Calendar
Knitting Events in 2009
If you have an event you'd like us to list, e-mail us. Please be sure to tell us where it will take place and share a contact telephone number or Web site.
Did you know: This is the International Year of Natural Fibres around the world.
And, here's the 2010 calendar in the works. Lots of exciting knitting and fiber events are happening in the coming year. Please be sure to note that items marked * are not yet confirmed for 2010.
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January | February | March | April | May | June | July
August | September |October | November |December
| 5-11 | Point Bonita YMCA Camp and Conference Center, Marin, CA | Golden Gate Fiber Institute Winter Intensive |
| 17-19 | San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA | National NeedleArts Association Winter Trade Show |
| 17 | Norman Williams Public Library, Woodstock, VT | Gansey Techniques Workshop with Beth Brown-Reinsel, tel. 802- 356-5855 or email rkahn at sover dot net |
| 23-March 29 | American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, MN | Radiant Knits: The Bohus Tradition |
| 31 | La Crescenta Woman's Club, La Crescenta, CA | Griffin Dyeworks' Fiber Frolic |
| 31 | Grand Ledge Library, Grand Ledge, MI | River's Edge Weaving Studio Fiber In |
| 5-16 | Oaxaca, Mexico | Folk Art & Crafts: The Textile Traditions of Oaxaca: Coast and Valley |
| 6-9 | Embassy Suites Hotel, Nashville, TN | Nashville Needlework Market |
| 7 | Academy of the Sacred Heart, Bloomfield Hills, MI | Knit Michigan |
| 7-8 | Harveyville Project, Harveyville, KS | Camp Pluckyfluff Harveyville |
| 12-15 | Hotel Murano, Tacoma, WA | Madrona Fiber Arts Winter Retreat |
| 14-15 | Four Points Sheraton North, Mars, PA | Pittsburgh Knit & Crochet Festival |
| 14-15 | Mall of America, Minneapolis, MN | Knit-Out & Crochet |
| 26-March 1 | Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA | Stitches West |
| 27-Mar 1 | Comfort Suites, Oakcreek, WI | Sheep in the City Getaway |
| 27-Mar 1 | Fort Flagler State Park, Port Hadlock, WA | Knit 'n Nature: Adventures in Needlework and Nature Awareness |
| 28 | Hilton Garden Inn & Harraseekett Inn , Freeport, ME | Spa Knit & Spin |
| 5-7 | Hilton Garden Inn, Virginia Beach, VA | Knittapalooza |
| 5-9 | Broyhill Inn, Boone, NC | Baskets of Yarn Winter Knitting Retreat |
| 12-14 | Jay County Fairgrounds, Portland, IN | Fiber Fest and Spin-In |
| 12-15 | Highland Lodge, Greensboro, VT | Mindful Knitting Retreat with Tara Jon Manning |
| 13-15 | Nordic Heritage Museum, Seattle, WA | 2nd Annual Nordic Knitting Conference |
| 14-15 | Virginia Horse Center, Lexington, VA | Virginia Classic Llama & Alpaca Show |
| 14-16 | Point Bonita Lighthouse, Marin Headlands, CA | Silk Spinning Retreat with Judith MacKenzie McCuin: Singles, Plys & Cables |
| 19-20 | Westford Regency, Westfordn, MA | Gwen Bortner Workshops |
| 19-22 | Olympia II, London, UK | Stitch and Craft |
| 20-21 | AgRec Building,Abbotsford Exhibition Park Grounds,Abbotsford, BC | Fibreswest |
| 20-24 | Point Bonita Lighthouse, Marin Headlands, CA | Weaving Retreat with Judith MacKenzie McCuin |
