SSK Lottery for 2022

We’re back!!!!!!!

The SSK lottery for 2022 is officially open! Here is the updated information for this years event/

On-Site Spots $825 each, Day Pass Spots $525 each
Lottery will be open until 3/5/22 and we will use a random number generator to choose participants. Any entry not chosen immediately will be put on a waiting list, which we pull from throughout the year. We will notify all who enter the lottery of their status (participant or wait list) no later than 3/11/22.

ACCOMMODATIONS
The sleeping room setup has also changed at the event center, Scarritt Bennett. The rooms are now managed by an outside company and as such the way that they are sold and accessed is different. All guests (except teachers) will still have roommates, and you will have the ability to choose your roommate – as always. However, in previous years, each room in a set (where ‘a set’=2 rooms with a shared bathroom) had its own entrance. These rooms are now set up as suites with the management company, and as such there is only one entrance for each set of rooms. See diagram below.

COVID Protocols
While both Laura and I hate the idea of dictating the choices of others, we have decided that we will be instituting a vaccination requirement for all attendees of the 2022 Super Summer Knitogether. There is simply no physical way to spread everyone out 6 feet at our event center during all activities. There are also activities like market, tasting room, etc where it is unavoidable to be in close contact with others. You will have to show proof of vaccination to attend the event or the market. You should also plan on wearing a mask during the event unless you are eating or drinking. We will have disposable masks available for your use at several spots in the main buildings. It’s possible that the mask requirement may change due to state or regional requirements – we will let you know if that happens.

TEACHERS
We all know that life happens. As such, the teachers we signed up for 2020 are not all available for 2022. We are still thrilled to host Francoise Danoy (Aroha Knits) and Jillian Moreno (spinner extraordinaire). We’re happy to announce that longtime vendor Jill Duarte of HipStrings will be teaching many fiber-related classes (for spinners AND knitters)! Jill is brilliant with bases and blends and we are excited to see her share that knowledge with our attendees in a professional setting. We are still searching for our fourth teacher, and we’ll let you know when we have that info finalized.

Payment schedule will be as follows:

Deposit – $125 non-refundable deposit due by 3/31/22
Payment #1 – $200 for daypassers, $350for on-site attendees, due by 5/1/22
Payment #2 – $200 for daypassers, $350 for on-site attendees, due by 6/1/22

Like always, if you have any questions please email us or contact Laura on social media and we will be happy to help!

Got this far? Here’s a link to the signup form

SSK 2021 Virtual Market Videos

Here are the wonderful videos our fabulous vendors made. The SSK virtual marketplace will be live Saturday, July 17th, at 8am central! Make sure you jot down the secret words and submit at least 5 to the Google Form by 7/19/21 to be entered for fabulous prizes from Miss Babs, Teeny Button Studio, Geektastic Fibers, Woolens and Nosh, Spotted Circus, Hipstrings, Akerworks, Un Besito Fiber, Cornbread and Honey, and Bumbebee Acres.

Without further ado, our vendors!

Geektastic Fibers

Woolens and Nosh

Spotted Circus

HipStrings

Miss Babs Hand-Dyed Yarns

Knittyandcolor

Tuft Woolens

Plies & Hellhounds Yarn

TeenyButton Studio

Akerworks

StarKnits

Un Besito Fiber

Cornbread and Honey

Bumblebee Acres Farm

SSK Virtual Market 2021

We wish that we could be seeing all of your lovely faces this July, but SSK will be back in 2022. In the meantime, we have a virtual marketplace that will be occurring on July 17th, 2021.  Since you aren’t able to scour their booths in person, we’ve invited them to create videos highlighting their goods and special colorways, which will be hosted on the Super Summer Knitogether website (here!) and the Knitgirllls Youtube Channel. This marketplace will be going live on our original market date, Saturday, July 17th, at 8am central!  Joining us are the following vendors!

Geektastic Fibers

Woolens and Nosh

Spotted Circus

HipStrings

Miss Babs Hand-Dyed Yarns

Knittyandcolor

Tuft Woolens

Plies & Hellhounds Yarn

TeenyButton Studio

Akerworks

StarKnits

Un Besito Fiber

Cornbread and Honey

Bumblebee Acres Farm

To make the event extra fun for you, we have a scavenger hunt! You can enter for a chance to win a fantastic prize-pack of goods donated by some of our vendors. To enter the drawing for the prize pack, fill out this Google Form with at least five of the special code words unique to the participating vendors, which you will find in their custom videos, in their social media, or their website. Our prize pack is open for all to participate! The winner will be randomly drawn by 7/22/21 and the winner notified. Prizes will be mailed directly from us and from the vendors. Happy Shopping!

SSK Virtual Market is Live!!!

