Crofters Yarn 2026 Programme - registration forms will be released with costs nearer the time of the events.
Includes ‘Other’ Activities
All Year Round:
Studio Open with Community Knits, $5 per session, or purchase a concession card 12 sessions for $50:
Wednesday’s 10am to 4:30pm
Wednesday’s 6:30 to 8:30pm
Thursday's 1pm to 3:30pm
Saturday’s 10am to 1pm
Knitting for Full Term babies at our local Queen Mary Maternity Unit, we have wool and patterns available for you to use in the studio. Completed projects, drop off is at Crofters Yarn – ‘The Studio’
January
Sat. 24 Jan - Otago Taieri A&P Society
Sun. 25 Jan, 10am to 1pm - WIP Sunday (Work in Progress Sunday) venue to be confirmed
February
Sat. 7th Feb - Our Third Birthday Party Celebration and Open Day for 2026
*Knit Along – Knitting for our Blokes, Tue. 10, 17, 24 Feb, 24, 31 March. This includes learning new techniques
*Fri. 27 Feb – Make your own Buttons, bring your own wool, buttons will be supplied as part of the class cost
March
*Crochet Learning Class – Tue. 3, 10, 17 March, 7 April, 30 June. Persian Tiles Blanket. This includes learning new techniques with fabulous support from our Crochet team
Sat. 21 March - Knitting on the Train
April
Easter – closed 3-6 April
Fri. 10 Apr, 6:30pm to 8:30pm – Three Season Sweater/Cardi, final gathering
*Knit Along – Mosaic Knitting, Tue. 14, 21, 28 April, 5 May. Pattern suggestion, Pressed Flowers by Amy Christoffers. This includes learning new techniques
May
Trip Away - Sat. 2 May, 45 ° South, Gore
*Knit Along – Annual Steeking Project, Project yet to be confirmed. This includes learning new techniques. Tue. 19, 26 May, 2, 9 June, 7 July. Further time may be required and sorted at the time. Wool from The Silly Sheep Fibre Company, Walls, Shetland Island, is currently enroute to the studio
*Fri, dates to be confirmed – Ella’s Crochet Hat class. This will be held during May and June
June
Sat. 13 June – Worldwide Knit in Public Day, venue to be confirmed
Sun. 21st June – Woolfeast, Christchurch. https://www.facebook.com/woolfeast/
Other activities with dates to be confirmed:
*Felting Knit Along Class. Fri. Dates TBC - Sailor Slippers, by Annie Germain. Includes learning new techniques
Collaboration with Treehouse Studio to sew a project bag
*Knit an heirloom toy
*Entrelac blanket technique class
*Beginners Knitting class
*Beginners Crochet class
*Two At a Time Sock class (TAAT)
Trip into Central Otago to visit our knitting friend Deneise
*Stephen West Mystery Knit A Long, October
Strut Your Stuff – Sat. 31 Oct (date TBC)
*Xmas Craft at the Croft – Sun. 22 Nov
Xmas Party – Sat. 5 Dec
Guest Designer Days – will happen throughout the year
*These classes include purchasing the pattern and the wool through Crofters Yarn. Skills will be taught as part of the classes. As we release further information regarding the classes, the cost will be shared at that time.
If you have any suggestions for classes, this is a fluid list which we are very happy to add to.
We also have likely missed of lots of ‘Other’ Events, if you reach out and let us know what you are hosting, we are very happy to add them to our calendar.
