14-Day New Zealand and Australia Knitting Cruise with Tanis Gray
February 1 - 15, 2026

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Join Craft Cruises and Tanis Gray on a knitting cruise adventure Downunder! Cruise from Auckland to Sydney, visiting some of the most popular ports, including Tauranga (Rotorua), Napier, Wellington, Timaru, Dunedin, Fiordland National Park, Hobart, Burnie, and Melbourne. This cruise perfectly balances time in port and relaxing days at sea.

New Zealand is ideally seen from a cruise ship since you only need to pack and unpack once. Arrive early to explore Auckland and its surrounding areas. Sample wines at local vineyards, shop for souvenir yarn or visit Piha's wild black sand beaches. 

Shop for Happy Go Knitty yarn in Auckland at a pop-up shop featuring beautiful hand-dyed yarn using locally sourced merino and alpaca fiber. Learn about New Zealand sheep in Rotorua, and shop and tour Skeinz Natural Yarn Store and mill in Napier. Visit Ashford Wheels and Looms on the South Island, where you will find some of the best yarns produced in New Zealand. Visit Tasmania, one of the most remote destinations on earth, and Melbourne. From Melbourne, the group will enjoy a trip to the beloved Tarndie Homestead to learn about Polwarth sheep and what it is like to farm sheep in the rugged Outback. 

After the cruise, extend your stay in Sydney to see the iconic Sydney Opera House, stroll through the Royal Botanic Gardens, and shop for gorgeous yarn at Skein Sisters, Sydney's best yarn shop.

Tanis will teach a range of classes onboard, including an exclusive stranded colorwork class project designed specifically for this cruise using indie-dyed yarn from Happy Go Knitty in Auckland. Students will be able to preorder yarn to be picked up in Auckland. What a great souvenir! 

Classes include Fair Isle 101, Estonian Inlay with Estonian Braids, Mosaic Fingerless Mitts, Double Knitting 101, 2-Colored Cables, Design Your Own Stranded Colorwork Cowl and Beaded Lace. 

Tanis Gray is known for her innovative patterns and detailed knitting books. With several hundred published designs, Tanis has a diverse portfolio of garments, accessories, and themed patterns inspired by popular culture, architecture, and history. In her recent book, The Fellowship of the Knits, Tanis includes designs inspired by The Lord of the Rings.

14-Day New Zealand & Australia Knitting Cruise Highlights

• Visit Gumtree Gully Alpaca Farm, where you will learn about alpaca farming in New Zealand and shop for yarn.

• Shop for hand-dyed yarn at Happy Go Knitting just north of Auckland.

• In Rotorua, visit the Agrodome, a 350-acre working farm where visitors can learn about New Zealand's 26 sheep breeds.

• Learn about the beautiful Maori culture and how geothermal resources are used at Whakarewarewa, a Living Maori Village in Rotorua.

• Shop for yarn at Design Spun and learn about the Skeinz mill in Napier.

• Visit the Stansborough Historic Working Weaving Mill to learn about the NZ wool industry's past, present, and future. Learn about the farm side of movie costumes at Stansborough. This mill has produced wool for Narnia and Lord of the Rings wardrobes.

• From Timaru, spend the day at Ashford Wheels & Looms, touring the mill and factory, and shopping for yarn at the Ashford Craft Village.

• In Dunedin, the New Zealand city most reminiscent of Scotland, enjoy a tour of Lanarch Castle or visit the Royal Albatross Visitor's Center.

• In Fiordland National Park, you can experience dense rainforest, crystal clear waters, towering peaks, wilderness scenery, and marine wildlife.

• While cruising in Milford Sound, try to glimpse a Fiordland Crested Penguin in the wild.

• Delight in food, wine, and wool on Craft Cruise's Tassie Wool Lovers Tour in Hobart, Australia.

• Learn about Polwarth sheep and sheep farming in the Outback at the Tarndie Homestead. This working sheep ranch has been developing and adapting the genetics and color of its sheep's fleece so that it is best suited for Victoria's environment and the demands of hand-knitters.

• Enjoy a farm-fresh lunch at the Tarndie homestead, with a menu including rustic pies made with lamb and sweet potato and fresh-baked scones topped with clotted cream and homemade jam.

• Extend your stay in Sydney to see the iconic Sydney Opera House, visit the historic Rocks, or stroll through the Royal Botanic Gardens.

