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The 12 Knits of Christmas 2013

 

Missed out on the previous weeks' kits?  Find them all HERE

 

Week One: The Griswold Family Stockings Kit 

 

   

 

Week Two: Stripes Interrupted Clutch

 

   

 

Week Three: Spa Set

 

 Spa Set

   

Week Four: Zuzu's Petals

 

 

 

Week Five: Penelope, The Empathetic Monster

 

 

 

(Early) Seasons Greetings! 

Six weeks--the halfway point.  Plans for the holidays are coming fast and furious now, both at home and for Wool & Honey.  How are your holiday gifts shaping up?   
  
  
This afternoon's walk along Lake Michigan--still beautiful in November.  And we captured Sasha's first time at the Big Water!
  
  
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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 hand knit ornament--that with a little time, a little money and a little foresight could become the most treasured gift you give all year.  

    

Every weekend between now and December 25th, you'll receive an email revealing a special pattern we're featuring at 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 any other accoutrements, 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 36 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've added plenty of other kits (and yarn, patterns, needles and gifts, too!) to our website,  

 www.woolandhoney.com.   

Take a peek around while you're shopping--there's a pretty good chance you'll find something you can't live without!   

 

Orders over $75 always ship FREE.   

 

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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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News on Thanksgiving weekend hours and festivities, as well as new yarns, patterns and kits in next week's email--until then, have a wonderful week!
 
Melissa & Liz
  
  

   

  Thrummed Mittens  

Week Six:

Thrummed Mittens Kit  

 

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!  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!  This week's kit makes such a classic gift--what's more Christmas-y than red and white mittens?
  
Order our Thrummed Mitten Kit
HERE.
 
Only need the pattern?  Find it