Upcoming Guests for Fall 2022

September 11: Melanie Berg
September 25: Vivian Hoxbro
October 9: Nancy Bates
October 23: Stephanie Pearl McPhee
November 6: Birger Berge

Melanie Berg September 11, 2022

In this Chat, Melanie introduces you to her ideas about knitting. What turns a project into a true favorite? How to make sure you'll get a lot of wear out of it? Melanie will talk about what's currently on her needles and will give you a sneak peek on upcoming designs.

Melanie combines texture and color into wearable modern designs that are both playful and beautiful. She designs to surprise — from matching cheeky stripes with elegant lace, to choosing unexpected color combinations. She loves to collaborate with other creative types around the world, and her patterns have been published by yarn companies and knitting magazines large and small. Together with her husband and their three children, Melanie lives in Bonn, Germany, where she draws inspiration from the architecture and landscape.

This is a live Zoom Event on Sunday, September 11th at 1:00pm Eastern, 12:00pm Central, 11:00am Mountain, 10:00am Pacific and 7:00pm CEST.

This Fiberside Chat will be recorded - a link to the recording will be available for one week and shared with registered attendees only.

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Vivian Hoxbro September 25, 2022

Nancy Bates October 9, 2022



Join Nancy as we talk about her new book Knitting the National Parks – a beanie-knitting journey through all 63 U.S. national parks! Find out what it takes to turn nature into knitting, where the inspiration comes from, and why hats are a great place to learn a new skill. We’ll talk about choosing colors, adding embellishments, and having fun while you’re doing it. Discover the joy of creating a project that’s not only fun and beautiful, but also brings back memories of special places with the people we love. Find out where Nancy’s next design journey will take her as we relax and share a mutual love of beautiful places and beautiful yarn.

Growing up in a family of 11 in the suburbs of Southern California, Nancy’s love of nature and all things fiber arts started at a very young age. Each day could find her climbing trees and exploring the local hills one moment to hand sewing Barbie clothes and making hats the next. Over the years, embroidery, crocheting, costume making, knitting, painting, cross stitching, and weaving were added to the list of beloved hobbies. In college, Nancy sat under the trees between classes knitting sweaters. The love of the outdoors grew as national and state parks became family destinations with her husband and 3 daughters. The idea for Knitting the National Parks began 5 years ago as she was looking at a Joshua Tree and decided “I could knit that into a hat.” And she did!

This is a live Zoom Event on Sunday, October 9th at 10:00 am PDT, 11:00 am MDT, 12:00 pm CDT, 1:00 pm EDT, 2:00 pm ADT. This session will be recorded; registered attendees can view the recording for one week.

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Stephanie Pearl McPhee October 23, 2022



So, some mirror neurons, stilts, a red pair of stockings and the truth about video games go into the French Revolution and… well, even I can’t pretend that’s the set up for a good joke, but when you join me for our hour together at Fiberside Chats, I’ll tell you what they have in common. (Hint: It’s knitting, and everything about it that is strange but true and it’s going to be a lot of fun.)

Stephanie Pearl-McPhee is the New York Times Bestselling author of eight books, seven of which have a lot to do with knitting. (The eighth is lighter in the yarn department, but is still funny.) She's been knitting for more than forty-five years, and is also the author of the popular and long lived blog "Yarn Harlot” and part of the magic at Strung Along Retreats for knitters. Stephanie loves to teach about knitting and thinks that most people would be surprised how important she thinks it is. She's an avid grandmother, can drive a standard, and has owned two cats in a row that don't care much for her. Stephanie lives in an untidy, wool filled house in Toronto, Canada.

This is a live Zoom Event on Sunday, October 23rd at 10:00 am PDT, 11:00 am MDT, 12:00 pm CDT, 1:00 pm EDT, 2:00 pm ADT. This session will be recorded; registered attendees can view the recording for one week.

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Birger Berge November 6, 2022

Birger will take you on a journey into Norwegian knitting traditions and how they can be renewed and used in today’s world. He will share his best tips for stranded knitting and techniques to get the best results possible. He will also journey into other pattern techniques that have been used and how they can be used to bring color and patterns to your work. Join us for this hour of learning and armchair travel to Norway!

Birger has been a knitter all his life. He comes from a family of makers where the value of working by hand has been honored and appreciated, and he learned knitting and crocheting from his grandmother at a very young age. He started his Instagram in 2016, which quickly led to a lot of followers and publishing of his first book, Nordic Knits with Birger Berge: Traditional Patterns, Exciting New Looks. Birger loves to take Norwegian knitting traditions in to modern life and create new designs based on these traditions.

This is a live Zoom Event on Sunday, November 6th at 10:00 am PST, 11:00 am MST, 12:00 pm CST, 1:00 pm EST, 2:00 pm AST. This session will be recorded; registered attendees can view the recording for one week.

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