• Shop at Skein Sisters, the best yarn shop in Sydney.

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Stranded Colorwork 101:
Friday, 11:00am-1:00pm  
Freaked over Fair Isle? Curious about stranded colorwork techniques? Intimidated by multiple strands of yarn in multiple colors? Not sure how gauge works or how to trap those floats? This is the workshop for you! We'll cover basic Fair Isle knitting techniques for English, ontinental, and Combination knitters, tackle common issues, proper technique, how to trap floats, Fair Isle history, and set good Fair Isle knitting habits. We'll put everything we learned into practice while knitting up either the Torchy Hat or the Torchy Cowl (knitter’s choice!). No previous colorwork experience necessary.

Design Stranded Colorwork Cowl:
Friday, 3:00 - 5:00pm
Ready to move beyond basic stranded colorwork? Interested in trying your hand at designing? Let your imagination and creativity take over in this Design Your Own Stranded Colorwork Cowl workshop! Working with simple graph paper, we’ll start your very own design from scratch, beginning with inspiration, sketching, moving onwards to design, figuring out how to manipulate the math, and finally start knitting your own work of art! Worried that you’re not an artist? All you need is an idea, a love of knitting, and the desire to try something new.

Roosimine Estonian Inlay:
Saturday, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Learn the art of Estonian Inlay, or Roosimine in this hat workshop! Originating from the western Estonian island Muhu, this stranding technique has been used for centuries to embellish knitting. Sharing similar characteristics of stranded colorwork, intarsia, and embroidery, this beautiful technique adds texture and color to your knits.
You’ll have the option to make a 2-colored hat, or a 3-colored hat with 2-colored Vikkle Braids. We will also cover twisted ribbing, blocking, and finishing techniques, and knit A Short Reprise Hat.

Intro to Double Knitting:
Saturday, 3:00 - 5:00pm
Join colorwork master Tanis Gray for a Double Knitting workshop! A truly magical technique, Double Knitting creates a double-thick, double-sided fabric with no visible wrong side and inverted colors simultaneously! A cousin to stranded colorwork and intarsia, Double Knitting requires no stranding, no float trapping, no bobbins, and allows for larger motifs to be knit with ease without worrying about puckering. If you can knit and purl, you can Double Knit! We’ll cover basic Double Knitting techniques, chart reading, fixing simple mistakes, and binding off a swatch. By the end of our time together, you’ll be Double Knitting like a champion!
Ability to knit and purl in the round. Previous colorwork experience not necessary, but helpful.

Info coming soon…

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Join us for Camp Knit-a-way!  We're hosting a special weekend on Laurel Island in East Hampton, Connecticut from September 19 to 21, 2025.  We'll take over the whole island for Camp Knit-a-way, and attendees will have access to the island's amenities, including hammocks (!), kayaks, SUP, pedal boats, swimming, volleyball, bocce, giant Jenga, private and group decks, board games, yard games, sauna, and more.  There will be plenty of knitting (or crocheting) time, as well as s'mores and a fire pit at night, group and weather willing.  The weekend includes all meals, drinks, and snacks, catered by a private chef. 

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Plans are in the works for our 14th annual Spring Break Knitting Workshop Weekend, April

25 - April 27, 2025, hosted by Kathy Zimmerman.

Internationally-reknowned designer Tanis Gray will be our featured instructor once again. Topics include two-color cable knitting with a cowl project, and Fair Isle/Latvian Braid knitting techniques with a matching hat and cowl project. The event will be held at Kathy's Kreations Friday evening and workshop classes at the Ligonier Town Hall Community Room. At this time, all spots are currently filled.

Thursday, January 30, 2025, thru Sunday, February 2, 2025

A long weekend awaits us filled with classes, prizes, knitting friends both old and new, gifts, dinner, games, Show & Share, unlimited knitting inspiration, vendors, amazing auction prizes and knitting – lots of knitting! Read more here.

DOUBLE KNITTING: Friday, January 31, 9am-11:30am

STRANDED COLORWORK AND LATVIAN BRAIDS: Friday, January 31, 2pm-4:30pm

DESIGN YOUR OWN COLORWORK COWL: Saturday, February 1, 9am-11:30am

ESTONIAN INLAY AND ESTONIAN BRAIDS: Saturday, February 1, 2pm-4:30pm

CABLING WITHOUT A CABLE NEEDLE: Sunday, February 2, 9am-11:30am

Tanis Gray Stranded Colorwork Saturday, January 18th 9:30am- 12:30pm

Freaked over Fair Isle? Curious about stranded colorwork techniques? Intimidated by multiple strands of yarn in multiple colors? Not sure how gauge works or how to trap those floats? This is the workshop for you!

