A wonderfully relaxing and inspiring week-long knitting holiday

La Bella Vita means ‘The Good Life’ in Italian and that’s just what you’ll be savoring when you take a wonderfully relaxing and inspiring week-long knitting holiday in the beautiful Tuscan countryside. You will work on projects with our top tutors and enjoy being pampered by the outstanding Watermill hospitality.

You’ll also be knitting at a privately owned ex-monastery and in the grounds of a fabulous hill-top restaurant. You will be treated to an all-day excursion to the delightful fishing villages of the Cinque Terre or the beautiful Italian city of Lucca and enjoy a morning’s ramblings through the market at the nearby walled medieval town of Fivizzano.

You will have the perfect opportunity to make new friends in the company of like-minded people learning new techniques and tips from our tutors… and enjoying unspoilt Italy and, of course, fantastic food and wine.

2026 Knitting holiday program

Our knitting holidays at The Watermill at Posara, Tuscany, enjoys SEVEN nights at the watermill, with full board.

We should emphasise that absolutely EVERYTHING is included in the cost of your holiday: tuition and patterns for knitting projects, accommodation (including all linen and towels), pre-dinner aperitifs, all meals (including delicious meals with wine prepared specially for you at the mill, and at charming local restaurants) and local transportation (including transfers to Pisa airport; an excursion by train to Lucca or the Cinque Terre).

All you have to do is get to Pisa (and bring your needles!): we do the rest!

Knitting and La Bella Vita

Linda Daniels has been the owner of Northampton Wools since 1988. This beautiful yarn store is located in the heart of downtown Northampton, Massachusetts, USA and many knitters have learned the craft from Linda. She began designing sweaters for Frog Tree Yarns in 1998, and also designs for Plymouth Yarn.

Linda’s book Northampton Wools The Shop Patterns is a collection of her favorite designs. She has had patterns published in Interweave Knits, For Love of Knitting and Knitter’s Stash Favorite Patterns from America’s Yarn Shops. Her designs have even been featured in the movies Cider House Rules and Perfect Stranger.

Linda’s teaching philosophy

Linda says “Teaching people to knit has always been an exciting part of owning this yarn store. I love helping knitters realize that they can create something unique and beautiful.”

On her course at the Watermill, Linda will be helping knitters to learn how to decode stitch patterns and solve the mystery of how to combine them. During their week, her students will make a cowl using a combination of different stitch patterns. Linda says: “They’ll choose stitch patterns from pattern cards and each individual will create their own unique piece. We’ll explore the world of lace, knit and purl combinations and even some cables, At the end of the week every knitter will have a special cowl that showcases their individual flair.”

Join us in 2026!