The yarn retreat is by far our most popular event. If you desire to spend time with your yarn-loving tribe, this is the place! Attending the retreat will give you the chance to:
- Get away from it all and relax in the countryside
- Visit our fiber farm and see where it all begins
- While away the hours working on your fiber projects
- Forge lasting friendships
- Learn new techniques
That isn’t all there is to do at the retreat center, however! There are also plenty of opportunities for hiking, wildlife viewing, and bird watching. And door prizes! Grab your yarn and unwind with us!
- Friday night Show & Tell - Each person can bring one finished (or unfinished) garment to show off. This is a great icebreaker and a fun way to discover new projects to add to your queue.
- Saturday Farm Visit - Mountain Hollow Farm is our cashmere goat farm. We converted the old country store into a yarn shop. Find some yummy yarns and visit with the goats.
- Saturday Trunk Show - Shauna Hargis of Raven Moon Dyeworks (formerly Farm Girl Fibers) will be hosting a cash and carry trunk show Saturday afternoon. BONUS! Shauna will be hanging out with us the whole weekend, so you can get to know her and learn a little bit about hand dying.
- Woodburn Loafers Knit Along - These cozy slippers are quick to knit - the perfect project to finish in a weekend! There is an extra charge for this; you can sign up when you register for the retreat.
These rates are per ROOM per night, not per person.
Lodge rooms are in the same building as the conference room and restaurant. Each room has 2 double beds or a king size bed and a private balcony.
Each two-bedroom, two-bathroom cottage has a fully-furnished kitchen and a private porch or deck that is surrounded by woodland, a short walk or drive from the main lodge. Each bedroom has two queen beds (total of four beds).
Each 1 bedroom cabin has a double bed, full bath, fully-furnished kitchen, and private porch or deck. The cabins are a short walk or drive from the main lodge.
Kit includes:
- Woodland Loafers pattern
- 2 skeins of Malabrigo Chunky
- Suede slipper soles
The Woodland Loafers are cozy little hugs for your feet and they are also super quick to knit. Incorporating heel, toe and sole shaping these slipper are designed to fit and stay on your feet. Knit both flat and in the round, and the best part… There is absolutely no finishing required!
We’ll help you if you get stuck with any part of the pattern!
And did we mention they are super quick to knit? And super cozy? Made with 2 skeins of squishy-soft Malabrigo Chunky and size 8 circular needles and/or DPNs.
Use whatever needle you prefer for knitting small circumferences in the round. If you’re not sure, I suggest using the Magic Loop method with a 32″ or longer circular needle.
Choose your yarn when you arrive at the retreat. We will have an assortment of colors and the pattern ready for you.
Please only order 1 kit since it includes the pattern. We will have extra yarn and slipper soles available at the retreat if you want to make more than 1 pair.
“Awesome, awesome retreat! Beth and Angela are friendly, helpful, talented and willing to help with patterns and mistakes. Beautiful setting - woods, lodge, cottages. Wonderful to learn from the other attendees. Love going to the farm and store and seeing the wonderful yarns and buying.”
“The thing I liked best about the retreat was all the friendly, helpful people. Also loved the ease of going to our room to the dining room and conference room. The park resort was very pleasant and clean.”
“As usual, the weekend was simply wonderful. What a blessing it is to be able to spend time with friends that enjoy the same hobby that I enjoy. And it’s always exciting to meet new friends. Show and Tell is one of my favorite parts of the retreat. These ladies are so creative and always inspire me to try a new project that’s a little harder than the one I just finished. I love a challenge!”
I haven't missed one yet - I always make time for it. So relaxing. No schedules, no pressure. Just a wonderful stone porch, my knitting and friends.
The retreat officially starts at 10am on Friday, though people arrive throughout the day. The retreat ends at 3 pm on Sunday. The retreat fee includes:
- Use of conference room facility to socialize with a fantastic group of yarn-loving knitters, crocheters, spinners, and occasionally weavers
- All meals from supper on Friday through breakfast on Sunday
- Free WiFi in the lodge
- Door prizes
- Mountain Hollow Farm visit on Saturday with lunch at a local BBQ restaurant. Shop in the store & visit the cashmere goats!
- If you choose to come a day early, you are welcome to visit Mountain Hollow Farm between the hours of noon & 4 on Thursday. Bring a project and hang out with us in the yarn shop at the farm!
The retreat fee does NOT include:
- Your lodging. Make reservations directly with Pine Mountain State Resort Park. Use group code 2315 for our discount. The group code is valid Thursday 8/19/21 through Monday 8/23/21 so that you can extend your vacation if you’d like.
- The optional Woodland Loafers knit along. Add this to your cart if you’d like to participate.