Learn How to Knit Cables

• How to read cable charts

• How to read written cable instructions

• How to make a coffee cosy

• 50g x 8ply yarn wound into a ball

• 4.00mm needles

• Cable needle

• Scissors

Confidence in knitting stocking stitch in the round

• 3 hours of expert instruction from published designer Tess Vanderkolk of Fluff and Nonsense in a class of a maximum of eight participants

• Worksheet on cables and how to read them

• A coffee cozy to take home at the end of the workshop

• Afternoon tea including a light snack and tea and coffee

• VIP 2-day pass to the Australian Yarn Show from March 8th to 9th at Hotel Realm including:

  • Australian Yarn Show 2025 Show bag

  • One coffee voucher per day (Saturday and Sunday) for barista coffee cart

  • One digital access pass to all the talks on the main stage

Please note that the digital access pass will not be activated until a couple of weeks after the conclusion of the Show.

Tess is a yarn dyer, a published pattern designer and a workshop facilitator.

Tess founded Fluff and Nonsense in Melbourne, Australia in June 2022.

Initially taught by her mum to knit around age 10 or 11, Tess' first project was a terrible, holey, scratchy scarf, leading her not to knit again until her early 20s. It was then that Tess' sister-in-law taught her for the second time and she made her now husband a very wonky patchwork blanket as a Christmas gift (which he still has). Over the years, Tess has fallen in love with all the beautiful shades of yarn, the project possibilities and the different textures you can use and create.

Tess was inspired to share this love with others which led her to establishing Fluff and Nonsense.

Fluff and Nonsense used to be a part-time side hustle. During the day, Tess would work in a laboratory as a research assistant. Then, at night, she transformed into a yarn dyer. Moving house in 2023, Tess came to the realisation she didn't particularly want to commute up to 90 minutes each way to work. So she took the plunge, quit her job and made Fluff and Nonsense her full-time job.

Since diving into her entrepreneurial journey full-time, Tess has realised it is so much more than she thought it would be. From the yarn dyeing to the preparation of skeins, wholesale orders, advertising, photography, samples, markets and patterns, Tess has a lot of fun in her business and is wholeheartedly glad she created F&N.

Tess firmly believes in whimsy, ridiculousness and the joy of small things.