Workshops
Ottawa Knitting Guild, Ontario, Canada, May 11-14, 2012
Now, I know that the ice on the river will be long melted by the time I teach, but what an enchanting picture! I all be teaching workshops and giving a talk to the… More
Northwest Regional Spinners’ Conference, Tacoma, WA, May 31 – June 3, 2012
I taught for this wonderfully eclectic group of handspinners, knitters, dyers, weavers, knitters, and fiber artists of all kinds. It takes place at the University of Puget Sound and they have the best climbing… More
TNNA, Columbus, OH, June 21-25, 2012
This summer conference is open to industry professionals only, so I apologize to those of you who thought you’d just discovered another great big knitting conference to attend! I’ll be teaching five days… More
Portland, Oregon, Aug 4-5, 2012
Last summer Lisa Carney-Fenton of Handworks Northwest organized several days of workshops for me in a charming out-of-the-way Portland neighborhood and we had such a fine time that we all agreed to make it… More
Purl in the Pines, Flagstaff, AZ, Aug 10-12, 2012
I had such a delightful time when I taught here in January that I will be back again in August. Owner Michele Roberts epitomizes the ideal yarn shop owner: passionate about the… More
Inn Stitches at Peralynna Knitting Retreat, Columbia, Maryland, Sep 9-14, 2012
This retreat will be similar to the Island Knitting Retreats which I have now held for many years in the Pacific Northwest (where I live). I am very much looking forward to creating the… More
The Wool Festival at Taos, in Taos, NM, Oct 1-5, 2012
At last! I have always longed to experience this legendary event and landscape first-hand. Eight years ago the enchanting Luisa Gelenter of LaLana Wools (her shop in Taos) and I sat on a beach… More
Three Fall Island Knitting Retreats, Friday Harbor, WA, Oct 14-19, Oct 21-26, and Oct 28-Nov 2, 2012
The 2012 Retreats are full, but you may ask to be put on the wait list. Here is full information: IKR 2012 Inquiry 4.15
I particularly love doing these retreats and sharing the… More
Knit & Ski, Steamboat Springs, CO, Jan 24-27, 2013
This retreat has been conjuring itself up for several years, while my rascally friend and colleague Lucy Neatby and organizer Melissa Gower-Pence have put our heads together to choose the best time and place… More
TNNA, Long Beach, CA, Jan 31 – Feb 4, 2013
This winter conference is open to industry professionals only, so I apologize to those of you who thought you’d just discovered another great big knitting conference to attend! I’ll be teaching workshops for the saints… More
Ninth Core Visionary Retreat, Friday Harbor, WA, February 7-13, 2013
Nine years ago I convened the first Visionary Retreat for knit designers dedicated to publishing spirited books of unique and enduring value, worthy of becoming classics. Each author’s concept receives a transformative infusion… More
Three Spring Island Knitting Retreats, Friday Harbor, WA, April 7-12, 14-19, or 21-26, 2013
I particularly love doing these retreats and sharing the beauty of the island where I am so fortunate to live. San Juan Island is closer to British Columbia’s Vancouver Island than it is… More
Iceland! July 10-17, 2013 Iceland!
Iceland is one of those places on earth that resonates with me at a primal level…and to think that I will get to lead a knitting tour of such a wonderful place makes me… More
Three Fall Island Knitting Retreats, Friday Harbor, WA, Sep 29-Oct 4, Oct 6-11, or Oct 13-18, 2013
I particularly love doing these retreats and sharing the beauty of the island where I am so fortunate to live. San Juan Island is closer to British Columbia’s Vancouver Island than it is… More