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2007 is a good year to attend the CSMSA (Circular Sock Machine Society of America).
This year the Conference is in eastern United States.

The CSMSA is a national sock machine society founded in 1999. Please go to:
http://www.csmsa.org/MainFrame.php and look at the registration forms for the CSMSA Conference.

  • Save 10% by getting your registration in before May 1.
Make room reservation prior to May 8 to get convention rates.

2007 CSMSA CONFERENCE!

When:
Sunday, July 29, 9:00 am until ?
Monday, July 30, 9:00 am until?
Tuesday, July 31, 9:00 am until 4:00 pm
Where: The Holiday Inn Fort Detrick
301-662-5141
Frederick, MD
What's Happening:
Sunday:
Vendor and participant set-up, registration, informal evening get-together, informal help with
machines/knitting.
Monday: Registration/sign-in, teaching stations open, CSMSA business meeting, lunch, annual banquet with speaker.
Tuesday: Teaching stations open, lunch, fleece to feet contest.
Possible options for teaching stations - Machine disassembly, cleaning and re-assembly; Threading the machine; Knitting a tube; Turning the heel and toe; Using a ribber; Fancy stitches; Changing colors; Finishing the sock; Scotch heels; Drop-in heels made on a flatbed machine; Fixing mistakes; Making other things on the CSM.
There may be some classes (such as dyeing) with limited class size and a fee for supplies. We may have a public-use machine for supervised cranking.
VENDORS - yarn, patterns, CSM and general knitting accessories and tools, needles and more!
**** See back of page for the MANY things one can see and do in our area. You can plan your 2007 vacation in the beautiful rolling hills of Maryland! And we're not far from Washington, DC or Gettysburg, P A.
You can stay with us at the Holiday Inn, or at one of several campgrounds in the area.
For camping:
Brunswick Family Campground, Brunswick, MD (301-834-8050) - 16.5 mi Little Bennett Campground, Clarksburg, MD - 19 mi. www.mc-mncppc.org/parks/enterprise/ parkfacilities/little_bennett/index.shtm Catoctin Mountain Park, Thurmont, MD (301-663-9330) - 16.1 mi.
Crow's Nest Campground, Thurmont, MD (301-271-7632) -169 mi
Cunningham Falls State Park, Thurmont, MD (301-271-7574) - 20.2 mi.
Ole Mink Farm Recreation, Thurmont, MD (301-271-7012) -18.0 mi.
Granite Hill Campground
& Adventure Golf, Gettysburg, PA (717-642-8749) - 34.3 mi

Learn more at the Country Rain Web Site
http://www.countryrain.com/2007CSMSA.htm

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