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January 28th to February 1st .|.

EVENT: Private Party
Host: Anniken Allis
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Various projects: for one day workshop

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February 4th to 8th .|.

EVENT: Bring Your Own Projects
Hosts: Belinda Harris-Reid and Brenda Marshall

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No specific workshop, bring your own projects to work on + a new design in your goodie bag; knit, eat, chat, knit and crochet some more.

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February Monday 22nd to Friday 26th.|.

EVENT: Along Avec Anna - small wintery accessory (TBC)
Host Anna Dervout

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For one day workshop - Ethical Yarns & Timeless Knitting Patterns; Since 2017, our mission is to help knitting play a creative, calming, confidence-building and all round positive role in people’s lives by placing accessibility and sustainability at the forefront of everything we do. Our natural fibre bases are entirely cruelty free and certified and we took care to work with spinning mills that respects animals, humans and their surroundings, thus reflecting our own values as a company.

Along Avec Anna's website

Authentic, accessible, sustainable and creative, our approach is both human and educational. It is based on step by step, detailed patterns and accessible to as many people as possible.

We create ethical yarn, unique patterns, and custom accessories to provide beginners and experts alike with all their crafting needs.

More info on the project coming soon....an example of what's possible below: Snow Drop Hat

GETAWAY .|.

March 4th to 8th .|.

EVENT: Bring Your Own Projects
Hosts: Belinda Harris-Reid and Brenda Marshall

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No specific workshop, bring your own projects to work on + a new design in your goodie bag; knit, eat, chat, knit and crochet some more. Going to the Michelin star restaurant The Elephant in Torquay: Friday lunch - paid for by guest.

The Elephant Restaurant

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March Monday 15th to Friday 19th .|.

EVENT: Entrelac project bags - with fabulous lining
Hosts: Belinda Harris-Reid and Elaine Orchard

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Learn this fabulous technique. Entrelac knitting is a modular technique that creates a textured, diamond-patterned fabric resembling woven basketweave. It is worked by creating interlocking squares and triangles, typically using short rows and picking up stitches along the edges of previous sections, allowing for striking, multi-colored geometric designs. Plus bring your own projects to work on + a new design in your goodie bag; knit, eat, chat, knit and crochet some more.

Going to the Michelin star restaurant The Elephant in Torquay: Friday lunch - paid for by guest.

The Elephant Restaurant

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April 22nd to 26th .|.

EVENT: Knit one of Georgia Farrell's wonderful designs
Host Georgia Farrell - for one or two day workshop (TBC)

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Georgia Farrell is a British designer, with a passion for creating architecturally-inspired design for hand knitting and beyond. Georgia combines a methodical approach to visual research with a more organic approach to creative exploration, and she loves to share the stories and concepts behind each of her designs.

'Knitted Collage' this is a very accessible creative class with the added knitting content of intarsia and combining intarsia with texture. Using architectural images as inspiration, we will get creative with coloured paper and pencils to create graphic collages that we will then translate into chart form, ready to make your own unique knitted collage from. We will cover how to translate basic blocks of colour and texture from your collages, into a knitting chart, the basics of intarsia, and how to combine colour and texture to add depth to your design. This class will give you a real insight into how I created many of the designs from my collection 'Abstract'.

Georgia Farrell's website




Coleman Street (an example of GF's work)

GETAWAY/LEARNAWAY TBC .|.

May 13th to 17th .|.

EVENT: Bring Your Own Projects or workshop time.../workshop TBC (this event could turn into a Learnaway, in discussion with various designers... watch this space
Hosts: Belinda Harris-Reid and Brenda Marshall

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No specific workshop, bring your own projects to work on + a new design in your goodie bag; knit, eat, chat, knit and crochet some more.

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June 3rd to 7th .|.

EVENT: Purlescence Yarn Co. presents a workshop on colour + goodie bag project
Hosts: Belinda Harris-Reid and Sarah Lewis

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The fab Sarah of Purlescence will be hosting a workshop session on colour, + bring your own projects to work on + a new design in your goodie bag(curated by Sarah); knit, eat, chat, knit and crochet some more. Sarah will also bring some of her very special yarn - a sort of trunk show - for you to squidge and buy.

Purlescence began over 10 years ago and we have worked hard to build a reputation for not only stocking a wide range of products but also delivering a very personal service to our customers. Like any good husband and wife team, we take care of different aspects of the business: Jonathan (AKA Mission Control!) looks after the operations side and ensures orders get to you quickly and is always on hand to offer advice on any crafting queries. Sarah (AKA Artistic Development) holds the artistic reins and having grown up with her Gran owning a knitting shop, loves nothing more than to peruse over yarn, patterns and anything colourful.

Purlescence's website

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June 24th to 28th .|.

EVENT: Hand-dyeing workshop weekend
Host: Miriam of Miriam the Weaver (also known as The Discrete Unicorn): an amazing hand-dyer

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We are thrilled to be welcoming this amazing hand-dyer to guide you through dyeing buckets of yarn for you to use for your own projects or for a pattern in your gift bag.

