Festive Mitts and Vote for us

It is feeling really festive here at Janie Crow HQ and, as the last postage dates start to loom, I decided to squeeze in an extra email to let you know about a few things that might take your fancy in the lead up to Christmas.

Yesterday we released another new pattern called Beaded Pine Winter Mitts. I made the mitts for a festive workshop last year and we have now updated the pattern to include three sizes instead of just one. We have created some kits for this design as they would make a perfect project to work on in the lead up to Christmas and you could always give them away as a gift if you get them completed in time!

You can find the kits for sale on a pre-order basis by following this link, or you can purchase the pattern separately if you want to source your own yarns and beads. If you want to work from download copies of the pattern you can find them via Etsy here and Ravelry here. ​

I designed Mystical Lanterns back in 2016 and the blanket, scarf and shawl continue feature within the list of our most popular designs here at Janie Crow. Last week Emma decided to showcase another iteration of the much-loved motif, this time in the form of this gorgeous pelmet.
 
I first saw an example of this in the wonderful Folklore Yarns in Belfast, while visiting during a Stitchtopia workshop trip en-route to Iceland a couple of years ago. It looked amazing among the yarny treasures there.

During a subsequent workshop in France in October last year, our lovely friend Rosemary made the version that you see in our pics. She used Stylecraft Organic Cotton DK in multiple colours (we think there are eight in the design) and adorned it with some gorgeous bells and elephant charms that she bought on Knit For Peace trip to India, as well as the little mirrors in the centre for added twinkle!

Emma has written a blog post that explains how to make this lovely Mystical Lanterns pelmet and you can find it by following this link.

We are so excited to have been nominated in two categories of this years’ Yarn Industry Awards hosted by Craft World. Thank you so much to all those of you who took the time to nominate us. We are beyond proud to be listed in the Best Independent Pattern Designer category and the Best Online Personality one.

You can vote for all your favourite designers, yarn companies, websites, shops and brands by following the link here. By submitting your votes you could win a yarn bundle worth £450! ​

Last week we released a beaded pouch design called Halley, named after the famous comet. Emma suggested the name after seeing just how many sparkly beads I have managed to squeeze into this crochet bag design! I chose three yarn shades for my bag and two bead colours, but you could simplify things by using one yarn and fewer bead colours, or you could really glitz things up by making each beaded hexagon a combination of yarn and bead colours, or you could just make a couple of the beaded hexagons and use them to decorate your Christmas Tree! You can find a reel that shows the bags in close up over on our Instagram feed and you can find more information here.

We now have kits in stock for the Summer Palace Wrap, which includes yarns from the gorgeous Baa Ram Ewe range of Pip Colourwork which is a 4ply British wool. ​

We also have kits for the Magic Circles Scarf, which is made using Eden Cottage's gorgeous Bluefaced Leicester and Silk DK weight yarn called Milburn. This is a really high end kit, so you may want to add it to your Christmas list! 
Don't forget we have lots of patterns for festive projects, many of which are fabulous stash busters and won't take too much time to make. You can find them by following this link or by clicking on the images below.

Glitzy Stockings

Beaded Decorations

Festive Decorations

Festive Mini Stockings

Twinkle Bunting

There are still twelve days until the last postage date for UK Second Class, but we know that the post can start to slow down as we get towards the big day, so if you are in the UK we recommend that you order from our site a few days before the 18th December in order to try and guarantee that your items arrive in time. For other countries we suggest you take a look at the Royal Mail Last Postage Dates before making an order.

We will be closed for annual leave from Friday 20th December through to January 6th, but you can still order from our site and our post will recommence in the new year. Despite being officially 'off' work, our social media platforms will be busy as we have lots of posts planned, so hopefully you won't miss us too much! 

I heard about this fun project on the radio this week and thought you might also like to find out how and why a group of knitters chose to make a Festive Sweater for a huge salt gritter! 

I will be back in your inbox next week with my December newsletter and hope that you have a nice weekend planned....