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Yarn Boxes – A Giant Catch up!

Hello there! I have some seriously awesome yarn boxes to share with you today. It’s going to be a bit of an epic post as I’m going to catch you up with the final boxes of 2016…and there’s a fair few because Mel has been super busy dying yarn and to my shame, I’ve been super bad at blogging!

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The Walking Dead Surprise Sock Box! Everyone who ordered this box received:

  • A Walking Dead project bag
  • A themed charm by the ever talented Wychwood Dreams
  • 100g skein of “Dibs is Dibs”
  • Packet of sweeties

This was one of the most popular boxes among my friends, I had loads of people drooling over the yarn and bag but sadly for them it was mine…all mine!

At the end of October we released our spooky Halloween/Bonfire Night themed box.

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Mel is pretty awesome at thinking outside of the box (pardon the pun!) so the colourways in this box  we’re a little different from the traditional orange and blacks. I think they turned out amazingly, as did our customers.

For those who ordered Short, they received:

  • 100g skein of “Candy Corn” on a gold sparkle sock base
  • A sparkler (who loves trying to spell their names out with these before the light disappears?)
  • A Halloween themed straw

Those who ordered Tall received:

  • All of the above plus…
  • Firework themed stitch markers from Wychwood Dreams
  • A Pumpkin decoration
  • A chocolate spider
  • A bag of bonfire toffee – yummy!

Those who ordered Grande received:

  • All of the above plus…
  • 100g skein of “Apple Sprinkles”

Next up, one of my favourite themes of the year, TV Crime Dramas. What’s your favourite Crime show? I think currently I have to go with Criminal Minds.

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Those who ordered Short received:

  • 100g skein of “Surprise Motherfucker” – a Dexter themed yarn
  • Chocolate bar with a themed wrapper

The Tall box contained:

  • All of the above plus…
  • A chalk outline of a body progress keeper by Wychwood Dreams (this has got to be one of her most awesome makes of the year!)
  • Handcuffs progress keeper
  • FBI badge

Those who purchased Grande received

  • Everything above as well as…
  • 100g skein of Garcia (from Criminal Minds) inspired “Baby Girl” (*sigh* Derek is so dreamy!)

In to December, our first box of the month was…

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Downton Abbey. You have to hand it to us Brits, we sure know how to make a decent period drama!

For customer who purchased Short, they received:

  • 100g skein of “Countess Dowager”
  • An 1 ❤ Downton badge

The Tall box contained:

  • All of the above
  • A fascinator headband
  • An I ❤ Downton fridge magnet
  • Wychwood Dreams created an amazing lace collar necklace

And in the Grande box, you could find:

  • All of the above
  • 100g skein of “Christmas at Downton”

Also in December our final instalment of the “Four Seasons” boxes was released.

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This box contained:

  • 100g skein of “Winter Wonderland”
  • A Mistletoe stitch marker/bag charm by Wychwood Dreams
  • A hand painted glass by Boo It’s Sparkly – this completed a set of glasses, one for each season, they turned out amazingly!

Our next box was a surprise addition to 2016 but Mel does love to share the yarny joy so I present to you…

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The Surprise Christmas Box. For those unlucky souls who missed out, here’s what was included:

  • 100g skein of “Merry Christmas”sock yarn
  • Handmade Candy Cane stitch markers by Wychwood Dreams
  • A hand painted coaster by the talented Boo It’s Sparkly
  • A small pack of sweeties in a themed bag

Finally, the last but most certainly NOT least box of 2016…

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Those who received a Tall box got:

  • 100g skein of “Let’s Celebrate”
  • A hand painted champagne flute from Boo It’s Sparkly
  • Champagne flute charm from Wychwood Dreams
  • A mini bottle of Prosecco (cheers!)

And those who received a Grande box got:

  • All of the above plus…
  • 100g skein of the rather aptly named “2016 Stole My Soul”

So there we have it folks. I hope you agree that the 2016 boxes have been simply amazing! If you missed out in 2016, never fear, we’ve got a ton of great boxes lined up in 2017. You can find out more about them by joining our Customer Chat Group on Facebook or following us on our Facebook Page or Instagram. To purchase the yummy, squishy goodness you can find us on Etsy.

 

 

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A Yarn Box Catch Up

Hello there!

Time for some more lovely yarn box reveals.

First up, way at the beginning of August was the Suicide Squad box.

