Thursday March 20th
8.30am Early registration opens at Joy of Yarn
9.00am - 4.30 Shetland Masterclass with Gudrun Johnston from Shetland Trader
Cost: $160 including yarn and lunch
6.00pm - 9.00pm Craft Cafē at The Offering
Cost: Free entry but food and drinks are at own expense
Friday March 21st
9.30am Cobblestones Registration Desk Opens
10.00am Traders Hall Opens
10.00am Social Spaces Opens
11.00am Tree Planting Ceremony
11.45am Te Hūpēnui Beanie Group Photo
1.00pm - 4.00pm Stream A: Workshops
Workshop A1: The Hapkerchief Pattern, Tips and Tricks with Gudrun from Shetland Trader
Cost: $70 including yarn and refreshments
Workshop A2: Colourwork - Two Handed, Stranded Knitting with Morag from Vintage Purls
Cost: $70 including refreshments
Workshop A3: Wild Flowers of the Shetlands - Crochet Granny Squares with Jasmine from Bonfire Crafts
Cost: $70 including yarn and refreshments
1.30pm - 3.00pm Stream A: Talk
Shetland Adventures and Travel Temptations with James from Joy of Yarn
Cost: Free...but you might be tempted to travel to Shetland with him
3.45pm Traders Hall Closes
3.45pm Social Spaces Close
4.15pm Cobblestones Complex closes
6.00pm - 9.00pm Craft Cafē at The Offering
Cost: Free entry but food and drinks are at own expense
Saturday March 22nd
8.45am Cobblestones Complex opens
9.00am Traders Hall opens
9.00am Social Spaces Open
9.00am - 12.00pm Stream B: Workshops
Workshop B1: Haps, History and Techniques with Gudrun from Shetland Trader
Cost: $70 including yarn and refreshments
Workshop B2: Fair Isle Knitting with Morag from Vintage Purls
Cost: $70 including refreshments
Workshop B3: Bundle Dyeing Demonstration with Keiry from The Kindly Dyer
Cost: $50 including a discount voucher to purchase your own natural dye kit
Workshop B4: Weave your own Tukutuku panel
Cost: $70 including tukutuku board, choice of cords or wool and refreshments
9.30am - 11.00am Stream B: Talk
*TBC The Knitting Belt - Its past present and future with Janette Budge
Cost: Free
1.00pm - 4.00pm Stream C: Workshops
Workshop C1: Te Hūpēnui Beanie with James Herbison from Joy of Yarn
Cost: $70 including yarn and refreshments
Workshop C2: The Lanarkshire Crochet Cowl with Jasmine from Bonfire Crafts
Cost: $70 including yarn and refreshments
Workshop C3: Natural Dyeing with Rosemarie from Rose Spud Yarns
Cost: $70 including yarn, dye product and refreshments
Workshop C4: Across Oceans: Reflecting the traditions of Shetland lace in Aotearoa with Sonja Barneveld
Cost: $70 including refreshments
1.30pm - 3.00pm Stream C: Talk
Knitting as a taonga tuku iho (a gift handed down) - Exploring our knitting stories with Elizabeth Nihoniho of Amikihia Knits
Cost: Free
3.45pm Traders Hall Closes
3.45pm Social Spaces Close
4.15pm Cobblestones Complex closes
6.00pm til late - Gala Evening at the South Wairarapa Workingmen's Club
Cost: $75 including meal and entertainment
Sunday March 23rd
9.00am - 10.00am Greytown Flower Farm visit
Cost: Free entry but any flowers you wish to pick are at own expense
Cobblestones will be open to the general public with entry by way of a gold coin donation going to Hospice Wairarapa
9.45am Cobblestones Museum Complex opens
10.00am Traders Hall opens
10.00am Social spaces open
2.45pm Traders Hall Closes
2.45pm Social Spaces Close
3.15pm Cobblestones Complex closes
Please note that the events listed are accurate as at the time of publishing but may be subject to change