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End of Year sale: Happy New Year!

Thursday starts the end of year sale at Knitting Today. We don’t make a habit of sales, except Superbowl Sunday, but I am anxious to start the year fresh with new yarn and project choices so there we go. If you are in the area, drop in and see what we have. The hours are [...]

Stash (n): a secret store of something

We all have a stash. I have a stash. Lea-Ann has a stash. Our stash just happens to be yarn! We bring that yarn into the house, put it away, buy more yarn we like, choose to use it for a purpose other than originally intended, decide to put the project aside and start something [...]

Holiday Hunt Contest Winner!

It’s been a busy seven days while receiving everyone’s votes. We’re excited to say that Denise from Fort Wayne has won the Holiday Hunt! She entered all 7 days! The patterns of her choice were Woolly Snowman, Woolly Snowman Hats, and Woolly Accessories. If you participated in the Holiday Hunt, we did send you a [...]

THE CONTEST HAS ENDED!

The winner will be emailed at noon.

Woolly Holiday Hunt Day 7 – Baby It’s Cold Outside!

Our inspiration, Baby It’s Cold Outside — so cold, your fingers turn a shade of blue, but what better to warm that cold baby in than a blanket made of yarn Ull fall in love with. Look at this flickr photo for inspiration!!

Use the bolded clues above [...]

Woolly Holiday Hunt Day 6 – He licked all the candy canes, ’til he turned them all green.

 

The “Grinch Who Stole Christmas” returns every year for an encore presentation. While looking at the pictured yarn, I was reminded of the lines:

When the Grinch discovered There was no way, To Keep Christmas from coming On Christmas day, He devised a new plan…

Though not quite as mean. He [...]

Woolly Holiday Hunt Day 5 – Animals Down Under keeping warm from ??? fur

Did you know both of these birds live Down Under? The Woolly Penguin, is sporting a wool hat and cap, with applied felt face features, but what is the Kiwi bird wearing? It is sporting fur from a ???.

First, identify what animal we’re talking about Then, search for that [...]

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Holiday Hunt Day 4 — we have no ?????

Normally, we read “Twas the Night Before Christmas”, but what if you don’t have a Chimney? Someone (comment if you find the author) has come up with a nice little poem that goes like this:

Our stocking’s hang on a wall. We have no ????? at all! You [...]

Holiday Hunt Day 3 — sweet treats in the ???? of our shoes

St. Nicholas’ day is on the 6th December, but in Holland, the major celebrations are held on the 5th December. The name Santa Claus comes from the name Sinterklaas. On December 5th, children leave clogs or shoes out to be filled with presents. They also believe that if they leave [...]