There is a wonderful article on the TKGA (The Knitting Guild of America) website about Knitting History and TKGA History. Barbara was one of the early members of TKGA and was one of those honored at the 2010 TKGA Conference. (Be sure to scroll down to “Early Members Honored at 2010 TKGA Conference”).
I met Barbara years ago when I attended one of the first Stitches West Conventions which was held in Portland, OR. We were passengers on the same shuttle from the airport to the hotel … I was in awe to be surrounded by a group of knitting teachers…and Barbara was one of those teachers. A few years later Jean came to one of the Skein Lane workshops with her guest – Barbara Scott. A small world…and great to connect with Barbara again. Over the years Barbara pops in to the knitting workshops when she and Jean have a “rendevous” in the Bay Area.
Skein Lane - IN THE LOOP 
[…] Jean knits and knits and most of the time we at the Friday morning knitting group get to see her work in progress. Today she quietly brings out a ribbon sweater (that we’ve not seen before) which she is about to assemble…the knitting is done…now time for the dreaded seaming and weaving in the loose ends. We “pounce” on this new garment and want to know more. It’s a wrap-stitch ribbon sweater inspired when she visited her life-long friend – knitting guru Barbara Scott. […]
[…] by golly it was. Candi and I met years ago when we took the same shuttle along with Barbara Scott from the Portland airport to the Portland Stitches Conference…must have been 1990. I remember […]
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