MKG Winter Knitaway!

When:  Friday, January 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM through 

             Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. 

Location:  Heidel House Hotel & Conference Center

                  653 Illinois Ave.

                  Green Lake, WI 54941

MKG Registration Fee: $120 – This event is open to MKG Members ONLY.

Event Hosts:  Amber Lucsay, Nancy Hilmanowski, Anne Eudaly and Deb Nyquist

Description:

Bring your unfinished projects and enjoy a fun-filled weekend with fellow Guild members.

Registration Includes: Exclusive event yarn (or spinning fiber), prize entries for special door prizes, and exclusive access to 3 onsite vendors.

The registration for this event is through MKG and the Hotel rooms

are booked directly with Heidel House: 

https://www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/BT01L2

75 rooms have been blocked (22 Lake View Double Queen, 5 Lake View Double Queen no balcony,

4 Lake View Double Queen no double sleeper, 2 Standard King,

2 Standard King ADA, 38 Standard Double Queen, 2 Standard Double Queen ADA)

- there are more if needed. Discounted room rate, $150 - $170/night - double occupancy. 

Must be reserved by Dec 29^th and secured with a credit card (block then released)

Vendors: 

Star Knits (https://www.starknits.net)

Flaxen Fleece (https://www.flaxenfleece.com) 

Sugar River Yarns (https://sugarriveryarns.com)

Meals:

On your own, at Heidel House, delivery, or in town.

A-L bring snacks on Friday

M-Z bring snacks on Saturday

Please note that you must bring home any leftovers of snacks that you bring to this event!

Dinners available at Heidel House: Call to make reservations with your friends,

to guarantee availability. Other restaurants are available in the

community for lunches or dinners as you desire.

There will be a Keurig machine available to use. 

Please bring your favorite K-cups for use or to share.

We will supply some coffee & hot cocoa pods. 

Please bring your own coffee mug and water bottle to reduce waste.

Questions? Email winterknitaway@madisonknittersguild.com

Reminder, the Madison Knitters Guild has a no refund policy.

January 12th, 2026

Speaker: Kathryn Ashley-Wright

State of the Small Scale Wool Industry in the US

Kathryn Ashley-Wright founded Ewetopia in Viroqua in 2007, and grew to open Ewetopia Fiber Mill in La Farge in 2017. She manages the mill full time and has a farm just east of La Farge with 60+ fine wool Cormo cross sheep. Kathryn enjoys knitting, sewing and fighting the patriarchy when she has a spare minute. 

Kathryn will give a general overview of small scale fiber processing and scouring to inform our conversation, then we will talk about wool production in the midwest and the avenues and roadblocks to this fiber production. How are small cottage fiber mills doing and what are issues for them. How do we weave a more efficient fiber-shed for wool production in the US, and the midwest in particular with the crafting industry as the focus.

Planned Vendors:

• Flaxen Fleece
• Stunning String Studio
• Purl Talk, LLC

Interested in carpooling?  Check the Madison Knitter's Guild thread on Ravelry or the Member's Discussions page on the MKG Website. 

Effective May 05, 2025: The safety and security of our members, speakers, and vendor and/or vendor staff are our most important priorities.  We ask that if you are feeling ill, have tested positive for COVID, or have come in contact with someone who has COVID, that you forgo attendance at MKG events until you are well.

February 9th, 2026

Speaker: Laura Nelkin (Nelkin Knits Designs)

Take Your Knitting Beyond the Ordinary

Pictures of 2025 Guild Year... so far