My favorite week of the year is when I’m actually at Easton Mountain with the most awesome guys. But my second favorite week of the year is this one.

Second Favorite Week Of The Year – Specifically This Saturday

This Saturday starts a five-month process of building excitement until May, when it all comes to fruition.

About two years ago, a friend told me I should write a book. I explained that I had attempted to write a book on men’s knitwear design. I couldn’t do both the blog and a book at the same time. Any designs for the book would have to be withheld from the blog. So I quit the project. She suggested that I should write about the Men’s Knitting Retreats. She’s heard me talk so excitedly about my time at the retreats and the amazing guys that are attracted to them. That’s when the idea for The Fabric We Make began.

The first Saturday of each year we open registration for the Men’s Spring Knitting Retreat at Easton Mountain. It’s the kickoff for my exciting season and it’s filled with tons of activities.

Registration goes quickly each year. As each name shows up in my e-mail, I get more and more excited. The retreat starts at registration, so the excitement is palpable. New guys registering and the guys from prior year are both so thrilling to see. It brings me to Spring weather, the smell of Easton Mountain and times I’ll be celebrating in a few months. There is so much to do starting on Saturday. It’s also a total joy doing all of it.

Regular blog readers know that I keep them updated over the next five months. And I will do that again this year. Hopefully you’ll get to share in the unbridled excitement of it all.

Current Knitting

We are now up to 52″ (132 cm) on the double-layer, linen-stitch scarf.

I’m still quite enjoying the leisurely pace of this beauty. I’m also looking forward to wearing it.