Upcoming Meetups & Travel!
August 31st, 2009
The fall is promising to be another busy season here at Ravelry! We are finalizing our plans for October and in the meantime are preparing for some really fun events in September.
First up, Mary-Heather is teaming with Oodles Yarn and Bead Gallery and Jane Thornley to host a meetup in Santa Fe, New Mexico this Saturday, September 5th.
It will take place after the workshop that Jane is teaching at the store. Here is the Ravelry Event listing for this meetup where you can RSVP and see more information! Come by and meet some NM Ravelers and get a Ravelry button from Mary-Heather!
Next, Casey and I will be traveling to Germany to attend the Germany Ravelry Meetup on September 12th in Backnang, Baden-Wurttemberg. We will be around all day on Saturday and I will be participating in one of the classes with my friend Julie, who is living in Heidelberg. I can’t wait to check out the market and see some German yarn! For more information, check out the group and RSVP here!
In the evening on Saturday, we will be hanging out from about 6:30 pm at Kunberger Aura in Backnang. We are not able to come back for the 2nd day of the Meetup on Sunday so we thought we’d take some time that night to meet everyone we missed during the day on Saturday. The event page for the after hours meetup is here, where you can find the address and other information!
(Backnang photos by Christian Heindel)
After the meetup in Backnang, we are doing some travel around Germany and into Alsace, France with Julie and Adam- I think we will be stopping for a few nights. We will probably organize a meetup while we are in France if there is any interest and I will edit this post if we have more information about that! (UPDATE! Here is the event page for the Ravelry Meetup in Strasbourg, Alsace!)
Once we have exhausted Alsace’s supply of cheese, wine and onion tarts, we will be heading back to Heidelberg and will have a meetup on September 19th around 6pm. You can see more details and RSVP here!
Thank you so much to all the organizers of these events for being so welcoming to us and for working so hard on these meetups! We can’t wait!!
September 1st, 2009 at 2:29 am
Hello Jess,
I’m a French Raveler who lives in Paris suburb and I would be interesting in a meetup if you organize one !!!
Could you let me know if you organize a meetup in France ?
It will be a great pleasure to know you and Casey !!!
Have a great day
Lucile
September 1st, 2009 at 3:12 am
yay…coming to France ?!
I would be delighted to try to come and meet you if anything is organized.
they also have great pastries in Alsace ;)
Laila
September 1st, 2009 at 6:24 am
You’re going to love Germany! I live there for five years, it’s just gorgeous =)
September 1st, 2009 at 6:40 am
Have lots of fun travelling around Germany and France!
I’m so sad that I can’t make it to any of the events. :(
September 1st, 2009 at 7:00 am
Whaw ! you’re coming in Alsace !
That’s great, I would definitively be interrested in a meetup if anything is organized ;)
I hope you’ll have a great time visiting our region, which is great by fall with the grape harvests ;)
Géraldine
September 1st, 2009 at 9:52 am
I too live in France and depending on when and where the meetup is, I’d love to try to join.
Please keep me posted.
September 1st, 2009 at 10:57 am
Sounds like you will have some fun. Did you know that Conni and I lived for a very long time about 10 minutes from Backnang? I wish I would have seen the news about the German meeting earlier. We would have gone.
September 1st, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Man! Heidelberg and Alsace, two of my most favorite European locales! Have tons of fun and take lot of pics for the rest of us that have to stay home!
September 1st, 2009 at 12:27 pm
I’ll be in France and possibly Germany at that time too. I’m definitely interested in a possible France meet up!
September 1st, 2009 at 12:42 pm
I hope you enjoy your time in Germany. LOVED living there for 6 years, you’ll have a great time!
September 1st, 2009 at 12:47 pm
aww man and just after i left Santa Fe as well >_
September 1st, 2009 at 12:49 pm
whoops i forgot that the site doesnt recognize that as an angry face and instead thinks its html :/
well as i said but it didnt show up (lol) have fun in the land of enchantment its awesome here!
come to albuquerque next time!
(i keep missing you guys, my home town is Austin TX and you guys were there when i was here instead lol)
September 1st, 2009 at 3:07 pm
omg so jealous!
Do you need a French translator? Please?
September 1st, 2009 at 3:46 pm
WHAT ABOUT CANADA??????????????????
There are so many of us on Rav and we’d love some meet-ups too - there’s a HUUUUUUGE Knitter’s Fair in Kitchener on Sept. 12, two ballrooms full of vendors.
Don’t forget us! lol
(hey, with all our snow, we probably do the most knitting!)
SO MUCH love,
happyteacher
September 1st, 2009 at 3:54 pm
Ooooh sounds like so much fun. Enjoy and don’t work too hard!
September 1st, 2009 at 4:42 pm
Wish I could go !!
Viel Spass!
September 1st, 2009 at 4:42 pm
hi there!
i sent you a message about the nycyarncrawl which is bing held in manhattan and brooklyn over columbus day weekend. pls. go to the site, and PLEASE consider coming to see us in ny. There are l5 stores involved and over 20 fabulous producers of fabulous yarns - big and small. You simple must come and visit us. We’ll even put your up - somewhere with kindred spirits!