| 20-31 | China | China Yangzte River Cruise with Lily Chin |
| 21-22 | Knit-Purl, Portland, OR | Danish Nattrøjer & Norwegian Mittens with Beth Brown-Reinsel |
| 22-28 | Marrakesh, Morocco | Magic Carpet Morocco: Knit Color in its Natural Habitat with Jane Thornley and Amal |
| 23-27 | Murray County Expo Center, Sulphur, OK | Master Spinner Classes |
| 28 | Junior Fair Building, Wood County Fairgrounds, Bowling Green, OH | Black Swamp Spinners Guild Market Day |
| 28 | MA. Audubon's Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary, Lincoln, MA | Woolapalooza |
| 28-29 | Fibersmyth, Woodstock, VA | Traditional Construction Techniques for Ganseys with Beth Brown-Reinsel |
| 3-5 | Elegant Ewe, Concord, NH | Twined Socks & Swedish North Halland Pullover with Beth Brown-Reinsel |
| 3-5 | Western Washington Fairgrounds, Puyallup, WA | Alpacapalooza |
| 4 | Chaney High School, Youngstown, OH | A Knitter's Fantasy (Western Reserve Knitting Guild) |
| 4-5 | Four Seasons Centre, Owatonna, MN | Minnesota Alpaca Expo |
| 5-12 | Caribbean | Caribbean Knitting Cruise with Drew Emborsky & Annie Modesitt |
| 10-11 | Putnam County Fairgrounds, Greencastle, IN | Fiber Event |
| 11-Aug. 31 | Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH | Wearing Wealth and Styling Identity: Tapis from Lampung, South Sumatra, Indonesia |
| 17-19 | Lake Junaluska Conference & Retreat Center, Lake Junaluska, NC | Southeast Fiber Forum: Harmony of Fibers |
| 17-19 | Harveyville Project, Harveyville, KS | Sunflower Spring Knitaway |
| 17-19 | Sugarloaf Mountain, MD | Countryside Artisans Fiber Farm Tours |
| 17-19 | Holiday Inn, Neenah Riverwalk, Neenah, WI | Midwest Masters' Seminar |
| 17-26 | Mexico City, Mexico | Folk Art & Crafts: The Mexican Rebozo: Techniques and Heritage |
| 17-May 8 | Peru | Puchka Peru: Textiles, Folk Art, Market Tours |
| 18 | Jane Addams Community Center, Cedarville, IL | Stephenson County Fibre Arts Fair |
| 18 | Hopkins Senior High School, Minnetonka, MN | MN. Knitters' Guild Yarnover |
| 18 | Denmark Arts Center, Denmark, ME | Denmark Sheepfest |
| 18 | Northbrook Court Mall, Northbrook, IL | North Suburban Knit Out and Crochet |
| 18 | Black Creek Pioneer Village, Toronto, Canada | Knitting Pretty |
| 19 | Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, NY | Stitch 'n Pitch Day |
| 23-26 | Renaissance Waverly Hotel & Cobb Galleria Centre, Atlanta, GA | Stitches South |
| 24-25 | Addison Conference Center, Addison, TX | Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) Fiber Fest |
| 24-26 | Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Canada | Creative Sewing and Needlework Festival |
| 25 | Tolland Agricultural Center, Vernon, CT | Connecticut Sheep Spring Wool & Fiber Festival |
| 25 | Clermont State Historic Site, Germantown, NY | Chancellor's Sheep & Wool Showcase |
| 25 | Gore Place, Waltham, MA | 22nd Annual Sheep Shearing Festival |
| 25-26 | Middleton Place Plantation, Charleston, SC | Sheep and Wool Days |
| 25-26 | Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, Kobayashi Hall, Toronto, Canada | Downtown Knit Collective Knitter's Frolic |
