My favourite thing is a fresh cast-on, the yarn winding, pattern matching, sitting down with a cuppa and the first few stitches in a beautiful new colourway!
Join me for four cast-ons over the weeks after Christmas and into the New Year! A fresh take on an advent knit, at every point along the cast-on calendar you'll open a new parcel with at least one skein of yarn for a bit of delicious cast-on time during the weeks after Christmas when the excitement has died down and you have a few moments to treat yourself. You'll soon have four beautiful new projects to love, gift or wear. Colourways will be a surprise and will debut in the calendar!
Each week will come with pattern suggestions (to be purchased separately) including free pattern options wherever possible. I'll also include hints for using patterns in your stash with each new yarn or yarns.
In previous years we have opened each week in December. This year we're trying something new and spreading out the opening dates for more relaxed knitting. With advent knits and mystery gnomes, I often find myself missing all the fun once Christmas has come and gone. So to cure those post-holiday blues and give you something to relax with we'll begin opening on Christmas Day! The Cast-on Calendar is the perfect gift if you'd love yarn but don't want loved ones to have to do the hard work of choosing colours, everything in the calendar is new so no double-ups!
Calendar opening schedule:
Christmas Day December 25th - We'll begin with the biggest parcel in the calendar so perfect to pop under the tree!
New Years Day January 1st
January 15th
January 31st
Of course you are welcome to open your yarn all at once, no judgement here! You are not obligated to knit-along, a lot of people like to stash the Cast-on Calendar for those times during the year when they just want to pick up a skein and not have to think about what to knit.
Boxes will be packed and will ship out December 16th. Plenty of time for NZ but my apologies, overseas parcels will probably not arrive in time for the first Christmas Day opening. Please be aware of this when purchasing and accept my apologies for not making the international shipping deadline.
What's included?
Photos below show some of the previous skeins included in the Calendar! These are not the colourways you will receive but are included to give you an idea of what to expect.
- At least 100g of yarn per calendar opening, every opening will be different and brand new colourways! 470g grams of yarn total.
- Curated pattern suggestions and hints, where possible I'll endeavor to include some free pattern options - please note patterns must be downloaded or purchased from the designers and are not included with the calendar.
- A couple of little gifts from me to you, something for while you're knitting, something to top off one of your knits ;-)
The calendar does include Mohair this year. It does NOT include Suri Alpaca.
What NOT to expect/FAQ:
There won't be Christmas colours on the yarn. These are all gorgeous mamawooling style colourways - expect my teeny lovely speckles on some and more than 5 new colours for you to enjoy! I dye the Cast-on Calendar with wearability and beauty in mind.
The calendar will be shipped boxed, please be extra careful as you open the tape as they are jam packed!! Each opening day will be clearly labelled on the wrapped skeins.
Shipping is free within New Zealand $30 discounted boxed rate for Australia, $60 Rest of world.