A Really Good Yarn: Happy Thanksgiving

Sunday, October 13, 2024

Happy Thanksgiving

I hope everyone was able to have a great day with family and friends. We had a very quiet weekend.

“Smalliday Sets” are our version of advent sets. We call them “Smallidays” because the idea is you open one “Small” a day during the holidays! Each mini skein is individially wrapped and meant to be kept secret until the first color is opened December 1, and another each day after for 24 days.
2024 Smalliday Sets are available in our Practically Perfect Sock or Simply Spectacular DK base. Each kit includes:
24 individually enveloped and numbered “Smalls” in either base. All 24 colors are new and were developed for this set!
an Emma’s Yarn sticker
a Love + Leche “Sweet Sheep” Lotion Bar in a NEW custom wintery scent
a super cute set of Birdie Parker stitch markers
scannable QR code insert with knit and crochet pattern suggestions that will work perfectly for the colors we’ve developed
everything packaged in a HAND-DYED “Emma’s Yarn” cotton Work+Shelter project bag.

It was hard but I haven’t opened mine yet. I don’t like surprises and want to see how great the colours are. My kit is being packed away until December 1st.

Here are a few patterns I would look at if I was going to start knitting this weekend.

This is 24 Skeins Go Crazy by Marin Bulin (pattern purchased on Ravelry)

„24 SKEINS GO CRAZY“ is an adaption of my METRO LINES WRAP – a multi-coloured rectangle that plays with woven garter bands. But instead of working a simple rectangle, you take it to the next level => you make it a zig zag pattern by working strategically placed increases and decreases you weave your bands through later. This design works perfectly for any yarn advent calendar, 24 miniskeins of your choice with at least 73m/80 yards per skein or the same amount of fingering weight yarn.