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by taralea 
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 see the problem is quite clear. Santa, how will you get in here? We heard a legend. Is it true? Of magic only you can do. We’ll leave out this special key, and “mark” it Santa so you can see. Your magic makes the key fit right, so you can get inside that night. Thank you Santa, here’s our key. The milk and cookies are on me!
In this featured picture, our Woolly Gnome has become a Santa Claus — isn’t he darling?? Marie Mayhew has posted the transformation tips on her website called Woolly Something. So, the clue you are looking for is the word missing from the poem above. We won’t lead you on a wild goose chase today, just a quick and easy search and click-through.
Once you find the featured picture above, send the URL to customerservice@knittingtoday.com. You’ll be entered in the drawing for a three pack of Marie Mayhew patterns or projects (value up to $30) which takes place on the 19th. A new picture is posted every morning at 9am est so come back to the Knews blog and check it out.
By the way, I’m still working on getting the coupon module installed in the new storefront. Once that is done, anyone who has entered the giveaway will receive a coupon to give it a try — one more reason to enter the Woolly Hunt!! — Lea-Ann
by taralea 
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 some hay and carrots in their shoes for Sinterklaas’s horse, they will be left some sweets.
Clue: We love sweet treats especially if they show up in the “soles” of our shoes!
Once you find the featured picture above on the product page at http://www.knittingtoday.com, you need to email that page URL to customerservice@knittingtoday.com. You’ll receive a reply back that you’ve been entered or a try-again if you aren’t quite there. While these clues seem fairly easy to us because we’re in the store day-in and day-out, I realize those who don’t know the products we carry might be having a little trouble. Feel free to email us (customerservice@knittingtoday.com) for clarification.
The sweet treats shown in the photo above are made with Marie Mayhew’s Woolly Candy Corn pattern.
Happy hunting! Come back tomorrow after 9am for the next clue! All emails will be entered in the drawing for $30 worth of Marie Mayhew Woolly patterns or projects, drawing on the 19th.
by taralea  Clue:
Frosty the snowman was a jolly ???? soul,
With a corncob pipe and a button nose
And two eyes made out of coal.
Here’s the scoop: the picture above is copied into one of the products on the page related to the ???? word missing from the clue. If you search for that word, you’ll find a number of products you can click into to find the featured picture. It seems like it should be easy, but we try and make you click around just a little bit so you get to know our offerings and how the website works. Once you find the featured picture on the product page, you need to email that page URL to customerservice@knittingtoday.com. You’ll receive a reply back that you’ve been entered or a try-again if you aren’t quite there. While these clues seem fairly easy to us because we’re in the store day-in and day-out, I realize those who don’t know the products we carry might be having a little trouble. Feel free to email us (customerservice@knittingtoday.com) for clarification.
Come back again tomorrow after 9am est to get the next clue. Every time you email the answer, you are entered into a drawing for three Marie Mayhew Woolly patterns or projects (up to a $30 value).
Here’s a glimpse at some of our favorite patterns, including the cute little snowbaby in the photo above: Woolly Snowbabies, Woolly Snowman, the Snowman Materials Kit, Woolly Accessories, and Woolly Hats. Note, the Woolly Accessories and Materials Kits are new this season to accent your Woolly Snowman. We found that Galway and Rejuvenation make good Natural Snowy colors for felting.
P.S. While you’re busy clicking around, I (Lea-Ann) am working on installing a coupon module in the store and working on some of the design functionality, so don’t be surprised if things move around a little bit.
by taralea  
Clue: Pulling our treats out of the oven to cool! Waiting for our ???? to brew (to make it easier, Lea-Ann is editing this post to say “Steep”, sorry Tara)! You are looking for the page that has the pictures from this blog post on it and that page has to do with the ???? mentioned– send us the link to that page.
Today’s photo features the Woolly Gingerbread Cookie. Shown here, Marie strung the gingerbread men on a satin ribbon with a doorknob jingle.
Gingerbread Men: Forget the fat and calories with these too sweet gingerbread men. Two sizes that are fun to make and decorate. What cute package tie-ons these guys would make with your favorite Gingerbread Cookie Mix in a Jar! This is a cute, easy project to knit out of 100% wool and felt. Use up your odds and ends or choose from the many fun colors of Shepherd’s Wool fingering and worsted. Buy some cute buttons and thread to add the icing! Such a cute design by Marie Mayhew!
Using the clue above, find the product image in our website at http://www.knittingtoday.com, and email customerservice@knittingtoday.com with the location you find. (Note: the search feature will get you part way there, you have to dig into the projects to find the photos). Once we receive your email, you’ll be entered in the drawing to be held on December 19 for three Woolly Marie Mayhew patterns or projects (up to $30 value). Come back tomorrow after 9am EST for the next clue and project idea.
And, I’ll close with a picture of some real cookies from my daughter-in-law and grandson.
by taralea  Once a day, starting December 12th and ending December 18th, we’ll post a photo along with a clue, on the blog at: http://www.knittingtoday.com/knews of a felted holiday project from the Marie Mayhew Trunk Show.
The projects include snowmen, santa, gingerbread men, ornaments, a nest, candy corn, and a penguin. The photo and the clue will give you a hint where these adorable projects will be hiding in our online store at http://www.knittingtoday.com
Once you find the page on the online store with the photo, email us at customerservice@knittingtoday.com, tell us what page you found it, and be entered in a drawing to win 3 Marie Mayhew patterns or products (up to a value of $30)!
The blog picture will be posted at 9 AM Eastern Time daily which gives you 24 hours to find the projects! You will receive a return email confirming your entry (although it won’t be immediate since we don’t check email 24/7).