| 25-26 | TRAC Center, Pasco, WA | Northwest Alpacas Showcase |
| 25-26 | Royal Welsh Show Ground, Builth Wells, Powys, Wales | Wonderwool Wales |
| 25-26 | Miami County Fairgrounds, Troy, OH | Upper Valley Fiber Festival |
| 26-May 3 | Tuscany, Italy | Tuscan Textiles: Medieval to Modern Textiles |
| 2 | Sheraton Columbia, Columbia, MD | Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival After Party |
| 2-3 | Howard County Fairgrounds, West Friendship, MD | Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival |
| 2-3 | Springfield Oaks Activity Center, Oakland County 4-H Fairgrounds, Davisburg, MI | Michigan Alpaca Breeders Show and Fiber Festival |
| 2-10 | Sequim, WA | Sequim Irrigation Festival |
| 3-10 | Umbria, Italy | Textile Artisans in Umbria |
| 7-10 | Harveyville Project, Harveyville, KS | Yarn School: Spinning & Dyeing Workshop Retreat |
| 8-9 | Salomon Farm Park, Fort Wayne, IN | Salomon Farm Park Fiber Arts Celebration! |
| 9-10 | Battenkill Valley, Washington County, NY | Washington County Fiber Tour |
| 9-10 | Hopkinton State Fairgrounds, Contoocook, NH | New Hampshire Sheep and Wool Festival |
| 9-10 | Washington County Fairgrounds, Lake Elmo, MN | Minnesota Shepherd's Harvest Sheep and Wool Festival |
| 15-16 | Cedar Creek Conference Center, New Haven, MO | Greater St. Louis' Knitter's Guild Retreat Weekend |
| 15-17 | Doubletree Portland Hotel, Portland OR | Knit & Crochet Show |
| 15-17 | Ng Gallery, Christchurch, NZ | Knitter's Weekend at Knit World |
| 15-17 | High Hampton Inn and Country Club, Cashiers, NC | Yarn Paradise Retreat |
| 16 | Coggeshall Farm Museum, Bristol, RI | Rhode Island Wool and Fiber Festival |
| 16 | Sedalia Center, Big Island, VA | Sedalia Spring Fiber Festival |
| 16 | Jamaica Village, VT (near Stratton Mt.) | Jamaica Fiber Festival |
| 16-17 | College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Il | InterKnit Machine Knitters Guild Seminar with Susan Guagliumi |
| 16-17 | Idaho Falls, ID | Snake River Fiber Fair |
| 16-17 | Greene County Fairgrounds, Waynesburg, PA | Waynesburg Sheep & Fiber Festival |
| 16-17 | Whitefish Bay Farm, Door County, WI (near Jacksonport) | Door County Shepherds' Market |
| 16-17 | Urbandale Public Library, Urbandale, IA | Des Moines Knitting Guild: Norwegian Mittens & Traditional Gansey Techniques with Beth Brown-Reinsel |
| 17 | Miami, FL | Stitch 'n Pitch: Marlins |
| 21-25 | Cal Expo, Sacramento, CA | Sacramento County Fair Wool Show |
| 22-23 | Dickson County Fairgrounds, Dickson, TN | Middle Tennessee Sheep, Wool and Fiber Festival |
| 22-23 | Manuel Lujan Building, EXPO New Mexico Fairgrounds, Albuquerque, NM | Fiber Arts Fiesta |
| 23 | Washington, DC | Stitch 'n Pitch: Nationals |
| 23-24 | Fairgrounds, Cummington, MA | Massachusetts Sheep and Woolcraft Fair |
| 23-24 | Springside Farm, Fabius, NY (Finger Lakes) | Springside Farm Shearing Festival |
| 23-25 | Wayne County Fairgrounds, Wooster, OH | Great Lakes Fiber Show |
| 24 | Spitalfields City Farm, London, UK | Sheep and Wool Fayre |
