Knitting Detective Package - Gettysburg PA

*** SOLD OUT - if you would like to be on a waitlist if spots open up, please email us at info@rowhouseyarn.com ***

Join us for a knitting-filled murder mystery weekend in Gettysburg, PA from February 28th to March 2nd, 2025!  We had so much fun in Gettysburg last year that we're coming back.  Our Founder, Cheryl, will be joined at the *skein of the crime* by the delightful  Shaina Bilow (see her bio below) to host you for the knitting portion of a weekend that requires both your sleuthing and knitting skills.  We’ll be at the Gettysburg Hotel, in Gettysburg, PA for a murder mystery weekend.  The murder mystery is for everyone (not just knitters and crocheters).  For knitters (and crocheters!), we'll be adding on plenty of fun, swag, and knitting time.

The murder mystery kicks off Friday, February 28th, at cocktail hour, and the murderer is revealed on Sunday, March 2nd, at breakfast (we’ll also have a farewell lunch Sunday afternoon just for knitters – see below!).  You'll need both the Murder Mystery Weekend package from the Gettysburg Hotel and the Knitting Detective Package (that you purchase here) to join us.  The Gettysburg Hotel package includes two nights hotel, cocktail hour with heavy appetizers on Friday, three meals on Saturday, and breakfast on Sunday, as well as the murder mystery entertainment.  The price with the hotel is based on the level of room you select – information about the non-knitting part of the weekend is here.  And you reserve your room and package with the Gettysburg Hotel here.  The Knitting Detective Package includes what is detailed below.

How to join us:

There are 2 steps. 

Step 1 - If you want to join us for the murder mystery knitting package, you must reserve your room and package with the Gettysburg Hotel, regardless of whether you are a knitter/crocheter or not.  **Note: the hotel has a $150 non-refundable deposit for the Murder Mystery Weekend package, so we recommend booking your Knitting Detective Package with us first (please see our cancellation policy below).

Step 2 - In addition to the above, knitters/crocheters who purchase the “Knitting Detective” Package through Row House will also get the following:

• Access to our private knitting room to connect with other Knitting Detectives and Shaina Bilow (and knit or crochet!)
• Gift bag, which includes a kit of Shaina's Wanderlust shawl pattern with Jorstad Creek Cornwall in your 2 color choices, and other goodies (shipped in mid February)
• Meet and Greet and Knit on Friday night after the cocktail hour, a casual space and time to meet the other Knitting Detectives
• The Knitting Detective: Sneaky Stitches and Insider Tips class with Shaina Bilow.  Lots of knitting mysteries will be unraveled in this thriller of a knitting workshop. First, we will reveal the secrets behind reversible cables. Then, we’ll investigate how simple colorwork can be made with only slipped stitches. How can we get designs to magically appear on our knitting? Let's find out! We will also answer the classic brainteaser: How can I work a cast-on that looks like a bind off?
  
• Murder Board Knit-a-long – just like the professionals, we’ll assemble for a private session to work through the suspects and the clues to make progress on solving the case – while knitting!
  
• A Frog It or Fix It session - do you have a project in *time out* and you'd like help deciding what its punishment should be?  Bring your project and share it with the group.
• Farewell lunch – after the live murder entertainment has concluded, we’ll assemble one last time for a light lunch Sunday and some final knitting time before people head home.

To join us:

1)  Purchase your Knitting Detective Package here!  Please include your choice of 2 colors for your Wanderlust shawl kit in the notes of your order.  The early bird registration price of $580.00 will expire on December 1st, and the price beginning December 1st will be $730.00.  Please keep an eye on your email - we'll be emailing additional info to you after you register. 

2)  After you've confirmed your spot with us, then you'll need to reserve the Murder Mystery Weekend package at the Gettysburg Hotel to ensure that you have the hotel/meals/murder mystery entertainment to join us for the weekend.  You need to reserve both packages to join us.

We have limited spaces, so sign up today!

About Shaina Bilow:  Shaina is a knitwear designer and knitting instructor from Northern New Jersey. Her design aesthetic is modern cozy with a flair for indulging in exciting knitting techniques, textures, and motifs. Shaina’s designs have been featured in numerous knitting magazines, seasonal collections for popular yarn companies, and in her own self-published collection. She feels knitting can be relaxing and engaging all at once.  Visit www.ShainaBilow.com to learn more about Shaina.

Cancellation policy for the Knitting Detective Package:  Any requests for cancellation and refund must be made by email to info@rowhouseyarn.com.  Cancellations before December 15th will receive a full refund.  Cancellations between December 16th and January 15th will receive a 50% refund.  There will be no refunds after January 16th.

If you cancel your purchase, if Row House or the Gettysburg Hotel cancel the event, or if unforeseen circumstances necessitate a change in teacher or classes, Row House is not responsible for any costs incurred by the purchaser including, but not limited to, travel, lodging, or meals.

Gettysburg Hotel Murder Mystery Package Cancellation Policy:  For questions about the cancellation policy for the Murder Mystery hotel/meals/murder mystery entertainment package from the Gettysburg Hotel, please check with the Gettysburg Hotel.  Any cancellation requests for that package are handled by them.  They are solely responsible for packages booked through them.  We understand that there is a non-refundable $150 fee from them, so we recommend booking your Knitting Detective Package with us first and then booking your Murder Mystery Weekend package with them.