Each year the Minnesota Knitters’ Guild has a day-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 Market, which is free and open to the public.

Here is everything you need to know about the next Yarnover!

• It will be held on Saturday, April 26, 2014.

• The Teacher Dinner will be held the evening before, Friday, April 25, 2014.  We're very excited to have Franklin Habit as the keynote speaker!

• The 2014 Yarnover brochure is finally here!
  

• Here's an easier-to-download version of the 2014 Yarnover brochure without pictures.

• Early registration will begin on January 11th, 2014 at 8:00 a.m. CST for anyone who joins or renews membership by December 31, 2013.

Participants

One of the chief benefits of belonging to the Minnesota Knitters' Guild is early registration for Yarnover classes!  Early registration starts on January 11th, 2014 at 8:00 a.m. CST for anyone who joins or renews their membership in the Guild by December 31st. Instructions for registration can be found at the bottom of this page. General registration (for members paid after December 31st and non-members) opens on January 26th at 12:00 a.m CST.  See the 2014 Yarnover brochure (above) for more registration details.

Instructors

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 spinteacher2000@yahoo.com.  Here's a list of the 2014 instructors:

2014 Vendor Information

The Vendor Application Process for 2014 is Closed.  Please contact Sue Traczyk at sue_traczyk@yahoo.com if you wish to be placed on a waitlist.

Our vendor market is a very important part of the overall Yarnover event.  We welcome vendors from all across the United States and Canada, and look forward to seeing all the exciting items that will be offered to attendees each year.  Vendor registration will open on January 21st and will close once all booths are sold.  Booths sell out quickly and vendors are encouraged to submit their application as soon as possible to secure a spot at this event.

New This Year!

Starting in 2014, we will no longer mail out vendor registration forms.  Vendors who wish to participate in Yarnover should download the registration form (available January 21st), complete and submit with registration fees per the instructions on the form.   Registration forms must have a Mn Sales Tax ‘Certificate of Operator Compliance Form ST19’ attached.

Our vendor registration process is done on a first come, first served basis.   Vendors who are members of the Minnesota Knitter’s Guild will be given priority over non-members.  The Yarnover committee reserves the right to refuse applications for inappropriate items or decline vendors who are selling products that are not considered in-line with this event. Vendor applications received after all booths are sold will be put on a wait-list in the order they are received.  If you have any questions regarding the registration process or becoming a vendor please contact Sue Traczyk at sue_traczyk@yahoo.com.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE A DOOR PRIZE -   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 event.  To be listed as a door prize contributor in our main publicity, your door prize must be received by April 1, 2014.  This year we are introducing additional door prize contributor recognitions at the event!  

You can download the Door Prize donation form here.  If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Shari O’Flanagan at shariaof@gmail.com.

MAJOR SPONSOR –We offer vendors the opportunity to become a major event sponsor.  As a major event sponsor, you will receive a ½ page ad space (b&w) in our Yarnover Brochure given out to attendees and a 16x20 promotional poster that will be prominently displayed at the event.  To become a major sponsor, we are requiring a gift for each attendee (500) valued at a minimum of $5.  Vendors to supply artwork and/or pre-printed poster.  For questions on this exciting opportunity please contact Shari O’Flanagan at shariaof@gmail.com.