Just a quick note to say thank you to all who had fun with the Yarn Stashio 12 Days of Christmas by offering free shipping from now until December 31, 2010 on all orders no matter how small or how big. This one does require a discount code which is FREESHIP. Easy enough to remember, just need to enter it when you checkout. Please accept this as my way of saying thank you, wishing you a Blessed Christmas and of course, a very Happy New Year!

Oh, I am working on tallying up the totals and will announce the GRAND PRIZE winner on Christmas Day with photos of the lucky winner's prizes for 2010! Be sure to check back here or check your email when you get a chance Christmas Day.

God Bless you all,
Kristine/Yarn Stashio

Have you ever wished you could have a do over? I know I have. It seems to me there are two kinds of do overs: the one where I messed up so badly I wish I could go back and make it right, and the other is the one where something was so awesome that I wish I could go back and do it again (more on this one later). The ones where I messed up are the ones that seem to haunt me the most. Do you know the kind I am talking about? I am guessing a few things are popping up into your heart and mind as you read this post.

Well, you know what? As much as I would like to give you this kind of do over, I can not. But the good news, is that I know someone who can and His name is Jesus Christ. He is in the business of do overs, God sized do overs. He can wipe the slate clean once and for all, and forever. White as snow the Bible says, a metaphor that I just love to think of as I look out my window right now to stare at the five foot white snow drifts in my driveway!

Well here is the really great news: He has already wiped your slate clean. He did that on the cross at Calvary. All you have to do to receive His free gift of eternal life is ask Him to forgive you for your sins, and accept Him to be your personal Lord and Savior. Simple as that. He has already paid it all: the Ultimate FREE gift is yours for the asking. Hey, He did it for me, so I know He can do it for you, too. If you would like to talk to me more about this kind of do over, please email me anytime at yarnstashio@aol.com. We can even talk on the phone. This is a gift I can share, and I love to share actually, anytime, any place but only Jesus can give it to you. The great news is that this one is already paid for, it is free; all you have to do is to claim it as your own. Can you think of a better time than just before we celebrate His birth? I sure can not.


Well, what can I do about the second kind of do over? Now that the Yarn Stashio 11 Days Of Christmas have been revealed, there may have been one that you wish you had taken advantage of or one that was so great you wish you could do it again? My first thought was to let you pick one day from the previous 11 days and let you have a do over. But Jesus tugged at my heart and said, "What if I only wiped away some of your sins, Kristine, and not others? No, my do over is for everything you have already done and everything you are going to do. No exceptions!"

Okay, I got the message, so here is the deal for Day 12. You are welcome to any and/or all of the free gifts revealed during the first 11 Days of Christmas! Scroll down all the posts and take notes of the days that you would like to repeat. Meet all the requirements for that day and when you check out include a message that includes a list of which days you are doing over and the gifts are yours! How is that for a do over? Head over now for the Yarn Stashio Do Over.


God bless you and may you have a Blessed Christmas this year and every year,
Kristine/Yarn Stashio

Okay, if you are still knitting for Christmas, you are a better knitter than I! If not, maybe you have someone on your list that knits themselves, or maybe, just maybe it is time to pick up a little something for yourself. Gift knitting is great, but so is making something special for yourself. Since I do not know what you have had your eye on, I would rather you pick out something special for yourself and Yarn Stashio will give you a FREE Lantern Moon Brown Sheep Tape measure to help with your special project.



So, here's the deal for Day 11: Go for that special little something you have had your eye on for months, spend $40 or more and we will include a brand new Lantern Moon Brown Sheep tape measure ($10) automatically with your order! Simple as that. The Lantern Moon Tape measure will be available for sale as stock allows after this promotion ends.
Offer begins at the time of this post December 16, 2010 and expires at midnight December 17, 2010 to give you extra time to select your special project. No discount code is required. If we run out of little brown sheep we will let you know but we will re-order more and ship them to you when they arrive. We want everyone to be able to have a little fun while they knit.

We got buried with 17" snow on Saturday along with 50 mph winds creating 5' drifts in our driveway. Today, we are adding on another 8-10" just for a bit more fun! Anyway, Day 12 is coming soon and it will be worth it!

