and machine knitting.
I have entered each of our NC State Fairs each October for years and keep winning ribbons for my entries. Between times I encourage members of TMK (Triangle Machine Knitters) to enter the fair. I have been successful in getting quite a few of them to enter, then they turn around and get better ribbons than I do!! those backstabbers!!<G> I am so proud of them.
The TMK is again having a Knit In at Camp Agape, April 22-28, 2024. Because of dwindling attendance, we have opened the registration to other machine knitters. Last fall we had a delightful knitter from Tennessee stay and knit with us. It is a joy to meet other knitters and learn from them.
Here is info about our knit in.
Twice a year we members of Triangle Machine Knitters group in
Raleigh, NC, rent out a building at a church camp for 5-6 days and
hold a Knit In. We bring our machines and yarn and patterns. We bring
our bedding (sheets, or sleeping bags) as pillows, quilts, and
blankets are provided. We bring food to share. We bring our personal
items (clothes, toiletries, shampoo, towels, etc.)
In the past we have
had about 12 people staying for the Knit in. But lately our number is
dwindling, as we knitters get a bit older and health issues arise. As
of today we have 6 knitters who plan to attend for at least part of
the “week”.
We would love to
open our fun activity to machine knitters living in nearby states.
Each bedroom has a queen bed and a bunk bed. After discussion we have
decided we can double up in the bedrooms a bit to free up 2 bedrooms
to those not part of TMK. Some of us even prefer to sleep in the
lower bunk!
This would allow 2-4
new people (don’t you love being called a new person!!) to attend.
Our next Knit In is
April 22-28, 2024
We need a head
count by March 30 to tell the camp people. The sooner you let us
know, and pay the $100 deposit (this is not the total cost of the
knit in, which depends on how many people split the cost of the cabin
rental) the more likely you will “make the cut” and be in the 2-4
new people we approve to attend. (Ha, sort of like sorority rush??)
It is a very nice
facility with a big room where we set up our machines and enjoy each
other’s company and knit whatever our hearts’ desire. It is fun
to see the various machines and to be able to ask each other for help
when we need it for our personal projects.
The Retreat House,
the building we rent, also has a full kitchen such as in a home.
There are 8 bedrooms surrounding the big knitting room (which also
serves as the dining room). We sign up on Sign up Genius to take
turns preparing the meals.
Each of the 8
bedrooms has a queen bed and a bunk bed, so they could comfortably
sleep 3 people (if one climbs to the upper bunk) and a private
bathroom with a shower. We sometimes share a bedroom (2 people) and
sometimes there are not that many people attending, so we get a
single room.
The facility is Camp
Agape in Fuquay, which is sort of near Raleigh (45 minutes away).
Here is a link to
the Retreat House, the facility we rent at Camp Agape. You can click
to see the various rooms and the floor plan. (The pool is not open at
this time, but the hiking trails are!)
https://agapekurebeach.org/camp-agape/facilities/retreat-house/
We would love to
have you join us.
Contact Rita
ritamcelroy24@gmail.com
or Mary Karnes (our
treasurer)
Check my blog for April 2018 where I wrote about the knit in and posted photos of my room.
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