Knitter's Journey
Knitting Vacations
Looking for a knitting vacation?
Here are some ideas for fiber fun.
| Date |
Event |
Location |
| Jan 13-15 |
Friends & Fiberworks Winter Retreat |
Comfort Suites Biltmore, Asheville, NC |
| Jan 13-21 |
The Ancient Maya & Present Day Textile Traditions |
Chiapas, Mexico |
| Jan 14-16 |
Vogue Knitting LIVE! |
Hilton NY Hotel, New York, NY |
| Jan 21-23 |
National NeedleArts Association Winter Trade Show |
Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, AZ |
| Jan 25-30 |
Baskets of Yarn Winter Retreat and Cruise |
Charleston, SC and Bahamas |
| Feb 10-12 |
Pittsburgh Knit & Crochet Festival |
Four Points Sheraton North, Mars, PA |
| Feb 11-13 |
Fiber Frenzy Retreat |
Park Mammoth Resort, Park City, KY |
| Feb 16-19 |
Madrona Fiber Arts Winter Retreat |
Hotel Murano, Tacoma, WA |
| Feb 23-25 |
Stitches West |
Santa Clara Convention Center & Hyatt Regency, Santa Clara, CA |
| Feb 24-26 |
Sheep in the City Getaway |
Comfort Suites, Oak Creek, WI |
| Feb 24-26 |
Arnhild's Knitting Studio's Knitting Retreat |
Hotel at Gateway Center, Ames, IA |
| Feb 24-26 |
New England Textile Arts Network's Spa Knit & Spin |
Hilton Garden Inn & Harraseeket Inn, Freeport, ME |
| Feb 25-26 |
Nashville Needlework Market |
Embassy Suites Hotel, Nashville, TN |
| Feb 25-26 |
Unravel 2012 |
Farnham Maltings, Bridge Square, Farnham, Surrey UK |
| Mar 4-10 |
7th Annual Knitting Cruise with Barry Klein |
Caribbean |
| Mar 11-18 |
Winter Knitting in the Highlands |
Iceland |
| Mar 15-18 |
Stitch and Craft |
Olympia II, London, UK |
| Mar 16-17 |
Smoky Mountain Fiber Arts Festival |
Great Smoky Mountain Heritage Center, Townsend, TN |
| Mar 16-17 |
Fibreswest |
AgRec Building, Abbotsford Exhibition Park Grounds, Abbotsford, BC |
| Apr 3-9 |
Knit to the Music with Cookie A |
Kex Hostel, Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Apr10-19 |
Tulips & Windmills Knitting Cruise |
Holland |
| Apr 13-15 |
SoXperience |
Chincoteague Island, VA |
| Apr 14 |
Stephenson County Fiber Art Fair |
Jane Addams Community Center, Cedarville, IL |
| Apr 14-15 |
Minnesota Alpaca Expo |
Four Seasons Centre, Owatonna, MN |
| Apr 19-22 |
Stitches South |
Renaissance Waverly Hotel & Cobb Galleria Centre, Atlanta, GA |
| Apr 20-22 |
Columbia Gorge Fiber Festival |
Hood River Inn-Best Western, Hood River, OR |
| Apr 20- May 11 |
Puchka Perú Textiles/Folk Art/Market Tours |
Peru |
| May 21-22 |
Wisconsin Spin-In: Trends and Traditions |
Waukesha County Expo, Waukesha, WI |
| May 28 |
Lake Area Fiber Arts Festival |
Harper Chapel United Methodist Church, Thompson Hall, Osage Beach, MO |
| May 8 |
Connecticut Sheep Spring Wool & Fiber Festival |
Tolland Agricultural Center, Vernon, CT |
| May 28 |
MN. Knitters' Guild Yarnover |
Hopkins Senior High School, Minnetonka, MN |
| May 28-29 |
Wonderwool Wales |
Royal Welsh Show Ground, Llanelwedd, Builth Wells, Powys, Wales |
| Jun 5-6 |
Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival |
Howard County Fairgrounds, West Friendship, MD |
| Jun 12-13 |
Indiana Fiber and Music Festival |
Clark County 4H Fairgrounds, Charlestown, IN |
| Jun 12-13 |
Minnesota Shepherd's Harvest Sheep and Wool Festival |
Washington County Fairgrounds, Lake Elmo, MN |
| Jun 12-13 |
New Hampshire Sheep and Wool Festival |
Deerfield Fairgrounds, Deerfield, NH |
| Jun 13-24 |
Jean Moss Handknits Lakes & York Tour |
Lakes & York, UK |
| Jun 18-20 |
Carolina Fiber Festival |
Jim Graham Building, State Fairgrounds, Raleigh, NC |
| Jun 19 |
Michigan Fiber Fiesta |
Klackle Orchards, Greenville, MI |
| 19-20 |
Door County Shepherds' Market |
Woodwalk Gallery, Egg Harbor, WI |
| Jun 19-20 |
Waynesburg Sheep and Fiber Festival |
Greene County Fairgrounds, Waynesburg, PA |
| Jun 19-20 |
Long Island Fleece and Fiber Fair |
Hallockville Museum Farm, Riverhead, NY |
| Jun 25-26 |
Middle Tennessee Fiber Festival |
Dickson County Fairgrounds, Dickson, TN |
| Jun 26-27 |
Massachusetts Sheep and Woolcraft Fair |
Cummington Fairgrounds, Cummington, MA |
| Jun 26-27 |
Great Lakes Fiber Show |
Wayne County Fairgrounds, Wooster, OH |
| Jun 1-2 |
Hoosier Hills FiberArts Festival |
Johnson County Fairgrounds, Franklin, IN |
| Jun 2-3 |
Flagstaff Wool Festival |
Pioneer Museum, Flagstaff, AZ |
| Jun 2-16 |
Scotland, Shetland & Norway Knitting Cruise |
Scotland, Shetland and Norway |
| Jun 6-10 |
Squam Art Workshop Retreat |
Rockywold-Deephaven Camps, Holderness, NH |
| Jun 7-10 |
Estes Park Wool Market |
Fairgrounds at Stanley Park, Estes Park, CO |
| Jun 8-11 |
Maine Knitting Cruise with Bill Huntington |
Coast of Maine |
| Jun 9-10 |
Iowa Summer Sheep and Wool Festival |
Dallas County Fairgrounds, Adel, IA |
| Jun 15-17 |
Knitter's Connection |
Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, OH |
| Jun 22-23 |
Woolfest |
Mitchell's Lakeland Livestock Centre, Cockermouth, Cumbria, England |
| Jun 22-24 |
Charlotte Fiber Festival |
Metrolina Tradeshow Expo, Charlotte, NC |
| Jun 22-24 |
Midwest Fiber & Folk Art Fair |
Lake County Fairgrounds, Grayslake, IL |
| Jun 22-24 |
Black Sheep Gathering |
Lane Center, Eugene, OR |
| Jun 23-25 |
National NeedleArts Association Trade Show |
Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, OH |
| Jun 27- |
Summer Knit & Crochet Show |
Manchester, NH |
| Jun 28-30 |
Original Creative Festival, Sew, Quilt, Knit & Crochet Expo |
Sharonville Convention Center, Cincinnati, OH |
| Jun29 - July 5 |
Hiking and Knitting with the Elves |
Iceland |
| Jul 5-9 |
Meg Swansen's Knitting Camp |
Holiday Inn Conference Center, Marshfield, WI |
| Jul 6-8 |
Fibre and Fleece Fashion Show & Exhibition |
Opotiki, New Zealand |
| Jul 12-16 |
Meg Swansen's Retreat 2.75 |
Holiday Inn Conference Center, Marshfield, WI |
| Jul 14-15 |
Fiber U |
Kenneth C. Cowan Civic Center, Lebanon, MO |
| Jul 14 - Aug. 18 |
