Festival Partner Events
We are pleased to share information about partner events coming up this year. Visit our partners' websites to learn more.
BEGINNING KNITTING
First and Third Mondays of the month – November 2024 and January 2025
4:30pm
Location: The Community Library (Green Chairs by the Fireplace), 415 Spruce Avenue North, Ketchum
Bring your own needles and yarn and learn beginning knitting from master knitter and Sun Valley Needle Arts owner Patricia Lirk. Come learn to knit, ask questions, solve knitting mysteries and meet others. All skill levels welcome.
Learn to Knit with Patricia Lirk
Tuesdays, Starting January 7, 2025 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Location: Hailey Public Library, 7 West Croy, Hailey
After a brief holiday break, The Hailey Public Library is again hosting “Learn to Knit” a free, four-week class. Co-taught by master knitters Patricia Lirk and Joanne Squire,the series will focus on the basics and participants will create a personal project. Classes will be held each Tuesday from 5:30-7:00 PM starting January 7 at the Library, 7 West Croy. Participants should bring their own yarn and needles. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Email kristin.fletcher@haileypubliclibrary.org or call 208-788-2036 to reserve your spot.
Knitting Circle with Patricia Lirk
2nd and 4th Wednesdays from 5:30-7:00pm starting January 8
Location: Hailey Public Library, 7 West Croy, Hailey
“Knitting Circle” is an informal gathering facilitated by master knitters Patricia Lirk and Joanne Squire! It will be held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at the Library, 7 West Croy, from 5:30-7:00 PM, starting January 8. The Circle is suitable for all abilities. New this month - optional instruction in a cool advanced technique. Participants should bring their own yarn, needles and knitting project. Pre-registration is helpful for planning. Email kristin.fletcher@haileypubliclibrary.org.
“With snow and cold on everyone’s mind, now is the perfect time to learn to knit for the first time or perfect your skills during these long winter evenings,” commented organizer Kristin Fletcher, the library’s programs and engagement manager, “Patricia and Joanne are wonderful teachers and make learning so fun.”
Patricia Lirk first leaned to knit through a store she worked at 30 years ago and has been hooked ever since. She opened Sun Valley Needle Arts in Ketchum in 2010 and shares her talents teaching classes for the general public, girl scout troops and attendees at local conferences. Her friend and colleague, Joanne Squire is a long-time local knitter.
For more information, contact the Library at 208-788-2036 or visit www.haileypubliclibrary.org.