| 28-Jun 1 | North Carolina | Camp Stitches |
| 29-31 | Camp Verdugo Oaks, Castaic, CA | Griffin Dyeworks' Weekend Retreat |
| 29-31 | Chinook Winds Casino, Lincoln City, OR | Spring Knitting Beach Retreat |
| 30 | Tamarac Square, Denver, CO | A Knit & Crochet Retreat: A Community Event! |
| 30-31 | Pagosa Springs Town Park & Community Center, Pagosa Springs, CO | Pagosa Fiber Festival |
| 30-31 | Springside Farm, Fabius, NY (Finger Lakes) | Springside Farm Shearing Festival |
| 31-June 30 | Maine Fiberarts Center/Gallery, Topsham, ME | Portraits in Tapestry |
| 1-5 | Greensboro, NC | Master Spinner Classes |
| 3-7 | Rockywold-Deephaven Camps, Squam Lake, NH | Squam Art Workshop: Traditional Gansey Techniques, Fair Isle Tams, Twined Mittens with Beth Brown-Reinsel |
| 4-5 | University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA | Northwest Regional Spinners Association Conference |
| 5-6 | Johnson County Fairgrounds, Franklin, IN | Hoosier Hills Fiberarts Festival |
| 6 | Cool Moon Yoga Studio, Westford/Essex, VT | Knitting, Yoga, & Meditation: Not Too Tight, Not Too Loose |
| 6 | Old Abilene Town, KS | Alpaca Fiber Fest |
| 6 | Loon Mountain, Lincoln, NH | Granite State Knit-In, tel. 603-898-6931 |
| 6-7 | Pioneer Museum, Flagstaff, AZ | Flagstaff Wool Festival |
| 6-9 | Windsor Fairgrounds, Windsor, ME | Maine Fiber Frolic |
| 6-13 | Vancouver, BC to Whittier AK | Alaska Knitter's Cruise |
| 9 | Cleveland, OH | Stitch 'n Pitch: Indians |
| 11-14 | Fairgrounds at Stanley Park, Estes Park, CO | Estes Park Wool Market |
| 12-14 | Ravalli County Fairgrounds, Hamilton, MT | Big Sky Fiber Arts Festival |
| 12-14 | Institute of Texan Cultures, San Antonio, TX | Texas Folklife Festival |
| 12-14 | Lewisburg, WV | Eastern Angora Goat & Mohair Association Show and Sale |
| 13 | Around the World | Worldwide Knit in Public Day |
| 13-14 | Dallas County Fairgrounds, Adel, IA | Iowa Summer Sheep and Wool Festival |
| 13-14 | Rocky Mountain Park Inn, Estes Park, CO | Fiber Frolics, e-mail dvafiberprocess at frii.com |
| 13-15 | Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, OH | National NeedleArts Association Trade Show |
| 13-21 | Locations vary, Victoria, BC, Canada | Victoria FibreFest |
| 15-24 | Venice & Italian Alps | Knitting in the Italian Alps & Venice, with Merike Saarniit and Anna Zilboorg |
| 16-20 | Nelson, New Zealand | NA Machine Knitter's Society National Festival |
| 16-18 | Navajo Prep School, Farmington, NM | Sheep Is Life |
| 17-20 | Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, OH | Knitter's Connection |
| 18-20 | Greyhills Academy Campus, Tuba City, AZ, Navajo Nation | Sheep Is Life Celebration |
| 19-21 | Lane County Fairgrounds, Eugene, OR | Black Sheep Gathering |
| 19-21 | Denmark Arts Center, Denmark, ME | Pleasant Mountain Fiber Arts Workshops |
| 19-26 | Atlantic Seaboard Cruise | Sea Socks |
| 20-27 | Chateau de Navarre, Montblanc, France | Chez French Girl Knitting Retreat |
| 24-July 3 | Venice & Italian Alps | Knitting in the Italian Alps & Venice, with Lily Chin and Joan Schrouder |
| 26-27 | Mitchell's Lakeland Livestock Centre, Cockermouth, Cumbria, England | Woolfest |
