Learn strategies to help you quickly and efficiently try out exciting yarns and colors in your knitting. First, we will use coloring pages to explore our innate color sense. The […]
We are delighted to be the partner for Old Town Books October audio book club! About "A Good Yarn" Here's a story for you: a group of craft-curious makers get […]
We are delighted to be hosting the Berroco Lucca Fall 2022 collection of patterns! Berroco Lucca is a soft and buttery cotton and cashmere blend yarn. It is a great […]
This class combines demonstration about 3-D knitwear in hand knitting with practical instruction to create the Moko Moko Cowl. Olga will present her 3-D design philosophy to reveal a slightly […]
Bring your little ghouls and goblins to Historic Old Town Alexandria for tricks and treats from your favorite boutiques and restaurants. Start off at the Lorien Hotel at 12pm and […]
It’s that time of year again. You and your family—especially your doggies—are invited to come to Old Town and trick-or-treat together. There will be treats, sales and a costume […]
We are delighted to be the partner for Old Town Books October audio book club! About "A Good Yarn" Here's a story for you: a group of craft-curious makers get […]
We are delighted to be hosting the new collection of designs in Manos Cardo! Two of our favorites have teamed up, and the results are incredible. Manos del Uruguay has […]
From the teacher, about this inspiring lecture: As a Māori artist and designer, many of my patterns draw influence from traditional weaving motifs found in tāniko. I use my work […]
Have you always wanted to learn how to knit gorgeous shawls but don’t know where to start? We have the workshop for you! Join designer Francoise Danoy of Aroha Knits […]
Learn how to transform your stories into stitches! Aspiring and beginner knitwear designers will learn the basics and process of knitwear design through creating a design proposal. This workshop will […]
Loopy Mango has sent us a fantastic trunk show of their Merino No. 5 designs- just in time for holiday gift making season! Each project provides a satisfyingly quick knit. […]
Join other stitchers at our local beer garden and mussel house! Bring your current work in progress and enjoy some beverages and food while working on your newest project. We […]
Join us for a one hour book signing event! Meet author Lesley Anne Robinson of Knit Graffiti and grab a copy of her newest book, Brioche Knitting for Beginners and […]
In this class, you will learn the most commonly used two-color brioche increases and decreases needed to create gorgeous brioche lace fabric that will delight and inspire! We will briefly […]
Gain confidence with your brioche knitting by learning how to fix mistakes, pick up dropped stitches, place lifelines, and add those finishing touches to your brioche projects! Feel free […]
Look at knitting a bit differently by exploring different textures created by brioche techniques! In this class, we will dive into several distinct stitch patterns using one, two, and even […]
Kick off the Holiday Season with the Annual Old Town Cookie Crawl About This Event Receive a commemorative tin and stop by all 25 stores on the crawl and receive […]
Monday – Wednesday, Friday – Saturday:
10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Thursday
10 a.m. – 9 p.m.
Sunday
12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
