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Fair Isle and Intarsia Knitting Weekend
3 days from £485pp
Your Tour Includes
- 2 nights full-board accommodation, from dinner on Friday to lunch on Sunday
- 1 full-day Fair Isle knitting workshop with Anna, kit included
- 1 full-day Intarsia knitting workshop with Frederica, kit included
- Unlimited tea and coffee during workshop breaks
- Services of an experienced Tour Manager
Experts
Holiday Overview
Fair Isle is a traditional knitting technique used to create patterns with multiple colours. It is named after Fair Isle, one of the Shetland Islands. Intarsia is a knitting technique used to create patterns with multiple colours. Fields of different colours appear to be inlaid in one another, fitting together like a jigsaw puzzle. Explore Fair Isle with Anna and Intarsia with Frederica on this weekend dedicated to your favourite hobby!
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Itinerary
Please choose your preferred 3 day itinerary
Anna’s workshop: We’ll focus on Fair Isle technique in the round, working a lovely pair of fingerless gloves.
Frederica's workshop: Explore the magic of Intarsia knitting – the art of working with multiple strands of yarn to create patches of colour without stranding yarns along the back of the work. Perfect for picture knitting, you’ll master this new technique on a fabulous knitted bag project with your choice of letter on the front and a snazzy geometric design on the back. And wave goodbye to purl rows and looking at the listless reverse side of your work with a delve into the sneaky backwards knitting technique. Perfect for knitters who know the basics and are looking to learn new and exciting techniques!
Skill level: Participants will need to have basic knitting skillsWhat to bring: Tapestry needle, stitch marker, scissors.
Check in to your room from 3pm. Join your experts, retreat manager and fellow guests for dinner this evening.
Included Meals
- Dinner
Participants will be split into two groups. Group 1 will do Fair Isle with Anna today, and Group 2 will do Intarsia with Frederica.
Included Meals
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
Highlights
- Fair Isle Workshop
- Intarsia Workshop
Today you will do the second of your workshops. Group 1 will do Intarsia with Frederica and Group 2 will do Fair Isle with Anna.
Depart late afternoon.
Included Meals
- Breakfast
- Lunch
Highlights
- Intarsia Workshop
- Fair Isle Workshop
Please note: Although there are no mobility requirements for this tour, please note that you will need to be able to make your own way between our workshop rooms, your bedroom and therestaurant, which could involve walks of up to 5 minutes. If you require full disabled access, please check with us before booking.
Accommodation
You will stay for two nights at the 4-star Staverton Park Hotel.
Staverton Park Hotel & Golf Club
This stylish and contemporary 4-star hotel is ideally located in the heart of the Northamptonshire countryside. In a convenient location, Staverton Park Hotel & Golf Club is easily accessible from the M1, M6, M40 and Birmingham Airport, and is just a short drive to Northampton and Coventry.
Hotel Facilities
- 3 Star
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Indoor Swimming Pool
- Gym
Room Facilities
- TV
- Tea and Coffee Making Facilities
- Hairdryer
- Free Wifi
Single Room Supplement from £59.00
