You have just four weeks left to register for Yarnover 2018! Registration closes on Friday, April 13th.

While half the classes are already sold out, there are still seats available in many more great classes. There are also tickets available for the Meet the Teachers dinner on Friday, April 27th with keynote speaker Bristol Ivy.

Here is a list of classes that have openings. Most only have 3 or 4 seats left, so don't miss out!

Estonian Style - Denise Bell - Learn the techniques to make the nupps and starflowers that are unique to Estonian lace knitting.

Wrapped in Warmth - The Shetland Full Hap Shawl - Denise Bell - Chose your colors, swatch and learn the basics of modern Hap Shawl construction.

Start with the Finish in Mind - Gwen Bortner - Learn how to make the right decisions from start to finish of a project for a great finished garment and how to fix problems before it's too late.

Charts Made Simple - JC Briar - Learn how to read charts, making sense of symbols and using them to keep your knitting on track, and to minimize mistakes.

Crazy Cool Cables - Melissa Leapman - Explore unusual cables from a dramatic two-color panel to a beautiful Celtic swirl and more.

Shape Up! - Patty Lyons - A new class from a Yarnover favorite. Learn how to make increases and decreases look good when working in stitch patterns such as lace or a cables.

Reading Between the Lines: What Your Sweater Pattern Doesn't Tell You - Patty Lyons - Learn the secrets hiding inside each knitting pattern to better understand sweater shaping, yarn substitution, yarn amounts, and when and how to change a pattern.

Knit to Fit and Flatter - Sally Melville - Learn what styles and patterns will flatter your shape, how to make decisions for a personalized fit, and how to best wear your finished items.

Fixing Mistakes in Lace Knitting - Brooke Nico - Learn how to fix mistakes in your lace knitting without ripping back 100's of stitches.

Double Knitting Off the Grid - Alasdair Post-Quinn - Learn double-knitting increases and decreases that make your colorwork almost look like it was embroidered on the fabric.

Introduction to Stranded Textural Colorwork - Lars Rains - Learn to combine basic stitch patterns with stranded colorwork to create the Bohus effect, curated gradients, and more.

Knitting Refinements - Roxanne Richardson - A great looking project isn't just about the finishing, it's also about what you do when you cast on and work your project.

Mock Cables - Roxanne Richardson - Learn how to create the look of cables with just increases and decreases. No worrying about changing gauge, using extra yarn, or cable needles.

Yarn Substitution Made Easy - Carol Sulcoski - Learn how to master the mysteries of yarn substitution.

Dropstitch Openwork - Cornelia Tuttle Hamilton - Learn the Dropstitch Openwork method that allows you to work columns between open geometric shapes in your knitting without breaking your yarn.

Knotty Knitting - Cornelia Tuttle Hamilton - Use knots to create a textural element to your knitting. Add color and different yarns for even more interest.

Visit the Yarnover page to register or the brochure for more information.

The Textile Center has alerted us of new parking arrangements that take effect starting today, March 1, 2018. Please take note so that you don't get towed!

• In the lot directly behind the Textile Center.
• In the NEW lot at 3018 University Ave. SE, just 2 doors east

Look for bright green signs.

DO NOT PARK

• In the lot next to the back of the Textile Center (behind Best Care Home Health off Sidney Place).
• In the lot next to Nest Care (formerly Nano Systems off Sidney Place)

ADDITIONAL PARKING

• Surface pay parking lot located 1 block north at the corner of 29th Ave and 4th Street SE at 2813 4th Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414. The cost is $3 for 12 hours.
• Hourly street parking is available on University Ave (north side of Textile Center) and Arthur Ave (west side of Textile Center). 
• Limited street parking is available in the Prospect Park neighborhood. Please obey the posted parking signs.

Don't forget the Green Line Light Rail Prospect Park stop is just out front. Also feel free to use our Ravelry group to set up carpools to meetings. 

Last year's Yarnover attendees told us that they would love to receive an official Yarnover pattern at future conventions. So, we decided to show off the talents of our members and held a contest to design the pattern. 

The winner is Cori Eichelberger with her Minnesota Connection Wrap. The twisted shawl was inspired the interconnectedness of the knitters she has met through the Guild and by attending Yarnover over the years.

All registered Yarnover attendees will receive a free copy of the pattern at the event. Stop by the MKG booth to see the finished sample. The pattern will also be available for free to all Minnesota Knitters' Guild members on our pattern page after Yarnover. 

Cori Eichelberger is a former high school English teacher to at-risk students, whom she also taught to knit. She has spent 20 years teaching beginning knitting and technique classes and co-authored the knitting book: Minnesota 52: 16 Knits Inspired by the Road, with her friend Megan Williams, under the KnitCahoots brand. Her 50 Shades of Sweaters and Shawls classes are extremely popular at yarn stores and retreats throughout the United States. Cori is known as a color lover and by the name Irocknits which is Cori spelled backwards. She lives in southwest area of Minneapolis with her husband and a large chocolate labradoodle. 

Yarnover isn't just about classes, it's also about  great shopping!

The Yarnover 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! It is open  Saturday, April 29th from 8:00am - 5:30pm and it’s free to shop.

2018 Vendors

• 3 Kittens Needle Arts
• Amazing Threads 
• Black Cat Fibers
• Blackberry Ridge Woolen Mill
• Celestial Designs Fiber Art
• Cloud Nine Creations
• Darn Knit Anyway
• Diane Muse
• E2's Emu Ranch
• Ghana Crazy
• Grinning Gargoyle
• Harriet and Alice
• Heart's Desire Antiques
• IlLOOMinated Yarns
• Knitter's Journey
• Knitting My Way Home
• Lakeside Yarn
• Lara Neel Designs
• Lavender Lune Yarn Co.
• Leading Men Fiber Arts
• Lost City Knits
• ModeKnit Yarn
• needle & skein
• Oink Pigments
• Reywa Fibers
• RichNes Alpacas
• Rippley Pottery
• Saga Hill Designs
• Shepherd's Bay Farm
• Silver Creek Cabin
• StevenBe
• Stunning String Studio
• Sun Valley Fibers
• The Knitshop at Rocking Horse Farm
• The Yarnery
• Three Sisters Fiber Co. now Abacus Dyeworks
• Tix Trinkets
• Too Much Yarn
• Two Fish Fibers
• Woodstone Pond Soap & Lotion
• Yarn Harbor
• Yarn Tales 1, Inc.
• YarnRainbows

All Yarnover activities are happening at the Minneapolis Marriott Northwest.