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Hello, friends! 

 

Week Four.  We're in it, now!  The weather in northern Michigan is downright chilly--I'm sitting in front of our wood stove as I type this.  It won't be long before I'll be using this week's project out in the wild!  It's a magical synergy between two fiber worlds--knitting and spinning.  (Well, spinning fiber, that is.)  Thrumming--incorporating bits of wool roving into your knitting--is one of the best kept secrets between us knitters.  Give a pair to any one of your friends this year and you'll be sure that the secret's out.  Warm and wooly, soft and puffy--bring it on, Old Man Winter!

 

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At Wool & Honey, we believe that the best way to celebrate the holidays is with a handcrafted gift.   

Something special--a little slip of a silk scarf, a pair of fuzzy, wooly mitts, a handknit ornament--that with a little time, a little money and a little foresight could become the most treasured gift you give all year.  

    

Every Friday, you'll receive an email revealing a special pattern we've written exclusively for the shop--one that can easily be tackled within the course of a week.  (With a little effort, of course--these projects don't knit themselves!)   

 

These patterns are super simple, even for beginner knitters.  We make it that way because we realize that in addition to your knitting, there's a good chance you've got a few other things to tend to between now and the holidays.  (Ahem!)   

 

Knitting should be fun, not work.  And certainly not stressful.  Most of these projects are One-Skein Wonders-a pretty fantastic way to see light at the end of the knitting tunnel, even when you're elbow-deep in cookie dough.   

 

With 12 full weeks ahead of us, if you pace yourself and try your best to keep up, you'll have a nice collection of gifts come December 25th.   

 

Good luck, friends! 

 

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This year, just like last year, there are several ways to knit for everyone on your list.  The Twelve Knits are being sold as kits--kits complete with yarn, pattern and a Wool & Honey project bag, with the option of adding needles if you need them.  You can purchase one for delivery right to your doorstep or you can reserve one for pick-up at the shop.   
And for those of you who've got a mountain of stash to knit through, we're offering a pattern-only option as well.  Within 24 hours of your purchase, your pattern will be e-mailed to you in an easy-to-read PDF format that you can save and print as many times as you'd like. 

This year, we're thrilled to be selling The Twelve Knits on our shiny new website,  

 www.woolandhoney.com.   

Take a peek around while you're shopping--there's a pretty good chance you'll find something you like!  

 

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But here's the best part:  

for every single purchase you make

(pattern, kit, additional yarn, etc),  

your name will be entered to win one of:

 

Three $25 gift certificates

Two $50 gift certificates

- and -

One $100 gift certificate

to Wool & Honey! 

(either in-house or on our website)

  

The more Twelve Knits of Christmas purchases you make, the better your chances of winning--there is no limit to the number of times you may enter! 

Winners will be announced on December 31st.

 

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The Twelve Knits of Christmas:
Week Four


Thrummed Mittens


Thrummed Mittens

While it's not that time of year (yet!), there will come a time in Northern Michigan when only heavy mittens will do.  Thrummed mittens are the perfect project for the fiber enthusiast--you get to incorporate both yarn and fiber into the same project!  Not unlike "plain" mittens, these hand warmers are made by tucking little tufts of spinning fiber into your knitting so that when you stick your hand inside, it's like a warm, puffy cloud!

 
 

   

* Thrummed Mitten Kit......$24.95

 

To purchase the kit, please click here.

 

 

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 * Thrummed Mitten Pattern......$3.95 

 

To purchase the pattern, please click here

 


 

***There are a limited number of kits available every week. Purchasing your kit early insures you receive the kit in a timely manner. If kits or materials become unavailable or sold out, you will be contacted immediately via email with the options of:

 

1.) a replacement color

2.) a slight delay in shipment due to stock reorder

or

3.) a full refund

 

***We ship all kits for a flat rate of $6.95 within the domestic U.S. via USPS Priority Mail--we know you want your kits as quickly as possible!

 

***Just like all Wool & Honey patterns, The Twelve Knits of Christmas are for personal use only. Knit these fingerless mitts for yourself, your office manager--heck, knit a pair for each of your fifteen closest friends. Please remember, though, that these patterns belong to the shop and are protected by copyright--they are not to be knit for profit. 

But you knew that, right?

 

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We'll be adding more classes in November--including a fun class to correspond with next week's project--just in time for quick holiday ideas.  Have a suggestion?  Email us at woolandhoney@gmail.com.)
 
I'm really starting to feel the itch, now.  I'm casting on for (another!) new project tomorrow morning--a beautiful cowl from one of my favorite indie designers (Cecily Glowik MacDonald) from some gorgeous new sock yarn that came in yesterday (Everlasting from Chicago-based Dream in Color).  It's selling faster than I can photograph--and list on the website-- but check in to the blog later this weekend where  I'll be posting notes and photos.  And progress, I hope!


Melissa