Friday 30 September 2016

2016 Vendor Spotlight: Joeli Creates & Strawberry Fields Yarns

Happy Friday yall! In the weeks leading up to the Geeky Puffin Knit Palooza, we want to highlight our amazing vendors who will be joining us to sell their wares on Saturday, 12-November.

This week we feature Joeli Creates & Strawberry Fields Yarns.




© Joeli Creates

How can you not love garter stitch? Joeli has designed this stunning & cozy shawl using natural shades of a DK yarn. I just want to wrap up in it! And check out Joeli's other patterns, she has loads of fun ones! AND Joeli is teaching a couple of classes for us at the retreat. If you'd like to sign up for the retreat, the application is here OR if you can't attend the entire retreat, you can sign up to take a class (or 2 or 3) here.




© Strawberry Fields Yarns

I (C.C.) can highly recommend this beautiful strawberry themed yarn kit. Why? Because I have it!!!!! The yarn is even more stunning in person and the goodies are such fun! Lizi has a fabulous colour sense and we're excited to have her at our market.

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We're excited to announce Vendor Market Golden Tickets. You can get early access to our Vendor Market on Saturday, 12-November, with a Golden Ticket.

Limited Golden Ticket Pre-Orders are available now.

Golden Tickets are £10 each.

What a Golden Ticket gets you?
*Shop the market from 10am to 12noon
*Reenter the market at 1:30pm at no additional charge
*Make sure you won't miss out on your favourite vendors' products
*Receive a special GPKP goodie with your Golden Ticket

The Vendor Market will be held at the Mercure Farnham Bush Hotel, The Borough GU9 7NN


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Do you have a business in the fibre arts community? Do you want to contribute to the Geeky Puffin Knit Palooza by donating items for the goodie bags and/or door prizes?

If you make a donation, your business and website will be highlighted in the retreat programme which will be given to each retreat attendee, on our GPKP website, and in our GPKP group on Ravelry.

For more details, send an email to us at GeekyPuffinKnitPalooza AT gmail DOT com.

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If you can't attend the entire retreat, but still want to take a class, click here to sign up.

Read up on all 8 of our classes here.

We still have space available to attend the full retreat. To apply to attend the retreat, fill out the application here.

If you have any questions or problems, just send an email to us at GeekyPuffinKnitPalooza AT gmail DOT com.

Happy Knitting!
C.C., Dami, and Sam

Sunday 25 September 2016

Get Your 2016 Vendor Market Golden Ticket!



We're excited to announce Vendor Market Golden Tickets. You can get early access to our Vendor Market on Saturday, 12-November, with a Golden Ticket.

Limited Golden Ticket Pre-Orders started on Sunday, 25-September, at 3pm BST.

Golden Tickets are £10 each.


What a Golden Ticket gets you?
*Shop the market from 10am to 12noon
*Reenter the market at 1:30pm at no additional charge
*Make sure you won't miss out on your favourite vendors' products
*Receive a special GPKP goodie with your Golden Ticket

The Vendor Market will be held at the Mercure Farnham Bush Hotel, The Borough GU9 7NN


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Do you have a fibre related business? Do you want to contribute to the Geeky Puffin Knit Palooza by donating items for the goodie bags and/or door prizes?

If you make a donation, your business and website will be highlighted in the retreat programme which will be given to each retreat attendee, on our GPKP website, and in our GPKP group on Ravelry.

For more details, send an email to us at GeekyPuffinKnitPalooza AT gmail DOT com.

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If you can't attend the entire retreat, but still want to take a class, click here to sign up.

Read up on all 8 of our classes here.

We still have space available to attend the full retreat. To apply to attend the retreat, fill out the application here.

If you have any questions or problems, just send an email to us at GeekyPuffinKnitPalooza AT gmail DOT com.

Happy Knitting!
C.C., Dami, and Sam

Friday 23 September 2016

2016 Vendor Spotlight: Louise Tilbrook Designs & The Little Gray Girl

Happy Friday yall! In the weeks leading up to the Geeky Puffin Knit Palooza, we want to highlight our amazing vendors who will be joining us to sell their wares on Saturday, 12-November.

This week we feature Louise Tilbrook Designs & The Little Grey Girl.




© Louise Tilbrook Designs

Louise has loads of lovely patterns in her store. As we looked through them to choose one to highlight, we were instantly drawn to the Rosthwaite Socks. The deep orange paired with the always lovely grey makes this a perfect autumnal knit!




© The Little Grey Girl

Gemma makes so many lovely things that it was hard to choose just one to highlight. Dami couldn't get past this adorable project bag with it's cute scottie dogs on it. Gemma also wanted us to let you know that The Little Grey Girl will be celebrating turning One with a Birthday Party and Trunk Show at the Countess Ablaze Studio, 101 Chorley Road, Swinton, Manchester, M27 4AA on 8th October between 12pm and 5pm. Expect cake, balloons, streamers and a whole lot of gorgeous project bags, stitch markers and yarn on offer. Entry is free and all are welcome.

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We're excited to announce Vendor Market Golden Tickets. You can get early access to our Vendor Market on Saturday, 12-November, with a Golden Ticket.

Limited Golden Ticket Pre-Orders start this Sunday, 25-September, at 3pm BST.

Golden Tickets are £10 each.

What a Golden Ticket gets you?
*Shop the market from 10am to 12noon
*Reenter the market at 1:30pm at no additional charge
*Make sure you won't miss out on your favourite vendors' products
*Receive a special GPKP goodie with your Golden Ticket

The Vendor Market will be held at the Mercure Farnham Bush Hotel, The Borough GU9 7NN


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Do you have a fibre related business? Do you want to contribute to the Geeky Puffin Knit Palooza by donating items for the goodie bags and/or door prizes?

