Special Events

 
Cocktail Reception
Start your weekend in style at the ultimate knitting event at the opening cocktail reception on Friday January 17 at 6:30 p.m. Sip champagne, mingle with the knitterati and fellow attendees as we celebrate a three days full of fashion, fiber and education.

Entry to the Cocktail Reception is exclusive to the Big Apple Weekender and Fifth Avenue Getaway packages.
Gala Dinner
Don’t miss the Gala Dinner on Saturday, January 18, from 7:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. at the Marriott Marquis, featuring keynote speaker Barbara Kingsolver, New York Times bestselling author of the Poisonwood Bible and Pigs in Heaven. From Pasture to Purl: Writer, knitter and sheep farmer Barbara Kingsolver talks about all the different places a knitting project can begin. Gala Dinner attendees will watch an exclusive knit-couture fashion show direct from the pages of Vogue Knitting magazine.

 
Dress attire for both events is festive! 
 
The Fiber Factory From Skacel Collection

The finale to the knitting industry's first designer competition, created by Skacel Collection, happens this weekend! ticket holders will get to see the final garments and vote for their favorite in the People's Choice competition. Saturday catch the runway show and reveal of the winner.

Book Signings & Readings
Saturday, January 18
11:O0 AM-11:30 AM: Debbie Bliss Book Signing at the Vogue Knitting Booth
12:O0 PM-12:30 PM: Nicky Epstein Book Signing at the Vogue Knitting Booth
12:30 PM-1:00 PM: Louisa Harding Book Signing at the Vogue Knitting Booth
12:30 PM-1:15 PM: Writers read excerpts from Knitting Yarns, edited by Ann Hood
1:00 PM-1:30 PM: Rosemary Drysdale and Trisha Malcolm Book Signing at the Vogue Knitting Booth
1:30 PM-2:00 PM: Cathy Carron Book Signing at the Vogue Knitting Booth
3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Nicky Epstein Book Signing at the Vogue Knitting Booth
3:30 PM-4:00 PM: Clara Parkes reading from her book The Yarn Whisperer at the Astor Ballroom

Sunday, January 19
11:30 AM-12:00 PM: Cathy Carron and Trisha Malcolm Book Signing at the Vogue Knitting Booth
12:30 PM-1:00 PM: Debbie Bliss Book Signing at the Vogue Knitting Booth
12:30 PM-1:00 PM: Louisa Harding Book Signing at the Vogue Knitting Booth

Knitty City Book Signing at Booths 712 & 714

Saturday Jan 18

11:00-12:00 – Nanci Ricci and Nicky Epstein: Designer, Knitting In Circles, & Knitting Block by Block
12:00- 1:00 - Clara Parkes: The Yarn Whisperer
12:00-12:30 Mary Jane Mucklestone: 150 Scandinavian Motifs & Fair Isle Style
1:00 Shirley Paden: Knitwear Design Workshop
2:00-3:00 Bert/Dana Freed: Bead Crochet Jewelry
3:00-4:00 Kristy McGowan: More Modern Top Down Knitting
4:00-5:00 Marion Edmonds: When Bad Things Happen Good Knitters
5:30-6:30 Susan Anderson: Topsy Turvy Inside Out Knit Toys

Sunday Jan 19

11:00-12:00 Connie Chang Chinchio: Textured Stitches
11:30-12:30 Amy Herzog: Knit to Flatter
1:00-2:00 Dora Ohrenstein: The New Tunisian Crochet
1:00-2:00 Norah Gaughan: Designer, Berroco
2:00-3:00 Melissa Wehrle: Metropolitan Knits
3:00-4:00 Sally Melville: Knitting Pattern Essentials

Marketplace

Shop the Marketplace All Weekend Long!


Friday, January 17
5:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.

Saturday, January 18
10:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m.

Sunday, January 19
10:00 a.m-4:00 p.m

Knit–Couture Fashion Shows
FREE knit-couture fashion shows will be held in the Marketplace, featuring hand-knit garments in today’s latest fashions and colors that could rival any show during Fashion Week.

Fashion Shows take place on the Special Events Stage on the 6th floor

Saturday, January 18
10:30 AM-11:00 AM: Vogue Knitting
11:30 AM-12:00 PM: Zealana: Classics on the Runway
12:30 PM-1:00 PM: Rowan and Schachenmayr
1:15 PM-2:00 PM: The Fiber Factor Fashion Show from Skacel Collection
2:30 PM-3:00 PM: Koigu Wool Designs
3:30 PM-4:00 PM: Malabrigo
4:30 PM-5:00 PM: Knitting Fever presents: Miss Bliss & The English Rose

Meet Project Runway's Suede

Meet Suede and have your picture taken with him in the Marketplace all weekend long!

FREE Star Studded Attractions!
FREE LECTURES: Saturday, January 18
11:15 AM-12:15 AM: June Hemmons Hiatt- author of The Principles of Knitting in the Astor Ballroom
2:00 PM-2:45 PM: Yoga for Knitters with Reebok's Tara Stiles in the Astor Ballroom
5:15 PM-6:00 PM: Steven Berg Presents: Knit in a Minute at the Special Events Stage

FREE LECTURES: Sunday, January 19
11:00 AM-12:00 PM: Yoga for Knitters with Reebok's Tara Stiles in the Astor Ballroom
12:30 PM-1:30 PM: The Creativity Cure: Build Happiness With Your Own Two Hands
2:00 PM-2:45 PM: Kollabora Presents: Emerging Trends in Knitting- Special Events Stage
3:00 PM-3:45 PM: How Does She Do That? Carol Milne's Knitted Glass- Special Events Stage
3:00 PM-3:45 PM: From Tibet with Love: The Journey of an Extraordinary Fiber- Astor Ballroom

FREE DEMONSTRATIONS: Sunday, January 19
10:15 AM-10:45 AM: FREE Demonstration: A virtual Museum for Knitting and Crochet at the Special Events Stage

FREE WORKSHOPS: Sunday, January 19
11:00 AM-11:45 PM: Mochimochi Land Toy Design Workshop at the Special Events Stage

FREE PANEL: Sunday, January 19
12:30 PM-1:30 PM: Men at Work- How They Turned Their Passion into Their Careers in the Astor Ballroom
Project Runway's Suede, Steven Be, Josh Bennett, John Brinegar, and Franklin Habit discuss their creative work in a female dominated field.
2:00 PM-2:45 PM: The Art of Knitting in the Astor Ballroom
Mamma Mia!–SOLD OUT
Kick off your Vogue Knitting LIVE weekend in style with a night at the theater. On Thursday, January 16, at 8:00 p.m., join your fellow knitters at worldwide smash hit music Mamma Mia!
 
Vogue Knitting LIVE has secured a block of orchestra tickets at the discounted price of $79.00 per ticket—this is a savings of $61.00 off the regular price of $140.00 per ticket! Plus order one free cocktail -- our treat! With only a limited quantity of seats available to this performance, don't delay in purchasing tickets and experiencing the magic of Mamma Mia! All ticket purchases are final sale and refunds will not be offered.


A mother. A daughter. 3 possible dads.
And a trip down the aisle you'll never forget!

MAMMA MIA! is the smash-hit musical that combines the magic of ABBA with an enchanting tale of love, laughter and friendship. To date, over 50 million people have had the time of their life at MAMMA MIA! - Broadway's ultimate feel-good show and the most successful movie musical of all time. Whether it's your first visit or your fourteenth, see the show that has the whole world coming back for more, because every time feels like the first time at MAMMA MIA!

Location: The Broadhurst Theater, 235 West 44th Street (one block from the New York Marriott Marquis)