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Sock Knitting Weekend
3 days from £585pp
Your Tour Includes
- 2 days tuition, kit included
- 2 nights full-board accommodation, from dinner on Friday to lunch on Sunday
- Tea/coffee during workshops
Experts
Itinerary
Please choose your preferred 3 day itinerary
Skill Level: Beginners to Intermediate
Techniques Covered: Knitting in the round on double-pointed needles, knitting in the round using magic loop, knitting socks top down, knitting socks toe up, short row shaping, and knitting backwards, a clever way to skip the purl rows.
What to Bring: one set of 2.25mm double-pointed needles, one set of 4mm double-pointed needles, stitch holder, blunt ended darning needle, one 2.25mm 80cm circular needle
Check in to your room from 3pm. Join your expert, Retreat Manager and fellow guests for dinner this evening.
Included Meals
- Dinner
Spend the morning learning how to knit in the round, starting on a miniature sock project and moving on to a full-size sock in the afternoon, including short row shaping when you get to turn your heel and work a heel flap. Working top down, learn ways to solve common errors, get to grips with working on multiple needles and practice grafting a toe closed for smooth finish.
Included Meals
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
Highlights
- Workshop
Start your day flipping what you learned yesterday by knitting a sock from the toe upwards. Using an alternative way of show row shaping to create a wrap and turn heel, the adventurous among you will also be invited to ditch the double points and try the magic loop method by working a narrow tube of knitting on longer circular needles.
Included Meals
- Breakfast
- Lunch
Highlights
- Workshop
Tour Notes: 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 room, your bedroom and the restaurant, 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 Blunsdon House Hotel.
Blunsdon House Hotel
Set in 30 acres of beautiful countryside, the 4-star Blunsdon House Hotel is situated in the village of Broad Blunsdon. All the individually decorated bedrooms have flat screen televisions, a safety deposit box, telephone, hairdryer and tea and coffee making facilities. There are two restaurants and three bars to relax and enjoy a drink after a day of exploring or alternatively take a swim in the hotels indoor heated swimming pool or take a walk around the beautiful grounds of the hotel.
Hotel Facilities
- Guest Lounge
- Restaurant
- Indoor Swimming Pool
- Lift
- Disabled Rooms Available
- Ground Floor Rooms on Request
- Gym
- Free Car Parking
Room Facilities
- TV
- Tea and Coffee Making Facilities
- Hairdryer
- Safe Box
- Free Wifi
- Ensuite Facilities
Single Room Supplement from £90.00
