Bookings for October 2015 Knitting Holiday Retreat close on Friday August 28th. All booking forms and payments to reach me by that date please. email heatherhaynesknits@gmail.com for further information.
Bookings for March 2016 still being taken.
TWO PLACES HAVE BECOME AVAILABLE AT MARCH 2015 CUMBRIA WORKSHOPS
heatherhaynesknits will be holding further Holiday Knitting Workshops 16th-19th March 2015 at the Cumbria Grand Hotel, Grange over Sands, in the Lake District Peninsula.
These workshops will give you an opportunity to use fantastic luxury yarns by Artyarns and Artesano. They are designed to encourage those with basic knitting skills to find confidence to take their knitting a little further in a pleasant environment with like minded people. There will be a maximum of ten people to ensure personal tuition. Patience and encouragement will abound so please do come and join us! Advanced knitters are welcome but may already be familiar with the skills we will be using.
Workshops will be held on Monday evening (day of arrival),Tuesday morning and afternoon, Wednesday morning and evening and Thursday morning (day of departure). Workshops are optional so please feel free to take a break if required.
Workshops will be looking at various different techniques: several ways to cast on and off; some different increases and decreases; basic reading of lace chart and symbols; little extras such as adding beads to your work; and opportunities to try different needles and yarns in the technique workshops. Yarns used in the workshop will include yarns by http://www.artesano.com
Iris Schreier, co-founder of Artyarns, has kindly given permission for us to use her Every Which Way Shawl pattern and a shawl kit (rrp £53) is included in the inclusive price – you will begin the shawl by the end of the break. See http://www.artyarns.com for colourways.
Please contact heatherhaynesknits@gmail.com for further information, draft programme, booking form and full terms & conditions.
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY.
The price includes the following:
There will be one free afternoon for time to explore the locality but the focus is on the workshops.
Travel to and from the holiday is not included. Insurance is not included (see terms & conditions).
Full payment required at time of booking (see terms & conditions) and any extras incurred at the hotel must be paid by you in full before departure.
Please contact heatherhaynesknits@gmail.com for further information, draft programme, booking form and full terms & conditions.
I CAN KNIT FAIR ISLE!
AN INTRODUCTION TO CABLES AND BEADS
BASIC SOCK KNITTING – KNITTING ON FIVE NEEDLES
HOW TO FINISH OFF YOUR WORK
A FEW DIFFERENT CAST-ON AND CAST-OFF METHODS
If you are interested in booking me to take any of the above workshops in your wool shops, art gallery or cafe knit I am now taking bookings for May, June, July and August 2014. (There are still a few slots available sooner than this too).
Please contact me for further details. See also heatherhaynesknits on Facebook.