Tanis Gray will cover basic Fair Isle knitting techniques for English, Continental and Combination knitters, tackle common issues, proper technique, color theory, how to trap floats, how to read charts, Fair Isle history, and setting good Fair Isle knitting habits. We’ll put these techniques into practice while working up a workshop-debuting pattern, the Portent Cowl.

Experience Level: Advanced Beginner – no previous colorwork experience necessary
Skills required: Ability to knit and purl in the round
Skills Covered: Stranded colorwork knitting techniques in English, Continental, and Combination methods, how to read stranded colorwork charts, multiple ways to trap floats, color dominance and its importance, blocking and finishing techniques, basic
color theory, how to tell the difference between the types of colorwork.

Homework will be emailed separately.

Supplies Needed:

• 2 Highly contrasting shades of DK weight yarn, 140 yds of CC1, 175 yds of CC2 needed
• Size US 4 (3.5 mm) 16”” circular knitting needles
• Size US 6 (4 mm) 16”” circular knitting needles
• Stitch Markers
• Sticky Notes
• Tapestry Needle
• A copy of pattern will be supplied in class

Tanis Gray Design Your Own Cowl – Saturday, January 18 1:30pm-4:30pm

Ready to move beyond basic stranded colorwork? Interesting in trying your hand at designing? Let your imagination and creativity take over in this Design Your Own Fair Isle Cowl workshop!

Working with simple graph paper, Tanis Gray will help you start your very own design from scratch, beginning with inspiration, sketching, moving onwards to design, figuring out how to manipulate the math, and finally start knitting your own work of art! Worried that you’re not an artist? All you need is an idea, a love of knitting, and the desire to try something new.

Experience Level: Advanced Intermediate
Skills required: Previous colorwork necessary
Skills Covered: Basic design concepts, color theory, basic knitting math

Homework will be emailed separately

Supplies Needed:

• 200 yards each worsted weight yarn in contrasting colors (or desired yarn weight –thinner yarn requires more yardage – no fuzzy or novelty fibers, please)

• Size US 6 (4 mm) 24” Circular Knitting Needles (or two sizes smaller than the desired gauge)

• Size US 8 (5 mm) 24” Circular Knitting Needles (or size needed to get the desired gauge)

• Stitch Markers

• Tapestry Needle

• Sticky Notes

• Graph Paper

• Colored Pencils

• Pencil

• Eraser

• Highlighter

• Calculator (most phones have one)

  Tanis Gray Counter Panes – Sunday, January 19th 9:30am- 12:30pm

• Winter is coming! A knitted counterpane inspired by Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones, this blanket is knit piecemeal square by square to invoke an old-world design with a modern twist. Tanis Gray will help you work from a written pattern to create textured squares on the bias with only knits and purls, cover slip-stitch crochet seaming, counterpane history, how to create a picked-up and knit border, and proper blocking techniques. This is a perfect travel project designed for knitters on the go!

  Experience Level: Beginner
  Skills required: Ability to knit and purl
  Skills Covered: Knitting on the bias, counterpane construction, assembling counterpanes, finishing and blocking techniques

  Homework: None

  Supplies Needed:
  • 1680 yds DK yarn
  • Size US 7 (4.5mm) 16” circular knitting needles
  • Size US 6 (4mm) 60” circular knitting needles
  • Size G crochet hook
  • Tapestry needle
  • Sticky post-it notes
  • A copy of pattern will be supplied in class

  Tanis Gray Steeking – Sunday, January 19th 1:30pm- 4:30pm

• Interested in steeking but the thought of taking scissors to your knitting sends shivers down your spine?

  Tanis Gray will teach you how to secure and cut your knitting 4 different ways with ease on swatches before you tackle that sweater pattern you’ve had your eye on! You’ll learn the single crochet method (no crochet experience necessary), the backstitch method, the needle felting method, and the sewing machine method.

