Studiopalooza - WWKIP

Save the Date!

At Shall We Knit? we have always treated World Wide Knit-In-Public (WWKIP) day, held annually in June, as if it were a national holiday.  At our last event, we had a carnival-style atmosphere. Under many tents in our parking lot, we featured a dyeing demo by Indigodragonfly Yarns and auctioned off the naming rights and the resulting skeins, played carnival games and prizes, hosted Swami Wisehilda who diagnosed knit troubles, and held a bake sale and BBQ. Even though rain dampened our fun, we still raised over $2000 for our charity partner.

This coming year, our June 15th WWKIP promises similar big fun - with one important difference.  Our friends Kim & Ron of Indigodragonfly Yarns are getting married at the end of the summer!  Weʼre going to throw them a sort of wedding shower, minus the traditional paper bow hats and pass-the-parcel nonsense. For this one year, we are going to gift our proceeds from the special activities of this day to them, for a studio-building fund.  

 See how that works? We help them build a studio, they help our customers get more pretty yarn faster. Itʼs a win-win-win. And they donʼt really need a toaster.

   

Kits available by Joey's House at Shall We Knit?

So what are some of the things we will be doing at Studiopalooza?  

- Indigodragonfly will again be auctioning off the naming rights of a limited edition colourway online prior to the actual dyeing demo on June 15th.  The online auction will run June 1st to June 10th, while the actual dyeing and auction of a limited number of skeins will happen on June 15th.  Kim & Ron will post guidelines and rules on their website and in their Ravelry group as well as on our website.

- Knitting or Crochet questions, problems or want a quick demo?  Kate Atherley (wisehildaknits) and Beth Graham will be on duty alternately to help with any thing you can think of – Kate for knitting and Beth for crochet.  Want a technique demo’ed?  A refresher on a stitch?  These ladies will be able to help.  For 5 minutes you will have a one-on-one for a minimum $2 donation.

- A Photo Booth will be set up on our front porch. This will be an opportunity for you to model your knitting and have pics taken for a minimum donation of $2 per item.  We will even have a tickle trunk of props to make those pics even more fun.  We will email you a copy of the pictures as well as posting on our website and maybe Kims.  For each item using yarn bought at SWK? You will get one draw slip, if item is knit (or crocheted) out of Indigodragonfly – two draw slips!!!

- Food!  Every carnival type event has to have food and we will are looking for a few special delicacies, starting with:
    Hand-made ice cream by Katherine Matthews

- Vendors – since you’re helping to make this a special day for Kim & Ron we are working hard to make it a special day for you.  We have invited a select few artisans to join us and to set up a few mini booths.
Coming:
    Jennie the Potter - www.jenniethepotter.com
    Zig Zag Stitches - www.etsy.com/shop/zigzagstitches

    Body Blessed - www.bodyblessed.ca
 

- Silent Auction, door prizes, and much more, keep an eye on the shop website and we will keep adding details as they are confirmed.  

AND because one day just isn’t enough – Kim & Ron will be doing a Yarntasting class and Kate will be doing a Finishing class on Sunday morning.  

After the classes (at 1:00) on Sunday we are going to have a picnic!  Just an informal, fun time with Kim & Ron, sitting around, eating, laughing and relaxing.  We will supply cold drinks and  some shaded space, you bring a bag lunch and lawn chairs and lets see what shenanigans ensue.

Anne Hanson is coming June 27th-30th!

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