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The Victoria Retreat: Spring 2026
Our first Fjord to Fibre retreat with Arne & Carlos
April 19–22, 2026 · Victoria, British Columbia
In April 2026, we welcomed our very first Fjord to Fibre guests to Victoria for three days of knitting, learning, beautiful food and exploring Vancouver Island with Arne & Carlos.
We made our home at the Magnolia Hotel & Spa, just steps from Victoria’s Inner Harbour, with workshops held next door at the historic Union Club of British Columbia.
It was the first time we got to see an idea we had spent so long imagining come to life.
Over three nights, our guests took part in two workshops with Arne & Carlos, a special lecture on Nordic knitting history, shared meals around some of Victoria’s best tables, travelled out to the Saanich Peninsula for an afternoon at Sea Cider and The Butchart Gardens, and had plenty of time in between to explore Victoria for themselves.
Day One — Welcome to Victoria
Our retreat began on April 19 as everyone arrived and settled into the Magnolia Hotel.
That evening, we gathered for the first time over bubbles and nibbles in the lounge at The Courtney Room, followed by our 3-course welcome dinner.
There is always something special about the first evening of a retreat. Some guests arrived with friends, others came on their own, and by the end of dinner the room already felt completely different than it had a few hours earlier.
It was the perfect beginning.
Day Two — Sweaters, Nordic Colourwork & Victoria
After breakfast at the Magnolia, we made the short walk next door to the Union Club for our first morning with Arne & Carlos.
The day's workshop, Designing and Tailoring a Sweater That Will Fit You, focused on understanding fit, shaping and construction to create a sweater designed for the person actually wearing it.
After three hours of knitting and learning, with a break for baked goods along the way, we stayed at the Union Club for lunch.
Arne & Carlos then treated the group to a bonus lecture, The History of Nordic Colourwork Knitting, taking us through the traditions, symbolism and history behind Scandinavian colourwork.
The rest of the afternoon belonged to our guests.
Some explored the Inner Harbour and Victoria's historic streets, visited museums and gardens, shopped, rested at the hotel or simply found somewhere beautiful to sit and knit. That evening was intentionally left open so everyone could choose their own restaurant and experience a little more of the city.
Day Three — Norwegian Knitting & Vancouver Island
Our final full day began back at the Union Club for Traditional Norwegian Stockings with Cables, a workshop inspired by the stockings worn with traditional Norwegian bunads.
It wasn't only about the knitting. Arne & Carlos shared the history and traditions surrounding bunads along the way, connecting the techniques we were learning to the culture they came from.
After class, we traded our knitting needles for an afternoon exploring Vancouver Island.
A private bus collected us from the Magnolia and took us north to Sea Cider Farm & Ciderhouse, where we enjoyed lunch, a generous cider tasting and a tour of the cidery and orchard.
From there, we continued to The Butchart Gardens.
April meant spring was in full bloom. We had two hours to wander the gardens among tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, cherry blossoms and dogwoods before heading back into Victoria.
And we still had one more evening together.
Our Final Dinner
For our last night, we gathered at Wind Cries Mary for a dinner centred around local, farm-to-table food and spirits from Vancouver Island's Sheringham Distillery.
After three days together, it felt very different from our first dinner.
People who had arrived as strangers were now swapping stories, talking about their knitting, exchanging contact information and already asking when we could do it again.
It was exactly how we hoped our first retreat would end.
Until Next Time
On April 22, we shared one last breakfast at the Magnolia before it was time for check-out, hugs and goodbyes.
Our first Victoria retreat gave us something we couldn't have gotten from any amount of planning: the chance to see what Fjord to Fibre could actually become.
We learned that the workshops matter, but so does everything around them. The long lunches. Sitting beside someone new at dinner. Exploring somewhere you've never been. The conversations on the bus. Having enough time to slow down. And coming home with new skills, new stories and, very often, new friends.
We created Fjord to Fibre because we believed craft could be the reason to bring people together and experience a place differently.
For three days in Victoria, that's exactly what happened.
Thank you to Arne & Carlos, our wonderful guests, and everyone in Victoria who helped make our very first Fjord to Fibre retreat one we will always remember.
Victoria 2026
April 19–22 · Three nights · Two workshops · One special lecture · And the very first Fjord to Fibre retreat.