And you can come too!
April 25 – May 1 will find me winging my way to Argentina with Behind the Scenes Adventures.
Textile Guru Cynthia Le Count Samake and I will be joined by Buenos Aries local – and international knitting star – Joji Locatelli! Squee!
Highlights of the trip will include fantastic BA – Buenos Aries, a gorgeous city of architecture, art, parks, street markets, tango and even a YARN DISTRICT! It will be fall time, so we’ll still be itching for yarn! With Joji we’ll take a ferry across the the Rio Plata to Montevideo, the capitol of Uruguay where we’ll visit the dye studio and factory shop of Malabrigo! Swoon! Montevideo is also home to 3 of Manos del Uruguay‘s retail shops where they sell finished goods as well as yarn. In the countryside we’ll journey to a Manos cooperative.
Colonia de Sacrameto has been on my bucket list for a long time, and it will be our final stop in Uruguay. The historic quarter, where we’ll be staying is a Unesco World Heritage Site. We’ll have a leisurely couple of days to enjoy the quaint tranquil streets and enjoy some knitting in one of the lovely cafes.
Back across the river in Argentina we’ll travel to an estansia, a traditional ranch, though hardly rustic, where we’ll relax in the pastoral surroundings. Joji will treat us to a trunk show and also knit with us – sharing a pattern she’s designed just for our group. She’s also persuaded her good friend and indy dyer Ale, to lead a dying workshop for us.
The trip will wind down back in Buenos Aries with a farewell dinner and Tango show!
Care to join us?
Joji, me and her mom!
Colonia del Sacramento photo: PhilippSchinz
Hope we get to meet Jojo’s Mom!!!!! Looking forward to this trip!!!
Me too Linnea, she’s great! And an amazing amazing knitter.
You should come to Chile too!…there are a lot of textile iniciatives, and we all wil be happy to see you 🙂
Yes Chile! When I was there a couple of years ago we visited with the women from a great dying cooperative outside of Puerto Montt. I would love to go back and spend more time in Chile and travel for textiles and hiking! I would want to stay for months!
Your website is gorgeous Mercedes!!!
Would I ever care to join you, that looks fantastic! Have a great time and take lots of photos 🙂
I wish you could come Meghan!
I would just love to join you!!! Please tell me where and when. I have taken your craftsy group on the Fair Isle Vest. I love to travel like you do, find other country’s customs and (needlework), especially interesting. I have bought your two Fair Isle books and enjoy them; in fact, I just referred to your 200 Fair Isle patterns for help with the color wheel, etc.
Where are you going to next? Are you instructing any cruise classes next year or are you teaching at any of the knitting conventions next year? I would love to take classes that you teach. Or, would you recommend any knitting cruises or conventions, etc.?
I live in Jupiter, Florida. My LYS is called, “Knit or Knot.” Perhaps you would like to come to Florida to teach some classes? I’m sure there would be a good number of knitters who would love to see you in person and take classes from you!
I look forward to hearing from you.
Karen Colwell
P.S. I use your Solidago sock knitting pattern for reference when knitting socks, Thank you.
Hi Karen!!! YES! Join the trip, there are only 12 spaces total and I think it is nearly full. It would be so fun to have you along. You need to contact Cynthia at Behind the Scenes adventures. The first link above takes you to the trip description, or you can jump right to :
http://btsadventures.com/sign-up/
Where you can download the contract and send in your deposit to secure your place.
Otherwise for sure next year I’ll be teaching at VK NY in January, almost all those classes are sold out, I’m also teaching at Vogue Knitting Pasadena in the Spring, SSK in Nashville and of course Gudrun and I will be taking two trips to Shetland.
I’ll be posting about these adventures, I’m just trying to get back on my feet from all this years travel and moving from a big house in the country to a wee apartment in the city! Quite an adjustment, and it occupies far more time than I ever imagined.
I’d love to travel to Florida, one of my best friends is in West Palm Beach and I’m always looking for an excuse to visit! She’s practically your neighbor! I will look up Knit or Knot.
I’m so glad you like Solidago and it’s your go-to sock pattern, that makes me really really happy!
Here’s hoping we see each other this year, South America would be the best! Have you seen the pictures Joji is posting of knitting by the pool!
Happy Holidays!
Mary Jane