Hello!

We are really excited that you are joining us here to learn more about the upcoming 2026 Southeast Men's Knitting Retreat!

Plans are in the works for a wonderful event and there are many outstanding things coming together to make our next retreat truly spectacular.  Please join us and become a part of the SEMKR community where the best fiber related sharing, teaching, and learning come together among men in exciting ways!

Scheduled for mid-November, this is the perfect way to kick off the knitting season in the Southeast!

*Note: SEMKR is back at our usual venue (the YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly) after their recent renovation following the devastation of Hurricane Helene.  Weatherford Hall has had a glow-up and we're looking forward to enjoying what it now has to offer!

​Southeast Men's Knitting Retreat
Dates:  November 18/19-22, 2026
Price:   $550 (Double) $750 (Single)
Extra Day +$125

​If you or someone you know would like to go but need(s) a little help, consider submitting a scholarship nomination!

A Peek at the Plans for 2026

Tentative Retreat Schedule
  • Classes on Knitting, Dyeing, and Crochet!
  • Silent Auction, bring your auction items!  (Books, yarn, tools... etc)
  • Door Prizes
  • A fiber arts crawl in the mountains!

Schedule of Events

  • September 9th - Registration Opens, Schedule Released
  • Oct 15th - Full Payment Due, no refund or cancellation of room fees past this date
  • Nov 4th - Registration Closes
  • November 18th - Early Arrival
  • November 19th - Retreat Begins
  • November 22nd - Retreat Ends
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Wednesday
  • 4:00 pm - Extra Day: Arrival Begins
  • 6:30 pm - Extra Day: Dinner

Thursday
  • 4:00 pm  - Arrivals/Event Registration Begins
  • 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm - Stitch & Visit
  • ​6:30 pm - Dinner
  • 7:00 pm - Retreat Welcome
  • Ongoing - Scholarship Table

Friday
  • 8:00 am - 9:00 am - Breakfast
  • 9:00 am - Crochet Stitches with Rusty Boyd
  • 9:00 am - Crochet Hugs & Kisses Scarf/Shawl with Tom Bloom
  • 12:00 pm - Lunch Out
  • 2:00 pm - Yarn Crawl around the area!
  • 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm - Black Mountain Yarn Shop                                                   w/ wine & cheese
  • 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Dinner Out
  • 8:00-10:00 pm - Entertainment 

Saturday
  • 8:00 - 9:00 am - Breakfast
  • 9:15 am - 11:45 am - Yarn Dyeing with Andrew Vogl
  • 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Lunch
  • 2:00 pm - 4:55 pm - Double Knitting with Lance Hopenwasser
  • 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm - Dinner Out
  • 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm - Show & Tell!

Sunday
  • 8:00 - 9:00 am - Breakfast
  • 9:00 am - "Bind off" - Retreat Discussion
  • 9:30 am - 10:00 am - Departure