This year, I purchased an advent chest. Today, I spent a couple of hours winding the small cakes of yarn that I had left over from my yarn advent last year. I put 13 mini-skeins of yarn in the odd drawers. The even drawers have a chocolate. I also have one seasonal stitch marker in the first drawer, and I have a pin on the way for another drawer. Yes, some of the drawers have more than one thing in them.
My plan is to knit a mitten ornament with each mini-skein in December, and then on the 24th make the icord to hang them on for a garland. 12 mittens! 12 days of Yuletide!
I also did purchase a yarn advent this year from Lizzie Bird Yarns. It’s a little smaller than the one I purchased last year, which is a good thing.
Do you have any special holiday knits in the works? I am knitting a few gifts, but I’ll blog about those another time.
Snakes & Cranes 
This is a very cool way to stay motivated with your craft! Happy knitting, hope you’re well.
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That is so awesome!
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This is a great idea.
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I’m not thinking about Christmas yet – knitting the 3XL sweater for my cousin is going to take a while! Then, maybe I’ll think about Christmas knitting – especially for the incipient great-grandson!
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That chest is a beauty, and I love your “treats.” I’ve got two Christmas projects going, trying to finish the socks in time to wrap for Girl #2 when she’s here next week.
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That sounds like an awesome plan!
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So nice .
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Love this fun idea! And brilliant to alternate minis and chocolate – you simply cannot go wrong with that plan 😀
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What a joyful way to prepare for Christmas! I love the numbered drawers and your yarn choices. To answer your question, I am knitting dorm booties for each member of my daughter’s family.
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What a clever idea. I can’t wait to see photos of the finished garland. I have seen those mini mitten patterns and I think they are adorable.
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That advent chest is really neat! I’ve considered yarn (or fountain pen ink) advent calendars for myself in the past, but haven’t been sure I’d like the contents enough to actually buy them. This is one way to know you’ll like it all! 🙂
I have 2 gifts in progress right now, and though I had several others planned, I don’t want to make them at the moment, so I think they will get put out to 2022 (assuming I feel like doing them next year… and if not, they come out of the queue entirely).
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What a great idea. I think I’m only knitting a couple of hats as gifts this year. I’m doing an Advent calendar exchange with Ivy and Jess, which was really fun.
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That is just a great idea! I’m not knitting any gift stuff this year – maybe next year! I love the idea of giving yourself an advent 🙂
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Chocolate and yarn – you think of the most delightful combinations. 🙂
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What a fun idea and lovely chest – and sweet surprises!
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That sounds so lovely – the treats and the adorable garland you’ll have at the end.
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