{"product_id":"wind-in-the-willows-yarn-advent","title":"Yarn 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 yarn advent calendar — 24 hand-dyed fingering weight mini skeins, 12 tonal and 12 variegated, opened one 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\u003eJoin us this winter in the world of \u003cem\u003eWind in the Willows\u003c\/em\u003e. There is nothing half so pleasant as a winter spent making.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach morning from December 1, open one box to find a hand-dyed mini skein in a colorway drawn from the world Kenneth Grahame built: the cold silver of the river at night, the warm amber of Mole End by firelight, the deep teal of the Wild Wood in winter. Twenty-four colors, each one a day well spent.\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e— Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand-dyed in small batches in our Arizona studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreorders ship in early November 2026. \u003c\/strong\u003eReady-to-ship boxes, if available, will be priced higher. Quantities are limited and will not be restocked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's inside\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24 hand-dyed mini skeins on Epic base (fingering weight, 100% superwash merino)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20g per skein · 87 yards per skein · 480g and 2,088 yards total\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12 tonal colorways · 12 variegated colorways · one skein opened per day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColorways drawn from the world of \u003cem\u003eThe Wind in the Willows\u003c\/em\u003e, revealed one box at a time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA themed \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eWind in the Willows \u003c\/em\u003etote bag for your advent project\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExclusive \u003cem\u003eWind in the Willows\u003c\/em\u003e stitch markers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLooking for project inspiration? Melissa has put together a collection of advent-friendly patterns on Ravelry, including knit and crochet patterns, to help you find your perfect project: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ravelry.com\/bundles\/advent-countdown-2\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Advent knit and crochet pattern bundle on Ravelry\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eStoryteller Advent Pattern Ideas\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAlso available as a needlepoint advent:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/wind-in-the-willows-needlepoint-advent\"\u003eNeedlepoint Advent. Wind in the Willows: The River Bank in Winter\u003c\/a\u003e with four professionally printed 18ct needlepoint canvases plus hand-dyed silk and wool-silk threads, and extras.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storyteller Stitchery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41286091440192,"sku":"ADVENT-2026-YN","price":265.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0575\/1567\/1616\/files\/WITWYarnHeroFramesSquare.jpg?v=1782686078","url":"https:\/\/storytellerstitchery.com\/products\/wind-in-the-willows-yarn-advent","provider":"Storyteller Stitchery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}