Cabin Fever’s at the Fair!
Come visit Deb in Kitchener to peruse Cabin Fever yarn, kits, patterns & books.

Barrie's Fibre Spirit Festival is an exciting, new one-day event dedicated to yarn, fibre and all things related to knitting, crocheting, weaving, spinning, needle felting, and more - everything to satisfy your fibre desires!

Join us at the second annual Muskoka Yarn & FibreFest 

ADMISSION: ADULTS: $5    KIDS UNDER 12: FREE

This one day show will feature the best of fibrearts, from raw fleece to finished objects. We welcome yarn enthusiasts and fibre newcomers alike to this one of a kind event on the first real weekend of summer in beautiful Muskoka!

Let Colour Maven Lyn Gemmell help you turn your yarn dreams into reality! Classes include technique instruction and colour theory to help you ensure success!

Paint-a-Skein classes are approximately 2.5 hours in length and include a 115g skein of 80/20 merino/nylon fingering weight yarn for dying and all necessary tools and materials. Additional skeins of yarn can be purchased on the day of the class.

You’re a fairly confident knitter. You’ve got a good grasp on stockinette and garter stitch. You notice knitted objects in the wild. You notice that some people’s knits have a slightly more flattering fit than yours! You notice all the beautiful Papillon Shawls floating around! You hear whispers about short row heels on socks, and are told this eliminates the heel flap!

Let your fairy knit-mother, Elizabeth Fallone, help you learn how to tweak any pattern to fit you like a glass slipper using the magic of short rows! Add a shirt hem to the bottom of your next sweater! Add a little extra room for bust with darts! Learn something new to build your knitting toolkit!

HOMEWORK:
2 SKEINS WORSTED WEIGHT YARN - HIGH CONTRAST
4 mm or 4.5 mm CIRCULAR OR STRAIGHT NEEDLES
CAST ON 20 STITCHES AND WORK APPROX 1” IN STOCKINETTE STITCH TO BE READY FOR CLASS

Okay, so you’ve got the basics of sock knitting well in hand (or foot, as the case may be) and you’re looking to step up your game? We’re here to help!

Let your fairy knit-mother, Elizabeth Fallone, help you learn how to tweak any sock pattern to fit you like a glass slipper.

Techniques include:

• Toe-up

• Cuff-down

• Various cast on and off methods for more flexibility

• Afterthought heels

• DPNs

• Magic Loop

• And much more

HOMEWORK:
1 SKEIN WORSTED WEIGHT YARN
4 mm & 4.5 mm DPNS
3.75 mm & 4 mm CIRCULAR NEEDLES 32” OR LONGER
CAST ON 20 STITCHES AND WORK 20 ROUNDS IN STOCKINETTE STITCH TO BE READY FOR CLASS

The master yarn enablers behind Kawartha Yarn & Fibre Festival are bringing you an awesome new adventure with Wool & Wanderlust Tours! To register, please go to: Wool & Wanderlust Tours

What’s the idea behind Wool & Wanderlust? Well, we love checking out new yarn shops and studios, and we’re passionate about supporting small business; what if we took that concept on the road and brought you along for the ride? Wool & Wanderlust Tours are single day adventures to check out some places that you may not have had a chance to experience, with a bunch of wool-loving friends.

Our first adventure will take us through the beauty of Muskoka with awesome stops along the way and some exclusive perks.

This tour includes:

• Round-trip bus transportation on a travel coach

• Stops at 2 awesome yarn shops with special discounts and promotions just for Wool and Wanderlust Attendees

• Private roasting demonstration and tutored tasting at Muskoka Roastery

• Walking tour and tutored wine tasting at Muskoka Winery

• Lunch from Farmer’s Daughter

• Dinner at Boston Pizza - Muskoka Wharf

• Did we mention the awesome surprises in the Swag Bag? We promise, it’s pretty great!