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Those who ordered our Short box (£15) received:

  • 100g skein of “Suicide Squad!
  • A badge

Those who ordered our Tall box (£25) received:

  • All of the above
  • A Batman pencil
  • Some Flash cookies
  • A Harley Quinn headphone jack plus by the talented Wychwood Dreams

Those who ordered our Grande box (£35) received:

  • All of the above
  • 100g skein of “The Joker </3s Harley Quinn”

 

Next up in August, it’s yarn Jim but not as we know it, was our “Star Trek is 50” box.

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Those who ordered Short received:

  • 100g skein of “Klingon Institute”
  • A Star Trek badge

Those who ordered Tall received:

  • All of the above
  • A Star Trek necklace
  • A stunning “Boldly Go” sun catcher by Wychwood Dreams (isn’t it gorgeous?  This is one of my favourite extras this year!)

Those who ordered Grande received:

  • Everything above
  • 100g skein of “The Starship Enterprise”

 

Moving on to September. Our first box for the month was “Roald Dahl is 100”. Do you have a favourite Roald Dahl book? Mine has to be Matilda. I used to love Charlie and the Chocolate Factory but I’ve read it to so many different classes of children that I’ve, dare I say it, got a little bored it it now.

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Customers who ordered a Short box received:

  • 100g skein of “He’s Comitted Pesticide”
  • A themed badge (which one did you get?)

Customers who ordered a Tall box received:

  • All the above
  • A Roald Dahl book
  • A themed, handmade bookmark from Wychwood Dreams
  • A “Wonka bar”

Customers who ordered a Grande box received:

  • All of the above
  • 100g skein of “Whizzpopper”

 

Last but certainly not least we released the third instalment of our “Four Seasons” yarn boxes, Autumn. Autumn has to be my favourite seasons, you get sunny days without it being over hot and the colours of the trees are just stunning, rather like this yarn!

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Our quarterly yarn boxes only come in one size therefore every customer who ordered this received:

  • 100g of “Autumn Rainbow”
  • A hand painted glass from Boo, It’s Sparkly. If you ordered the previous season boxes you’ll now have three quarters of the set.
  • A blackberry progress keeper/stitch marker by Wychwood Dreams

 

We hope all our customers have enjoyed their yarn boxes. If you’re feeling jealous that you’ve missed out then never fear, we’re not done for the year, we have several more awesome boxes to release including TV Crime Dramas and Christmas!

You can find us on our Facebook page, our Facebook Customer Chat Group, Etsy and Instagram. You can now also find us on Ravelry – why not add us as a friend and join our brand new group!

 

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Disney Dreams

Hello there folks!

Time to reveal two more yarn boxes. These have been two of my favourites boxes of 2016.  They are both variations on a theme – Disney.

First up we have the “Traditional” box.

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Customers who ordered the Short box (£15) received:

  • 100g skein of “Mickey Mouse” on a gold sparkle base
  • A chocolate bar in a themed wrapper

Those who ordered a Tall box (£25) received all of the above plus:

  • A handmade bookmark from Wychwood Dreams
  • A stationery set
  • A rather cute Mickey Mouse ears headband

And for those who ordered Grande (£35), they received everything mentioned above plus an additional 100g skein of “Goofy” on a merino/nylon base.

Our second Disney box had a princess themed to it. My favourite princess has to be Belle from Beauty and the Beast. What about you?

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Those customers who ordered a Short box received:

  • 100g skein of “Princesses” on a gold sparkle sock base
  • Chocolate bar in a themed princess wrapper

Those who purchased a Tall box received all of the above plus:

  • A handmade bookmark from the talented Wychwood Dreams
  • A princess themed stationery set
  • A glow in the dark, sparkly bracelet

Finally, those are ordered a Grande box received everything listed above plus an additional 100g skein of “Merida” on a merino/nylon base. I know I keep saying this but the Merida colour way has got to be one of my all time favourites, it was also a massive hit with out customers.

As always if you have any comments or queries you can find us on Facebook or Instagram and if you want access to exclusives and early releases why not join our customer chat group?

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Yarn Boxes: Winter is Coming

Hello there! A very Happy New Year to you. We hope you had a wonderful festive season and first 6 weeks (phew, that went fast) of 2016.

Lets talk yarn boxes shall we? The first two boxes of 2016 have already been dispatched and reached their new homes.

First up we have the January Surprise Sock Box, this is part of a quarterly subscription. Customers were able to sign up for 1,2,3 or indeed all 4 of them – the more you buy the cheaper the price per box.

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The surprise theme was Big Bang Theory and every who ordered a box received:

  • 100g of sock yarn in the colourway “Bazinga”
  • A themed project bag
  • An atom stitch marker than also doubles up as a zip pull by the wonderfully awesome Wychwood Dreams
  • A small pack of sweets with a themed wrapper.