| 26-29 | Witchetty's Alice Springs, Australia | Alice Springs Beanie Festival |
| 26-Jul 3 | Olds College, Olds, Alberta, CA | Fibre Week |
| 27-28 | Lake Metroparks Farmpark, Kirtland, OH | Woolfest |
| 28-July 5 | Hammond Hall, Winter Harbor, ME | Schoodic Arts Festival: Fiber Arts Show |
| 2-5 | Holiday Inn Conference Center, Marshfield, WI | Meg Swansen's Knitting Camp |
| 3-19 | Edinburgh, Shetland, Orkney, Hebrides | Scottish Skeins & Skerries Tour |
| 6-12 | New York to England | Queen Mary 2 Cruise with Barry Klein |
| 9 | San Diego, CA | Stitch 'n Pitch: Padres |
| 9-12 | Holiday Inn Conference Center, Marshfield, WI | Meg Swansen's Knitting Retreat |
| 10-12 | Marsh Park, Monte Vista, CO | San Luis Valley Folk & Fiber Arts Festival |
| 10-19 | Inuvik, NT, Canada | Canadian North Great Northern Arts Festival |
| 11-26 | Peru | Helen Hamann Adventure in Peru Tour |
| 15-20 | Prince of Wales Showgrounds, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia | Australian Sheep & Wool Show |
| 16-19 | Holiday Inn Conference Center, Marshfield, WI | Meg Swansen's Knitting Camp |
| 16-20 | Rutherford Hotel, Nelson, NZ | Sun-Fest Plenty |
| 17 | Los Angeles, CA | Stitch 'n Pitch: Dodgers |
| 17-19 | McHenry County College, Crystal Lake, IL | Midwest Fiber & Folk Art Fair |
| 18 | Rt. 110 Tunbridge to Chelsea, VT | First Branch Farm and Fiber Tour |
| 19 | Pittsburgh, PA | Stitch 'n Pitch: Pirates |
| 18-19 | Springtide Farm, Bremen, ME | Cashmere Goats Workshop |
| 20-24 | Grand View Farm, Washington, VT | Sheep & Wool Week for Children (7-11) |
| 20-25 | Medomak Retreat Center, Washington, ME | Knit ‘n Peace Knit ‘n Maine |
| 21 | Chicago, IL | Stitch 'n Pitch: White Sox |
| 21-30 | Venice & Italian Alps | An Orenburg Lace Knitting Workshop with Galina Khmeleva |
| 23-26 | Holiday Inn Conference Center, Marshfield, WI | Meg Swansen's Knitting Retreat |
| 23-25, 27 | Unitarian Church, Santa Fe, NM | Felting Making Classes with Sharon Costello |
| 24-25 | Creek County Fairgrounds, Kellyville, OK | Fiber Christmas in July |
| 25-26 | Scott Farm, Dummerston, VT | Summerlude in Vermont: Danish Nattrøjer Techniques & Maine Mittens with Beth Brown-Reinsel |
| 25-26 | Castel Farms, Charlevoix, MI | Fiber Arts Festival |
| 25-26 | Bonanzaville USA, West Fargo, ND | Fiber Arts Festival |
| 25-26 | Mostly Merino, Scott Farm, Dummerston, VT | A Knitter's Retreat with Beth Brown-Reinsel |
| 25-Aug. 9 | Historic Abingdon, VA | Virginia Highlands Festival |
| 27 | San Francisco, CA | Stitch 'n Pitch: Giants |
| 27-31 | Grand View Farm, Washington, VT | Sheep & Wool Week for Children (3-6) |
| 27-Aug. 2 | Point Bonita YMCA Camp, Marin, CA | Golden Gate Fiber Institute Summer Intensive |
| 29 | Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI | Brewer's Stitch 'n Pitch: Brewers vs Nationals |
| 29-Aug. 2 | Exhibition Hall, Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI | Midwest Felting Symposium |
| 30-Aug. 2 | Fort Lewis College, Durango, CO | Conference for Fiber Arts with Brecia Kralovic-Logan |