All good things,
Phyllis
September 1st, 2009 at 6:21 pm
Viel Spaß im Ausland! I lived in Stuttgart and love Wollestuben Wollin & Alsace. I hope you’re able to get as far as Ribeauville… it’s a gem.
September 1st, 2009 at 8:46 pm
What? No mention of German beer? :)
September 2nd, 2009 at 7:51 am
btw…if you need a translator let me know (french/english english/french possibly german too)
Laila
September 2nd, 2009 at 8:25 am
Well if you want to organise a meetup in Alsace, I’m in ! This would be such a pleasure to meet you and other alsacian Ravelers :)
September 2nd, 2009 at 8:37 am
I’ll be in France but won’t be able to make it to Alsace, snirfl… Enjoy the flammekueche, the Riesling, and your travels! Be safe. Bonjour à tous/toutes mes compatriotes!
September 2nd, 2009 at 9:30 am
Good for you guys!! I am very pleased that all your hard work allows for time to travel, foreign travel!! I love it when a plan comes together! Great job! Have a marvelous time!!
September 2nd, 2009 at 10:08 am
You’re coming to France ! Yay ! If it’s in a reachable areas for me (Paris ??), I’d definitevely come to a meetup !
September 2nd, 2009 at 10:57 am
Are you guys coming to SAFF this year?
September 2nd, 2009 at 11:24 am
There are a lot of Ravelers in Paris. Please post the meet-up if you come to the City of Light!
September 2nd, 2009 at 12:39 pm
The Tricoteuses d’Alsace group would love to meet up with you in Alsace! Keep us posted
September 2nd, 2009 at 2:50 pm
You mean, you’ll be in the same country where Wollmeise is made? I bet you can smuggle a whole bunch back without ever raising an eyebrow~
September 2nd, 2009 at 5:28 pm
Have a great time. Can’t wait to hear about it!
September 3rd, 2009 at 5:21 am
I´m in Luxembourg, I can make it to Alsace !
September 3rd, 2009 at 7:54 am
THis is going to be absolutely fabulous! Can’t wait to hear more about it and see pics! Have a wonderful time :D
September 3rd, 2009 at 8:30 am
I’ll send you a ticket if you wanna come to Ireland for the day…I’ll even pick you up at the airport!!
September 3rd, 2009 at 8:43 am
Yes, there is a huge interest in this meeting here in Alsace. You’re welcome!! Let’s organize a big event for Ravelers.
September 3rd, 2009 at 10:02 am
I think you should tour France. Grenoble and the Alps would most certainly welcome you!
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:06 am
see now you just need to do a UK meetup, there’d be loads of interest!!
Enjoy the rest of europe :-D
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:18 am
I live in Brittany and only 50 minutes from the ferry if that is any help? I bake good cakes and my sister is helping rebuild my stash and I live in a pretty country town with plenty of space!
September 3rd, 2009 at 11:21 am
Ps I have just discovered sock knitting and I am hooked! I even knitted a pair for the local shepherd for his 89 1/2 birthday so would be interested in hosting a sock event and also have contact with a spinning teacher. Happy travelling!!
September 3rd, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Hi, pour la venue de Jess et Casey en Alsace, rendez-vous sur le groupe Tricoteuses d’Alsace - meet on the Tricoteuses d’Alsace group
September 3rd, 2009 at 3:39 pm
I’m so envious. Have a wonderful time! When my husband was stationed with the Army in Heidelberg, Germany, I got to do a lot of traveling in Europe. It’s incredibly beautiful, the food is magnificent, and I hope to return one day.
September 3rd, 2009 at 9:50 pm
My travel dates and locales are the same as yours. Where and When in Alsace?
September 4th, 2009 at 4:37 am
Just booked a hotel room in Heidelberg today, yay! I’m looking forward to meeting you and buying you a drink. :)
September 4th, 2009 at 8:52 am
AAArrgh…no fair! You’re going to Alsace just when school starts and there is no way I can make it!
What about Paris?
Anyway, have a good trip.
September 4th, 2009 at 10:39 am
Lucky! I’d love to see France and Germany. But hey .. if you can go aaaalll the way there for meetups, why can’t you make it to SAFF? We’d love to have you down here. I promise, Southerners are about the most welcoming people in the world! They welcomed me, and I’m a Yankee!
September 5th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
I’d looove to meet you in Alsace where I live!!
RAv: CirceBellesB
September 5th, 2009 at 1:09 pm
If you are traveling through Amsterdam you are always welcome to join our Stitch ‘n Bitch meet ups on Monday nights at cafe De Jaren (near Muntplein and Rembrandtplein). We’d love to see you there!
September 5th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
Yeay! Wilkommen in Deustchland! How exciting. Hope to see you on the 19th!