  Prerequisite: Must have previous colorwork experience or have taken Fair Isle 101 with Tanis beforehand.
  Experience Level: Intermediate
  Skills Covered: steeking 4 different methods, button bands, securing fringes, adding steeks to any pullover

  Homework will be emailed separatley

  Supplies Needed:
  • 4 completed swatches in 100% wool (see homework. Only make 3 if you plan on watching the sewing machine technique only)
  • Tapestry needle
  • 20 yards fingering weight wool (100% wool – no superwash)
  • Sharp scissors
  • Size F Crochet Hook
  • US 5 & 7 needles (use the ones you used for the homework)
  • 10-15 Removable stitch markers

Join Tanis for a Friday night one-hour lecture on the science and theory behind color and how to use that in our knitting.

On Saturday, we’ll learn the art of Estonian Inlay, or Roosimine in this hat workshop! Originating from the western Estonian island Muhu, this stranding technique has been used for centuries to embellish knitting. Sharing similar characteristics of stranded colorwork, intarsia, and embroidery, this beautiful technique adds texture and color to your knits.  You’ll have the option to make a 2-colored hat, or a 3-colored hat with 2-colored Vikkle Braids. We will also cover twisted ribbing, blocking, and finishing techniques, and knit A Short Reprise Hat.

Materials:

Note: 2 Colored hat needs one hank of Simply Spectacular DK and 1 Simply Spectacular Smalls or 1 hank of the MC and 1 DK mini. 3 Colored hat needs one hank of Simply Spectacular DK and 2 Simply Spectacular Small or 1 hank of the MC and 2 DK minis.

•            1 Hank Emma’s Yarn Simply Spectacular DK (3.5oz/100g ea approx. 255yds/233m, 100% superwash merino, 25% nylon) or any other DK equivalent

•            1 Mini each Emma’s Yarn Simply Spectacular Smalls (.7oz/20g ea approx. 50yds/46m, 100% superwash merino, 25% nylon) or any other DK equivalent

•            Size US 6 (4mm) 16” Circular Knitting Needle

•            Size US 7 (4.5mm) 16” Circular Knitting Needle

•            Size US 7 (4.5mm) DPNs

•            Tapestry Needle

•            Stitch Markers

•            Post-It Notes

•            Copy of A Short Reprise Hat Pattern available on Ravelry or TanisKnits.com

Homework:

With smaller circular needle using the Longtail CO technique, CO 100 sts in MC. Join into round being careful not to twist, pm for bor.

Rnds 1-10: [k1tbl, p1] to end of rnd.

Switch to larger circular needles.

Next Rnd: [K10, M1L] to end of rnd – 110 sts.

Info coming soon…

The PEI Fibre Festival is a celebration of all things fibre including a marketplace, workshops provided by world class instructors, book signings with your favourite designers and Maritime entertainment.

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Oct 03 2024: 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

MOSAIC KNITTING 101 – TANIS GRAY

Oct 04 2024: 9:00 am - 11:30 am

STRANDED COLOURWORK 101 – TANIS GRAY

Oct 04 2024: 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm

2-COLOURED CABLES – TANIS GRAY

Oct 05 2024: 9:00 am - 11:30 am

STEEKING FOUR WAYS – TANIS GRAY

Oct 05 2024: 1:30 pm - 4:00 pm

ESTONIAN INLAY & ESTONIAN BRAIDS – TANIS GRAY

Let’s dye some one-of-a-kind yarn! In this workshop, you’re in charge as we ice dye 2 hanks of yarn using powdered dye, our imagination, and ice! Come prepared to try something new, get dirty, and make some magic! Yarn will be available to bring home on Saturday. Please wear old clothes and shoes you don’t mind getting dirty.

Date/Time: Friday, September 27, 2024 6:00-9:00 PM

Materials Fee: $30/student. Fee covers the cost of the dye, 2 skeins of fingering weight yarn per student, and soda ash. (Pay teacher directly in class. Exact change appreciated.)

Supplies to Bring:

• Apron to protect clothing

• Gloves (medical grade or rubber cleaning gloves are fine)

• N-95 Mask

• Safety Glasses

• Hair Dryer

• Optional - ear protection for when hair dryers are going

Homework: None

Skill Level: All levels

Take your cable game to the next level by knitting 2-colored cables! The Palace in Wonderland Cowl is packed with technique. Learn the provisional cast-on with two colors, 2-colored cables, chart reading, Kitchener stitch with two colors, cabling without a cable needle, and blocking. It’s a cable game changer!