| 31-Aug 2 | Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA | Mid-Atlantic Fiber Association Conference: Basics and Beyond |
| 31-Aug 16 | Grace Robinson & Co., Freeport, ME | Rowan: 30th Anniversary Exhibition |
| 5-6 | Bethel, MO | World Sheep and Fiber Arts Festival |
| 6-13 | Northern Italy | Knit on, Italy |
| 6-13 | Alaska | Alaska Knitting Cruise with JC Briar & Janet Szabo |
| 9-14 | Mabel Dodge Luhan House, Taos, NM | Knitting in Taos with Jane Thornley |
| 10-13 | Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center, Schaumburg, IL | Stitches Midwest |
| 10-13 | NEC, Birmingham, England, UK | The Knitting and Stitching Show |
| 10-13 | Searsport Shores Ocean Camping, Searsport, ME | Fiber College on Penobscot Bay |
| 11-12 | Royal Horticultural Halls & Conference Centre, 80 Vincent Square, London, UK | I Knit Weekend |
| 11-13 | Jefferson County Fairgrounds, WI | Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival |
| 12 | Bingeman Park Resort, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada | Kitchener-Waterloo Knitters’ Fair |
| 12 | Cico Park, Manhattan, KS | Alpaca Fiber Market, e-mail alpacas at rivendellmeadows dot com |
| 12-13 | Harford Fairgrounds, Harford, PA | Endless Mountains Fiber Festival |
| 12-13 | Hunterdon County Fairgrounds, Ringoes, NJ | Garden State Sheep & Fiber Festival |
| 12-19 | Chateau de Navarre, Montblanc, France | Chez French Girl Knitting Tour |
| 14 | St. Louis, MO | Stitch 'n Pitch: Cardinals |
| 14-17 | Casa del Galvin, Cimmaron, NM | Cochinelle Design Studio Retreat |
| 16-27 | Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island | Knitting-themed Tour of Canada's Maritimes |
| 18 | Cincinnati, OH | Stitch 'n Pitch: Reds |
| 18-20 | Mendocino County Fairgrounds, Boonville, CA | California Wool and Fiber Festival |
| 18-20 | Hilton Garden Inn, Sarasota, FL | Florida Fiber-In, email lauragwatney at comcast dot net |
| 19 | Shabbona Park, Earlville, IL | Fiber in the Park |
| 19-20 | Young's Jersey Dairy, Yellow Springs, OH | A Wool Gathering from the Midwest Festival of Fibers |
| 19-20 | Codington County Extension Complex, Watertown, SD | North Country Fiber Fair |
| 19-20 | Hemlock Fairgrounds, Hemlock, NY | Finger Lakes Fiber Arts Festival |
| 20 | Coordinated Colors Yarn Shoppe, Yorktown, VA | 2-At-A-Time Socks Workshop with Mellisa Morgan Oaks |
| 20-26 | Monhegan Island, ME | Monhegan Island Adventures with Knitting & Yoga Adventures, Inc. |
| 21-24 | Isabel's Needlepoint, Ketchum, ID | Isabel’s Mountain Retreat for Knitters & Stitchers |
| 21-26 | Coast of Maine | Maine Knitting Cruise: Cast Off with Color |
| 25-26 | Central Pennsylvania College, Summerdale, PA | Knitter's Day Out |
| 25-27 | Fort Flagler State Park, Port Hadlock, WA | Knit-n- Nature |
| 25-27 | Unity, ME | Fleece Show & Sale at Common Ground Country Fair |
| 25-27 | Clackamas County Fairgrounds, Canby, OR | Oregon Flock & Fiber Festival |
| 26 | Spinning Wheel Alpaca Farm, Enniskillen (NE of Oshawa), Ontario, Canada | Fibre Mania |
| 26 | Knox Farm State Park, E. Aurora, NY | Knox Farm Fiber Festival |