If you’re looking at this and kicking yourself that you didn’t sign up for them, don’t worry you can still sign up for any or all of the remaining 3 right here!

Our second box to be released was Game of Thrones. If you know which House our blog post title belongs to leave us a comment!

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This box was offered in three different sizes.

Those who ordered Short (£15) received:

  • A 100g skein of “All the Colours of the Truth” – this yarn is self striping and was hand dyed by the immensely talented British Bea Knits.
  • A set of themed stitch markers (either knit or crochet) from Wychwood Dreams
  • A chocolate bar in themed wrapper

Those who ordered Tall (£25) received all of the above plus:

  • A themed necklace
  • A themed pin which works great for all those shawls you’ve made 😉

Finally, those who ordered Grande (£35) received everything mentioned above as well as:

  • 100g skein of Winter is Coming

If you fancy treating yourself to some yummy yarn and awesome goodies then our next box to be invoiced is Batman V Superman but hurry, we only have a few spaces left!

As always if, you have any questions you can find us at the following places:

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Yarn Boxes: We’re All Mad Here

I’ve got two amazing yarn boxes to tell you about today – Mel has really out done herself!

First up, Alice in Wonderland is 150.

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Each person who ordered a box received:

  • A 100g skein of “Everything Would be Nonsense” on a merino/nylon sock base
  • A copy of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
  • A Cheshire Cat themed bookmark by the super talented Wychwood Dreams
  • Scrumptious themed cookies by Clare’s Cakes and More

For those who ordered the additional skein, they received a 100g skein of “We’re All Mad Here” on a silver sparkle base.

The second box is technically two boxes and the theme was The Nightmare Before Christmas.

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For those who ordered the Standard box, they received:

  • 100g skein of “We’re Simply Meant to Be” on a gold sparkle, sock base
  • A set of The Nightmare Before Christmas stitch markers by Wychwood Dreams
  • A themed sheet of stickers
  • A bag of chocolate buttons with a themed wrapper by Truly Scrumptious Goodies
  • A mini themed badge

This time customers had the option to order the Luxury box, for those who ordered it they received:

  • 100g skein of “We’re Simply Meant to Be” on a gold sparkle, sock base
  • 100g skein of “Tis the Season to be Jolly” on a cashmere blend sock base
  • A hand painted wine glass and matching charm by the very talented Boo It’s Sparkly
  • A hand painted candle holder and tea light also by Boo It’s Sparkly
  • A themed project bag by the clever Nora Boo Bear
  • A set of The Nightmare Before Christmas stitch makers
  • A themed sheet of stickers
  • A bag of chocolate buttons with a themed wrapper
  • A mini themed badge

I have to add, my purely personal opinion is that The Nightmare Before Christmas yarn is Mel’s best yet!

Don’t forget if you want to keep track of all things related to The Yarn Tree or are just dying to share some of the things you’ve made using our yarn you can join our Customer Chat group on Facebook.

You can also like our Facebook page here – I highly recommend doing so because we’ve got an exciting give away coming up soon!

 

 

 

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Heroes V Villains

Is it a bird?

Is it a plane?

No it’s…..

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Our Heroes V Villains yarn box!

Everyone who ordered this box received:

  • A “Flash” sock blank
  • A superhero wristband
  • A handmade scissor pouch in awesome super hero material
  • A pencil
  • A badge
  • A bookmark hand crafted by Wychwood Dreams
  • A chocolate bar with themed wrapper
  • Love heart sweets with themed wrapper

For those who ordered it the additional skein of yarn was Harley Quinn V Poison Ivy.

Mel is the owner and talent of The Yarn Tree, I just blog for her occasionally and act as a sounding board.For her the sock blanks included in this box have been a huge step outside of her comfort zone and a massive labour of love and I think our customers agree that they turned out brilliantly. Here they are drying in some of the very rare English sunshine…

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One of our customers is a pure crocheter so Mel created a special sock blank for them and it was pretty huge. While the blanks for the knitters had room for one logo the crochet blank managed to fit six of them!

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How to use a sock blank:

Socks can be knit two at a time directly from the blank, simply cast on with a separate strand for each sock and start knitting, it really is that easy! Alternatively, you can roll into a double strand centre-pull ball (though these are prone to tangle)

Because of the the way the blank is knitted, painted and unravelled, the final socks will be completely different to the original blank.

Here are a couple of examples of what has been achieved with our blanks

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These and similar can also be ordered – please send me a message on Etsy, Facebook or leave me a comment – if it can be painted, it can be painted onto a blank.

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