Now that all the Christmas excitement is over and all the yarn advents have been unwrapped, here are mine:
This is a half month/12 day advent my DH gave me for Christmas. It is from Fangirl Fibers, and the theme is Marshmallow World. It is 11 20g. miniskeins and 1 full skein. They aren’t traditional Christmas colors, but they are still somehow festive. This set came with the cute marshmallow stitch markers you can sort of see here (they have a mirror backing which makes them very hard to photograph), and also a lotion bar and a really nice candle. This is a great set, and I am very happy with the yarn and the extras that came with it. Her sets aren’t cheap, but they are always a good value.
This set is from Ms. Monster, of many earlier posts fame. I have gotten Halloween advents from her for the past few years, and always love her yarn. I haven’t linked to her shop as she is shut down for the time being. This set doesn’t really have a stated theme, but I would say it’s a mix of Christmas colors and winter colors. It’s 24 10g minis and a full size skein. It didn’t come with any extras, but it’s also priced accordingly.
I find advents enjoyable, as you get something little to open every day. For me, it extends the festive holiday period for weeks, which I really like. Of course now I’m hooked on advents! I couldn’t help but notice a few dyers now have Valentines’ Day countdowns…
Did you do any kind of advents or countdowns this year? If so, what kind was it and how did you like it?
Quite A Yarn 
They are so pretty all laid out.
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Thank you! I just keep rearranging them and playing around with them 🙂
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The top one (with the exception of the far right one) would make a lovely fade type project. So many possibilities 😀
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You are right! There are a few oddballs in that set, but mostly it would all work together in a pretty fade!
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Ooooh! I really need to learn to knit as productively as you so I have an excuse to get collections like this 😉
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You should get yourself an advent – they are so fun! And it looks like a lot, but it really comes out to the equivalent of 2 or 3 skeins of yarn. So really it’s a shawl’s worth. Treat yourself!
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You got some lovely yarns there! I’m still opening my In Betwixt set, which ends on the 31st. I’m enjoying the colors and sparkles.
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Thank you! Ooooo! That sounds really wonderful – would love to see them!
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What great sets of yarn. I can’t wait to see how you use them. 🙂 Now I’m fighting an urge to buy more mini skeins of yarn…
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These are lovely! I think I’ve bought a few things from Fangirl Fibers before, and I loved it. I look forward to seeing what you decide to knit with these!
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Thank you – me too! Just waiting for the right project to click 🙂
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I do love being able to pair up a project and yarn perfectly!
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Always great when it all comes together!
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One of my friends got the Fan Girl Fiber Disney Advent, and I’ve been drooling over her Instagram posts.
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She does beautiful advents! The Disney one is really lovely 🙂
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Lol I was eyeing a valentines advent today too:). I have determined that I seem to like advents that have a theme for the colour so that all the mini skeins work together. Your first advent looks amazing!
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I like coordinated ones too 🙂 There are some interesting looking ones out there for valentines!
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Oh I’ve only seen one so far. That’s probably a good thing as I’m supposed to not be buying yarn right now
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So pretty. Do you have projects in mind for these?
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Nothing specific yet – but there are tons of pretty patterns out there that are great for Advents!
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