Don't miss the ultimate online knitting festival experience! Knit Stars 4.0 signups open October 24th.
Join us as we Knit the World Together.
You’re invited to the ultimate global, all-online knitting festival!
Watch this 2-minute video for a sneak peek…
🌎 Knit Stars is a 3-week, all-online, global learning event that takes place November 11-Dec 2. The format and feature-film quality is like nothing else in the fiber space – a real treat for all of the senses, featuring the world’s leading Knit Stars. We’d love for you to join us!
You’ll be transported to Peru, Uruguay, Nova Scotia, and other points across North America! Go behind the scenes to the Stars’ own private studios, workspaces and farms, to see what inspires the Stars and drives their passion for fiber, design and sustainability.
Then learn from each of the Stars in a series of super-clear, beautifully filmed, instructional workshops. All shot on location! The workshops roll out, a few days apart, over a 3 week period, so you can take it all in as you go.
Take it at your own pace! You own all of the workshops, so you can watch them whenever you want, on your own schedule. It’s all super-organized in short modules so you can squeeze them in between all of your other activities…or save them up and indulge in a binge-watching weekend!
Your Knit Stars student portal is fun and simple to navigate. Rewind, pause and fast-forward as needed. Return to the videos again and again, as you advance in your skills. The videos stream on your desktop, laptop, tablet or phone. It’s like having a whole team of Star Teachers in your pocket! Slow WIFI in your area? No problem, just download the workshop videos to your desktop or laptop to watch anytime.
Are you a beginner, a master knitter and/or crocheter, or somewhere in between? Wherever you are in your fiber journey, Knit Stars is perfect for you!
10 bonus patterns are included from the Stars in your Knit Stars workshop! We’ll provide a materials list so you can “shop” your own stash or LYS. Or, you can choose to purchase our optional, custom-dyed yarns, kits and goodies, created exclusively for Knit Stars 4.0 owners by some of the world’s hottest indie dyers. You’ll have just as much fun either way!
When you become a Knit Stars owner, you get access to our private Facebook group. This ultra-positive, global group is active year-round, sharing wins, progress, pattern ideas, and encouragement. There’s no other group quite like it, anywhere!
11 workshops…1 unforgettable experience
This year, in our fourth season of Knit Stars, we're taking you up 15,000+ feet into the mountains of Peru, for a peek inside Pacomarca, the world's largest alpaca farm, where they're working with local breeders to increase fiber quality and sustainability.
You’ll virtually "visit" Manos del Uruguay, the nonprofit co-op based fiber company that's partnering with the women of the region to create better lives for their families.
And you'll crisscross North America, from Nova Scotia to Oregon, as you learn from our amazing team of Superstars...each teaching what they know best, with a special emphasis on sustainability...
Our first 3 seasons also available – at special savings – during Knit Stars 4.0 signup week!
Hannah Fettig (Minimize and prioritize, get the perfect fit, and create more wearable knits.)
Stephen West (Westknits Bestknits! Shortcut rows, I-cord basics, brioche stitch, finishing techniques, and more.)
Julie Weisenberger (Learn English tailoring techniques so your garments look ready-to-wear.)
Meghan Fernandes (Finishing Strong, Finishing in Style: How to make sure your WIPs become FOs you'll actually wear!)
Romi Hill (Learn lace knitting, beading, working on-the-go, shawl construction, and tips to build your confidence.)
Amy Small (Learn to work with chunky art yarns and develop a boho-chic style with pom poms, tassels, macrame fringe, and a variety of pattern ideas.)
Taiu Landra (Learn Koigu color theory, how to combine colors, and how to work with mitered squares.)
Julie and Jean-Francois Asselin (Learn about yarn construction and why it matters, how to choose the right ply, how to match yarn to project, and more.)
Andrea Mowry (Color and style confidence, fading colors, tips to avoid heartbreak.)
Nancy Marchant (The Tuck Stitch: two-color long tail cast on, changing patterns and colors, and correcting mistakes.)
Steven Berg (Color and fiber mixology and knitting with unconventional materials.)
Alexa Ludeman (Fair isle tips & tricks, how to design your own fair isle yoke and sweater.)
Tammy White (Making fiber from sheep to shawl, natural foraging and dyeing.)
Laura Nelkin (Lace tips and tricks, double-sided lace, Shetland Lace, Estonian Nupps, Japanese Lace, lace finishing.)
Amy Herzog (Three ingredients of a successful sweater; adjusting for body shape, and more.)
Michele Wang (Fabulous finishing, seaming, blocking, grafting, tubular bind-offs.)
Beata Jezek (Color Fast! Hacks for choosing colors and combining colors, and styling your knits.)
