Knitter's Retreat at Sauder Village
Friday & Saturday, February 8 & 9, 2013
 

  Mark your calendar for the 2013 Sauder Village Knitter's Retreat! Come and learn new techniques, catch up on projects and share ideas with other knitters.

Bring your knitting friends and enjoy two days of knitting in the beautiful and spacious Sauder Heritage Inn, have the opportunity to take a knitting class, and dine at the delicious Barn Restaurant.


Your registration fee of $75 per person ($70 for members) includes...

• Two days of knitting in a private meeting room at the Heritage Inn, starting at 10 am on Friday and ending 4 pm Saturday.
• Buffet dinner on Friday night and lunch on Saturday
• Door prize drawings.
• One class of your choice from the following selection:
   

Magic Entrelac Socks Level:  Advanced Teacher:  Georgienne Westrick Day / time:  Friday 10 a.m. – 12 noon Have you worked Entrelac flat?  Then why not try doing it in the round?  If you haven’t done Entrelac, as long as you can work in the round, you can do this sock.  Color changing yarn makes this project come alive.  You just can’t wait to see what the next section will look like.  Sample worked in Jawoll Magic Fingering weight, but any long color repeat yarn will work.  As a bonus, we will be learning how to knit backwards.  This makes working Entrelac much easier and faster.  These socks will fly off your needles once you learn this technique and watch for the color change.  Sign up and find out how much fun this can be!
Adventures in Fair Isle Knitting Level:  Intermediate Teacher:  Gail Richardson Day / Time: Friday 10 a.m. - noon With this class, we will be doing a Fair Isle stocking hat made from two worsted weight yarns:  one main color and one variegated.  We’ll learn a technique that goes along with Fair Isle knitting.  It’s not as complicated as you think!
Chart Reading & Writing 101 Level:  All  Teacher:  Lorie Konopka Day / Time:  Friday, 2 – 4 p.m. Are you avoiding patterns with charts because you don’t understand them or just don’t like them?  This is the class for you!  Learn to read charts and even make your own simple charts.  It’s really not as hard as you think!  We’ll discuss legends, graph paper, and going back and forth from charts to written instructions.  We’ll write out instructions from a chart, chart from written instructions, and compare swatches to charts to demonstrate how charts can help.
Intarsia Dishcloth Level:  Advanced Beginner (should know how to knit and purl) Teacher:  Lyn Dorman Day / Time:  Friday, 2 – 4 p.m. Are you nervous about changing colors?  Then this is the workshop for you!  You will learn how to change colors without leaving holes in your work, how to make yarn bobbins, and how to have the wrong side of your work look as good as the right side!
Diamonds in the Sky Mystery Shawl Level:  Intermediate Teacher:  Georgienne Westrick Day / Time:  Saturday morning, 9 – 11 a.m. Start this shawl with just a few stitches, then watch it grow and become more interesting!  Beads add a bit of sparkle and enhance the lace diamonds.  Pictured are just the first 43 rows of this shawl.  Want to see what the whole thing looks like?  Then this is the class for you.  Sample worked in fingering weight yarn on US #4 needles.  We will be working from a chart and Clue 1 will be given out at the class.  If you finish the Clue 1, then Clue 2 will be on hand for you or it will be e-mailed the week after the retreat.  Clue 3 will be e-mailed to you two weeks after the class.
Try Your Hand at a Mitered Square Level:  Intermediate Teacher:  Gail Richardson Day / Time:   Saturday, 9 – 11 a.m. In this class, we will be making a mitered square scarf using worsted weight yarn.  Once you’ve mastered the mitered square, the projects are unlimited!
Winding Creek Scarf Level:  Beginner Teacher:  Lorie Konopka Day / Time:  Saturday, 2-4 p.m. In this class you will learn how to use short rows to shape a winding, meandering scarf.
Beaded Clutch Level:  Intermediate Teacher:  Lyn Dorman Day / Time:  Saturday, 2-4 p.m. This project explores two types of beading techniques combined to create an evening clutch which is perfect for holding keys, a cell phone, or small cosmetic case.  A strap can be attached to the clutch to create an evening purse.

• A maximum of 10 people may enroll per class.
• Teachers are Georgienne Westrick, Lorie Konopka, Gail Richardson and Lyn Dorman.
• A materials list will be provided with your retreat confirmation.
  
  

This exclusive opportunity is limited to 50 knitters. Register below or call Dawn Hauter, Special Events Coordinator, at 800-590-9755 ext. 3076.
 

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Hotel Reservation Information
You are responsible for your own hotel room, available at a special group rate at the Sauder Heritage Inn. To receive this rate, you will need to reference booking ID #4433 and the confirmation number you will receive after registering. An expanded continental breakfast is included in your hotel package. The Heritage Inn also has a pool, hot tub, exercise and game rooms. For room reservations call the Inn at 800-590-9755.

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