Remember the first post at the end of November? Just in case you have been wondering, well, with only two days left, we have several knitters who are very close in their grand totals for the 10 days so far. The Grand Prize winner will receive something really wonderful that will be announced in a post on Christmas Day. In no particular order (honest), here are the top 5: Myra J., Mary A., Deborah S., Susan S.W., and Christine K.

Merry Christmas and God Bless,

Time is running out but I still have a few fast knits for Christmas gifting up my sleeve, no pun intended. I just had to offer something using Feza Alp Natural, Feza's newest yarn. I decided to combine it with our newly added Yarn Stashio exclusive; the Yarn Stashio Whimsy Yarn Pack.



The Feza yarn and the Whimsy Yarn Pack were combined to create the Feza Alp Natural Fishnet Fun Pattern. The wrap is knit on US 19 circular needles using Feza Alp Natural, which is a much lower gauge all natural, no wool yarn, and then embellished with the Whimsy Yarn Pack to create a very open weave, one of kind wrap that can be worn as a necklace scarf, cowl scarf, worn as a poncho-like wrap, gathered up to create a lacy shoulder wrap: the list goes on and on. The pattern shows several possibilities but every time my daughter puts it on we think of another way to wear it. I am sure you will come up with a few on your own as well.



The best part is that you get to help in the design! The wrap requires one skein of Feza Alp Natural and one Yarn Stashio Whimsy Yarn Pack. You pick your colors, or we will be glad to offer some suggestions if you like. No two will ever be alike because of how the Whimsy yarns are added in as you knit.


So, here's the deal for Day 10:

Buy 1 skein of Feza Alp Natural and one Whimsy Yarn Pack, colors of your choice and get the brand new Feza Alp Natural Fishnet Fun Pattern ($5) designed by Yarn Stashio, $5 off the new Yarn Stashio Whimsy Yarn Pack and a coordinating made-for-your-kit shawl pin made with a skirt kilt pin wrapped in yarn ($5). The pattern is a PDF download to get you knitting right away.

Offer begins at midnight December 10, 2010 and expires at midnight December 13, 2010 to give you extra time to select your color options. No discount code is required. Qualifying gifts will be automatically added to your order. PDF download patterns will be emailed when order is prepared for shipment. While quantities last.

Merry Christmas and God Bless,

I really can not say enough about how fun the Knit Collage Gypsy Garden yarn is to knit with so I have designed a super quick knit just in time for that little black dress and Christmas; the Knit Collage Evening Stole Pattern ($5) complemented with a hand crafted large dichroic glass button ($10) to really dress it up for your night on the town. The Evening Stole shown was knit with 2 skeins of Knit Collage Gypsy Garden Stardust Garland.

Time to introduce yet another new line for Yarn Stashio; Pagewood Farm U-Knitted Nations Hand Spun Bouquet, Hand Embellished Needle Felted Flora and Fuzzy Purls yarns. All three of these yarns are super fun and quick one of a kind yarns. A PDF pattern booklet is included with each order featuring many simple quick projects for your consideration using this yarn.

Today we are including a free Wet and Wild Felted Flower Kit from Doubletake Design Duo ($20) for ordering any combination of 2 or more skeins of U-Knitted Nations yarns! If you have never hand felted, you are in for a treat. This is a super fun kit that will make one flower like the one shown.More about the yarns below.


Hand Spun Bouquet
Pagewood Farm Hand Spun Bouquet Yarn is a member of their U-Knitted Nations yarn line that features unique yarns from around the world. The hand spun "bouquet of flowers" is a big, quick knit, with colorful felted flowers attached to the hand spun base yarn. It is almost as if the flowers bloom as you knit or crochet along! Makes knitting totally fun as the next unexpected flower pops into place. About 50 yards per skein.

Hand Embellished Flora
The hand embellished "flora" is a big, quick knit, with colorful hand felted flowers that are then hand needle felted onto the hand spun thick and thin base yarn. It is almost as if the flowers bloom as you knit or crochet along! Makes knitting totally fun as the next unexpected flower pops into place. This yarn is truly a work of art for a very special project. About 70 yards per skein.

