This winter I decided to take a break from offering a Festive Yarn Box (and the huge amount of work that comes with it), so no one was more surprised than me when, at the last minute, I put together two separate project boxes. What can I say? When inspiration strikes you gotta run with it.
First up, the Winter Cast-On Box. I had an idea for a project-focused box, a shawl kit based on the colours of the northern lights. It just so happened to be perfect for Brixton Purl’s fab Pomp and Poms shawl pattern.
I wanted to change the format for this one. It includes some Fuzzy Lace minis as well as full size skeins for the main colour. It’s a celebration of colour and texture to complement Brixton Purl’s playful pattern design. The minis are mix of semi-solids and lightly variegated colourways with some neon, against a backdrop of mottled very dark green, blue and purple.
As well as the yarn and pattern, the box included a set of pom-pom makers and obviously there some treats, including chocolate from our wonderful local artisan, Saw Chocolate. I forgot to take pictures of the full set, but here’s a little video of me packing one of the sets.
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One box wasn’t enough, so there was also the Tregresa Cowl Festive Project Box!
The Tregrensa Cowl is a stranded colourwork pattern I designed in 2019, inspired by the Scandinavian mountain landscapes I love to visit. It was launched with 2019’s 12 Days of Yarn-mas festive project box but I’d only had time to make a small number of yarn kits.
I always intended to create more kits for this pattern, so it was great to have the opportunity. I couldn’t resist tweaking the colours just a little. It goes without saying that the box included artisan chocolate, and there was also a locally handmade soap.
Well, so much for having a quiet autumn! I ended up working just as hard as ever on festive boxes and I expect I’ll be doing it all again this year!
