Change Up your Saltwater Knits - Workshop/Presentation


Date: Mar 4
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Where: Harbour View Room
Workshop

During this three-hour workshop, authors of the popular Saltwater Knits series, Christine LeGrow and Shirley A. Scott will highlight some of the most popular tips and techniques for changing up patterns to suit your individual needs.  A photo slideshow will inspire your own knitting adventures through our history, landscapes, wildlife and architecture.

Shirley and Christine will:

  • guide you through the do’s and don’ts of changing sizes up or down
  • discuss colour combinations
  • explain ways to adjust Saltwater Knits
  • offer tips for the finishing touches that give your knitted items a professional look

Please bring your Saltwater books if you have them, a notepad, pen or pencil, Post It Notes, and all your knitting enthusiasm!

 There will be a relaxation break partway through, we’ll play some of our signature Knitters Trivia, and conclude with a short Q&A.

$30 (HST included), 10% discount for Rooms Members.

Limited spaces! Pre-registration required. To register, please contact Visitor Services at 757-8090. For more information on the workshop please contact Rebecca Howie, rebeccahowie@therooms.ca.

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6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Tour

Peoples of Newfoundland and Labrador

Stroll across land and sea, and through time, to meet the peoples who have made Newfoundland and Labrador home for the past 9,000 years.

Each tour is approximately 30 – 40 minutes and is included in the cost of admission. Free for Rooms members.

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

An advance peek of our new exhibition Erica Rutherford: Her Lives and Works with visiting curator Pan Wendt.

Most recently presented at the National Gallery of Canada, Erica Rutherford: Her Lives and Works surveys the fascinating and multifaceted career of Erica Rutherford (b. Edinburgh, 1923 – d. Charlottetown, 2008), the first Prince Edward Island artist to be featured at the prestigious Venice Biennale.

Rutherford’s work explores themes of persona and gender, home and landscape, and her life was shaped by the search for identity and community. The exhibition includes over 100 works, accompanied by memorabilia and photographs. The exhibition opens to the public on November 21, 2025.

This is a free program but a ticket is required. Please reserve your free ticket online or by calling 709-757-8090.