This year's two-day I Knit Weekender will play host to a brilliant selection of classes, workshops and presentations covering everything from children's crochet classes to Fair Isle techniques and modular knitting.

You'll find a list of all workshop leaders and presenters below, and a link for prices and information, and to book your place. There is a limited number of places for each, so booking in advance is essential to guarantee your place. To view the workshop timetable click here.

Alice Starmore has been knitting almost all her life. She has published a number of knitting books, many now out-of-print and highly sought after, and is one the most renowned authorities on Celtic and Fair Isle techniques. Her work now spans design, photography and textiles and, with her daughter Jade, she produces her own range of yarns from her home in the Scottish Islands. Alice will be hosting her own Fair Isle workshops on both days, and will be discussing Influences on Design in her special presentation. BOOK NOW>>>>

Biggan Dups has been knitting since she was four years old and has built on her skills learned as a child in Sweden to create Biggan Design Pty Ltd, designing her own patterns and creating her own range of colourful garments and accessories using the Biggan Design DK First Cross merino yarns from her new homeland, Australia.

Biggan will be offering two classes, the first sharing her native skills in Continental Knitting and the second in Finishing Techniques to make sewing-up syndrome a thing of the past! BOOK NOW>>>>

Miriam Tegels will to teach her fast knitting method in a one and a half hour class. With minimal finger movements and no strain on wrists or shoulders her method will be very welcome to those who suffer from pain in those joints while knitting. A limited group of 15 students.

Miriam became the official World's Fastest Knitter in 2006. She is in the Guinness Book of Records. She discribes her knitting method as 'Simplyfied Continental' and has been teaching and demonstrating the method in Europe, Hong Kong and the USA. Pictures and knitting stories are shown on my homepage:  www.speedknitter.nl BOOK NOW>>>>

Sandy Black helped lead the knitwear revolution of the 1970s when fashion knitwear turned a craft into an art. Sandy has been involved in fashion design for over 30 years and her designs have been widely published in her own books and in other volumes. As a freelance designer she has worked for Rowan, Jaeger and the BBC amongst others. In recent years her encyclopaedic knowledge of the fashion industry has seen her lecturing and touring extensively. Her book, Knitwear in Fashion, is the last word on the subject. We're thrilled that Sandy will be discussing knitwear in fashion at her free presentation at 12pm on Friday. FREE.

Since the age of 3, Ruth Paisley (aka Woolly Wormhead) has had a life-long love affair with textiles. Ruth's passion for hand-dying, spinning and craft work extends beyond a hobby into a way of life. Her unique, sculptural designs have featured in numerous websites and magazines and she currently has two books available from Arbour House: Wee Woolly Toppers and Going Straight: A New Generation of Knitted Hats. A qualified Art and Textile teacher, Ruth has taught all age groups in knitting, textiles and other disciplines. At IKW Ruth will be hosting two workshops, for Kitchener Stitch and Grafting and in Hat Design. BOOK NOW>>>>