The World of ARNE & CARLOS - 2025

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Please note: This is an early bird special price! Snag yours now before the price goes up on January 27th.

Book your flights. Pack your bags. ARNE & CARLOS are coming to Lake Tahoe!

Renowned designer duo ARNE & CARLOS have selected Jimmy Beans Wool as one of just four stops on their exclusive U.S. tour! We were so thrilled by the opportunity that we turned it into a full destination weekend of fiber-filled fun in the stunning setting of Lake Tahoe!

Best known for their colourful and visually striking motifs, Arne Nerjordet and Carlos Zachrisson will join us March 28th-30th to teach and share their vast expertise in knitwear design and traditional Norwegian knitting techniques.

Your fiber-filled weekend with ARNE & CARLOS includes:

• 3 nights accommodations at the Hyatt Regency Incline Village in Lake Tahoe

• Four classes hosted by the dynamic duo

• A kit featuring all necessary Rowan yarns

• An exclusive della Q Oh Snap Bag

• Continental breakfast on Friday and Saturday

• Catered lunch on Friday and Saturday

• Catered dinner Saturday

• Admission to Sunday, March 30th’s captivating lecture, plus a free swag bag and a private shopping spree in Jimmy Beans Wool's 20,000-square-foot warehouse! The store will be closed to the public, giving you a truly one-of-a-kind shopping experience.

• Redeem your Beans Bucks during our exclusive shopping event on Sunday! Plus, enjoy free shipping on all purchases from the Jimmy Beans Wool retail store! 

• Transportation from the Hyatt Regency to Jimmy Beans Wool on Sunday, March 30th

Only 30 slots for this one-of-a-kind knitting experience are available, so don’t wait!!

You will need to bring US size 3, 4, and 6 16" circular needles, US size 3, 4, and 6 DPNs, plus a US size D-3 crochet hook.

Book by January 26th, 2025 to take advantage of our early bird pricing!
Early Bird Pricing through January 26, 2025
$2,199.00

Full Price - after January 26, 2025
$2,399.00

If you choose to bring an additional guest who will not be attending the event, please note that the hotel requires a $25.00 fee per extra guest in the room. This fee is set by the hotel and will be your responsibility upon arrival. 

Class Information:

Friday 9:00 am - How to design, tailor and knit a sweater to fit your size without using a pattern. 

This workshop is inspired by the way our ancestors used to work. They would only have a chart  and create a sweater for themselves or others using a basic formula. This workshop will teach you  the formula and how to work on the proportions of the body vs sleeves based on a person's specific  measurements and body shape. We will create a hand-out containing the entire formula and give  out 6 to 8 small charts of traditional Norwegian designs so that you may combine two or three  patterns and combine them to create a unique design for your sweater. This workshop is mainly  theoretical - as one can not knit an entire sweater in a class - but everyone will knit a swatch to  determine the gauge and which two or three colourwork designs they want to combine for your  design. After leaving the class, you will have enough skills to create your sweater from scratch. 

Friday 1:30pm - Norwegian Stranded Colour Work Knitting.  

Norwegian stranded colour work is all about tension. In this class, you will learn the basics of  Norwegian-style stranded knitting in the round from expert Nordic knitters ARNE & CARLOS, who  will show you the easiest and most relaxing way to hold the needles and yarns. They will teach you  important techniques and tricks that will help you achieve perfect colourwork tension while  keeping all your stitches even and beautiful, in true Norwegian style!  

Saturday 9:00am - Layered Colourwork Knitting 

In their never-ending search for new ways to present traditional inspiration, ARNE & CARLOS came  across a little-used technique that layers one yarn on the top of another to create contrasting  patterns and motifs. After a lot of experimentation, they fell in love with the way Rowan’s Kidsilk  Haze layered on Felted Tweed to create an interesting graphic effect. The next step was to create  motifs, usually worked in stranded colourwork or intarsia, and adapt them to this very easy  technique. The Heine Hat is a wonderful way to learn this striking, yet simple, way of knitting.  

Saturday 1:30pm - Explorations in Norwegian Cables 

Norway is one of the few countries left in the world where traditional folk costumes - called  “Bunad” in Norwegian - are still worn by a large part of the population for special occasions like  Constitution Day, Christmas Eve, weddings, confirmations, baptisms, and any other time when you  need to wear your Sunday best. There are around 450 different folk costumes in Norway, and it is  estimated that approximately 80% of the female population and 20% of the male population own at  least one Bunad. It is customary for both men and women to wear hand-knitted stockings together  with their folk costumes, and many of the beautiful and intricate cable designs in those stockings  have their roots in the 17th and 18th centuries.  

This class will cover the history of Norwegian cables and showcase several Norwegian stitch  patterns. Participants will learn to knit the cable designs from the Gudbrandsdalen area in Norway,  where ARNE & CARLOS have their roots. 

Can't attend the whole weekend?

Join us for a lecture and meet & greet at Jimmy Beans Wool Sunday, March 30th, at 12:30 pm!

LECTURE - Sunday 11:00am at Jimmy Beans Wool

The World of ARNE & CARLOS: Finding Inspiration for Design 

Scandinavian designers ARNE & CARLOS have gained a passionate international following, not only  through their collaborations with well-known names such as Comme des Garçons, Urban Outfitters,  Dale of Norway, Regia, and Rowan, but also their 10 bestselling books, numerous online tutorials, and their top-rated Podcast, “Sit and Knit for a Bit,” on YouTube.  

It is in their books and videos that we are warmly welcomed into their vibrant, colourful, creative  world, which is based in a renovated train station in the Valdres region of Norway, north of Oslo. In the comfort of their inspiring home, we see glimpses of their eclectic collections of memorabilia and the rich variety of materials and patterns that surround them. Coupled with the beauty of the scenic  natural world outside, these blend to spark their ever-active imaginations and are the inspiration  for their hugely popular handcraft designs. They strive to reflect their enthusiasm for finding new  ways to value the old, as well as their commitment to developing innovative ideas that are wholly  their own.  

In this engaging lecture, ARNE & CARLOS speak frankly about the way they live, and how every one  of us can be inspired by the everyday things that surround us. Learn how to create fabulous, unique  knitting and crochet designs, as well as other projects, using their unique lifestyle techniques, and  walk away energized and ready to bring your own original ideas to life