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5th Annual Knitting in the Company of Sheep

Register Calling all knitters! Join our friends from Clatter Ridge Farm outdoors at the sheep pasture at Hill-Stead to help us defend (or break!) our own record for “The Most People Knitting in the Company of Sheep” of 230 knitters. If you’re a knitter and you’d like to join, we are asking participants to please register and kindly donate $10 to support Hill-Stead. The event takes place outdoors. Please bring your own knitting needles and a chair. Carpooling is encouraged.…

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October 14, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

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Calling all knitters!
Join our friends from Clatter Ridge Farm outdoors at the sheep pasture at Hill-Stead to help us defend (or break!) our own record for “The Most People Knitting in the Company of Sheep” of 230 knitters.
If you’re a knitter and you’d like to join, we are asking participants to please register and kindly donate $10 to support Hill-Stead.
The event takes place outdoors. Please bring your own knitting needles and a chair. Carpooling is encouraged.
*Original Date: Saturday, September 30. Postponed to October due to inclement weather.* 
 

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