Date/Time: Saturday, September 28, 2024 9:00 AM-Noon

Supplies:

• 2 highly contrasting shades of Worsted weight yarn (yarn used in the photo is Kim Dyes Yarn Cannoli Worsted), 400 yds each color - no fuzzy or novelty fibers, please

• Size US 9 (5.5mm) 24” circular knitting needles (NOTE: If you tend to be a loose or a tight knitter, you may need to adjust your needle size.)

• Cable Needle

• Stitch Markers

• Sticky Notes

• Tapestry Needle

• Worsted weight waste yarn

• Size G Crochet Hook for homework

• Copy of Palace in Wonderland Cowl Pattern (found on Ravelry or at Tanisknits.com)

Homework: With waste yarn and crochet hook, chain 132 using this method - https://tinyurl.com/48bhcmwz. Be careful not to chain too tightly.

Skill Level: Intermediate, previous colorwork experience not necessary.  Must be comfortable knitting in the round.

Flummoxed by lace or been apprehensive about trying it? Then this is the beginner lace workshop for you! Join Tanis Gray and learn a classic leaf lace motif in the round. We’ll be creating both elegant texture and sparkly visual impact by adding beads to our cowl, will learn to read lace charts with comfort, and talk about proper blocking and finishing techniques regarding lace. We’ll work up the Luce Cowl together in class, and you’ll be knitting lace with ease in no time!

Date/Time: Saturday, September 28, 2024 1:30-4:30 PM

Supplies:

• 1 Hank sport or light DK weight yarn, approx. 285 yds/261 m in superwash or wool (no heavily variegated or fuzzy fibers, please)

• Size US 5 (3.75 mm) 16-20” circular knitting needles

• Size US 7 (4.5 mm) 16-20” circular knitting needles

• Stitch Markers

• Sticky Notes

• Tapestry Needle

• Approx. 300 6/0 mm Miyuki Round Seed Beads (auracrystals.com is a great bead resource – it’s recommended to avoid big box stores due to inconsistency in their manufacturing)

• .75 mm Crochet Hook

• Copy of Luce Cowl Pattern (found on Ravelry or at Tanisknits.com)

Homework: 

• With smaller circular needles, Longtail CO 144 sts. Join into round being careful not to twist, pm for bor.

• Work garter in the rnd (knit 1 rnd, purl 1 rnd) twice.

• Switch to larger circular needles.

Skill Level: Advanced Beginner.  Must be comfortable knitting in the round.

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Friday 9/20

1:00pm – 5:30pm – Yarnover Check-in – Hotel Lobby
5:30 pm – 9:00pm – Opening Night Party – Europa Room

Saturday 9/21

7:30am – 2:00pm – Yarnover  Check-in – Hotel Lobby
8:00am – 5:30pm – Yarnover Marketplace – Regency and Scandinavian Ballrooms
9:00am – 12:00pm – Morning Classes - I’ll be teaching stranded colorwork
12:00pm – 2:00pm – Lunch – Europa Room
2:00pm – 5:00pm – Afternoon Classes - I’ll be teaching double knitting in the round
7:30pm – 9:30pm – Bingo Bash – Europa Room

Sunday 9/22

10:00am – 12:00pm – Minnesota Knitters Guild Meeting – Regency Ballroom

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Sat. June 8, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm: Workshop Colorwork: Luminosu Hat or Cowl Pattern with Tanis Gray

Luminosu Hat or Cowl – Ms Gray will use this project to teach us traditional stranded colorwork.

Please visit www.tanisknits.com for pattern descriptions and yarn suggestions.

All of these patterns use DK and/or sport weight yarn. DK (Double Knitting) yarn is in between sport and worsted weight on the yarn weight spectrum. DK is less bulky than worsted weight. Ms. Gray recommends Emma’s Simply Spectacular DK which can be found online at $28/100 gm 255 yard skein of merino nylon blend. ANY DK WEIGHT WOOL BLEND WILL WORK FOR THESE DESIGNS. Check your stash too.
 You must pre-pay to register for the workshop.  Payment of $55 per member.  Non-Guild members $75.

Workshop to be held at the Central PA Chamber of Commerce Building located at 30 Lawton Lane,  Milton PA 17847.

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Sat.  June 8, 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Workshop  History of Knitting Lecture and Bow Tie Pasta Mosaic Fingerless Mitts by Tanis Gray

This workshop includes a brief lecture on the history of knitting before she begins the Mosaic Knitting workshop.

