WE BUILT A 31-DAY YARN ADVENT BECAUSE 25 DAYS ISN'T ENOUGH (And Yes, It's Themed Around Cheesy Hallmark Movies)

There is this amazing thing that exists in the indie dyer world: Advent Kits. If you’ve never seen one, picture this: an indie yarn dyer puts together a set of yarn and little goodies, packaged so you get to open something fresh every single day leading up to Christmas. A new mini-skein. A surprise notion. A little stitch marker shaped like a tiny disaster. Every day, a new present to yourself. Sarah has been telling me about these for ages, and they are genuinely some of the most creative things happening in the craft world right now. Quick context for those of you just tuning in: Sarah and I have a yarn company called Little Squirrel Yarn. And when I say “Sarah and I,” what I actually mean is Sarah. She is the brains. She is the organizer. She is the one who knows what “tonal semi-solid” means and why it matters. I am the assistant. The unpaid intern. The guy in the corner who is extremely excited about all of it and occasionally allowed to stir a pot. We dye a lot of yarn. By “we”…