Excursions

Monday afternoon

Clapo-tea party, from 5.30pm

A late afternoon tea will welcome our students to Knit Camp. Come and enjoy a nice cup of tea and slice of cake, have a knit and natter with other Knit Campers, meet some of the tutors (including Kate in the original) and ask us some questions in our ‘Welcome to Knit Camp’ Q&A session. The event is free to attend to both resident and non-resident Knit Campers, but the wearing of a Clapotis is manadatory! To join in with the first Knit Camp KAL of the most knitted pattern on Ravelry, please visit our Ravelry group.

Where: Stirling Campus, exact location TBC

Maximum capacity: 450

Cost: Free

Monday evening

Elizabeth Zimmermann birthday party with the tutors

Come & celebrate EZ’s 100th birthday with us! A fabulous four course meal with your tutors awaits you (please note alcohol is not included but a cash bar will be available). A few of our tutors will also be giving an after dinner talk about what EZ means to them and there will be lots of EZ-inspired surprises!

This is event is open in the first instance to resident Knit Campers only due to size limitations. If there are any tickets left by the end of July, they will be available to purchase on our website.

Starters

Cream of leek and potato soup

Chicken liver parfait with a red current jelly and oatcakes

Black olive, feta and wild herb terrine with kumquat chutney

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Main courses

Grilled salmon served with herb mash, asparagus and caraway carrots

Pan-fried breast of chicken with a grain mustard sauce, dauphine potatoes and seasonal vegetables

Wild mushroom open lasagne, with balsamic and orange glazed potatoes

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Desserts

Whisky fudge cake with chocolate cream

A selection of cheese and biscuits

Strawberry parfait

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Tea and coffee, with mints

Where: The dining suite at the Stirling Management Centre (on campus)

When: 6.30pm for 7.00pm start

Max capacity: 200 (excluding tutors)

Cost per person: £40

Tuesday evening

A visit to the Famous Grouse Experience (coaches start leaving campus at 5.30pm)

Whisky tasting evening: take a tour of the oldest distillery in Scotland and learn how whisky is made, learn about blends and then have a jolly old time sampling four different whiskies! There is a FANTASTIC shop too for your to buy some goodies. This is a five star visitor attraction.

Cost:: £33

Knitting A & E (ER)

Not sure what an SSK is and how to do it? Then come along to the knitting surgery. A few tutors will be on hand to go through pretty much anything you need help with, but you are limited to a maximum of 15 minutes of their time. Please make sure you bring either the project or pattern you are having problems with, or failing that some yarn and needles. A notepad and pen will be handy too. Open to resident and non-resident Knit Campers.

When: 7.00pm - 8.00pm

Where: Cottrell Building

Maximum capacity: 20

Wednesday afternoon & evening

New Lanark Mill (coach leaving campus at 1.15pm)

Here is a PDF document with full details about what you can see at the New Lanark Mill, Download.

Includes entrance to all areas, lecture about the yarn that is made at New Lanark on the old machines and the history associated with it, hot buffet dinner.

Price: £38

Maximum capacity: 250

Sock knitting A&E (ER)

Need some help turning your heel or how to graft that toe? Then come along to the sock knitting surgery. A few tutors will be on hand to go through pretty much anything you need help with, but you are limited to a maximum of 15 minutes of their time. Please make sure you bring either the project or pattern you are having problems with, or failing that some yarn and needles. A notepad and pen will be handy too. Open to resident and non-resident Knit Campers.

When: 7.00pm - 8.00pm

Where: Cottrell Building (classroom TBC)

Maximum capacity: 20

Thursday evening

A tour of the Trossachs and evening barbeque at Loch Katrine . Coaches to leave campus at 5.45pm

Coach tour of the Trossachs followed by a relaxing boat trip on Loch Katrine. After the boat trip, we'll be enjoying a barbeque on the banks of the loch (veggie options available). No drinks provided, but cash bar available.

Travel on this special cruise to discover how the landscapes of Loch Katrine so impressed Sir Walter Scott during a family holiday in The Trossachs that he was inspired to make it the setting of his famous poem ‘Lady of the Lake’, published 200 years ago in 1810.

Maximum capacity: 200

Cost: £36

Spin Night

Come and spin by the side of the loch in the centre of the campus and watch the sun go down (weather permitting!) We will be meeting with our wheels at a designated inspirational spot with a view of the loch and countryside and spinning for a few hours. Open to both resident and non-resident Knit Campers alike.

Where: Somewhere near the loch, or failing that inside a classroom

When: 7.00pm

Max capacity: No limit

Lace knitting A&E (ER)

A few tutors will be on hand to go through pretty much anything you need help with, but you are limited to a maximum of 15 minutes of their time. Please make sure you bring either the project or pattern you are having problems with, or failing that some yarn and needles. A notepad and pen will be handy too. Open to resident and non-resident Knit Campers.

When: 7.00pm - 8.00pm

Where: Cottrell Building

Maximum capacity: n/a

Friday evening

Ceilidh (traditional Scottish dance) and traditional Scottish dinner

Smoked salmon & prawn terrine with lemon and dill dressing (Vegetarian option available)

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Haggis, neeps and tatties with whiskey cream (Vegetarian option available)

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Roast rib of scotch beef with horseradish infused beef gravy (Vegetarian option available)

Served with crispy rosemary roast potatoes, creamed mash, brussel sprouts and glazed carrots

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Cranachan parfait with raspberry sauce

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Tea/coffee

No drinks provided (except water at tables), although cash bar available

Where: The dining suite at the Stirling Management Centre (on campus)

When: 6.30 pm for a 7.00pm start

Max capacity: 250

Cost per person: £45

Saturday evening

Ravelry Barbeque - from 6.00pm

Your choice of a Scottish Beef Burger freshly cooked on the Grill served in a Burger Bun, Barbequed Chicken Burgers served in Fresh Bun or Skewered Vegetable Kebabs served from the Grill.

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Potato Salads, Assorted Salads with 3 Dressing choices

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Orange Juice, Cranberry Juice and Mineral Water provided, and cash bar will be open nearby.

Open to anyone attending the Ravelry weekend

Where: At the Loch

Max capacity: 700

Cost: £10.50 (Tickets must be purchased in advance through website)