Yarnover Sponsorship and Door Prizes

Yarnover, the Minnesota Knitters Guild premier annual event, has been a major gathering for fiber enthusiasts in the Twin Cities area for the past 38 years (with a brief but necessary break during 2020 and 2021). The first Yarnover, held in 1986, was a one-day event. Classes were taught by local instructors, a keynote address was delivered by a knitting celebrity and a vendor market was open to the Guild members. 

Now, close to 200 fiber enthusiasts attend Yarnover for classes taught by nationally known teachers, with hundreds more coming to shop at the Marketplace featuring over 45 vendors. Even though we are the Minnesota Knitters’ Guild, knitters from all over the US and Canada join us for Yarnover weekend.

This year, Yarnover will be held September 20 through 22 at the Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West, in Plymouth, MN. Our teachers are lined up, our vendors are reserving their spaces, and participant registration will begin Saturday, May 18th. 

Sponsors will be highlighted on our website’s Yarnover page, knitters.org/yarnover, through March 2025, and with over 500 Guild members your support will be noticed. There are additional marketing opportunities available at the event for sponsors at  many different levels. Door prize donors will be listed on signage at the event.

We are excited about Yarnover 2024, and hope that you will seriously consider partnering with us to make the event a weekend to remember.  The opportunities available for sponsorship and donations are detailed below. Thank you in advance for considering donating a prize or funding a sponsorship at Yarnover 2024. The Yarnover Committee and MKG are grateful for all the past and ongoing support received from both local and national partners.

2024 Door Prize/Sponsorship Opportunities

ALL donors at $75+ will be acknowledged as sponsors 

Logo and link placed on the Yarnover page of Knitters.org through March of 2025

ALL sponsors at $100+ will also receive

Signage at specific sponsored Yarnover area/activity

Ability to place catalogs or handouts at designated areas of Yarnover

WEEKENDER BAG 

This year we are offering a Weekender package that gives access to 2 classes and both nights of activities. Attendees who purchase the Weekender package will receive MKG logoed canvas swag bag. Donations are needed of knitted related items.

  • Planning for approximately 80 packages to be sold 
  • A variety of knitting/fiber related gifts are needed
  • Coupons or codes WILL be accepted if gifted to ALL Weekender purchasers
  • All donors will be acknowledged on signage at Registration table
  • Donors giving total prizes valued at $75+ will be recognized accordingly as sponsors

GIVEAWAY TO ALL CLASS ATTENDEES

Those attendees who want to attend classes without purchasing the Weekender package will have the option to do so. We would like to be able to gift ALL class attendees, with items to be given at registration. We are planning for 300 class attendees.

DOOR PRIZES

Each registered attendee will receive a door prize ticket. Winning numbers will be drawn throughout the day on Saturday. Multiple prizes with a minimum value of $10 are needed.are

  • All door prize donors will be acknowledged on signage at the event
  • Donors giving prizes valued at $75+ will be recognized accordingly as sponsors
  • Coupons or codes CANNOT be accepted as door prizes

SHAWL CONTEST

A tradition at Yarnover, attendees can be photographed with their handmade shawls for online judging by Guild members.

  • 3 winners will be selected based on voting in different categories
  • Prizes in value between $50-$70 needed
  • Up to 3 individual donor slots available

FRIDAY NIGHT OPPORTUNITIES

A variety of activities will be available on Friday evening, including demonstrations, games, and opportunities to learn new skills.

  • Whole evening sponsorship: $400, one sponsorship available
  • Bar sponsorship: $150, one sponsorship available
  • Individual activity sponsorships: $75, one sponsor per activity (will include signage at activity location)
    • Service knitting circle
    • Make your own stitch Markers
    • Find your Fit clinic
  • Yarn Pull: multiple skeins of yarn needed. Donors giving prizes valued at $75+ will be recognized accordingly as sponsors. Money raised during the Pull will go to providing scholarships to future Yarnovers.
  • Games (scavenger hunt, speed knitting, guessing games): Prizes for winners, multiple donor slots

SATURDAY OPPORTUNITIES

  • Coffee/Tea station: Serving our class attendees and instructors, 
  • approximately 225 people
    • AM or PM: $100, two sponsorships available
    • All day: $175, one sponsorship available
  • Saturday lunch: $150, one sponsorship available 
  • Ball winding station: $75, one sponsorship available 

SATURDAY BINGO NIGHT OPPORTUNITIES

  • Whole evening sponsorship: $300, one sponsorship available
  • Bar sponsorship: $150, one sponsorship available
  • Bingo Bash: Prizes for winners, multiple donor slots 

Have an idea of your own? Then please consider… 

BUILD YOUR OWN SPONSORSHIP

Do you have an idea about how you would like to partner with Yarnover 2024 as a Sponsor? We would love to work with you to make it happen. Contact us at: events@knitters.org or fill out the form below.

The Minnesota Knitters’ Guild is a 501(c)(3) and a donation receipt will be provided for tax purposes on request.

 

 

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Our spinning demonstrations are sponsored by Get Bentz Farm. 

Theresa Bentz of Get Bentz Farm, Northfield, MNAfter growing up in the city and suburbs, the owners of Get Bentz Farm felt a need to be closer to nature and to be more connected to where their food came from. 

In 2014, they found a farm house for sale and later that year they decided on and purchased their first two Icelandic sheep. 