Only one entry per day, but you can enter every day for more chances to win! Winner will be announced on December 19. Happy Hunting!
by taralea  This project is the king of easy projects. It’s a brand-new yarn that we can’t keep in the store. We’re almost sold out again of Moda by Tahki Stacy Charles, INC. So far, we only have available two colors of purple. We should be receiving more colors this coming week or two, but they can’t guarantee what colors. There is also the yarn Moda Lame that includes metallic which we may get.
This is a perfect, quick Christmas gift for any lady in the family. It’s *ONLY* four stitches. Moda is a net like yarn that doesn’t require wrapping a strand around the needle. You put the loop onto it and knit it. Simple!
The pattern is free and Moda is only $9.00 USD. It takes one ball to make a scarf.
Another great scarf is made out of the Diva bundles. Diva is a fun bundle of yarn in an array of hand-dyed of colors. Each bundle is comprised of several colors of a wool/mohair blend and one strand of a little something special for extra “pop”. It is only 70 yards per bundle. 
Pattern: You cast on length wise about 200 stitches and knit until you leave a strand. Leave it hanging there and cast on with the other yard of color. When you’re all done, place beads on the ends and tie them in knots. It takes two to make a long one, skinny scarf, as seen in the photo. It’s knit on a size 9 US needle.
Some nice scarf projects for you to do!
Those are some ideas for Christmas! Also, if you made one of these scarves, don’t be afraid to share it! Look us up on facebook and tag us in the photo! We love to share what our customers are knitting!
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by lea-ann So, DH Tom says to me “Jacob (our almost-two-year old grandson) needs a Christmas stocking this year.” Really? I’m thinking. We always forget to take Tara’s (daughter) stocking home from the store display. I designed and knit it for a class at Benjamin Franklin’s in about 1993 and still display it; even translated it to machine knitting, so it gets displayed every year. Consequently, our stockings hung by the chimney with care are mis-mash of stuff that really needs attention. Eyes are falling off trent’s (son’s) bear stocking. I don’t think I ever even made one for Haley (youngest daughter). I think she uses one I had when I lived at my mom and dad’s. Mine has a coffee stain. Tom (Mr. UPS man) has several his customers gave him and he takes back to refill every year – rofl. Lukinda, (daughter-in-law) doesn’t have one yet. And, besides, Jacob opens presents at home and has his own stocking there so maybe I’ll just glitter glue his name on a purchased stocking? Really! Scrooge-ish? Or do I need to suck it up and do something about the sorry state of stockings affair at the McGregor house?
Show us your stockings….maybe I’ll be inspired?
by taralea  We have been planning to talk about socks on this blog. When you think of it, you either have frustration because of the techniques, needles (lots of them), the size of those needles, or something! But we found a pattern in the Knitting Today! Magazine April/May 2011 that would be cute socks for anyone to understand.
This pattern is featured on page 13 called Happy feet. It’s a one skein project which surprises me! It takes one ball of Regia Softy Color. These socks are more like the sporty kind, not a big cuff. There is an optional pom-pom.
If you have someone in mind that loves fuzzy socks, this what you want to make for them! I got fuzzy socks last Christmas and loved them! They kept my feet so warm in boots and running around the house. Washing them was the tricky part.
A great thing to do after knitting this would to add some Heel foot cream (only available in scentless at this time) to your gift. Makes a perfect gift to help smooth out those dry parts on your feet for the “I’m-pampered” feel. To wash them, try the product Soak, a no-rinse wash like Eucalan. Some amazing scents we have in stock of Soak. It’ll give them a fresh feel and a cleaner look instead of putting them in the washer and dryer. It makes them all staticky and weird looking. Hand-washing is the best way to go, at least in my opinion. If you don’t want to hand wash because it takes time out of your day, go ahead and put them in the washer and dryer (see ball band).
Hope you decided to make these socks for someone! Don’t forget to buy these items for us. Each one has a link to our website page and the product!
 
by taralea I found the perfect one skein project, just right for your man! If he’s a handy man, he’ll need these. If he’s a hunter, he’ll need these. If he’s always on the go, he’ll need these. I searched on Raverly.com for the perfect one skein project for the man in our lives.
 Because I’ve been posting one skein projects as an intermediate knitters, I looked for an easy knit, free online, and man. This is what I found: 75 yard Malabrigo Fingerless Mitts. I love worsted weight yarn and working with a size 8 needle. The pattern itself has you working on double points, but if you know Magic Loop, that’s fine! The pattern is easy to follow and you can make it adjustable to the length of the cuff or hand.
Great yarns to check out with this item:
The washable options: Ty-Dy wool, Encore Worsted, and Encore Tweed
 The I-really-only-want-warmth-don’t-care-about-washable options: Rimu DK, Noro Kureyon, Shepherd’s Wool, and Classy (which we just got in new colors and will be putting it online *hopefully* soon). These are all great yarns with amazing colors to choose!
There are amazing mitts or mittens to have for this winter season to give to your loved ones. We have a One of A Kind Kit only available by calling or stopping in the store for You Hold the Key Mitts. Colors available for this mitten pattern *click here*. Price is $27.95 USD.
Buy your yarns at Knitting Today! Designer’s ravelry page for the mitts: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/75-yard-malabrigo-fingerless-mitts
The mitts pattern:
http://lifeincleveland.blogspot.com/2008/03/mmmalabrigo-glovies.html
Shout out to the designer for letting us borrow her picture! 
by lea-ann Today is our “leftover” thanksgiving day sale in the store at knitting today. Huge savings are “left over” for you to gobble up.
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