EVENTS
INTERNATIONAL
June 17. World Wide Knit in Public Day. www.wwkipday.com.
ARIZONA
June 2-3. 20th Annual Flagstaff Fiber and Wool Festival, at the Pioneer Museum grounds. (928) 774-6272; website.
CALIFORNIA
September 14-16. California
Wool and Fiber Festival with the Mendocino County Fair, at the
Mendocino County Fair Grounds, Boonville. (707) 459-8558;
tallcharlie@hotmail.com; www.fiberfestival.com.
October 13-14. Vista Fiber Arts Fiesta, at the Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum, Vista. http://vistafiberartsfiesta.com/
COLORADO
June 9-10. 22nd Annual Estes Park Wool Market, at the Stanley Fairgrounds. (970) 586-6104; events@estes.org; website.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
June 2-3. 34th Annual Celebration of Textiles, at The Textile Museum. A family festival! www.textilemuseum.org.
Saturdays 1-4pm of June 30, August 25, December 22, January 26. Knitter's Open House, at the Textile Museum. Bring your needles and knitting/crochet projects to The Textile
Museum! Find new inspiration in our galleries, and work on
your
latest yarn creation in the museum's stately
program rooms or
green gardens while meeting other local knitters. Knitter's Open
Houses are organized in part by afghans for Afghans. All levels
welcome! www.textilemuseum.org.
ILLINOIS
June 22-24. Midwest Fiber & Folk Art Fair, at the Lake County Fairgrounds, Grayslake. www.fiberandfolk.com.
KENTUCKY
May 26-28. The Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association National Alpaca Show, at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. www.alpacainfo.com.
MAINE
June 2-3. Maine Fiber Frolic, at the Windsor Fairgrounds. www.fiberfrolic.com.
NEBRASKA
September 14-15. Scotts Bluff Valley Fiber Arts Fair, at the Monument Mall. www.nebraskafiberfair.com.
NEW MEXICO
June 2-3. East Mountain Fiber Farm & Studio Tour. Visit fiber art studios in the beautiful East Mountain area, outside of Albuquerque. http://www.perfectbuttons.com/.
October 6-7. 2012 Wool Festival at Taos. http://www.taoswoolfestival.org/
NEW YORK
May 19-20. Long Island Fleece and Fiber Fair at Hallockville Museum Farm, Riverhead. The only event of it's kind on Long Island. (631) 298-5292; www.hallockville.com.
September 15-16. The 18th Annual Finger Lakes Fiber Arts Festival, at Hemlock Fairgrounds, Hemlock. (607) 522-4274; www.gvhg.org/fest/html.
September 22-23. Southern Adirondack Fiber Festival, at the Washington County Fairgrounds. www.adkfiber.com.
WISCONSIN
May 19-20. Door County Shepherds' Market, at the Woodwalk Gallery in Egg Harbor. www.dcshepherdsmarket.com.
September 7-9. Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival, at the Jefferson Fair Park. www.wisconsinsheepandwoolfestival.com.
CANADA
July 14 from
11am to about 7pm. The Great TTC Knitalong: a yarn-filled Toronto event
that brings together knitters and crocheters alike from all over the GTA,
Ontario and beyond! Spend the day touring around Toronto via TTC visiting
various knitting stores, making new friends, and shopping to their hearts'
content. www.ttcknitalong.blogspot.com.
October 13-14. Knit City Vancouver Market & Expo, at the Croatian Culture Centre. Vancouver's first fibre festival! A two-day event showcasing West Coast talent. Vendor Market hall, lectures, demonstrations, workshops, and more. http://knitsocial.ca/knit-city/
ENGLAND
June 22-23. Woolfest 2012, at Mitchell's Lakeland Livestock Center in Cockermouth. Rare breeds take center stage. Visit over 160 stalls and 25 businesses. http://www.woolfest.co.uk/.
CLASSES/WORKSHOPS
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Ongoing classes at The Knitting & Weaving Center, Harrisville. www.harrisvilledesigns.com.
NEW MEXICO
October 1-10. Workshops at the 2012 Wool Festival at Taos. www.taoswoolfestival.org.
NORTH CAROLINA
Ongoing weeklong and weekend classes. John C. Campbell Folk School classes. Brasstown. (800) 365-5724; www.folkschool.org.
PENNSYLVANIA
Ongoing classes. Home Textile Tool Museum, State Route 1036, Orwell. (south of Nichols, NY) (570) 247-7175; www.hometextiletoolmuseum.org.
WISCONSIN
Ongoing classes at Sievers School of Fiber Arts, Washington Island. (920) 847-2264; www.sieversschool.com.
CALL FOR ENTRIES
ENGLAND
Knitted Miniature Village competition-part of The Knitting and Stitching Shows. Asking knitters to contribute knitted items (to scale); copy one of the patterns available on website or create something completely new. Prizes. Full village will be on display at 3 venues:
Alexandra Palace, London- October 11-14
RDS, Dublin-November 1-4
Harrogate International Centre-November 22-25.
Call 020 8692 2299 or visit www.twistedthread.com.
EXHIBITS
EXCURSIONS
MAINE
August 6-10. FiberME 2012: a Guided Tour of Maine's Fiber Arts Community. www.halcyonyarn.com.
August 31-September 5. Island Knitting Vacation with Shannon Okey. Stay for six days at historic Whitehead Light Station, off the coast of Rockland. Beginners-Intermediates. http://whiteheadlightstation.org/2012-knitting-okey.html
ICELAND
August 6-11. Nordic Knitting Conference: Icelandic Knitting, Past & Present. The Icelandic knitting magazine Lopi og band (http://lopiogband.is) organizes and hosts the Nordic knitting conference Gavstrik 2012. Borgarnes chosen for venue because of it's rich crafts tradition.
IRELAND
September 23-October 5. Knit Ireland! Tour with Jean Moss - Galway, Aran, Dublin and Kerry. http://www.jeanmoss.com/tours.html
MEXICO
August 6-19. Arts, Crafts & Festivals of Oaxaca. Behind the Scenes Adventures. lacynthia@vom.com; www.btsadventures.com.
NORWAY
June 22–July 7. Tour of Norway: the Land of the Midnight Sun. Arnhild's Knitting Studio. (515) 451-2529; www.arnhild.com.
SCOTLAND, SHETLAND AND NORWAY
June 2–16. Knitting Cruise with Joan Schrouder. Craft Cruises. (877) 972-7238; www.craftcruises.com
TURKEY
September 28-October 14. Carpets, Cuisine & Culture. Behind the Scenes Adventures. lacynthia@vom.com; www.btsadventures.com.
UNITED KINGDOM
May 13-24. Jean Moss UK Tour of Lakes & York with Martin Storey and Carol Meldrum. http://www.jeanmoss.com/tours.html