The 12 Knits of Christmas:
Week Nine
Howdy! 
Wow.  Thanksgiving already.  I wanted to be sure to send this email out this evening so that if any of you have a little spare time tonight (don't laugh!), you could knit this week's gift before tomorrow's feast--it'd be a great hostess gift.

And....you knew it wouldn't be Thanksgiving at Inish Knits without our annual sale, didn't you?  Yarns, patterns, books, samples--you name it, it's on sale.  We'll be giving away extra goodies, too; just like every year, this sale does not disappoint.  You'll just have to come in to see.  

We'll be open:

Friday, November 27th: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday, November 28th: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Sunday, November 29th: 1 to 4 p.m. 

We'll also be having our annual "Make It & Take It" Event in Cedar, an event centered around being creative during a crazy, consumer-driven weekend.  (We won't try to stop you from shopping in Cedar, however.....)  Each of the merchants in town have featured a small project that you can start and finish within the course of a few hours. We'll be here for free instruction with the purchase of a kit, and our "Make It & Take It" just happens to be this week's gift.  How convenient is that?  
  
Many, MANY of you have mentioned that you (or your husband--whoops!) have accidentally deleted the previous emails.  Some of you have only just signed up for the newsletter (welcome, friends!)  As of this writing, there are over 600 people that are on this email list, making it rather difficult to resend individual email newsletters.  To make things easier, I've uploaded photos AND patterns to a photo album on my personal knitblog, The Land of Wool and Honey.  You can always view the album and its contents by going here.  (You may want to bookmark this site so you'll always have the address handy.)  

Another tip for those of you who've got archaic printers like mine, or eyes that have a hard time seeing small print: instead of printing this email as you see it, try copying and pasting the text into a Microsoft Word document.  That way, you can enlarge the font and change the color as you see fit.  Life made easier. 

If you've done this before, scroll down to reveal the pattern and yarn of the week.  If you're new to the program, here's the deal:  Every Thursday afternoon (or into the evening!), you'll receive a FREE pattern--either an Inish Knits original creation or from another clever online crafter--that we've deemed "do-able" within the course of a week.  These patterns are super simple, and there's a reason.  You've got kids.  Sports.  Dogs.  You're working 40-plus hours a week.  We want you to feel like you can actually get something done during these crazy weeks leading up to the holidays.  (Sorry--there's nothing we can do about the 17 popcorn garlands you've got on the list!)      

And that's not all.  The yarn that's featured in each week's project is available at 20% OFF for the entire week*, so the projects are as easy on your wallet as they are on your brain.  With 12 full weeks ahead of us, if you try your best to keep up, you'll have a nice collection of gifts come December 25th. 

Feel free, too, to pick and choose patterns that you like--you may find you like some more than others.  Or, stick with one pattern and knit 12 of those.  No rules here--just fun.  It's yarn, remember?


*Can't stop in to see us?  Call (231) 228-2800--we ship near and far!


Wine Bottle Cozies & Mini Christmas TreeWine Bottle Hats (Close Up)

Wine Bottle Hats

Last Christmas, a good friend of mine (who happens to the be CFO at 45 North, a spectacular Leelanau County vineyard & winery,) saw these in the Sundance holiday catalogue and commmissioned me to make enough hats to top a case of wine.  Easy enough--these little hats are a snap!  My payment for knitting services rendered?  A bottle of their Icebox Riesling.  Fair enough, I'd say.
   www.fortyfivenorth.com


This is one of our most requested patterns at Inish Knits and this week we're featuring the kit--including yarn, pattern and needles--for $13.95. 
 
Email us at [email protected] to purchase this pattern.
 


*Just like all Inish Knits patterns, please feel free to pass this pattern along to as many friends as you'd like.  Knit one for each of your 15 grandchildren.  Please remember, though, that this pattern belongs to the shop and is protected by copyright--it is not to be knit for profit.  But you knew that, right?
  


   
I'll be eating not one, but two Thanksgiving meals tomorrow.  I'm so grateful for my family, my friends, my job, my health.  And of course, my trusty elastic-waist pants.  Cheers to you, friends!   
 
Best,
 
Melissa
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