Miriam, the creative force behind The Discrete Unicorn, has a passion for weaving and dyeing that shines through in every thread she touches. Since launching her business in early 2020, Miriam has become known for her vibrant hand-dyed yarns, which first caught attention online when she showcased her personal knitting projects. Her product range now includes assigned pooling yarns, bold semi-solids, hand-dyed fibre braids, and meticulously handwoven project bags, all designed to bring a burst of colour and texture into every crafter’s life.

Initially trained as a professional weaver running power looms, Miriam’s love for fibre arts extends far beyond the workplace. In her personal time, she explored dyeing yarns for her own weaving practice. The unexpected furlough during March 2020 gave her the chance to channel this passion into a business. Through social media, she shared her vibrant creations, and The Discrete Unicorn quickly gained a loyal following.

Miriam’s approach is all about bringing her colourful world to life. She ensures customers can order yarns in the specific bases and quantities they need, with most of her stock dyed to order. For her first-ever yarn show, however, she’s excited to embrace the challenge of creating ready-to-sell stock while leaning on her experience managing wholesale contracts.

LEARNAWAY .|.

August 5th to 9th .|.

EVENT: Jeanette Sloan work on one of her designs
Host: Jeanette Sloan

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For two day workshop - Colour is very important to me and my design process often begins with a search for an intriguing stitch that will inspire creative juices to flow or a decorative detail that will add a stylish, contemporary edge. I’ve worked as a freelance textile designer and tutor teaching both machine and hand knitting and as 'an accessories obsessive' have written 4 books on hand knitting. I’ve been very lucky to work with some of the best hand knitting brands in the UK and my designs have featured in several UK knitting magazines including Knitting Magazine where I am a regular contributor responsible for the ‘Ask Jeanette’ letters page, Yarn Reviews and A-Z of Techniques.

Jeanette is championing diversity and representation. She is actively bringing these vital and essential conversations to our attention.

She writes: […] there are those who will say that conversations like this are unnecessary and that bringing race or skin colour into knitting and craft is being divisive or perhaps even ‘political correctness gone mad’. To those people I would ask them to imagine not seeing themselves represented on the pages of the magazines and publications they read and thinking how that would make them feel. Unwelcome? Invisible? In some way ‘less than’?….

We are thrilled to be welcoming Jeanette to TKH.

Jeanette Sloan's website

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September 2nd to 6th .|.

EVENT: Entrelac project bags - with fabulous lining
Hosts: Belinda Harris-Reid and Elaine Orchard

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Learn this fabulous technique. Entrelac knitting is a modular technique that creates a textured, diamond-patterned fabric resembling woven basketweave. It is worked by creating interlocking squares and triangles, typically using short rows and picking up stitches along the edges of previous sections, allowing for striking, multi-colored geometric designs. Plus bring your own projects to work on + a new design in your goodie bag; knit, eat, chat, knit and crochet some more.

Going to the Michelin star restaurant The Elephant in Torquay: Friday lunch - paid for by guest.

The Elephant Restaurant

LEARNAWAY .|.

September 30th to October 6th .|.

EVENT: Crochet Wonder with Zoe Potrac (Project TBC)
Hosts: Zoe Potrac


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We are thrilled to be welcoming the fab Zoe Potrac, a crochet designer and workshop tutor living in Yorkshire. She loves bright colours and textured stitches in her crochet, and makes homewares and accessories. She designs for Crochet Now and Simply Crochet, amongst others, find her on Instagram @zoepotrac

All materials for the workshop will be provided in your goodie bag: quality, smooth and squishy yarn, ... along with some special woolly treats. You will need to bring your own crochet hooks (4mm or a larger or smaller size if you know your tension is usually different to others). Some people like to bring a notebook and pen to remind themselves of different techniques. You’ll be able to choose the colours of your yarn in advance from the colour chart provided after booking. Project worked last year was this fab cushion

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November 4th to 8th .|.

EVENT: Knitted Beaded project - something delicious TBC
Hosts: Anniken Allis

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More info coming soon...

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November 25th to 29th .|.

EVENT: mini Festive Frolics - fun knitting and crochet projects in your gift bags
Host: Belinda Harris-Reid

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We are hosting a mini festive frolics at TKH, Devon (a precursor to the main Festive Frolics)

We will bring lots of fun projects for you to make; think joy and merriment, crackers and carols. More info coming soon...

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December 10th to 14th .|.

EVENT: Festive Frolics - fun knitting and crochet projects in your gift bags
Host: Belinda Harris-Reid

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We are hosting a festive frolics at a large house in Babbacombe, Devon - 12 bedrooms with their own bathroom, some twin, some just for one (all kingsize or double beds) ...

We will be fed by Nicola (our TKH chef - she is coming with us), fish and chips by candlelight and make lovely things and chat and hang out together in a fab house + the option of going to a local restaurant for dinner one night (paid for by guest).

We will bring lots of fun projects for you to make; think joy and merriment, crackers and carols and there is a hot-tub too... ooo I'm getting excited. 9 mins walk to the sea. Jo and Maria (two delicious women) will join us to wind yarn, chat and sing/dance (!) and help with knitting and crochet projects.