Simply Knitting - UK (2019-09)

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the knitting hotel promotion

H

owdoyoufancya weekend

bythesealearningnew

skillsatknittingandcrochet

workshops,chattingwithfellow

yarnenthusiastsandenjoying

delicioushomemadetreats?The

KnittingHotel,situatedrightby

theseainDawlish,Devon,oers

exactlythat.It’srunbyknitwear

designerandyarnsupplier

BelindaHarris-Reid,whohasbeen

welcominggueststoher“little

breparadise”sincespring2018.

Belindaoersthree-day

retreatsaroundtwicea month.

Guestscanchoosebetween

a Getaway break, where they

focusonrelaxingandworking

theirownyarnyprojects,ora

Learnawayweekend,which

includesa specialone-day

workshopontheSaturday.You

can also attend as a day guest.

EXPERTTUTORS

A wholehostoftalentedbre

specialistsarelineduptoteach

workshopsfor 2019 and2020,

includinghand-dyerJude

Reedandknitwearandcrochet

designersAlisonCrowther-Smith

andClaireCrompton.Belinda

adds,“Andthereis briocheand

sock making, chillin’, drinking

Pimms...youwillbetransported

intoanutterlydelicious

cornucopiaofbre-ness!”Brenda

Watson,a knittingandcrochet

wizardwhohasdesignedfor

brandssuchasRowan,Stylecraft

andWendy,is alsoonhandatall

eventsforanytechnical help and

advicerequired.

Allguestsreceivea goodybag,

whichincludesa knitting/crochet

project,someofBelinda’sluxury

yarn,a shawlpin,andotherlittle

trinkets.Someguestsgetstuck

instraightawayandothers put it

asidetostartathome.

The Knitting Hotel has six

Oh,wedoliketobebesidetheseaside...especiallywhenit’sa relaxing

weekend devoted to all things woolly at The Knitting Hotel in Devon

A KNITTING RETREAT

Belinda(secondfrom

left)andthehotelgang

whentheytookpartin

Channel4’sFour in a Bed