The Original Knotty Ladies
...seen at our weekly knitting spot, The Jonesborough General Store, on Worldwide Knit in Public Day, 2013. Pam Dunn, Cari Jarman and Deb Burger
Pam and Susie Spinning
this is the first time Cari met Pam. And fell down the rabbit hole of spinning and manicures.
TKL Yarn Party
Our first event in JBO. We had so much fun!!!
Deb Wrangles the Crowd
Here, Deb is working the Dirty Santa game
Dirty Santa
Pat holds up her item
Yarn Bombing JBO
Deb and Deb work on the granny-square skirt for the trash bin
Our Virginia Contingent!
Sheila (Mummy), LeMoyne (shepherdess) and Dorothea (Lamb Nanny) at TKL inaugural event
Pam and Emily
Just one of 5 pairs of Mothers and Daughters to enjoy the first TKL event together.
Christmas Yarn Bombing
Deb demonstrates the hat for the Snow-belisk project
Snowbelisk: Completed
Deb, Deb and Cari show off the finished Snowbelisk
Spinzilla Team in the homestretch
The Knotty Ladies field their own Spinzilla team. This was the last day for us to spin in the 2014 contest.
Dyeing Day with Marcia
Old Friends and New
knitting and chatting at the 2014 Retreat
2014 Retreat
Mary Lou and some of the Llama/Alpaca Contingent
Vivian, John, Pam and Laura
discussing the finer points of wool combs.
Relay for Life Yarn Bombing
Every July, knitters from The Knotty Ladies, the Jonesborough Yarn Party and the Senior Center make scarves for people to pin the names of their loved ones.
Jay and Joan
discussing the importance of felted soaps
Spinners take Center Stage
Mary Lou, Elizabeth and Laura
Bob gearing up for his days as a Tour Guide
my very favorite pic of Deborah
Swap Table 2015
One of the staples of a Knotty Ladies Getaway Weekend is the Free Swap Table. Bring things from your stash that no longer float your boat and take something home that makes your heart sing.
2015 Check-In Table
Goodie bags and name tags, ready for people to come pick them up. Notice the snazzy new banner, courtesy of Deb's son at Fast Signs.
2015 Snack table
Liz and Lawre are making sure our table is ready to go.
2015 Conference Center
Tables beginning to fill up with knitters
2015 Weekend
Spinning corners are filling up
2015 Weekend
Marcia, Jay, Julie and Derek getting their projects started for the weekend.
2015 Weekend
Jay getting his spin on.
2015 Weekend
Christine and Jennifer working on their projects
2015 Retreat
Melissa's "Cast-on for Socks" class