2012 FESTIVALS & EVENTS HISTORY
January 1, 2012 (Sun)
The Fold’s Semi-Annual Sale
Marengo, Illinois
January 7-8, 2012 (Sat-Sun)
Sock Knitters Dream Sale
Mosaic Yarn Studio
Des Plaines, Illinois
January 19, 2012 (Thu)
Rhonda’s Knit Wits 3rd Thursday Get Together
Rhonda’s Knit Wits
8020 Basswood Dr.
Wonder Lake, Illinois
February 4, 2012 (Sat)
Knit Michigan
Bloomfield, Michigan
February 4, 2012 (Sat) 11:00am
Art Workshop/Fiber Wrapped Figure
Art Institchtute of Chicago
2020 N. Western Ave., 2nd Floor
Chicago, Illinois
February 5, 2012 (Sun)
Super Bowl Sale
Mosaic Yarn Studio
Des Plaines, Illinois
February 17-18, 2012 (Fri-Sat)
23nd Annual Knit In - (Janesville area Knitting Guild)
Hampton Inn
Milton, Wisconsin
February 17-19, 2012 (Fri-Sun)
Fiber Frenzy Retreat 2012
Park City, Kentucky
February 24-26, 2012 (Fri-Sun)
Sheep In The City Getaway
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 25, 2012 (Sat)
3rd Annual Midwinter Fiber & Yarn Tasting
Basics Natural Foods Co-op
1711 Lodge Drive
Janesville, Wisconsin
March 9-10, 2012 (Fri-Sat)
Jay County Fiber Fest and Spin-In 2012
Jay County Fairgrounds
Portland, Indiana
www.visitjaycounty.com/Calendar/FestivalsEvents
March 9-11, 2012 (Fri-Sun)
The Fiber Retreat
Jefferson City, Missouri
http://sites.google.com/site/fiberretreat2011/
March 10, 2012 (Sat)
Madison Knit-In
Bishop O’Connor Center
Madison, Wisconsin
http://madisonknittersguild.org
March 10-11, 2012 (Sat-Sun)
March 17-18, 2012 (Sat-Sun)
Rainbow Fleece Farm - Cabin Fever - Yarn on the Farm
Rainbow Fleece Farm
W7181 Hustad Valley Road
New Glarus, Wisconsin
March 11-12, 2012 (Sun-Mon)
Fiber Fest & Spin-In
Portland Co, Indiana
March 16-17, 2012 (Fri-Sat)
Smokey Mountain Fiber Arts Festival
Townsend, Tennessee
March 31, 2012 (Sat)
Tall Grass Farm Spring Fiber Jubilee
Tall Grass Farm
N6623 Lake Lorraine Rd.
Delavan, Wisconsin
March 31-April 1, 2012 (Sat-Sun)
Carolina Fiber Frolic Retreat
North Carolina
jansmiley.com/Registration.pdf
April 14, 2012 (Sat)
Stephenson County Fiber Art Fair
Cedarville, Illinois
April 14, 2012 (Sat)
KnitCircus Spring Knitting Retreat
Hampton Inn West
483 Commerce Drive
Madison, WI 53719
www.knitcircus.com/Spring2012Retreat
April 19-22, 2012 (Thu-Sun)
STITCHES South
Atlanta, Georgia
www.knittinguniverse.com/South
April 20-21, 2012 (Fri-Sat)
The Fiber Event
Greencastle, Indiana
April 20-22, 2012 (Fri-Sun)
2012 Wisconsin Spin-In
Waukesha County Expo Center
Waukesha, Wisconsin
April 21-22, 2012 (Sat-Sun)
Rainbow Fleece Farm - 32nd Annual Spring Shearing
W7181 Hustad Valley Road
New Glarus, Wisconsin 53574
April 27-28, 2012 (Fri-Sat)
NorthEast Indiana Fiber Festival
Noble County Fairgrounds
Kendallville, Indiana
April 28, 2012 (Sat) 7:45am - 4:45pm
Yarnover 2012
Hopkins High School
2400 Lindbergh Drive
Minnetonka, Minnesota
April 27-29, 2012 (Fri-Sun)
The Great Midwest Alpaca Festival
Madison, Wisconsin
May 4-6, 2012 (Fri-Sun)
Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival
May 12-13, 2012 (Sat-Sun)
Shepherds Harvest
Lake Elmo, Minnesota
