Well…not that kind of gay toys. I wanted the guys at the yarn workshop to have some yarn toys to play with, so I ordered some.

Yarn-Type Gay Toys

At the upcoming Gay Spirit Camp in a few weeks, I’ll be presenting at least three times.

1. As a featured author presenting my book, The Fabric We Make and doing a reading.
2. Workshop on No-Cost Self-Publishing
3. Learn to Crochet Workshop

Thanks to expert advice from Jen A. and LauraRose in comments, I have decided to use a cup sleeve as the perfect way of teaching crochet to a bunch of guys. One of the free patterns I’ve tried shows all the basics of crochet in almost perfect order.

1. Slip stitch
2. Chain stitch
3. Single Crochet
4. Slip Stitch
5. Double Crochet

Thank you Jen for such an excellent idea. I’ve got a bunch of crochet hooks in the correct size and I just got a bunch of colors of dishcloth cotton yarn.

The workshop is slated to be 90 minutes. If any of the guys finish early, I’ll let them use either my vintage daisy loom, or one of the new daisy looms or pom-pom makers to create an adornment for their new cup sleeve.

I’ll also bring a bunch of pre-made daisies for anyone that would just like to add one without making it themselves.

All my materials are ready for the crochet workshop and the self-publishing workshop. I just need to prepare myself to present the book and choose a good excerpt to read. I am both a little nervous and very excited.

Current Knitting

I’ve added a few more LONG rows to the Aurora Cabin Shawl.

I plan on bringing some of my handiwork to the retreat in a few weeks. So I’m hopeful to have finished this one by then.