Mad About Kntting? Check This Out ...

If you are mad about knitting, this is something you'll want to check out:

Madison Wool/ Tidewater Inn Knitting Retreat—March 8-10, 2013. $125.00 per person, materials extra.  Maximium=20 students.  $50.00 deposit holds your space. Introduction to Sweater Design- “The Sweater Map”-with Shannon Okey, ‘Knitgrrl” and owner of Cooperative Press.  Need to shake the winter blues?  Always wanted to make a sweater but have no idea where to begin? Join Shannon Okey for a weekend of Knitting and Design at the lovely Tidewater Inn in Madison, CT (www.thetidewater.com) !  Come and stay and enjoy a weekend of pampering, or come and be a ‘day camper’.  Price includes all instruction, light supper Friday night, plus lunch Saturday and Sunday.  Contact Victoria at The Tidewater Inn for special rates for this weekend  (two night minimum)-(203) 245-8457. You are welcome to bring your notions and needles, and Madison Wool will offer a 20% discount on yarns for the class (Worsted weight required; lots of ideas and choices to choose from).  This weekend is suitable for the intermediate knitter, one who is comfortable with different stitch patterns and basic shaping.

You can read more about the knitting retreat and the instructor Shannon Okey  here.