Unwind Getaway

06/11/2025

Unwind is accepting proposals to teach for April 2026. Let me know if you are interested and I’ll send you info.
Www.unwindgetaway.com

04/22/2025

I just called to check…there’s a Keurig machine in every hotel room at The Meadowbrook so pack your pods if you like coffee like I do!
Plus a reusable cup!

04/18/2025

Have you completed (or started!) your class homework yet?

01/04/2025

Registration for our 2025 retreat will open tomorrow (1/5) at 7pm ET.
Details on how to register can be found here: https://www.unwindgetaway.com/registration-details

07/06/2023

Attention Knitting Teachers!!

Call for proposals for our 2024 retreat is open now!
Visit our website to find the Proposal criteria and more information:
https://www.unwindgetaway.com/

Our 2024 Unwind Getaway will be April 25-29, 2024.

Unwind is an all-inclusive weekend retreat with about 50 participants. All classes are 3 hours long and are held on Saturday and Sunday. Each instructor will teach 3 classes and have one free period so they have
an opportunity to relax or explore the area. There is ample opportunity to network with other instructors and mingle with participants. We offer a fair compensation package that includes compensation for mileage for travel, a private room during the event, and meals. If you've been teaching at your LYS and are ready to teach further afield, we like to offer opportunities to new instructors.

Deadline for proposals is August 1st. Please contact Nancy first if you are interested. Details are on the website. We look forward to seeing your class proposals!

11/11/2022

Join us for Unwind Getaway 2023!
April 28-May 1, 2023, in Blowing Rock, NC.

Registration for our 2023 Unwind Getaway will open at 7pm ET on Sunday, November 13.

Instructors, Classes, and Registration Info are available on our website: https://www.unwindgetaway.com/

Detailed instructions on how to register can be found on our registration details page.
https://www.unwindgetaway.com/registration-details

We hope to see you in April!!

06/28/2022

Our KAL starts soon!

The 2022 KAL is the South Beach Cowl. This pretty accessory is a free pattern from Nancy Marchant, designed to show off a gradient yarn. We'll be casting on July 1, so you have time to buy your yarn and knit a swatch in the meantime.

If you took a brioche class at Unwind, this accessory is the perfect opportunity to practice what you learned.

There's a discussion thread on our Ravelry page so we can compare notes and cheer each other along - please join us! We're looking forward to seeing all the completed cowls at Unwind 2023!

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/south-beach-cowl-2
https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/unwind-getaway/4197085/1-25

05/23/2022

Attention Knitting Teachers!!

Call for proposals for our 2023 retreat is open now!
Visit our website to find the Proposal criteria and more information:
https://www.unwindgetaway.com/

Our 2023 Unwind Getaway will be April 28-May 1.

Unwind is an all inclusive weekend retreat with about 50 participants. All classes are 3 hours long, are held on Saturday and Sunday, and are limited to 15 students or less. Each instructor will teach 3 classes and have one free period so they have
an opportunity to relax or explore the area. There is ample opportunity to network with other instructors and mingle with participants. We offer a fair compensation package that includes compensation for mileage for travel, a private room during the event, and meals.

Deadline for proposals is July 15. We look forward to seeing your class proposals!

Explore the surrounding area of downtown Blowing Rock, the Blue Ridge Parkway, the Moses Cone Center and Grandfather Mountain.

01/11/2022

Unwind 2022 still has openings! Come join us for a great weekend of knitting and camaraderie in Blowing Rock, NC, April 29 - May 2.

Registration Details here:
https://www.unwindgetaway.com/blank
With Registration available here:
https://www.unwindgetaway.com/registration-details

Unwind 2022 will have space for 48 participants.  10 participant slots will be reserved for first time attendees only.  General participant slots will be available to anyone but we request that first time participants use the general slots only after all the first time slots are full.

12/16/2021

Who is joining in on our KAL of the Crossnore Wrap?

Join in the fun, and see some projects in progress, on our Ravelry thread! Feel free to share here, too!
https://www.ravelry.com/discuss/unwind-getaway/4164596
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/crossnore-wrap

Ravelry is a community site, an organizational tool, and a yarn & pattern database for knitters and crocheters.

06/12/2020

WRAL in Raleigh did a piece recently on regular Unwind attendee Lee Rankin and her farm, Apple Hill Farm. You may have toured her farm on one of the Unwind field trips.
Check the story out below!

Much of our lives have gone virtual these days. Such is the case with farm life, too. Scott Mason takes us to a llama and alpaca farm high in the mountains of Watauga County.

03/16/2020