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2025 Knitting Tours

We are excited to announce two brand new knitting retreats and tours for 2025 in South Africa. All retreats feature uniquely different experiences and each include a 4-5 day stay in a safari lodge featuring the “Big Five” at a private game reserve! All retreats provide you an opportunity to showcase your handmade clothing and accessories in small, intimate group settings of no more than 12 people per trip. The following retreats in the Eastern Cape of South Africa have been carefully curated for 2025.

SUSTAINABLE MOHAIR WORKSHOPS
AND SAFARI

10 days: April 20-29, 2025
Three days full of workshops focusing on mohair from Angora goats that are locally sourced and of the finest quality while showcasing a “recycle and reuse” approach to a green economy. Then, spend five days relaxing at a safari lodge.

KAROO WINTER WOOL FESTIVAL
AND SAFARI

11 days: July 1-11, 2025
Six day stay in 3-star lodging and attend one of the largest Winter Wool Festivals in South Africa! There will be many workshops, art exhibits, wool product stalls, agricultural and educational exhibits. Then, spend four days relaxing at a safari lodge.

TOURS AND RETREATS

We curate unique workshops and African adventures together in each trip. Travel to South Africa to learn about new fibers and techniques. Each trip offers something different but they all include rest and relaxation at an infamous wildlife reserve.

Enjoy the beautiful scenery in the reserve to include the “Big Five”

Venture out at dawn and dusk when the animals are the most active

Savor amazing South African food and wine

Develop new skills on your new projects

Build new relationships

These trip segments are a favorite for both knitters and non-knitters!

South African Mohair and wool

South Africa is the world’s largest producer of mohair from Angora goats. Italy is it’s largest importer who loves to combine it with fine Italian wool –which South Africa also produces in the Karoo. South Africa exports its fiber out of Port Elizabeth from the Karoo. This is the very place you start your loop to knit/crochet/weave your next adventure.