Voyage of the Vikings Knitting Cruise |
Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Netherlands, England, Ireland and Faroes Islands |
| Jul 18-24 |
Body, Mind & Lopi with Cirilia Rose and Stephen West |
Kex Hostel, Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Jul 19-23 |
Meg Swansen's Knitting Camp |
Holiday Inn Conference Center, Marshfield, WI |
| Jul 20-22 |
Australian Sheep & Wool Show |
Prince of Wales Showgrounds, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia |
| Jul 26-30 |
Meg Swansen's Retreat 3 |
Holiday Inn Conference Center, Marshfield, WI |
| Jul 27 - Aug 5 |
Textiles and Folk Art |
Mexico City, Mexico |
| Jul 29 - Aug. 4 |
Maine Fiber Arts Retreat |
Medomak Retreat Center, Washington, ME |
| Aug 3-5 |
Maine Fiberarts Studios & Farms Tour |
Statewide, ME |
| Aug 4-5 |
Chaplin Creek Fiber Fair |
Chaplin Creek Village, Franklin Grove, IL |
| Aug 9-12 |
Stitches Midwest |
Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center, Schaumburg, IL |
| Aug 12-18 |
Knitting and Hiking between Fire and Ice |
Iceland |
| Aug 15-19 |
Michigan Fiber Festival & Workshops |
Allegan County Fairgounds, Allegan, MI |
| Aug 17-29 |
Baltic Knitting & Cooking Cruise |
Baltics |
| Aug 22-28 |
Knitting in the North |
Iceland |
| Sep 2-3 |
World Sheep and Fiber Arts Festival |
Bethel, MO |
| Sep 3-8 |
Maine Knitting Cruise with Margaret Radcliffe |
Coast of Maine |
| Sep 7-9 |
Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival |
Jefferson County Fair Park, Jefferson, WI |
| Sep 8-9 |
New Jersey Sheep & Fiber Festival |
Hunterdon County Fairgrounds, Lambertville, NJ |
| Sep 12-16 |
Fall Knit & Crochet Show |
Reno, NV |
| Sep 14-15 |
Round Bobbin Expo:Sew, Quilt, Knit & Crochet Expo |
St. Charles Convention Center, St. Charles, MO |
| Sep 14 - Oct. 5 |
Puchka Perú Textiles/Folk Art/Market Tours |
Peru |
| Sep 15-16 |
Midwest Festival of Fibers: A Wool Gathering |
Young's Jersey Dairy, Yellow Springs, OH |
| Sep 23 - Oct 5 |
Jean Moss Handknits Knit Ireland Tour |
Ireland |
| Sep 29 - Oct 6 |
Y2Knit Experience Tuscany |
Villa Maddalena, Montisi, Tuscany, Italy |
| Oct 6-7 |
Wool Festival at Taos |
Kit Carson Park, Taos, NM |
| Oct 6-7 |
Fall Fiber Festival and Montpelier Sheepdog Trials |
Montpelier Station, VA |
| Oct 6-13 |
Y2Knit Experience Tuscany |
Villa Maddalena, Montisi, Tuscany, Italy |
| Oct 11-14 |
Knitting & Stitching Show |
London, UK |
| Oct 11-14 |
Stitches East |
Hartford, CT |
| Oct 14-27 |
Canada & New England Knitting Cruise |
Canada and New England |
| Oct 20-21 |
New York Sheep and Wool Festival |
Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Rhinebeck, NY |
| Oct 21-27 |
SOAR: Spin-Off Autumn Retreat |
Granlibakken Resort, Tahoe City, CA |
| Nov 1-4 |
Knitting & Stitching Show |
Dublin, Ireland |
| Nov 22-25 |
Knitting & Stitching Show |
Harrogate Internatonal Centre, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, UK |
