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Vogue Knitting Live & A Giveaway!

September 30, 2014 6 Comments

Vogue Knitting Live & A Giveaway at handsoccupied.com

Vogue Knitting Live is a huge knitting and crochet conference that happens in several cities throughout the United States, and later this month, it’s coming to my town, Chicago! What goes down at VKL? There is a big, booth-style marketplace where you can get your hands on some amazing yarn and knitting supplies. You can take skill-building workshops and hear lectures on knitting trends, designing better patterns, and more. There’s also a knitwear fashion show, free hand massages, and a yarn tasting lounge (where you can try new yarns hands on).

The Chicago VKL is coming up the weekend of October 24, and I’ll be there taking it all in, including a bunch of the amazing workshops. My favorite part about VKL, other than all the stuff I listed above, is getting to hang out and knit with friends between and after classes, plus there’s always some happy hour activities to enjoy at the end of the day. Of course. ;)

If you’re a knitter, you might want to see if Vogue Knitting Live is coming to a city near you. And if you’re in the Chicago area, you can enter to win a pass to Vogue Knitting Live right here!

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The prizes for this giveaway were provided by Vogue Knitting Live. All opinions shared are my own. 

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Heidi Gustad is a craft book author & content creator in love with primary colors & vintage vibes. She specializes in knitting, crochet, latch hook and macramé, and her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now!

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  1. Allyson

    September 30, 2014 at 8:57 am

    Such a fun giveaway! I can’t believe VKL is coming up so quick! I’d love to take any of the fair isle classes since that is an area I know I can improve on!

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  2. Denise

    September 30, 2014 at 1:39 pm

    I’ve never been to VKL despite being in the area. I always thought it was too fancy but the past year or so, I’ve seen some fun things going on there.

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  3. Denise

    September 30, 2014 at 1:42 pm

    Sent my comment in too soon. Anna Hrachovec (of Mochimochi) being at VKL is what made me rethink my assumptions. I’d love to take one of her classes.

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  4. Nadia

    September 30, 2014 at 3:07 pm

    Can’t wait to go to VKL!

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  5. Valerie

    October 3, 2014 at 12:40 pm

    I agree with Denise, I’d love to take a class from Anna Hrachovec. I love her designs, and I can’t believe I had to miss her when she came to my library! The How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Kitchener Stitch one sounds good, too, since I am having SUCH a time finishing toes on socks lately.

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  6. Tina W.

    October 6, 2014 at 7:13 pm

    VKL is already this month?!

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