Tamara Kelly (Crochet hacks for knitters, fixing armholes, decorative edging, and more.)
ARNE & CARLOS (master class in Norwegian colourwork; Norwegian knit and purl.)
Veera Välimäki (A study in stripes: back-and-forth, jogless, vertical and more.)
Ann Shayne & Kay Gardiner of Mason Dixon Knitting (The secrets of knitting happiness.)
Ann Budd (Taking the fear out of steeking; adding zippers and buttons after your steek.)
Christel Seyfarth (A unique approach to colorwork from Fanø Island, Denmark; magic balls, steeking and more.)
Cecelia Campochiaro (Sequence Knitting from one-row repeats to the serpentine method.)
Carson Demers (Knitting ergonomics; improve posture and efficiency for lifelong knitting health)
Lorilee Beltman (The fascinating world of vertically stranded colorwork.)
Andrea Rangel (The magical world of colorwork motifs, including a Knit Stars exclusive motif to try.)
Mary Jane Mucklestone (Fair Isle Knitting, using color to create inspiration and mood.)
Collect All 4 Seasons and Become An All-Star!
When you own all 4 Knit Stars seasons, you get special All-Star recognition and access to an exclusive area of the site, with a topical index, pattern vault and video tips from the Stars! And coming in December, just for All Stars…the long-requested Knit Stars blooper reel! :D
"A huge thank-you to Shelley and the organisers of Knit Stars. You have changed my life! A whole new world of inspiration has opened up for me! It has been well worth every cent. Thank you so much!"
"As somebody who just started knitting not even three years ago, I can't even tell you how invigorating it's been to learn skills that I thought I wasn't ready for! And for those of us who, like me, as a teacher, can't afford to go on those wonderful global knitting adventures right now...to get to hear and see these Stars, and feel like I'm right there with them, from the luxury of my own home...I just love it! You should definitely try it if you haven't already because it is THE BOMB DOT COM!"
"I've been knitting for 30 years. Even though I 'think' I know everything, I have learned so much more with every class. It's made me a better knitter and given me the confidence to design and sell patterns. I am also teaching classes at my LYS. For me, it was all about getting better at my craft which I love so very much!"
"Once again, Knit Stars has hit it out of the park! I'm a proud member of all three Knit Stars and each one has gotten better and better! Thank you for encouraging us, helping us grow, feeding our souls as well as our skills. Thank you so much and when can I sign up for 4.0?"
"I was astonished. Where else could I get lessons from creative geniuses all over the world? I can't even get a one-way ticket to Colorado for what it cost. Do it! You'll be glad."
"Worth every penny. I have been knitting since 1965 and have learned new things from every single presenter."
"I just want to send a huge THANK-YOU to Shelley and the Knit Stars team for a job well done! I enjoyed every single teacher and will be reaping the benefits of their instruction for years to come! I think I could sum up my personal experience with this Knit Stars as 'Inspired and Empowered'! I think one of the signs of a good instructor is taking your through steps in a clear and concise way, so you feel confident in embarking on something new. Each of the teachers did that for me. Knit Stars (all of them!) has been an integral part of my growth and evolution as a knitter and I can't thank you enough for all the hard work you've done and for creating this new, innovative way of bringing the worldwide knitting community together!"
Exclusive yarns, kits and goodies, too!
When you sign up for Knit Stars 4.0, you’ll have an opportunity to shop our virtual marketplace for custom-dyed yarns, kits and goodies, created just for Knit Stars 4.0. Many are perfect for the workshops, co-created by that Star and an indie dyer. Others are just for collecting and fun!
After all…part of the festival experience is picking out a special skein or two, right? ;-)
Remember, the exclusive yarns are completely optional. We’ll give you a materials list ahead of the event, so you can shop your stash, LYS or favorite online source. And keep in mind that the exclusive yarns will ship AFTER the event, in early January. But since you own the workshops, you’ll have plenty of time to work through all of the projects on your own schedule.
Here are a few sneak peeks of the exclusive yarns and kits that will be offered beginning Nov. 1:
Hedgehog Fibres Alpaca DK KS4.0 Kit for Andrea Wong’s Portguese Knit Cowl
Handmaiden BFL Kit for Lucy Neatby’s Double-Knit Alpaca Hat
Blue Sky Fibers City of Lakes Scarf Kit
Amano Eco Puna Limited Edition kit for Martha Wissing’s Chullo-Style Hats
Barrett Wool Co. Kit for Susan Anderson’s Alpaca Toy
We asked our Knit Stars owners to explain what Knit Stars is – in just 10 words or less. Here’s what they had to say…
Questions? Contact us anytime at [email protected] – we’re here to help!
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