UPCOMING events
February 5, 2025
The Snippets Show
For members of the MDK Society, the monthly Zoom. Our special guest will be designer/writer/artist/raconteur/gadfly/man-about-Paris Franklin Habit. If you’re already a member, visit the MDK Society members’ page for the link. If you’d like to join the MDK Society, yay! Read all about it and sign up here.
February 7, 2025
PINES AND NEEDLES Virtual WORKSHOP WITH ANN WEAVER
This is going to be good. One of our favorite teachers, Ann Weaver, will teach mosaic knitting, a hot new technique—just kidding, it’s a hot old technique!—with the fabulously chic Pines and Needles shawl. Join us! The class includes a bundle of Ann’s exquisite hand-dyed yarn, if you choose to include it. We think it’s some of the most subtle, brilliant yarn we’ve ever seen. $99 virtual class; $149 virtual class plus yarn bundle. (MDK Society members save 10%.) Register here.
This February! Three Sessions
Bang Out a Sweater Virtual Workshop
Bang! Zoom! We’re hosting a multi-session workshop to guide knitters through making a sweater, start to finish. Whether it’s your first sweater or your fiftieth, having Lorilee Beltman leading the way will make for a rich learning experience—and an amazing new sweater.
This will be a virtual workshop series on Zoom. No kit is included, but we provide the pattern so you can get the yarns you’ll need to knit your Bolin Cardigan. $110. (MDK Society members: $100.) Details and registration here.
Nash Yarn Fest! MARCH 14-15, 2025
Tickets now on sale, right here! Nash Yarn Fest is a gathering we’ve dreamed of hosting for years in Nashville. We have a variety of events set up—see the full schedule here. More than 95 vendors are coming from 25 states plus Canada and the UK. And—best of all—you’ll have time and space to enjoy the company of fellow knitters. Sign up for Snippets here to stay up to date on Nash Yarn Fest and all MDK happenings.
PAST EVENTS
OCTOBER 11, 2024
ELVAN SHAWL: VIRTUAL WORKSHOP WITH FLORENCE SPURLING
Intarsia is one of the most creative knitting techniques—it’s like painting with yarn. Florence Spurling is that rare combination of designer and teacher—we’re thrilled to welcome her to MDK.
September 6, 2024: THE SCHOOL OF MAKING: VIRTUAL WORKSHOP WITH NATALIE CHANIN
Are you curious about hand-sewing? Would you love to have beautiful clothes, custom made for you—by you? Do you have a kit from The School of Making that you’re excited about—and also want to get started on?
If so, we’ve got great news. On September 6, 2024, we’re hosting a virtual workshop with the one and only Natalie Chanin.
August 9, 2024: Color Explosion Shawl: Virtual Workshop with Cecelia Campochiaro (Sold OUT)
One of our most popular in-person workshops is now a virtual class. Cecelia Campochiaro put marling on the map.
July 19, 2024: MDK Summer Camp (Sold Out)
A beloved MDK tradition returns for a third year. On July 19, we’re heading back into the Craft Hut for a brand-new virtual summer camp.
What’s it going to be? Basketmaking with Anne Weil. Yes, baskets. Registration is now closed, but please keep an eye out for more events coming your way.
July 12, 2024: History of Knitting with Franklin Habit: A Virtual Event
On Friday, July 12, we welcome the one and only Franklin Habit, one of the most delightful writers, illustrators, and humans we know. Bring your knitting, and get ready to laugh, learn, and enjoy yourself at this lighthearted, lavishly illustrated talk.
The subject? Franklin takes us back to the 19th century, to explore a fascinating turning point in knitting history.
June 21, 2024: Sock Tips and Tricks: A Virtual Workshop with Fatimah Hinds
Knitting a sock is pure magic. We’re thrilled that Fatimah Hinds is joining us to share her best secrets for making beautiful socks. A perfect introduction if you’re new to socks, and plenty of tips and tricks for the seasoned sock knitter. Details here for this three-hour Zoom class on June 21, 2024.
Your order confirmation email will include a link to a PDF with the Zoom meeting link and a coupon code for 15 percent off all the special yarns featured in MDK Field Guide No. 27: Sock Odyssey—while supplies last!
May 31, 2024: Zoom with Fatimah Hinds
Big fun: we’re celebrating the arrival of MDK Field Guide No. 27 with a virtual launch party. Our special guest: Fatimah Hinds, whose four sparkling designs are the star of this Field Guide. Please join us on Friday, May 31, noon-1:00 p.m. Eastern. It’s free!
June 8, 2024: MDK Open House in Nashville
Can you be in Nashville on June 8? You’re cordially invited to MDK World Headquarters for an open house to kick off a summer of knitting. Shopping, snacks, and a bunch of happy knitters to hang out with—what could be better?
Date: Saturday, June 8
Time: 9 a.m-2 p.m.
Address: 441 Atlas Drive, Nashville, Tennessee
This is a free event.
Patty’s Favorite Knitting Hacks Virtual Class
Please join us on Friday, May 10, 2024, for an afternoon with Patty Lyons as she digs into her bag of tricks and shares her favorite knitting hacks. From cast on to bind off and everything in between, we will learn the true secret to happy knitting. This will be a virtual workshop on Zoom.
Holiday Open House AT MDK
On Friday afternoon, December 8, 2:00-6:00 PM, we’ll be opening the doors of our beloved Nashville World Headquarters for festive shopping and togetherness, just in time for the holidays. The team is hanging the gnome garlands and firing up the Li’l Smokies crockpot for this one! This event is open to all.
AN INDIGO WEEKEND WITH JAN QUARLES
This workshop is sold out. One of our favorite artists and makers, Jan Quarles, is coming to MDK World Headquarters in Nashville for two days of in-depth workshops, December 9 and 10, 2023.
GNOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS: VIRTUAL WORKSHOP WITH SARAH SCHIRA
This event is sold out. Stay tuned for more virtual workshops, we’ve got lots of plans! First notice of new events goes to MDK Field Guide Subscribers, and then to our Snippets email mailing list.
’Tis the season for knitting wee cute things—together! Join us for a virtual workshop with the queen of gnome knitting, Sarah Schira. On Friday, November 3, on Zoom, Sarah will guide us through making Gnoah, the little guy who started gnome-mania. The kit—included with the class—is irresistible.
