Cast Off & Cast On: 2-Hour Kennebec Lighthouse & Nature Cruise (July 22)

Fun with Variegated Yarns: Tips & Tricks for Beautiful Results with Linda Perry

Wednesday, July 22, 2026 | 3:30–5:30 PM*
Maine Maritime Museum Lighthouse & Nature Cruise

Join Halcyon Yarn and instructor Linda Perry aboard the Merrymeeting, the Maine Maritime Museum's 50-passenger cruise vessel, for a unique afternoon of knitting, learning, and coastal exploration on the Kennebec River. (See ship details below!)

During this special event, we'll join one of the Museum's regularly scheduled Lighthouse & Nature Cruises, exploring the lower Kennebec while learning about historic lighthouses, maritime history, and the wildlife that calls this region home. Along the way, Linda will help you unlock the secrets of one of knitting's most colorful challenges: variegated yarns.

Your registration includes both the workshop and the cruise experience.

Make a Day of It!

Your ticket includes free admission to Maine Maritime Museum for the day, so we encourage you to arrive early and explore the Museum's exhibits, historic campus, and waterfront before boarding. Make a full day of your visit before joining us for an unforgettable afternoon on the Kennebec.

Learn more about visiting the area here: visitbath.com

Bring a Friend & Save:

Knitting is more fun with friends! Register with one or more friends at the same time and receive 10% off each registration.

Workshop Description: Fun with Variegated Yarn!

Settle in for a relaxing cruise on the Kennebec while exploring one of knitting's most colorful challenges: variegated yarns. In this hands-on session, Linda Perry will share simple strategies for working with multi-colored yarns in your knitting. Make the most of colorful hand-dyed skeins in any projects!

Together, we'll explore:

• The characteristics of variegated yarns and how they affect knitted fabric
• Simple ways to reduce or avoid pooling
• Stitch patterns that break up or soften blotches of color
• Easy techniques for highlighting color shifts and adding surface interest
• Working intentionally with hand-dyed yarns and assigned pooling

This is a relaxed, exploratory workshop focused on curiosity and play. You'll swatch, experiment, and see how different approaches change the fabric in real time.

Whether you're drawn to bold hand-dyes or occasionally surprised by what your yarn decides to do, this session is about learning how to work with color as it unfolds—and discovering new possibilities in every skein.

Skill Level: Beginner and beyond! This is not a learn to knit class, you should be comfortable with the basics of casting on/off, knitting and purling.

Your Ticket Includes:

• A relaxing 2-hour cruise
• A Halcyon Yarn project bag with a few surprise goodies
• Pre-wound variegated yarn for use in the workshop
• 10% off purchases at Halcyon Yarn, good for the week of the Cruise
• Free admission to the Maine Maritime Museum on the day of your cruise 

Materials to Bring: US size 6 or 7 straight knitting needles

Need needles? You may preorder them from Halcyon Yarn. Please let us know when you order that the needles are for the cruise workshop, and we'll have them waiting in your project bag when you arrive.

Shop Straight / Single Point Knitting Needles

Tickets are limited — please sign up early to reserve your spot!

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About the Instructor: Linda Perry

Linda Perry has been a lifelong knitter and a fiber dyer for the past 20 years. She has a B.S. and an M.A. in Textiles and Design, and had a long career teaching textiles as a college professor. In recent years she has had publications and pattern designs in Vogue Magazine, Interweave Magazine, Piecework and Spin Off. Linda also owned Harbor Yarns, specializing in her hand dyed indigo yarns.

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Good to Know:

Cruises take place aboard the Merrymeeting, a 56-foot vessel with a covered lower deck and open upper deck. Merrymeeting’s professionally trained crew provides fascinating narration and a safe, comfortable cruise.  

A few helpful notes for planning:

• Tickets are non-refundable, except in the event of weather cancellation
• Cruises run in light rain; severe weather cancellations are determined by the Captain on the day of the cruise
• A snack bar with beer, wine, soda, and light snacks is available onboard
• Passengers are welcome to bring their own food and non-alcoholic beverages
• Dress in layers — temperatures on the water can change throughout the day

Full cruise policies and additional details are available here: Maine Maritime Museum Cruise Information

* Boarding begins 15 minutes prior to departure. Please plan to arrive in the lobby of the Maritime Museum by 3:10 to allow time for meeting up with the group and boarding. The boat leaves on time and will not wait for latecomers.

Cast Off & Cast On 2026 Cruises

• 2-Hour Kennebec Lighthouse & Nature Cruise • Wednesday, July 22nd (3:30–5:30) 
• 3-Hour Kennebec Lighthouse & Nature Cruise • Tuesday, August 11th (3:30–6:30)
• Six Rivers of Merrymeeting Bay Cruise • Sunday, September 13th (3:30–6:30)

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Enjoy 10% off purchases at Halcyon Yarn the week of your cruise!

After registering you'll receive an email containing complete class details and policies.
See additional class policies, including cancellation information, here.

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Accessibility: Access to the boat requires negotiating a ramp down to the float. Merrymeeting is wheelchair accessible, but the two small bathrooms on board are not. Accessible restrooms are available in the Maritime Museum before boarding the cruise. Service animals only.

Learn more about our programs & see upcoming events here!

10% off applies only to regularly stocked items and does not apply to gift cards, clearance, or special-order/drop-shipped items. Discounts cannot be combined with other promotions.