If you make a donation, your business and website will be highlighted in the retreat programme which will be given to each retreat attendee, on our GPKP website, and in our GPKP group on Ravelry.

For more details, send an email to us at GeekyPuffinKnitPalooza AT gmail DOT com.

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If you can't attend the entire retreat, but still want to take a class, click here to sign up.

Read up on all 8 of our classes here.

We still have space available to attend the full retreat. To apply to attend the retreat, fill out the application here.

If you have any questions or problems, just send an email to us at GeekyPuffinKnitPalooza AT gmail DOT com.

Happy Knitting!
C.C., Dami, and Sam

Friday 16 September 2016

2016 Vendor Spotlight: Inspiration Knits, Porpoise Fur, & Yarn in the City

Happy Friday yall! In the weeks leading up to the Geeky Puffin Knit Palooza, we want to highlight our amazing vendors who will be joining us to sell their wares on Saturday, 12-November.

This week we feature Inspiration Knits, Porpoise Fur, and Yarn in the City.




© Louise Zass-Bangham

Louise has loads of lovely patterns in her store. As we looked through them to choose one to highlight, we were instantly drawn to the Siren Song. The stunning scallops and waves plus the 3 size options makes this a perfect pattern to knit. (And it doesn't hurt that it was knit in Dami's favourite colour, purple!)




© Porpoise Fur

Rachel of Porpoise Fur will not only be teaching classes for us, but also will be selling her lovely fibre at the vendor market. Have you heard about her Lab Goddess Fibre Club? Each month, club members receive 4oz of fibre (approximately 113 g) dyed in an exclusive colourway inspired by a great female scientist. We approve!




© Yarn in the City

Our friends Alli & Rachel are the brains behind Yarn in the City. They recently hosted their annual Great London Yarn Crawl and their Yarnporium is coming up the weekend before the GPKP retreat. They also released their book, the London Craft Guide, last autumn. It is full of info about shops in London and the surrounding area plus fabulous patterns. Pick up your copy at our Vendor Market.

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We're excited to announce Vendor Market Golden Tickets. You can get early access to our Vendor Market on Saturday, 12-November, with a Golden Ticket.

Limited Golden Ticket Pre-Orders start on Sunday, 25-September, at 3pm BST.

Golden Tickets are £10 each.

What a Golden Ticket gets you?
*Shop the market from 10am to 12noon
*Reenter the market at 1:30pm at no additional charge
*Make sure you won't miss out on your favourite vendors' products
*Receive a special GPKP goodie with your Golden Ticket

The Vendor Market will be held at the Mercure Farnham Bush Hotel, The Borough GU9 7NN


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Do you have a fibre related business? Do you want to contribute to the Geeky Puffin Knit Palooza by donating items for the goodie bags and/or door prizes?

If you make a donation, your business and website will be highlighted in the retreat programme which will be given to each retreat attendee, on our GPKP website, and in our GPKP group on Ravelry.

For more details, send an email to us at GeekyPuffinKnitPalooza AT gmail DOT com.

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If you can't attend the entire retreat, but still want to take a class, click here to sign up.

Read up on all 8 of our classes here.

We still have space available to attend the full retreat. To apply to attend the retreat, fill out the application here.

If you have any questions or problems, just send an email to us at GeekyPuffinKnitPalooza AT gmail DOT com.

Happy Knitting!
C.C., Dami, and Sam

Tuesday 13 September 2016

Door Prize & Goodie Bag Donations



Do you have a fibre related business? Do you want to contribute to the Geeky Puffin Knit Palooza by donating items for the goodie bags and/or door prizes?

If you make a donation, your business and website will be highlighted in the retreat programme which will be given to each retreat attendee, on our GPKP website, and in our GPKP group on Ravelry.

For more details, send an email to us at GeekyPuffinKnitPalooza AT gmail DOT com.

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If you can't attend the entire retreat, but still want to take a class, click here to sign up.

Read up on all 8 of our classes here.

We still have space available to attend the full retreat. To apply to attend the retreat, fill out the application here.

If you have any questions or problems, just send an email to us at GeekyPuffinKnitPalooza AT gmail DOT com.

Happy Knitting!
C.C., Dami, and Sam

Thursday 1 September 2016

2016 Public Sign Up for a Class Now!



Class sign-ups are now open! If you can't attend the entire retreat, but still want to take a class, click here to sign up.

Read up on all 8 of our classes here.

On Thursday, 10-November-2016, from 2pm to 5pm, the classes available are Map Making taught by Tara Swiger and Spin Doctor (Wheel Spinning) taught by Rachel Brown.

On Friday, 11-November-2016, from 9am to noon, the classes available are Toe-up Socks Two-at-a-time Using Magic Loop taught by Louise Tilbrook, Designer Bootcamp taught by Joeli of Joeli Creates, & Swatching Success taught by Rachel Brown.

On Friday, 11-November-2016, from 2pm to 5pm, the classes available are Get More Done in Your Business taught by Tara Swiger, Discovering Seamless Sweaters taught by Joeli of Joeli Creates, & Take Control of Your Knitting taught by Louise Tilbrook (2pm to 4pm only).

We still have space available to attend the full retreat. To apply to attend the retreat, fill out the application here.

If you have any questions or problems, just send an email to us at GeekyPuffinKnitPalooza AT gmail DOT com.

Happy Knitting!
C.C., Dami, and Sam