Schedule
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Highlights include meeting the Koigu family and learning their secrets, dyeing your own skein of yarn the Koigu way, hearing from Vogue Knitting's Editor in Chief, Trisha Malcolm, on upcoming trends, smores by the fire, wine tasting and much more! 
 
Thursday, October 26
12:30PM: Meet at Toronto Pearson International Airport
1:00PM: Coach to Inn at Cobble Beach
4:00PM: Arrival/check-in at Inn at Cobble Beach
5:30PM: Dinner at Inn at Cobble Beach: 
Join Koigu as they celebrate their 25th anniversary of beautiful yarn. 
 
Friday, October 27
7:30AM: Breakfast at Inn at Cobble Beach
8:30AM:  Coach to Koigu Wool Company
9:30AM-12:30PM: Learn to Dye the Koigu Way: Join Taiu Landra as she teachers you the inner workings of how to paint yarn in the unique Koigu method. She'll share with you the secrets to creating their signature yarn colors. Walk away with your own 100g skein of yarn you have dyed yourself! 
12:30PM-2:00PM: Lunch at Koigu Wool Company
2:00PM-4:00PM: Studio tour and outlet shopping at Koigu Wool Company: Once yarn is dyed it needs to be reeled, skeined and labeled before packing and shipping all over the world. Experience this process, then visit Koigu's outlet store and shop from the unique selection of yarns available.
4:00PM: Coach back to Inn at Cobble Beach
7:00PM: Dinner at Inn at Cobble Beach: 
Koigu Wool fashion show highlighting vintage Koigu garments as well as current favorites. 
 
Saturday, October 28
8:00AM: Breakfast
9:00AM–12:00PM: Workshop with Koigu: 
How to get the best results from knitting with handpainted yarns. Taiu will share her tips for choosing colors for combining several colors together and choosing the right stitch patterns and shapes that highlight the beautiful colors of Koigu handpainted yarns. 
12:30PM: Lunch at Inn at Cobble Beach
1:30PM: Bus to *Coffin Ridge Vineyard Winery
2:30PM-4:00PM: Wine tour and tasting at Coffin Ridge Vineyard Winery 
7:00PM: Dinner at Inn at Cobble Beach: What's Coming for the Next Knitting Season. Join Taiu Landra and Trisha Malcolm, Editor in Chief of Vogue Knitting, as they show you the upcoming trends in color and fashion, as well as the new patterns they will be both introducing in the following season. 
8:00PM: Smores by the campfire!
 
Sunday, October 29
7:30AM: Breakfast
10:00AM: Depart the Inn at Cobble Beach for Toronto Pearson International Airport 
 
*Option to skip winery and add on a spa or golf package (additional fees apply - see pricing page)
 
 
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All cancellations must be received by September 1, 2017 for a full refund, except $500 non returnable deposit. All cancellations must be received in writing via fax, post, or e-mail. No refunds for cancellations will be issued after September 1, 2017. If you cannot attend, you may send a substitute in your place at no extra charge. Substitution requests must be received before September 1, 2017.