On your mark…get set…. GIFT!!

It's time for the 2019 Indie Gift-A-Long. I read about it in Ambah's latest newsletter. If you don't receive it, I suggest you sign up. Learn about new patterns. See what Ambah is up to. Coupon codes.

I took this from the Gift-A-Long (GAL) page on Ravelry.

We are prepping for the holidays as only fiber folks can, with special deals from tons of indie designers! This is our 7th annual GAL, and we are super excited to celebrate it all with you!

Welcome new members! We are a chatty and enthusiastic bunch - so don’t be overwhelmed by the volume in the chat thread! Just start by reading the information below, and then take a look at the Announcements & Map thread The Chat thread is super active, but if you prefer things a bit slower we have a Slow Lane Chat thread

What is Gift-A-Long? It’s a multi-designer promotion to help you kick your holiday gift-making into high gear!

The Indie Design Gift-A-Long is a 5 week long KAL/CAL of holiday gifts made from patterns designed by a rather extensive list of independent designers. From November 26th, 2019 at 8:00 pm US EST through December 2nd at 11:59pm US EST tons of indie designers will be discounting between 10 - 20 of their patterns 25% for this event. Use coupon code: giftalong2019. From November 26th, 2019 at 8:00 pm US EST to December 31, 2019 at midnight US EST there will be fun games, contests, and 8 KAL/CALs that will help you get your holiday knitting and crocheting done with companionship and fun! You can read all about the details in this post: click here, or on the FAQ page in our group pages.

Once you’ve got your Gift-A-Long patterns, we encourage you to join a relevant KAL/CAL! (For instance, if it is a cowl, please join the Cowls, Scarves, & Other Neck Things KAL/CAL.) To join, simply write a post in the KAL/CAL thread you want to join, including the pattern name you will be knitting and a link to your project page. KAL/CAL participants are eligible for lots of lovely prizes but you’ve got to post to win Please Note: all prize winners must be group members!

KAL/CALs will run from November 26th 2019 at 8:00 pm US EST to December 31st, 2019 at midnight US EST, plenty of time to knock out all your holiday knitting and crocheting. We have tons of prizes, games, and great conversation, plus a lot of other fun, so pull up a chair and join us!

On your mark…get set…. GIFT!!

I went down the rabbit hole and looked at all the designers who are participating. There are great patterns!!!

This is Ambah's ADVENTuresome Wrap. The pattern is 25% off on Ravelry until December 1 - no code needed.

The Adventuresome Wrap was designed with a Yarn Advent Calendar in mind to make the most of daily mini-skein gifts that appear. There are so many possibilities. Add colours in randomly, arrange your minis in a gradient fade, or keep it simple and use a single main colour instead. This is also a perfect way to use up all those leftover yarns hiding in your stash. Frequent colour changes in the lace and slip stitch sections make this knit addictive and will keep you wanting to knit on.

Also, you can double-dip and knit your AMBAH X ADVENT KAL project in both the GAL and the official AMBAH X ADVENT KAL thread.....which is now open for chat. Cast on is still a few days away, however introductions have begun and project planning is well underway.  

Laura Bryant brought her beautiful Mosaic Wrap to Camp - Kelley didn't want to give it back. The wrap was a hit and four of us ordered kits to make it. Mr. Canada Post delivered them yesterday. Now I need to decide if I am going to knit this for myself or have Wannietta knit it for me. One way I get the joy of knitting with Laura's beautiful yarn and the other way I get the joy of wearing Laura's beautiful yarn a lot sooner 😘

This is the kit that Beth chose. She wants me to send my yarn to Wannietta. She knows she won't win the race with me so it would be better if I wasn't knitting the same shawl as her.

My colours. Elaine had the shawl on at Camp in these colours and it was stunning!

The pattern is from Vogue Knitting Late Winter 2019.