Lorilee Beltman

Will I see you at the PEI Fibre Festival? I hope so!

PEI Fibre Festival The PEI Fibre Festival (October 23-25, 2025) is a celebration of everything fibre including a marketplace, workshops, book signings and more.

New hat pattern just released:
In season two, episode five of the Apple TV series Bad Sisters, Angelica, played by actress Fiona Shaw, wears a bright yellow hat with cables. I recreated it to the best of my ability, and the pattern is now available at Ravelry.com. Written and charted instructions.
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/angelicas-hat

sizes
S (M, L) Sample pictured is size M.
Child Large (Adult Medium, Adult Large)

Angelica's Hat pattern by Lorilee Beltman In season two, episode five of the Apple TV series Bad Sisters, Angelica, played by actress Fiona Shaw, wears a bright yellow hat with cables. It is reproduced here to the best of my ability.

I still have a few spots open in two classes coming up this weekend. Learn from home in these virtual classes from Maryland Sheep and Wool Winterfest. Here is a link to registration and all the classes. https://www.lessonface.com/sheepandwool

Saturday, January 25, 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM PST, 2:30 - 4:30 ET
The Kitchener Stitch
We learn to memorize grafting in Stockinette Stitch and Garter stitch, so you shouldn't need to look it up anymore.
https://www.lessonface.com/apply/Kitchener-Stitch $45.

Sunday, January 26, 2025 3:30 PM - 6:30 PM PST, 12:30 - 3:30 ET
Fun with Knitted I Cord – Make a Sink Mates Dishcloth
We learn I-cord, picking up and knitting, incorporated I-cord edging for garter stitch.
https://www.lessonface.com/apply/Fun-Knitted-I-Cord-Make-Sink-Mates-Dishcloth $45.

Fun with Knitted I Cord – Make a Sink Mates Dishcloth About [node:title] Learn some great tips for using I-cord, including casting on and how to hide color changes in plain view in the incorporated I-cord edge. We learn to knit I-cord, to pick up stitches, double decreases, keeping the pattern going, changing colors, and darning ends. After class, work...

Join us!

We're knitting a whole sweater in a month—and Lorilee Beltman's our fearless leader. What's the pattern?

Come see: https://www.moderndailyknitting.com/community/bang-out-a-sweater-2025/

Knitters on tour! On day two of our itinerary, we explore Chefchaoen, the Blue Pearl City. I can’t wait.

MOROCCO with LORILEE BELTMAN – Wild Onion Productions Morocco with Lorilee Beltman From Casablanca to Marrakesh April 24 – May 5, 2025 Come along with Lorilee Beltman and Susan Italo, aka Wild Onion as we explore gorgeous, cultural Morocco. Experience this magical trip, with the colors, music, and history that are sure to linger in our memories for a...

https://wildonionproductions.com/morocco-with-lorilee-beltman/

Join me on this amazing itinerary April 24 to May 5. Fiber, food, mountains, desert, and feasts for the eyes.

Day 1: Morning travel from Casablanca to Rabat. Tour Rabat in our private coach, with a private, English-speaking tour guide. Welcome dinner and knitting an exclusive pattern from Lorilee.
Day 2: Depart for Chefchaoen, the Blue Pearl City. Explore the village with its Medina, famous waterfall, and 15th century mosque.
Day 3: Today is all about knitting, in our private classroom. Lorilee introduces us to vertical color knitting, with a pattern we can work on during our evening knitting times.
Day 4: Drive to Volubilis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on our way to spend the afternoon and tomorrow, in Fes.
Day 5: We stay in Fes today, touring the old quarter, ending with a visit to an embroidery workshop. Evening embroidery project with Wild Onion.
Day 6: Drive to Ifrane, then on to Midelt, before arriving in Erg Chebbi, our luxury camp site in the Sahara Desert.
Day 7: Today we’ll experience a knitting day at the desert camp, enjoying a class with Lorilee, and a dyeing project with Wild Onion. Adventure through the Saharan sand dunes on an optional camel ride.
Day 8: Travel through the Tinghir and Todra Gorges in the High Atlas Mountains, then the Dades Valley, proceeding on to Ourzazate, with a tour of Taourirt Kasbah, one of the most beautiful Kasbahs in Morocco.
Day 9: Visit a women’s weaving co-op, where we will watch the various steps of carpet making.
Day 10: Drive to Marrakech, crossing the High Atlas Mountains. Visit the Jemaa El Fna, the famous square in front of the Medina.
Day 11: Enjoy a private tour of Marrakech, with a visit to Koutoubia Mosque from the 12th century, and the Bahia Palace. At 4:00pm, depart for a private Moroccan cooking class; this is our Farewell Dinner.
Day 12: Depart for Casablanca Airport on private transportation

MOROCCO with LORILEE BELTMAN – Wild Onion Productions