€159.84
For this calendar, we’ve let ourselves be swept away into a somewhat magical world that often reminds us of winter.
Who doesn’t love going outside to feel the snow falling gently, lying on their back with their eyes wide open? When we think of the cold, this is one of the first lovely images that springs to mind.
Then, of course, there’s curling up in the warmth with a lovely steaming cup of hot chocolate in your hands, lighting candles and putting up decorations to brighten up the darkness that falls so early.
In the cold lands of winter, many fairy tales were born – tales we’ve heard and then read so many times; so we also imagine a book of fairy tales to read, perhaps in company, to meet wondrous characters who make this time of year a little magical.
Isn’t knitting, after all, just perfect in a mood like this?
It’s our way of finding a moment of tranquillity… planning a project, thinking about which colours to use, savouring the warmth of the wool in our hands, stepping away from the world for a while to create something, with the stitches intertwining like the characters in a story.
This time we’ve chosen to collaborate with Anita and Arianna from Plissé Studio and with Chiara from Co.Chì Ceramica, working together to design pieces dedicated to this theme to fill this year’s little boxes with truly fabulous ideas. There’ll also be a rather unusual surprise for us, crafted by the skilled hands of Viganotti 1866 – we won’t reveal what it is, but we're sure you'll love it!
Each Advent calendar lasts 25 days!
Here’s what’s included in a set comprising:
The Advent calendar will be launched on 28 AUGUST at 8.00 pm
We are offering a 5% discount valid on orders placed from 28 August to 1 September
The calendars will be dispatched by the end of October
TALES FROM THE COLD
An Advent calendar inspired by the magic of winter and its fairy tales, to fill our knitting moments with fabulous projects
You can get into the spirit by browsing the mood board here:
We recommend that all yarn is washed by hand. This ensures it’ll be beautiful for as long as possible and will wear well. When you’ve finished your project, dunk it in a sink of lukewarm water – with a no rinse wool wash if that takes your fancy, leave it to saturate for a while, then roll it up in a towel to squeeze out excess water and pin out flat to dry.
As with all textiles and all yarn, sometimes colour can come out. It can be caused by a difference in the water ph used to wash the item, detergents, or an over-saturation of dye that hasn’t quite finished rinsing out.
All of our hand dyed yarn is rinsed by hand in the sink, and each batch is soaked, then individual skeins are rinsed to make sure no colour bleeds. This isn’t foolproof though, and occasionally skeins in darker colours can bleed a little. In case it happens simply put your yarn or finished item in a pan (that you won’t use for food), add water and a generous glug or vinegar or citric acid, and then slowly bring up to heat. It should be simmering but not boiling. Then turn the heat off, put a lid on the pan, and leave it – ideally overnight. You should find that the water is now clear, and all that remains is to rinse your yarn. If the water isn’t quite clear, rinse it anyway – much like with hair dye, there can be excess dye which needs to run off.