Mosaic knitting: Fingerless Mitts

Bow-Tie Pasta Fingerless Mitts – This project will teach us how to knit the shortcut to stranded color called mosaic style.

​All of these patterns use DK and/or sport weight yarn. DK (Double Knitting) yarn is in between sport and worsted weight on the yarn weight spectrum. DK is less bulky than worsted weight. Ms. Gray recommends Emma’s Simply Spectacular DK which can be found online at $28/100 gm 255 yard skein of merino nylon blend. ANY DK WEIGHT WOOL BLEND WILL WORK FOR THESE DESIGNS. Check your stash too.
 You must pre-pay to register for the workshop.  Payment of $55 per member.  Non-Guild members $75.

Workshop to be held at the Central PA Chamber of Commerce Building located at 30 Lawton Lane,  Milton PA 17847.

Sun. June 9, 9 am - 12:00 pm:   Estonian inlay A Short Reprise Hat by Tanis Gray

A Short Reprise Hat – this hat is made using Estonian Inlay and Estonian Braid. Estonian Inlay is a technique where a design appears to be embroidered but is actually strands from underneath the design pulled to the surface.

​All of these patterns use DK and/or sport weight yarn. DK (Double Knitting) yarn is in between sport and worsted weight on the yarn weight spectrum. DK is less bulky than worsted weight. Ms. Gray recommends Emma’s Simply Spectacular DK which can be found online at $28/100 gm 255 yard skein of merino nylon blend. ANY DK WEIGHT WOOL BLEND WILL WORK FOR THESE DESIGNS. Check your stash too.
 You must pre-pay to register for the workshop.  Payment of $55 per member.  Non-Guild members $75.

Workshop to be held at the Central PA Chamber of Commerce Building located at 30 Lawton Lane,  Milton PA 17847.

June 9, 2:00 pm: Guild Meeting  The Science of Color Theory presented by Tanis Gray

Knowledge of color theory is essential for all fiber artists, not just knitters. We hope to see many weavers and spinners at these presentations also.

Meeting to be held at the Central PA Chamber of Commerce Building located at 30 Lawton Lane,  Milton PA 17847.

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Come away with me to Ireland! Register here.

PACKAGE INCLUDES:

• Round-trip international airfare from New York City to Dublin, Ireland. (Airfare available from your closest international airport for an additional fee. First/Business class upgrades available)

• First-class hotel accommodation in Galway, Killarney, and Dublin. (Suite upgrades available)

• Private deluxe motor coach and professional driver/guide the entire time.

• Professional knitting instructor, Tanis Gray as our special guest.

• Two half-day knitting workshops with our master instructor Tanis.

• Panoramic city tour of Galway including driving past the Galway Cathedral.

• A drive through the famous "Burren" area on the West Coast of Ireland.

• Shopping opportunities for purchasing Irish yarn.

• Delicious Irish breakfast served daily and some dinners.

• Sightseeing to Ireland's “Natural Wonder of the World,“ the Cliffs of Moher.

• Shopping opportunity on the famous Grafton Street in Dublin.

• Optional cooking lesson to learn how to make home-made Irish scones.

• Transfers to/from the airport/hotel in Ireland for full package guests.

• An optional show to see the Irish song and dance review, Celtic Steps.

• A welcome dinner, introductions, and orientation meeting.

• Visiting the family-owned Avoca weaving facility.

• An evening presentation of Irish Lace Making with local lacemakers.

• Panoramic city tour of Dublin with a local professional guide.

• Professional Craftours travel manager available throughout your entire journey.

• Shopping in the seaside craft village of Spiddal.

• Visiting the extraordinary Kylemore Abbey and walled gardens.

• Participating in a traditional “dry felting workshop”with a local Irish artist.

• Photo opportunity in Killarney to see the ruins of Ross Castle.

• Visiting the Connemara Sheep and Wool Center to see a wool demonstration.

• Sheep herding demonstration and visit to the Glengowla Mines.

• Stopping at the Blarney Woolen Millsfor great souvenir shopping.

• Touring the unique and beautiful Brigit’s Garden.

• A hands-on  Brigid's Cross Workshop with a local Irish instructor.

• An opportunity (for a nominal fee) to kiss the Blarney Stone at Blarney Castle.

• Touring the historic and entertaining Bunratty Castle and Folk Park.

• A Craftours lanyard, luggage identifier, and commemorative gifts.

• All taxes are included in this package, and insurance is highly recommended.