Once they had a good size flock they began marketing the amazing meat and wool. Initially, they found that many mills in the area do not process dual coated long wools, which slowed down their growth in yarn, but they did find a great market for wool filled bedding products and batting for spinning. 

Today, they have a variety of yarns, batting and roving as well as finished products like dryer balls, sheepskins, and wool bedding. Most recently, they opened their own Get Bentz Wool Mill as well as their own line of yarn – Badgerface Fiber.

Jean

Vice President

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Jean Gross has had an interest in all things fiber since, at the age of 5, her mother gave her fabric scraps to keep her occupied. She is fluent in knitting, crocheting, tatting, embroidery, sewing, quilting and spinning, thanks to her mother, Janice, and grand mother, Clara. But Jean’s favorite thing to do with fiber is help others to explore its possibilities. She has taught at the Iowa State Fair, Des Moines Library, Freedom for Youth, the Des Moines Knitting Guild, Shepherds Market, local yarn shops and also teaches privately. Jean has served on several non-profit boards including FiberSmiths of Iowa and the Des Moines Knitting Guild. Jean lives in north central Iowa with her husband, Dave, and faithful canine, Rolo. She has published several knitting patterns.

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Newsletter Editor

I grew up watching my mom knit. She tried to teach me as a kid and I never enjoyed it, but after finishing college I found myself with extra time and no hobbies. In the last 20 years I have dove in all the way and love to learn new and challenging techniques. As my fiber love has grown, I have also started raising sheep in order to go from sheep to sweater. I love interacting with the sheep who have big personalities and learning to process and spin the wool has been a great adventure.

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Anna

Yarnover Committee Chair

While Anna learned to knit at some long-forgotten point in time, her commitment to the craft really began her freshman year of college. Sitting still has never been Anna’s strong suit, and giving her hands something to do while chatting with friends or watching movies in the dorm brought a sense of calm during this new chapter of her life. Once the sense of calm wore off (and no one else needed a scarf), she began trying new techniques, patterns, and projects, and until 2018 was primarily a self-taught knitter. After being intimidated early in her crafting, Anna feels strongly about creating a welcoming environment within the fiber community for people of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds. She enjoys knitting and fiber traveling, test and service knitting, a good challenge (knitting or otherwise), and is likely to have at least 3 WIPs at any one time. She is also learning to spin and ply her own yarn! (she/her/hers)

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The marketing director position is currently open. For more information contact the Guild President, president@knitters.org

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Melissa

Technology Director

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Melissa has been knitting for 15 years. She loves socks and sweaters. She is a new member who hopes to use her marketing background to lift up the MKG. While she isn't local to MN, she really loves the atmosphere created by the Guild. Melissa and significant other Al enjoy traveling, wherein Al graciously offers to drive so Melissa can knit in the passenger seat. (she, her, hers)

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Nikky

Membership/Programming Director

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Nikky was first introduced to knitting in 2012 when her visiting sister-in-law taught her the basics of casting on and the knit stitch. A few weeks later, she learned how to purl from her mother-in-law. From there, it quickly became a passion and she has taken on each new project with a desire to expand her skill and discover new techniques. She loves a good mystery (knit-a-long) and knits way more shawls than a single person can wear in a month.

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Deb

Service Director

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Deb learned to knit in the early 1980s as a happy by-product of Hill Street Blues fandom. For a couple of years, she and a gaggle of other students met weekly to watch the show, and one of those friends was always knitting. As it is with so many knitters, that friend was enthused to teach someone else. Deb has been knitting ever since and particularly enjoys playing with colorwork and knitting sweaters. She is constantly astonished at the skill, enthusiasm, and generosity of MKG members. (she, her, hers) (See our Service Knitting Page for more information about our current projects and donation process.)

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Programming Director

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This position is currently open. If you are interested in volunteering for the Guild board, please contact our president, Kelly, at the email me link below.

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Rose

Treasurer

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Rose learned to knit from her mother at the age of ten. She started knitting on the ends of small paint brushes. She continued to knit off and on through her teenage and young adult years and became a more avid knitter after taking a Norwegian sweater knitting class through community education. Today, knitting has become a passion and she knits for charity, herself, and her family her stash. She enjoys meeting other knitters and learning new techniques.

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Kendra

Secretary

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Kendra lives in the Twin Cities and learned to hand knit from her mother in middle school. In the last few years, she has also learned crochet and machine knitting. Kendra enjoys knitting items to donate and challenging herself with new techniques. She prefers knitting in the round with colorful yarn. (she, her, hers)

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Meg

President

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Meg grew up surrounded by makers. Her mom, a master quilter, former Home Ec teacher, and 4-H club leader in Duluth, taught her to sew, embroider, and cook. She won a trip to the State Fair as the Dress Review Princess at 13! Another MKG member taught her to knit continental style 15 years ago. Meg can’t sit still and NOT be knitting, embroidering, rug hooking or sewing. Favorite thing to knit? Mittens! She loves taking classes and learning new things – absolutely amazed and inspired by all the amazing knitters in the guild! (she, her, hers)

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Webmaster

Kathy has always been into crafts, but didn’t teach herself to knit until after college. She really got hooked while living in San Francisco when a friend opened a knitting store. To pitch in, Kathy started knitting up fun (and odd) things for window displays, as well as teaching classes. In the last couple of years, she has started designing her own knitting patterns (many of them available for free on Ravelry!) with toys and mittens being her primary obsessions. (she/her/hers)

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