What's Yarnover?

Yarnover 2020 has been cancelled due to COVID-19. Please see this post for a letter from our president. If you have registered for a class or dinner, please check your email for information about refunds. Support the Yarnover vendors and sponsors where you can. Take an online class or buy a pattern from our teachers. Please be patient with us as we work through all the pieces to cancel an event this size. We look forward to seeing you in 2021! 

Each year the Minnesota Knitters’ Guild has a weekend-long event called Yarnover held in the Twin Cities metro area. Prestigious local and national instructors teach a variety of courses and fiber vendors fill the Yarnover Marketplace. Classes are open to members only, but the marketplace is free and open to the public.

One of the primary benefits of belonging to the Minnesota Knitters' Guild is early registration for Yarnover classes! Make sure your dues are current by December 31st, 2019 so you can qualify for early registration on January 11th, 2020 at 8am CST. Those who join after the 31st will be able to register for Yarnover on January 18th, 2020 at 8am CST. You must be a member of the Guild to attend the Yarnover dinner or take classes. For the most up-to-date information on Yarnover 2020, join the Guild for email updates. 

You can also get updates through our Ravelry group, Facebook page and Twitter.

Yarnover 2020 Key Details

    • It will be held Friday, April 24 - Sunday, April 26.
    • Friday evening is the Yarnover Dinner and keynote address by Franklin Habit.
    • Saturday is the Yarnover marketplace and classes.
    • Sunday morning is the April Minnesota Knitters' Guild member meeting with guest speaker, Susanna Hansson.
    • We are changing venues in 2020! We will be at the Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West in Plymouth. You can also reserve your room at the Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West at our group rate now, either online or by calling 1-877-270-1393 and asking for the Minnesota Knitters' Guild Room Block or group code Z91.
    • The Yarnover 2020 Brochure is here! click here to see the Yarnover 2020 Brochure
    • You must be a member of the Guild to attend the Yarnover dinner or take classes.

Instructors and Classes

Here is the list of teachers and classes for Yarnover 2020: Highlighted classes are sold out. To be put on a waiting list email mkg.yo.reg@gmail.com

Instructor Morning Class Afternoon Class
Alissa Barton Kitchener Stitch in Pattern Knitting a Hat from Top Down at ANY Gauge
Michele Lee Bernstein Herringbone Braids adn Beyond! Braided Wristlets Brioche Pastiche: 2 Color Brioche in the Round (Sold Out)
Olga Buraya-Kefelian Brioche and Beyond Non-Intarsia Wave Cowl
Jeane deCoster Confident Substitutions What Not to Knit?
Mary Lou Egan Cozy Your Way to Colorwork (Sold Out) Ply or Ply Not: Chain Plying for Knitters
Gretchen Funk Short Row Logic Needle Felting Steeks
Franklin Habit History, Methods, and Styles of Lace Knitting  Knitting to Fit Your Pampered Pet
Kyle Kunnecke You want me to do WHAT with my knitting? - Intro to Steeks  Stranded Knitting: Unlocking the Secrets of Locked Floats (Sold Out)
Melissa Leapman Ha! Fooled You! Shawl Builder Workshop
Keith Leonard Fixing Mistakes with Keith, The Perfectionist! Short Row Fun!
Patty Lyons Reading Between the Lines: What Your Sweater Pattern Doesn't Tell You Customizing Sweater Patterns
Sarah Peasley Downside Up Socks Basic Double Knitting Techniques
Andrea Wong Portuguese Style of Knitting - Basic Skills (Sold Out) Portuguese Style of Knitting - Stranded Knitting
  All Day Classes
Susanna Hansson Bohus Stickning (Sold Out)
Jill Wolcott Yoke Sweater Construction for Real Bodies

 

   Two-hour Beginning Knitting Classes (free to Guild members)
Instructor Morning Class Afternoon Class
Anna Sorgert  Learning to Knit in 2 Hours  Beyond Learn to Knit: The Next Steps


Instructors are invited to teach based on their class portfolios, current knitting trends and feedback from participants and the Yarnover committee. If you are interested in teaching at a future Yarnover or have a great suggestion for a teacher please contact our current chairperson, Shelley Hermanson at yarnovermkg@gmail.com.

The Yarnover Marketplace

The marketplace is open to the public and full of scrumptious yarn and fabulous knitting accessories that will make you wish you’d allowed yourself a bigger budget! The marketplace is on the Saturday of Yarnover weekend, and it’s free to shop. Click here for the list of Yarnover 2020 vendors.

If you are interested in becoming a vendor at Yarnover, please contact vendor support at YarnoverVendors@gmail.com. Vendor applications are accepted in the Fall for the Spring Yarnover event.

Door Prizes and Sponsorships

Door Prizes - We are very grateful for the on-going support of local shops and national contributors who have generously donated yarn, books, subscriptions and other knitting-related items as door prizes for our events. All door prize donors are listed on the Yarnover map given out to every attendee. Donors who donate an item or items worth over $75 will have their company's logo and link posted on this page for at least six months.

Sponsorships  - We have many different opportunities for sponsorships including the Yarnover Shawl Contest, Yarn Bingo, and Coffee/Tea stations. Sponsorships are very affordable and can be tailored to your budget. Sponsors will have their logo and link on the Yarnover page of the website for at least six months, be listed on the Yarnover map handed out to every attendee, their logo on a large sign at Yarnover, and the opportunity to hand out coupons, flyers, or catalogs to Yarnover attendees. Ask us for a list of available sponsorship opportunities.

If you have questions or need additional information about donating DOOR PRIZES or becoming a SPONSOR, please contact Caitlin at eventsmnkg@gmail.com.

The Minnesota Knitters' Guild thanks the 2020 Yarnover sponsors:

Dragonfly Dreams Retreat         Pompom      darn knit anyway     Berroco

Yarn Barn of Kansas   Blue Sky Fibers   Lofty Fiber    Amazing Threads

malabrigo    The Yarnery

How to Register for Yarnover

Members

To register for Yarnover if you are a member, please:

  1. Log in.
  2. In the Members' Area, click the Yarnover Registration button.

Non-Members

If you are not currently a member, please:

  1. First sign up to become a member!
  2. Once you have become a member, log in to your account.
  3. In the Members' Area, click the Yarnover Registration button.