Friday March 8, 2013 – Sunday March 10, 2013 22778 72nd Avenue Map and Directions | Register Description: Class is in, knitters! Join us on March 8-10, 2012 for an amazing weekend packed full of knitting, learning and sharing at the beautiful Springbrooke Retreat Centre in Langley, BC. We are so proud to be hosting Kate Atherley, a.k.a. wisehilda, as your  Continue Reading »

We are so thrilled to announce our stellar line up of instructors for Knit City! We will be offering classes and lectures by: Liz Abinante Kate Atherley (aka Wise Hilda) Caitlin Ffrench & Sylvia McFadden Sylvia Olsen Astor Tsang Gladys We Kim Werker Holli Yeoh Are you as excited as we are? We will be  Continue Reading »

We’re busy getting ready for Fibres West this coming Friday & Saturday (March 16 & 17) at the Abbotford Ag-Rec.  We’ll be there to promote the ever-expanding and evolving Knit City, as well as something new we’ve got planned for the summer: Yarn Camp! Our last retreat was so wonderful. It was a really great  Continue Reading »

We have officially opened submissions for teaching proposals for Knit City 2012. Do you have a great idea for a class, workshop, demonstration or lecture? We want to hear from you! We are looking for fibre related classes of all types from spinning, dyeing, knitting and crocheting to socks, shawls, sweaters and steeks. We do have a limited number of  Continue Reading »

When Amanda and I first learned how to knit, it was for the same reason: we were expecting little ones and felt compelled to make them something soft, cuddly and homemade. I remember going out to my LYS (which for me happened to be Lettuce Knit in Toronto at that time) to buy Debbie Stoller’s  Continue Reading »