After months of secret planning, designing, and late-night speed knitting sessions to get the samples ready, the day is finally here.
If youāre new to our Curious Handmade tradition, Knitvent 2024 is the latest installment of our annual collection of mystery patterns, specially designed for gift knitting.Ā
Each year, I choose a theme that not only inspires the designs but also ignites our collective creativity, allowing us to craft a shared experience brimming with ideas, memories, and inspiration as we knit along together.
As I sat down and started sorting through my inspiration for Knitvent 2024, something seemed different. Usually, when I design a holiday collection, I love leaning into the swirl of nostalgia that seems to define the season.Ā
But this time, my mind wanted to wander somewhere new. Itās been a year of big changes, and Iāve relished the rush of optimism and fizz of fresh energy that comes with a new start. I wondered how it would feel to bring that same spirit of reinvention to my holiday traditions, starting with Knitvent.Ā
āFreshā was my word of the year, after all. Something clicked, and I knew we had our theme.
The Knitvent 2024 collection is an invitation to embrace the joy of exploration and new beginnings. A time to shake things up. Release old expectations and ask ourselves new questions. Decide which rituals we truly love and which ones we might be ready to let go. Invent new traditions and craft our own definitions of celebration.Ā
What would the holidays look like if we just let our creativity run wild? If we allowed our joy to make the plans and run the show? I donāt have all the answers yet, but Iām ready to be surprised. How about you?
How does Knitvent work?
Curious Handmadeās annual Knitvent collection blends the curiosity and community spirit of a mystery knitalong with the excitement and momentum of a holiday countdown calendar.
Each week of Knitvent, a secret knitting pattern (or two!) is revealed. With six fresh patterns bundled into one low price, itās a small but well-deserved treat for yourselfāa weekly flash of surprise and delight at a time of year that often asks a lot of us.
Whether youāre adding to your pile of handknit presents or freshening up your own handmade wardrobe, you can expect a collection fun, fast accessory patterns and one grand, irresistible āadvent calendarā design, designed to showcase 24 mini skeins or use up your cherished stash of yarn scraps.
With a friendly Knitalong that runs through the holiday buildup and into the fresh new year, you can relish months of community spirit and crafty company from the Curious Crew.Ā
Knitvent 2024 Presales are NOW OPEN!
The Knitvent 2024 collection is available to buy at a special Early Bird price NOW until the first pattern comes out on Thursday, November 7th
The Early Bird price is Ā£10.75, which is over 40% OFF the regular price of Ā£18.00
You donāt need a code for the special Early Bird price, the discount is already applied.
(NOTE: Prices do NOT include any VAT applicable in your country so the total price on Ravelry or Gumroad may be higher. Unfortunately, I donāt have any control over that!)
Preorder Knitvent 2024 on Ravelry
Preorder Knitvent 2024 on Gumroad
Key details to know:
Youāll receive SIX beautiful knitting patterns, including a large āscrappyā pattern ideal for using a yarn advent calendar, and at least one shawl!
This is a PRE-SALE period, so when you first buy the collection you will receive a downloadable PDF info sheet until the first pattern is revealed.
Either one or two patterns will be released each week for five weeks. Knitvent patterns are released on Thursdays, starting November 7th and ending December 5th.
All patterns will be written in the Curious Handmade percentage checklist style, fully written with charts where needed.
Level of pattern difficulty will be adventurous beginner to intermediate.
The patterns will be delivered automatically to your Ravelry inbox or by email if you purchase on Gumroad, so opening your message each week is like peeking behind the window of an advent calendar to see what surprise is inside!
The surprise patterns are the most exciting part of Knitvent: a way to invite a little extra magic and wonder back into a season that can easily get swamped by grown-up responsibilities.
But thereās more to it than just a mystery collection.Ā
Weāll have plenty of community spirit and knitalongs along the way, with no pressure to finish each pattern as it comes, just all the support and inspiration you need for a great gift knitting season.
Many Knitventers find the biggest surprise of all is how much knitting they actually accomplish with the added motivation and focus of the community. Come join us in the Curious Handmade Ravelry group for bustling chat threads, real-time encouragement, camaraderie and lovely knitalong prizes. There will also be endless inspiration on Instagram as knitters share their works in progress and finished gifts with the hashtag #knitvent2024
Coming up next for Knitvent 2024:
This is always such a delightful event for the Curious Crew, when the community really comes together in a spirit of celebration, generosity, and warm friendship. I hope youāll join us!Ā
If youāre new and still not quite sure about all this, donāt worry. Between now and the first pattern reveal, Iāll be sharing more posts and resources, including yarn hints for the secret designs. Now is a great time to sign up for the Curious Handmade newsletter, so you donāt miss a thing!
Thereās also a fun giveaway coming up as part of the launch celebrations, so stay tuned to find out how to enter!
So, are you ready to shake things up a bit? To release old expectations and embrace the excitement of the unknown? To let your creativity run wild and see where it takes you? I certainly am, and I canāt wait to share this adventure with you.
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