| 26 | Greenfield High School, Greenfield, MA | Franklin County Fiber Twist |
| 26 | Perry County Fairgrounds, New Lexington, OH | Appalachia Heritage Fest, An Artisan, Animal, Fiber Fair |
| 26-27 | Perani Arena & Event Center, Flint, MI | Michigan International Alpaca Fest |
| 26-27 | Perani Arena & Event Center, Flint, MI | Michigan International Alpaca Fest |
| 26-27 | Peak Ranch Alpacas, Monument, CO | National Alpaca Farm Days |
| 26-27 | WoodsEdge Wools Farm, Stockton, NJ | National Alpaca Farm Days |
| 26-27 | Romeo, MI | Mt. Bruce Station Sheep & Wool Festival |
| 26-28 | Ogemaw County Fairgrounds, Lower Penninsula, West Branch, MI | Northern Michigan Lamb and Wool Festival |
| 27-Oct. 1 | Sun Valley Inn, Sun Valley & Center for the Arts, Hailey, ID | Needlepoint, Knitting & Painting with Kaffe Fassett and Brandon Mably, tel. 888/267-0114, Isabel's Needlepoint |
| 1-4 | Harveyville Project, Harveyville, KS | Yarn School: Spinning & Dyeing Workshop Retreat |
| 2-3 | Unitarian Society, Ridgewood, NJ | North Jersey Fiber Arts Festival: Finding Our Common Thread |
| 2-23 | Peru | Puchka Peru: Textiles, Folk Art, Market Tours |
| 3 | Dixon May Fair Grounds, Dixon, CA | Lambtown USA Fiber Fair |
| 3-4 | Tunbridge Fairgrounds, Tunbridge, VT | Vermont Sheep & Wool Festival |
| 3-4 | Kit Carson Park, Taos, NM | Wool Festival at Taos |
| 3-4 | Kutztown Fairgrounds, Kutztown, PA | Fall Classic Alpaca Show |
| 3-4 | Montpelier Estate, Orange County, VA | Fall Fiber Festival of Virginia |
| 3-17 | Lexington Arts and Crafts Society, Lexington, MA | Vintage Textile Exhibit: Needle Arts Guild |
| 4 | Newburgh, NY | Hudson River Yarn Cruise |
| 4 | Tunbridge Fairgrounds, Turnbridge, VT | Knitting, Yoga & Meditation |
| 4-11 | Fryeburg, ME | Fiber Center, Fryeburg Fair |
| 4-11 | Northern Italy | Textile Trek |
| 5-12 | Sunriver Resort, Bend, OR | SOAR: Spin-Off Autumn Retreat |
| 5-17 | Mediterranean | Mediterranean Romance Knitting Cruise with Melissa Leapman |
| 8-11 | Alexandra Palace, London, England, UK | The Knitting and Stitching Show |
| 9 | Tamarac Square Mall, Denver, CO | Bags by CAB Yarn Shoppe Opening |
| 9-11 | Sugarloaf Mountain, MD | Countryside Artisans Fiber Farm Tours |
| 9-12 | Chautauqua Institute, Chautauqua, NY | Eastern Great Lakes Fiber Conference |
| 9-19 | Florence and Tuscany, Italy | Knitaly with Jane Thornley, Pat Werner of Dazzling Knits & Fiesta Yarns |
| 10 | WoodsEdge Wools Farm, Stockton, NJ | Llama Rama Festival |
| 10-11 | Hood River, OR | Purlaway Smitten with Selbu Mittens: A 2-Dday Workshop with Terri Shea, author of Selbuvotter |
| 10-12 | Back roads of NH | New Hampshire Wool Arts Tours |
| 10-17 | Villa Maddalena, Montisi, Italy | Y2Knit Experience Tuscany |
| 11-14 | The Hideaway, Colorado Springs, CO | Colorado Nitting Kamp with Susanna Hanson, email spitmart at att dot net |
| 16-17 | Harrison County Fairgrounds, Corydon, IN | Southern Indiana FiberArts Festival |
| 16-18 | Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, Canada | creativefestival® |
| 17 | Pulaski Park Fieldhouse, Chicago, IL | Yarn Con |
| 17 | Withers Ranch, Tucson, AZ | Tucson Wool Festival |
