Schedule: Destination YARN Mid-Week Retreat

Itinerary

Monday, April 8
2:00PM–4:00PM: Knit Wit invites you to come for a shopping experience, plus tea and cookies from a local Portland bakery. Transportation not provided.

3:00PM: Check-in at the Portland Regency Hotel

5:30PM: Registration

6:00PM–7:00PM: Welcome Cocktail Reception

7:00PM–8:30PM: Dinner at Portland Regency Hotel. Join a Vogue Knitting editor as she brings you behind the scenes ofVogue Knitting magazine

Tuesday, April 9

8:00AM-9:00AM: Breakfast
9:00AM–12:00PM: Morning Workshops:

Approach to Sweater Design with Joji Locatelli OR Colorplay with Veera Välimäki

1:00PM–2:00PM: Lunch at the hotel and Camera Roll Full of Sweater Photos presentation

by Bristol Ivy

2:00PM–5:00PM: Afternoon Workshops

Boxy Sweaters with Joji Locatelli OR Round Yoke Sweaters with Veera Välimäki

7:00PM–8:30PM: Dinner at Dimillo's Restaurant and An Island Legacy: Wild Island Sheep in Maine presentation by Mary Jane Mucklestone and Nash Island Wool Manager Jani Estell. Join Mary Jane and Jani as they share the story of the centuries old tradition of raising sheep on the uninhabited coastal islands of Maine and their making journey from sheep to yarn and from yarn to garment.

Wednesday, April 10

8:00AM-9:00AM: Breakfast
9:00AM–12:00PM: Morning Workshops

Multi-Colored Projects with Joji Locatelli OR Shawl Shapes with Veera Välimäki

12:00PM-1:00PM: Lunch at the hotel

1:00PM-2:30PM: Tess Designer Yarns Shopping Experience

2:30PM-5:30PM: Afternoon Workshops

Sweaters that Fit with Joji Locatelli OR Stripes Beyond the Basics with Veera Välimäki

5:30PM-6:30PM: Quince & Co. trunk show featuring the Sparrow Collection and the Shawls Collection

7:30PM–9:00PM: Dinner at Rí Rá Restaurant

Thursday, April 11
7:00AM-9:00AM: Breakfast and check out