www.shepherdsharvestfestival.org/
May 12-13, 2012 (Sat-Sun)
Indiana Fiber & Music Festival
Charlestown, Indiana
May 18-20, 2012 (Fri-Sun)
Illinois Prairie Spinners - Spring 2012 Spinning Retreat
Camp Emmaus (more info)
Mt. Morris, Illinois
May 19 & 20, 2012 (Sat-Sun)
Kentucky Sheep and Fiber Festival
Masterson Station Park
Lexington, Kentucky
www.kentuckysheepandfiber.com/
May 19 & 20, 2012 (Sat-Sun)
Door County Shepherds’ Market
Egg Harbor, Wisconsin
May 19 & 20, 2012 (Sat-Sun)
Upper Valley Fiber Fest
Merchant’s Building
Miami County Fairgrounds
Troy, Ohio
June 1-2, 2012 (Fri-Sat)
Hoosier Hills Fiber Arts Festival
Johnson County Fairgrounds
250 Fairground Street
Franklin, Indiana
www.hoosierhillsfiberartsfestival.com
June 9-10, 2012 (Sat-Sun)
8th Annual Iowa Sheep & Wool Festival
Dallas County Fairgrounds
28057 Fairgrounds Road
Adel, Iowa
www.iowasheep.com/festival.php
June 15-17, 2012 (Fri-Sun)
Knitters Connection 2012
Columbus Convention Center
Columbus, Ohio
June 22-24, 2012 (Fri-Sun)
Midwest Fiber and Folk Art Festival
Grayslake, Illinois
June 22-24, 2012 (Fri-Sun)
Woolfest
Lake Metroparks Farm Park
Kirkland, Ohio
June 22-24, 2012 (Fri-Sun)
2012 Charlotte Fiber Festival
Metrolina Tradeshow Expo
7100 Statesville Road
Charlotte, North Carolina
June 24-29, 2012 (Sun-Fri)
Fiber Furlough One
Spinning, Dyeing, and Felting
Columbia, Missouri
July 1-6, 2012 (Sun-Fri)
Fiber Furlough Two
Weaving of all types
Columbia, Missouri
July 14-15, 2012 (Sat-Sun)
Fiber “U” - Fun, Fiber & You
Cowan Civic Center
500 E. Elm St.
Lebanon, MO
July 15-21, 2012 (Sun-Sat)
Convergence International Weaving Conference
Long Beach, California
July 30-August 5, 2012 (Mon-Sun)
Felting Symposium
Susan's Fiber Shop
N250 Hwy A
Columbus, Wisconsin
August 4-5, 2012 (Sat-Sun)
Chaplin Creek Fiber Fair
1715 Whitney Road
Franklin Grove, Illinois
August 9-12, 2012 (Thu-Sun)
STITCHES Midwest
Schaumburg, Illinois
www.knittinguniverse.com/stitches/midwest
August 15-19, 2012 (Wed-Sun) - Workshops
August 18-19, 2012 (Sat-Sun)
Michigan Fiber Fest
Allegan County Fairgrounds, Michigan
www.michiganfiberfestival.info
August 18-19, 2012 (Sat-Sun)
Mid-Ohio Fiber Fair
Reese Center
1209 University Drive
Newark, Ohio
September 1-2, 2012 (Sat-Sun)
World Sheep & Fiber Arts Festival
310 W. 1st Street
Bethel, Missouri
September 6-8, 2012 (Thu-Sat)
Contemporary Handweavers of Houston Artisans Market
Houston Center for Contemporary Craft
4848 Main Street
Houston, Texas
September 7-9, 2012 (Fri-Sun)
Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival
Jefferson, Wisconsin
www.wisconsinsheepandwoolfestival.com
September 15, 2012 (Sat) 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Fiber in the Park 2012
Shabbona Park
4165 E. 16th Road
Earlville, Illinois
September 15-16, 2012 (Sat-Sun)
Curvy Girl Crochet Book Signing (Sat)
Crochet Entrelac Workshop (Sun)
Intermediate Tunisian Workshop (Sun)
Fuzzy Wuzzy Yarns
Arlington Heights, Illinois
www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/32-tunisian-lace-...