Fuzzy Purls
The hand spun "fuzzy purls" is a big, quick knit, with fun synthetic fur puff balls attached to the hand spun base yarn. Makes knitting totally fun as the next unexpected fur ball pops into place. Fuzzy Purls base yarn is not as thick as Hand Spun Bouquet or Flora; it is not a thick and thin yarn either.

So, here's the deal for Day 8: Buy any combination of 2 or more skeins of U-Knitted Nations yarns and we will include a free Wet and Wild Flower Kit ($20) with your order. Based on stock on hand, we will do our best to select one that will coordinate with the yarns you have selected.

In keeping with fast knits for Christmas gifting, I just had to offer something using Feza Alp Oriental. I love yarns with a story and Alp Oriental has one all its own. The story of Feza Alp Oriental is far different than any other yarn we carry in our collection. It was created by the creator of Feza Alp Premier and Dazzle, Figen Vardar. Figen wanted to give a very personalized and one of a kind afghan to her niece as a wedding present. She knew it would require several different colors and fibers to give the exact unique look she was looking to create. So she put together her favorite fibers and colors to create one combination that would be so unique and beautiful that it would be more special than any other gift the bride would receive. The outcome was so breathtaking that Feza Yarns could not help themselves; they wanted to share this wonderful yarn with you and so does Yarn Stashio.

It knits up beautifully and is wonderfully soft to the touch. There are several patterns that require just one ball of Alp Oriental and the fun part is that the fringes are already cut, tied and ready to go! Usually the part I dread at the end of a project, don't you?

So, here's the deal for Day 7:

Buy 1 ball of Feza Alp Oriental ... get a Feza Alp Oriental Pattern Booklet ($3), a Feza Alp Oriental Cable Scarf Pattern ($3) and a Yarn Stashio designed Feza Alp Oriental Cardigan Pattern ($5) all for free. The scarf and the cardigan require one ball of Alp Oriental (pictured below) and the patterns in the booklet require 1-6 balls to complete. See booklet long description for more details. The other two patterns are PDF downloads.

Spend $75 on Feza Yarns ... get a free Feza Yarns Dare to Dream Pattern Book ($10).

If your total includes at least 1 ball of Feza Alp Oriental AND totals $75 or more in Feza Yarns, you will get all the above included free with your order!

Oh before I forget, there is a great free pattern on Ravelry.com called a Simple Triangular Shawl that is just perfect for one ball of Feza Alp Oriental, there are even photos of one. Be sure to head over there and check that out, too. Just go to patterns and do a search and it should pop right up.

We are passionate about many things at Yarn Stashio. One of those things are Greener Living Soap Nuts. Now, we realize that trying something new is often a risky and costly experience, so we want to take the risk out of trying Greener Living Soap Nuts for your laundry/cleaning needs as well as trying the Greener Living Soap Nuts Shampoo and Body Bars (specially formulated for Yarn Stashio using Greener Living Soap Nuts). No, soap nuts are not the answer to everything, nor will they cure cancer unfortunately, (although they work wonders on eczema and psoriasis) but they sure come close and they are good for the environment at the same time.

Soap nuts are the first all natural product that we have tried that exceeded our expectations; most natural products cost more and are not as effective as their counterparts. We have not found that to be the case with Greener Living Soap Nuts. Our hope is that you agree, too. But the only way that can happen is if you try them!

So, here's the deal for Day 6:

Spend $35 on anything your heart desires ... get a Greener Living Soap Shampoo Bar and a Body Bar ($10)
Spend $50 on anything your heart desires ... get a 1.1lb bag of Greener Living Soap Nuts ($20)

If you have never knit with fancy stitch markers, then you are in for a treat. I for one, love to knit with beautiful hand crafted needles made from exotic woods and use fancy stitch markers to mark my way. It is just a small luxury that adds beauty to my life and enhances my knit time. I would like to share a set with you so you, too, can pamper yourself a bit while doing what you love! Spend $100 on anything your little heart desires on December 5, 2010 and we will send along a beautiful set of hand beaded stitch markers ($15) complete with a gold pin for storage, all wrapped in a little gold organza bag making them gift ready, for you or someone you love.  

So head on over to shop and we will automatically include a set of stitch markers with your order! Simple as that.