Cities In Illinois

Times:9 AM - 4 PM

Address:
4165 East 16th Road
Earlville, IL

Description:
Join us for a day in the country at the 4th annual "Fiber In The Park" festival to be held at Shabbona Park in Earlville, IL, featuring wool, mohair, alpaca and other natural fibers for spinners and crafters. There will be yarn, weaving, spinning, knitting, crocheting, and felting supplies for sale and demonstrations.Food by Sheridan Methodist Women. Live music by Old Time Country & Blues Review and The Wacky Keys.

Times:10am-4pm

Address:
6700 South Kedzie Avenue
Chicago, IL

Description:
Destash and Restash at this year's YarnCon! Bring yarn, knitting needles, and crochet hooks to donate to Cast Onto Your Dreams, a program that aims to foster confidence and personal empowerment in Chicago teens and tweens by teaching them to knit and crochet. This new program is being spearheaded by Gary Scholar, local author of children's book Angora -- I'm Knot Just Fluff, I'm Always Enough, about a bunny who gains self-esteem by learning to knit. Scholar is teaming up with acclaimed author (and knitter!) Debbie Macomber, and the pair hope to eventually take the program nationwide.