| 17-18 | Dutchess County Fairgrounds, Rhinebeck, NY | New York Sheep and Wool Festival |
| 22-24 | Lower Level Bloedel Hall, St. Mark's Cathedral, Seattle, WA | Seattle Weavers’ Guild Annual Sale and Show |
| 22-25 | Connecticut Convention Center, Hartford, CT | Stitches East |
| 23-25 | Western NC Agricultural Center, Fletcher, NC | Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair |
| 24 | Amado Territory Ranch, Amado, AZ | Southwest Fiber Festival |
| 24-25 | Ruritan Fairgrounds, Berryville, VA | Shenandoah Valley Fiber Festival |
| 24-25 | WoodsEdge Wools Farm, Stockton, NJ | WoodsEdge's Fall Fiber Festival |
| 24-25 | Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds, Ann Arbor, MI | Fiber Expo |
| 25 | Cannonsburgh Pioneer Village, Murfreesboro, TN | Harvest Days Fiberfest |
| 29-Nov. 1 | RDS,Dublin, Ireland, UK | The Knitting and Stitching Show |
| 30-Nov 1 | Washington City Fairpark, West Bend, WI | Wisconsin Spin-In: Trends and Traditions |
| 1 | Torrance Cultural Arts Center, Torrance, CA | Southern California Handweavers' Guild Knitting and Stitching Show |
| 5-8 | Omni Bedford Springs Resort, Bedford Springs, PA | Fall Knittreat |
| 6-8 | Sky Meadow Retreat Center, Stannard, VT | Knitting, Yoga & Meditation: A Knitting Retreat |
| 6-8 | Barn on the Bluff Bed & Breakfast, Elkader, IA | Iowa Wool Gatherer's Retreat |
| 7 | The Hut, Pineville, NC | 2009 Charity Knitting Convergence |
| 14-15 | San Juan County Fairgrounds Convention Center, Farmington, NM | Best of the Southwest Fiber Arts Festival |
| 7-22 | Hawaii roundtrip from San Diego | Hawaii Knitting Cruise with Joan Schrouder and Judy Pascale |
| 12-15 | Clarion Hotel and Conference Center, Ithaca, NY | Greater Appalachian Llama and Alpaca Association |
| 12-16 | The Olema Inn, Olema, CA | Knitting Retreat with Beth Brown-Reinsel |
| 13-15 | Kendall County Fairgrounds, Boerne, TX | Kids n' Ewe Festival |
| 13-15 | Graves Mountain Lodge, Syria, VA | KnitXperience |
| 14-15 | San Juan County Fairgrounds Convention Center, Farmington, NM | Best of the Southwest Fiber Arts Festival |
| 19-22 | International Halls, Harrogate, England, UK | The Knitting and Stitching Show |
| 20-22 | Williams Inn, Williamstown, MA | Knitter's Review Fall Retreat |
| 20-22 | Clifty Falls State Park, Madison, IN | Sophie's Knitting Retreat |
| 21 | American Legion Post #5, Brattleboro, VT | Southern Vermont Fiber Event |
| 21-22 | Georgia International Horse Park, Conyers, GA | Meet the Gentle Alpaca |
| 21-22 | New Holland, PA | Small Alpaca Farms of the Northeast Assn. Fiber Festival |
| 21-29 | Oaxaca, Mexico | Folk Art & Crafts: Natural Dye Workshops |
| 28-29 | Adams Farm, Wilmington, VT | Sheep Shearing Weekend |
| 4-5 | The Lodge at Mt. Magazine, AR | Arkansas FibeAarts Extravaganza |
| 4-6, 11-13 | Sugarloaf Mountain, MD | Countryside Artisans Fiber Farm Tours |
| 6-12 | Nuremburg, Germany and Vienna, Austria | Christmas Craft Markets Cruise with Myrna Stahman |
| 12-13 | Theatre Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada | An Enchanted Forest of Knit Goods at the City of Craft |
