EDITED: Giveaway now closed. Winners have now been chosen, congratulations to Suzanne, Jill C and Julie here on the blog and @sarahreedscrochetadventure and @made_by_skoo on Instagram!
How would you like a giveaway to win some FREE tickets to the The Knitting and Stitching Show in Harrogate? If the answers a big woolly and heartfelt yes please – then keep on reading…
The Knitting & Stitching Show is back in Harrogate this year from 17 – 20 November held at the Harrogate Convention Centre.
Meet up with like-minded crafters, discuss ideas, learn new skills and shop for your annual craft supplies all under one roof – it’s the ultimate day out for craft lovers. If craft supplies are on your Christmas shopping wish list, there are hundreds of specialist companies under one roof, selling haberdashery, fabric and patterns, sewing machines and equipment, thread and yarn, craft kits, accessories and more, with on-stand demonstrations and show offers to enjoy.
Whether you’re a knitter, quilter, embroiderer or needle felter, The Knitting & Stitching Show promises inspiration and ideas for every style and stage of stitcher, from complete beginners to experts. Top tutors will be hosting more than 220 hands-on workshops and demonstrations, with a dedicated dressmaking programme and festive, seasonal makes like knitted Christmas gnomes, felted wreaths, fabric baubles and embroidery Robins.
Spectacular galleries by internationally acclaimed textile artists and groups are a highlight of The Knitting & Stitching Show each year. This year’s show is no exception with exhibitions by Aran Illingworth (Hanging on the thread: Portrayal of Poverty), Archana Pathak (Mapping Transience), Maggie Scott (Five Times More), Marcia Bennett-Male (Moments to Myself), The 62 Group at 60 (Essence), Vivienne Beaumont (Seeds, Flowers and Flowing Hair), James Fox, The Quilters’ Guild Collection and Jess Blaustein, the 2022 winner of The Fine Art Textiles Award, supported by The Open College of the Arts. A gallery of winning quilts from The Festival of Quilts 2022 competition includes the stunning Handi Quilter Best in Competition Award winning quilt, Impresión. Tramonto en Venecia, by Inmaculada Gabaldon.
Sure to put a smile on visitors’ faces is the Hawes Yarnbombers’ Knitted Shrek. The group’s members meet every week at their local pub to knit “without being disturbed by husbands, family, work, household chores or the rest of the world” (their words!). After a great deal of hard work, and with a different theme every year, they have created a collection of delightful characters from the popular movie to raise money for Yorkshire Air Ambulance and Swaledale Mountain Rescue. Hawes Yarnbombers will be encouraging other knitters to give yarnbombing a go to raise money for charity while having fun, and will be on hand with some top tips for first-time yarnbombers.
Although I can’t make it to this particular show, I’ve enjoyed the visits to the Knit and Stitching Shows in the past. If you fancy a read about those experiences you can read about them here and here.
Hot and cold refreshments are available throughout the venue, with seating areas for picnics. Harrogate town centre also offers a wide range of cafés and bars to enjoy, including the famous Betty’s Café Tea Rooms (yum!).
So on with the bit you’ve been waiting for! The giveaway details! I’ve got FIVE pairs of tickets to giveaway hurray!!! I’m giving away THREE pairs away here on the blog and TWO pairs away on Instagram.
GIVEAWAY
All you need to do to enter the giveaway is either leave a comment on the bottom of this blog post about why you’d like to go to the show or do the same over on my Instagram post.
The competition closes on Monday 7th November at 5pm (GMT). Winners will be contacted via the email supplied from their comment or by DM on social media.
Tickets are valid after 10am on Thursday 17th, Friday 18th, Saturday 19th or Sunday 20th November 2022. This year the organisers are not issuing paper tickets, winners will be emailed a link to register online with a unique code for one pair of tickets. Winners will then need to register online, enter their codes and they will receive e-tickets by email. When entering this competition you must be happy to provide me with a your email address for this purpose, your email address will not be used in any other way.
SPECIAL DISCOUNT
Standard adult advance tickets for The Knitting & Stitching Show, Harrogate are £17.00 (concessions £15.50, children under 18 £8.50) with VIP ticket packages starting at £36.00. Full ticket information is available at The Knitting & Stitching Show website www.theknittingandstitchingshow.com/harrogate/. Visitors are encouraged to book in advance to avoid disappointment.
But if you want your ticket RIGHT NOW I’ve also got a special discount for you! Just quote: KEEPCALM22 to get £3 off advance adult tickets (and there’s £3.50 off advance concessions!). Please note that the discount ends at 23.59pm on Wednesday 16th November 2022.
I’d like to say a big thank you again to the shows organisers for offering this special deal to my lovely KCACO.UK readers!
Good Luck everyone!
Until next time; keep calm and crochet on my friends xx
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It’s been year since I’ve been to I show and I’ve always liked Harrogate
Yes please I’d love to win two tickets. There are8 of us going and we’d have a bit more spending money between us☺️
Congratulations Jill C, you are one of the winners for tickets to the Knitting and Stitching Show! Please can you contact me at your earliest opportunity to claim your prize: https://keepcalmandcrochetonuk.com/contact-me/
It’s great to see all of the shops in one place and to be inspired by the wonderful exhibitions. I’d love to win the tickets!
I’d love to win tickets because I’ve just started making knitted Muffs for the Dementia Residents at the Care Home my mum lives in. I want to make lots of other useful knitted things for them as my skills increase. I’d get lots of ideas and inspiration
That’s such a lovely thing to do and the show I’m sure would be a great place for inspiration – good luck!
Congratulations Julie, you are one of the winners for tickets to the Knitting and Stitching Show! Please can you contact me at your earliest opportunity to claim your prize: https://keepcalmandcrochetonuk.com/contact-me/
Thank you delighted
I’d love to go to this show, despite living in Skipton which is only half an hour away I’ve never made it to this yarn fest…once I was in Harrogate on the evening after the show and I saw lots of ladies with bags full of yarn…talk about FOMO!
The FOMO is always real (I get it often lol)! Good Luck!
Congratulations Suzanne, you are one of the winners for tickets to the Knitting and Stitching Show! Please can you contact me at your earliest opportunity to claim your prize: https://keepcalmandcrochetonuk.com/contact-me/
Wow! That’s awesome! Thank you so much xxx
I’d love to accompany my friend to the Harrogate show. I just live in Otley so I can get the bus and save money. I have 8 grandchildren and they all love craft ideas and Nana loves knitting. Thanks for the giveaway.
Wow I’d love to go to this show in my home town. I have just got into all sorts of crafts, knitting, stitching etc with my amazing WI Group. I’d love to be bedazzled by the vast array of goodies at the show .. so yes please a ticket would be fabulous! Xx