Friday, September 29th at 12:15PM-12:45PM ET

Need a peaceful break? Join us for a relaxing half hour read-aloud of favorite picture books featuring knitting. Enjoy knitting or crocheting along as we meet knitting pirates, folktale characters, friendly neighbors and knitters of all sorts in these magic yarns and see some beautiful illustrations along the way.. 

Friday, September 29th at 1PM ET

Join us for an insightful discussion on the benefits of knitting for self-care and mindfulness. Panelists will share their experiences and insights on how knitting can help reduce stress, improve mood, and boost overall well-being. We'll also be exploring how knitting can help us connect with others who share our passion, provide a sense of belonging and support, and offer opportunities for learning and growth!

Pre-Recorded - Available All Weekend Long! 

This weekend with your marketplace ticket, you'll have access to a pre-recorded session of "Fridays with Felicia" @stringthingstudio with

Friday September 29, 4:00–5:00 PM Eastern

Join Josh and London for a special welcome party! 

Saturday, September 30th, 9:15–9:45 AM Eastern

Bryoni is a yoga and meditation teacher based in the Bay Area. She is also the Director of Mindfulness at Kinema Fitness and Spiritual Advisor at Northeastern University.

Bryoni is a CPA, NASM Personal Trainer, and her mindfulness training includes over 1000 hours in Tibetan Buddhist Meditation, Vinyasa, Yin, and Traditional Chinese Medicine techniques including acupuncture, cupping, herbalism, and gua sha. The practice of mindfulness has taught her to always be a student first and to begin over and over again. She hopes you leave her all-levels classes feeling a little more grounded, centered, and refreshed. 
 

Saturday, September 30th at 10AM ET

Åsa Söderman is a Swedish knitting designer who lives in Denmark with a Danish husband. She knits with abandon and has knitted her way from Sweden to Denmark via New York and Boston and Singapore, and Sussex – and Germany. Åsa’s designs are mostly seamless and top down, and she is attracted by unusual solutions and just-so details. The Ziggurat sweater is her signature. It is a seamless, top down, contiguous or simultaneous-set-in sleeve method, developed and polished since the first Ziggurat saw the light in 2011. It became and remains a passion. Åsa is the author of Åsa Tricosa Ziggurats: 16 elegantly seamless Knits  (in its 4th print run).

Ziggurat explained – interview on Fruity Knitting
Overview of the Ziggurat Method

Melanie Falick is an independent writer, editor, and creative director—and a lifelong maker. She is the author, mostly recently, of Making a Life: Working by Hand and Discovering the Life You Are Meant to Live. She is the former publishing director of STC Craft/Melanie Falick Books, an imprint of Abrams, where she spearheaded books by many esteemed authors, including Kaffe Fassett, Norah Gaughan, Clara Parkes, and Kristine Vejar. She has since edited Cocoknits Sweater Workshop by Julie Weisenberger and Yoga of Yarn by Liza Laird. She is also the creative director and editor of Modern Daily Knitting Field Guides, and a color consultant to Knitter’s Pride, focusing on Symfonie Hand-Dyed Yarns, the company’s new yarn line.

Melanie’s website
Melanie on Instagram
Melanie’s mailing list

Sunday, October 1, 12PM–1PM ET

Miguel Bonilla, the host behind NYC Knitters, orchestrates a monthly knitting community boasting a whopping 700 members. Gathering regularly in picturesque parks, libraries, and airy atriums throughout the city, this passionate knitter initially turned to the craft during the pandemic, seeking solace and a way to comfort his mother. Today, Miguel's obsession with knitting is undeniable, as evidenced by his ever-growing yarn collection. He holds a coveted certification as a knitting instructor from The Craft Council and is diligently pursuing his Professional Knitwear Designer Certification with the esteemed Knitting Guild Association (TKGA). When he's not immersed in yarn and needles, Miguel channels his energies into his daytime role, where he plays a vital part in the Office for Nonprofit Services, helping nonprofits fulfill their missions for the city of New York.

Pope vergara, a Chilean knitwear designer. Pope two kids and a husband. Her husband pushes her to work on her passion, which is fashion and designing clothing. Her mom is a fashion designer and was born among fabrics and yarns. When Pope was pregnant with her first child, she had to be on bed rest. At that time, she started knitting, designing and creating her own clothes.  She constantly tested materials and new techniques, innovating and challenging the unusual. She has a unique style because she always likes mixing different fibers, materials, and trends with her stamp, from rocker to more feminine.  She wants to make people feel good and shine with her designs. Nature, the human body, music, science, biology, and artwork that inspire her. 

Sunday, October 1, 1PM-2PM Eastern

NYC is great. NYC with knitting friends is better. We are counting the days to Vogue Knitting Live 2024. It's time to register in and choose the classes you will take. At this panel you will be presented to 5 teachers: Paula Pereira, Xandy Peter, Alexandra Davidoff, Mieka John and Vivi Basile. They will show you their projects and explain the classes. They will also talk about their experiences in past editions. Join this fun conversation and get ready to travel to the largest knitting show in the world. 

Sunday, October 1, 2PM–2:30PM ET 

Join Marcelo as he interviews Maria Gomes

Maria Gomes lives in the north of Portugal. She learned to knit in the Portuguese style when she was 6 years old from her mom and grandma and hasn't stopped since! "To me, knitting is like breathing."
Maria defines her knitwear design as casual and comfy, but always with some detail of interest. She co-founded the the Knit with Friends Festival in June 2019, the first yarn festival in Portugal. She founded Maria's Online Knitting Club in 2021 o create a beautiful knitting community around the world with virtual meetings every Wednesday night and 60 members.