LEARNAWAY .|.

January 28th to February 1st .|.

EVENT: PRIVATE PARTY - Glass making with Ellen Lucius
Hosts: Belinda Harris-Reid and Brenda Marshall
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Various projects: for one day workshop

GETAWAY .|.

February 4th to 8th .|.

SPACES: 3 off site guests .|.

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.

LEARNAWAY .|.

February Monday 22nd to Friday 26th.|.

SPACES: 1 more space; share a twin room (SSK) with one other guest (own bathroom - sea view) .|.

EVENT: Along Avec Anna - small wintery accessory (one day workshop)
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

LEARNAWAY .|.

March 4th to 8th .|.

SPACES: 3 off site guests .|.

EVENT: Beaded Clutch bag (one day workshop)
Host: Anniken Allis

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MATERIALS NEEDED
Dk yarn (I used merino/cotton), 120m per 50g x 2 balls
Size 6 seed beads 300 beads - can use one or more colours
3.25mm circular needles (60cm long)
0.75mm crochet hook
Tubular clutch frame, 10x20cm
75x50cm/30x20in felt fabric (or cotton fabric with interfacing)

Basic sewing kit (needle or a sewing machine & pins) - I hand sewed one lining & machine sewed another. Easy enough to hand sew but machine is quicker but not essential.

BEFORE THE WORKSHOP PLEASE KNIT THE BASE

Base
Using 3.25mm needles & dk yarn, cast on 45 sts.
Row 1 (WS): P to end.
Row 2 (RS): K to end.
Continue working in stocking stitch for a total of 10cm (4in), ending with a RS row. Should measure approx 18cm wide x 10cm long. DO NOT cast off.

The Elephant Restaurant

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

LEARNAWAY .|.

March Monday 15th to Friday 19th .|.

SPACES: 2 off site guests .|.

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


A little piece of entrelac in process...

LEARNAWAY .|.

April 22nd to 26th .|.

SPACES: 1 off site guest .|.

EVENT: Knit one of Georgia Farrell's wonderful designs
Host Georgia Farrell - for one/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)

LEARNAWAY .|.

May 13th to 17th .|.

SPACES: 1 off site guest .|.

EVENT: Knit one of Sarah Hatton's fabulous designs + a little wine-tasting session
Host Sarah Hatton

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A fab weekend of design and making - one and half day workshop with the amazing Sarah Hatton. She has well over 1,000 patterns on Ravelry, and her work has appeared in some of the most recognisable publications in the knitting business, including The Knitter, Simply Knitting, Vogue Knitting and Knitty (and that’s just in the last year). She was also a contributor to both A Year of Techniques and Boost Your Knitting.

Sarah Hatton's Ravelry page

LEARNAWAY .|.

June 3rd to 7th .|.

SPACES: no spaces .|.

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

LEARNAWAY .|.

June 24th to 28th .|.

SPACES: 1 off site guest .|.

EVENT: Hand-dyeing workshop weekend
Host: Miriam of Miriam the Weaver (also known as The Discrete Unicorn

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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 .|.

July 22nd to 26th .|.

SPACES: 2 off site guests .|.

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)

LEARNAWAY .|.

August 5th to 9th .|.

SPACES: no spaces .|.

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

LEARNAWAY .|.

September 2nd to 6th .|.

SPACES: no spaces .|.

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.

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

LEARNAWAY .|.

September 30th to October 6th .|.

SPACES: twin bedroom (SSK)/ (for one or for two - 2 guests pay the full rate; single occupancy is £200 less), own large bathroom next to bedroom, sea-view, lie in bed and see the sea, only the sea and 2 off site guests .|.

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

LEARNAWAY .|.

November 4th to 8th .|.

SPACES: 2 off site guests .|.

EVENT: Knitted Beaded project - something delicious
Hosts: Anniken Allis + Belinda Harris-Reid and Maria Heron

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Working on one of Anniken's beautiful knitted shawls (of course with beads!), learning the various techniques of adding beads to knitting to give your garment sparkle and that extra va va voom glamour.

Anniken's Ravelry page

If you love lace knitting or are interested in learning more about lace knitting then please consider joining Anniken's Facebook Group Love of Lace Knitting Love of Lace (Facebook Page)

Colourful yarn, kits and my books, Easy Lace Knits and Beaded Lace Knitting as well as online courses are available from Yarn Addict (Anniken Allis' Website)

LEARNAWAY.|.


November 25th to 29th .|.

SPACES: 1 off site guest .|.

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...

LEARNAWAY.|.


December 10th to 14th .|.

SPACES: 2 x Twin bedrooms (both rooms share large family bathroom with one other guest) - 4 spaces on-site and 2 x off site guests .|.

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

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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 (The Waddling Duck in the Hamilton Hotel) - (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. 8 mins walk to the sea. Elaine will join me to host this fabulous event: wind yarn, chat and sing/dance (!) and help with knitting and crochet projects.