{"product_id":"wind-in-the-willows-needlepoint-advent","title":"Needlepoint Advent. Wind in the Willows: The River Bank in Winter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe River Bank in Winter is a Wind in the Willows needlepoint advent calendar — four professionally printed 18ct needlepoint canvases and 24 days of hand-dyed silk and merino wool-silk thread, designed to open one box per day through December.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe kettle is on. The fire is lit.\u003c\/strong\u003e Along the river bank, Mole has set down his tools for the season and Ratty's boat is pulled up on the bank, rope coiled, oars put away. Badger has bolted his door against the frost of the Wild Wood, and even Toad, for once, is bundled indoors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis December, stitch your way through the world of \u003cem\u003eWind in the Willows\u003c\/em\u003e, one box at a time. Each week brings a new canvas, drawn from the world of Kenneth Grahame. The threads are chosen for each canvas specifically, hand-dyed in combinations of \u003cem\u003eMoonspun\u003c\/em\u003e 100% silk and \u003cem\u003eSeren\u003c\/em\u003e merino wool-silk in small batches in our Arizona studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwenty-four days of hand-dyed thread. Four needlepoint canvases, one revealed each week of December. A cozy winter making season.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"No animal, according to the rules of animal-etiquette, is ever expected to do anything strenuous, or heroic, or even moderately active during the off-season of winter.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e— Kenneth Grahame, \u003cem\u003eThe Wind in the Willows\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreorders ship in early November 2026. \u003c\/strong\u003eReady-to-ship boxes, if available in November, will be priced higher. Quantities are limited and will not be restocked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's inside\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFour needlepoint canvases on 18ct canvas\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCanvas size: 9×9 inches, design size approximately 4 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll four canvases are designed to coordinate as a matching set of ornaments or cushions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll designs are original Storyteller Stitchery artwork inspired by \u003cem\u003eThe Wind in the Willows\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen one canvas each week through December (4 in total)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e24 days of hand-dyed thread\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne hand-dyed thread per daily box\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA combination of Storyteller Stitchery's hand-dyed \u003cem\u003eMoonspun\u003c\/em\u003e (100% silk) and \u003cem\u003eSeren\u003c\/em\u003e (75% merino wool, 25% silk) — the two bases used for 18ct needlepoint canvas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinimum 10 yards per color, chosen specifically for each canvas design\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAlso included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cem\u003eWind in the Willows\u003c\/em\u003e themed project bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA themed needle minder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeedle suitable for 18ct canvas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAlso available as a yarn advent\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/wind-in-the-willows-yarn-advent\"\u003eYarn Advent. Wind in the Willows: The River Bank in Winter\u003c\/a\u003e — 24 hand-dyed mini skeins on fingering weight yarn, with themed tote bag and stitch markers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storyteller Stitchery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41286087508032,"sku":"ADVENT-2026-NP","price":325.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/1567\/1616\/files\/WITWNeedlepointHeroFramesSquare.jpg?v=1782686104","url":"https:\/\/storytellerstitchery.com\/products\/wind-in-the-willows-needlepoint-advent","provider":"Storyteller Stitchery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}