September 21-22, 2012 (Fri-Sat)
Third Coast Fiber Arts Festival
McGregor Conference Center
495 Ferry Mall
Detroit, Michigan
September 29-30, 2012 (Sat-Sun)
13th Annual Northern Michigan Lamb & Wool Festival
Ogemaw County Fairgrounds
near West Branch, Michigan
September 29-30, 2012 (Sat-Sun)
National Alpaca Farm Days
Prairie Creek Alpaca
8309 Route 120
Bull Valley, Illinois
October 6, 2012 (Sat)
Tall Grass Farms Fiber Jubilee
Tall Grass Farm
N6623 Lake Lorraine Rd.
Delavan, Wisconsin
October 13, 2012 (Sat)
Cambridge Fiber Fair and Alpaca Pen Sale
Isanti County Fair Grounds
Cambridge, Minnesota
October 13-14, 2012 (Sat-Sun)
22nd Autumn Fiber Extravaganza
Rainbow Fleece Farm
W7181 Hustad Valley Road
New Glarus, Wisconsin 53574
October 19-21, 2012 (Fri-Sun)
ModeKnits Autumn Retreat
Bug Bee Hive Resort
Paynesville, Minnesota
October 20, 2012 (Sat)
Bishop Hill Fiber Fest
Black Hawk College - East Campus
26500 N 100th Ave
Galva, Illinois
bishophillfiberguild.org/spin-in_news
October 20-21, 2012 (Sat-Sun)
17th Annual Michigan International Alpacafest
DeltaPlexArena
2500 Turner Ave. NW
Grand Rapids, Michigan
October 20-21, 2012 (Sat-Sun)
New York Sheep and Wool Festival
Rhinebeck, New York
October 21-27, 2012 (Sun-Sat)
S.O.A.R. 2012
Granlibakken
Tahoe City, CA
October 26-28, 2012 (Fri-Sun)
Vogue Knitting Live - Chicago
Palmer House Hilton Hotel
Chicago, Illinois
October 26-28, 2012 (Fri-Sun)
Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair
WNC Agricultural Center
Fletcher, North Carolina
October 27-28, 2012 (Sat-Sun)
Sixth Annual Fiber Expo Show
Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds
5055 Ann Arbor Saline Road
Ann Arbor, Michigan
November 1-4, 2012 (Thu-Sun)
Fine Art of Fiber - Showcase of Fiber Arts
Chicago Botanic Garden
1000 Lake Cook Road
Glencoe, Illinois
November 2, 2012 (Fri)
Yarn Escape - Knitting Retreat
Pheasant Run
St. Charles, Illinois
November 3, 2012 (Sat)
Dream In Color Warehouse Sale
901 Atlantic Drive
West Chicago, Illinois
November 9-11, 2012 (Fri-Sun)
Carolina Fiber Frolic Fall Retreat
Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina
November 17, 2012 (Sat)
Homespun Holiday
Bleating Heart Haven
W1993 Thede Road
New Holstein, Wisconsin
November 17-18, 2012 (Sat-Sun)
Holiday Open House
Rainbow Fleece Farm
W7181 Hustad Valley Road
New Glarus, Wisconsin 53574
