Explore your “next steps” in broadening your range of knitting skills by assessing and collaborating with others to take your projects to the next level.
We’ll survey participants prior to the retreat to tailor the workshop to meet specific desired skills.

Skill:  Knitting

Level:  Requires Some Knowledge

Cost: None

Location: Sun Porch

Max Participants: 8

This workshop introduces new spinners to the basic parts and function of a spinning wheel and how it puts twist into fiber to make yarn. We will also review fiber preparation types, learn the basics of drafting fibers, and then put everything together to start spinning your first yarn.

Bring your wheel, if you can. If there are interested participants who cannot bring a wheel we may be able to borrow one for you. Fiber will be provided.

Skill:  Spinning

Level:  Basic

Cost: None

Location: Main Room

Max Participants: 5

Introduction to making things with one stick instead of two. Designed for beginners – will cover chaining, single crochet, double, half double & triple crochet (US terms). Will have hooks to loan out for the class

Skill:  Crochet

Level:  Basic

Cost: none

Location: Main Room

Max Participants: 6

Learn this method of striped knitting in-the-round that eliminates the “jog.” You’ll learn how to make a circular, striped fabric that is reversible and how to do multiple-round stripes in this method. Hands-on experience with knitting in this technique.

Skill:  Knitting

Level:  Requires Some Knowledge

Cost: None

Location: Sun Porch

Max Participants: 8

We’re going to explore brioche rib in one color and three colors. This technique will allow you to create reversible (both sides look good, but different), warm scarves.

Skill:  Knitting

Level:  Requires Some Knowledge

Cost: None

Location: Temple

Max Participants: 10

Go beyond laddering down to fix a dropped stitch or to turn a knit to a purl. Learn how to patch holes (even in stranded knitting), repair cables that went the wrong way.
Requires some pre-work to prepare for your practicing.

Skill:  Knitting

Level:  Basic

Cost: None

Location: Sun Porch

Max Participants: 6

Continuation of Part 1 from Friday morning – Finishing off your woven masterpiece!

This is a combined two-part workshop that requires signing up for both.

Skill:  Weaving

Level:  Basic

Cost: $20 if you need to rent a rigid heddle loom

Location: Main Room

Max Participants: 4

Ways to get the side edges of your knitting looking and acting like you want them to. There will be information about various selvedge edges and hands-on practice with various techniques

Skill:  Knitting

Level:  Requires Some Knowledge

Cost: None

Location: Temple

Max Participants: 10

Learn knitting with two-colors using one color in each hand. This useful technique both increases the speed of knitting using the Fair Isle or stranded knitting technique and eliminates the constant tangling of yarns. You’ll also have the opportunity to learn how to lock floats without dropping and/or twisting yarns.

Skill:  Knitting

Level:  Requires Some Knowledge

Cost: None

Location: Temple

Max Participants: 6