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Check out our vendors videos below:

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

And don’t forget about the scavenger hunt! To enter the drawing for the prize pack, fill out this Google Form with at least five of the special code words unique to the participating vendors, which you will find in their custom videos, in their social media, or their website. Our prize pack is open for all to participate! The winner will be randomly drawn by 7/22/20 and the winner notified. Prizes will be mailed directly from us and from the vendors who can safely reach their postal carrier.

 
https://youtu.be/me0IOgK9z2Y

SSK Virtual Marketplace 2020

It’s hard to believe that we’re not going to be together next week, but we hope you are all doing well and staying healthy.
As promised, we got together with our amazing vendors and put together a virtual marketplace! Joining us are some very talented artisans showcasing breed-specific fleece and natural roving, hand-dyed fibers and yarns, bags, spindles, spinning wheels, and lotions and soaps. Since you aren’t able to scour their booths in person, we’ve invited them to create videos highlighting their goods and special colorways, which will be hosted on the Super Summer Knitogether website (here!) and the Knitgirllls Youtube Channel. This marketplace will be going live on our original market date, Saturday, July 18th, at 8am central! 
 
Vendors participating with videos and/or special items include: 
 

To make the event extra fun for you, we have a scavenger hunt! You can enter for a chance to win a fantastic prize-pack of goods donated by some of our vendors. The prizes include a $75 gift certificate to spend at Miss Babs, a sock set from Old Rusted Chair a handmade project bag and enameled pin from Whimzees Stitches, a super skeiner from Akerworks, hand-dyed goodness from Woolens and Nosh and un Besito Fiber and more! To enter the drawing for the prize pack, fill out this Google Form with at least five of the special code words unique to the participating vendors, which you will find in their custom videos, in their social media, or their website. Our prize pack is open for all to participate! The winner will be randomly drawn by 7/22/20 and the winner notified. Prizes will be mailed directly from us and from the vendors who can safely reach their postal carrier.

Please don’t hesitate to also visit some of our other lovely vendors who would have been with us this year, including:

SSK 2020 will be moving to 2021

SSK Attendees and Vendors, please check you emails for more information.

After close study of the local, national, and global situation, we have made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s Super Summer Knitogether. However, we plan on holding the event July 14-18, 2021 with this year’s announced teachers: Sadie Bellegarde, Francoise Danoy, Romi Hill, and Jillian Moreno.  We have confirmed the new dates with our teachers at this time and we’re grateful at how receptive and flexible they’ve been.

This was an hard decision to make and one that we didn’t make lightly.  SSK is something we look forward to every year – a bright, shiny spot in the calendar.  It’s a time when we know everyone will be surrounded by friends, new and old. We’ve told our attendees more than once that the whole point of SSK is to help adults connect and make new friends.  We consider you all a part of our family and sincerely regret having to make this decision. It was made with genuine concern for your health and well-being. If there is anything else we can do to help you or your business, or if you have any questions, please let us know.

We do plan on holding a virtual marketplace, and more details of that will be posted in July.  Stay safe everyone!

SSK 2020 Information

SSK is returning to the Scarritt Bennett Center for 2020! The event will be held from July 15th-19th.

There are two options for participants. The first is the event with lodging on campus. The second “daypass” option is for people who are finding their own housing or live local.

Option 1 (full event including lodging):

Total cost for option 1 is $725

What’s included in the $725?

Lodging at the Scarritt Bennett Center Wednesday-Saturday. Please be aware that while you do have your own room, you will be sharing a bathroom with 1 other person. These are less fancy than your standard hotel room, but do include wifi.
Breakfast, Lunch, and Snacks Thursday-Saturday. Cupcakes on Wednesday. Breakfast on Sunday. We do accommodate people with different dietary needs.
1 three hour class with one of our fabulous teachers (you can take up to 3 additional classes at an added cost of $50 per class).
Our Teachers include:

Sadie Bellegarde

Francoise (Frenchie) Danoy

Rosemary (Romi) Hill

Jillian Moreno

An amazing goodie bag with lots of neat stuff!
A chance to win awesome doorprizes.
Entrance to a market with lots of cool vendors (The vendors for the market will be posted by 1/1/20)!
Getting to hang out with tons of cool knitters and spinners who love all the same things you do!
The Tasting Room and Try It on Room
Fun knitalongs, random prizes, and other fun stuff in the Ravelry group.
Option 2 (daypass):

The cost of option 2 is $425

This includes all of the above EXCEPT lodging at the Scarritt Bennett Center.

You can sign up for the event starting November 5th sign up link is here

Lottery entries will be open from 11/05/2019 to 11/19/2019.

When you enter, you should have the ability to receive an automated response letting you know that we received your entry.
We wish we had room for everyone, but based on historical numbers, we have more people apply than there is available space. If we have more than 150 total entries, a random number generator will choose spots.

Vendor Signups for 2020

Interested in vending at the market for SSK 2020?  Our application process is now open!  You can apply until 11/7/19 using this link

Signups for attendees as well as all information (teachers, cost, etc) will be available on the website and through our mailing list on 11/11/2019.