September 5th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
hope you have a wonderful trip! id be interested in a french meetup though im very far from alsace. BUT i happen to be on vacation that weekend so… :D
September 5th, 2009 at 3:45 pm
oh, a thought. the alsace people could probably get to the germany meetup more easily than other french based people could get to alsace. would traveling more into the heart of the country be possible? maybe then more people could go?
September 5th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
Alsace is waiting for you :-)
September 7th, 2009 at 3:46 am
I would be delighted to meet you in Alsace, where I live since 20 years !
September 7th, 2009 at 5:21 am
Hi Jess and Casey,
I think you are coming to Sharon and my workshop and I look forward to meeting you both. Have a safe trip over.
Best wishes
Heike (Pusteblume)
September 7th, 2009 at 11:42 am
Dear Jess and Casey,
Have fun in the Schwabenland, that is German for Swabia, the area where Backnang is. My hometown, Gaildorf, is only about 30 km away, so I am kind of jealous. I am happy for you that you get the opportunity to go there. Check out some German yarn, I think you would like it.
Be safe and enjoy!
Karin Antuna
Colorado Springs
September 7th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
The Meetup in Santa Fe was lovely. It was so nice to meet people from Ravelry!
I uploaded some pictures to Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8603878@N08/
and wrote about it on my blog as well:
http://neverendingyarn.wordpress.com/
Really glad I was able to go!
Sammie
September 8th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
It would be great to meet you if you come to Paris !
Please keep in touch :)
September 8th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
I live in Redding, CA and would love to be part of a meetup!
September 9th, 2009 at 10:01 am
in Bordeaux too, that will be great… but may be not possible to do all the french towns? =)
September 9th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
Is there a plan for Ravelry in Taos for the Wool Festival? Just want to know so I can hook up with you. Thanks
September 9th, 2009 at 10:23 pm
Have a wonderful trip to Germany and France!
September 11th, 2009 at 11:30 am
I would love to get some recommendations on great yarn shops in the Schwarzwald. I am tentatively thinking of taking a trip to that part of Germany next year and am always looking for yarn shopping opportunities.
September 12th, 2009 at 4:14 am
Bonjour a tous!
We are going to have a meetup in Alsace on September 15th:
http://www.ravelry.com/events/ravelry-meetup-with-jess–casey-in-strasbourg
RSVP on that event page if you can attend!
Sorry to those in Paris, we just couldn’t make it up there this trip. Trying not to spread ourselves too thin and we have never visited Alsace! :)
September 14th, 2009 at 8:02 pm
Keep up all of the great work. One thing I need to say, Memoriam is spelled wrong on the main page. You have it Memorium. Sorry! Love what you are doing!
September 17th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
I Love Heidelberg!!! Wish I could be there…. You you check out the castle while your there, and see the big wine keg!
September 18th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
Those are such exciting venues….have a great time.
Those of us in the upper midwest would love to feel the Ravelry love….we had two great yarn events last weekend, Stitches in the Chicago area and also the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival in Jefferson. Any chance of seeing the Ravelry folks at either of those events in the future?
September 22nd, 2009 at 4:06 am
Calling all London knitters!!
Anyone for tea?
I work for Ebury at Random House and just wanted to let you know that knitting guru Debbie Bliss will be talking about her new book ‘Tips for Knitters’ at 2pm THIS SATURDAY at I Knit, 106 Lower Marsh, London, SE1. Come to a tea party from 12.30 – 5pm and support Macmillan Cancer Support by knitting a square. If you fancy baking, cake donations will be much appreciated! For more info visit www.iknit.org.uk or call 020 7261 1338. See you there!
September 24th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
I hope you all had a fantastic time in B-W. I lived in Stuttgart for a year, so I recognize the name “Backnang” even though I’ve never been there. :)
Best,
Jocelyn
ehemalige Stuttgarterin. ;)
September 28th, 2009 at 3:31 pm
Every time I try to go to the Ravelry site, I get an HTTP 500 error message. I haven’t been able to pull up the site in more than a month, and I’ve tried on many different computers. Is it just me, or is Ravelry broken?
October 1st, 2009 at 6:36 pm
Awesome! I miss Strasbourg and haven’t been back since I studied there in college. Such a beautiful city! Glad you had a good time!
October 2nd, 2009 at 3:09 pm
Come to Sweden!!! :)
October 11th, 2009 at 9:47 am
soooexcited for you guys! germany is on my life list!!! and knitting there would be crazy!!! fun! have a blast!
October 11th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
Hope you had a great time. My sister and I will be going to Alsace and the Black Forest area in early December. Any suggestions for knitting stores? Thanks Jackie
October 14th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Looks like you guys had an AWESOME time! I love Germany… any chance you’ll be hitting Paris in the next 6 months?
October 14th, 2009 at 7:58 pm
I love those little decorations on the German nametags!They are so sweet. What a nice touch.(Someone was very busy in the weeks before this event…)
October 15th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
The last photo in the post is beautiful!!!!! And you got to see it in person. WOW.