One month from today we're hosting a Christmas in July at SSYC! That's right, July 25th, 2020 is your day to get a head start on your holiday knitting, or just get those coveted holiday colors that seem to sell out in October as soon as they are released.
Christmas-colored knits are some of the most popular projects around. Especially socks and small accessories. If you don't celebrate Christmas, you might still like wearing red and green in December, or you might love someone who does celebrate and you want to knit her some festive socks. If you do, we've got you covered on July 25th this year.
What will we have and who will we have it from? Colors from Dream in Color, Stitch Together Studio, Mineville Wool Project, Cascade Yarns (shown above), Knitterly Things (shown below)Flock Fibre and more. You can get a head start on your holiday knits this summer, or just stash wintery-themed colorways that always seem to sell out too fast. We might even be doing little holiday gifts in your packages too....
Do you have an idea for making our Christmas in July event special? E-mail me, Allison, at [email protected] or leave your suggestion in the comments. You all have the best ideas!
And I'll leave you with pictures from our holiday card four years ago. Because who doesn't want to show off their little goobers when they can?!
And I can't resist sharing this one from seven years ago too. Oh, those cheeks. Just indulge me, OK????
So cute. He may not appreciate the photo now but in the future it will be something to look back on. My mom has a ton of these type photos.
Posted by: Marie | June 25, 2020 at 11:51 AM
So sweet! Yes, boys never want their pics taken, so I love that yours are so cute and obliging! My son grimaces every time we take a pic and asks how come we have to have so many? Ha! He will know, when he has kids, I hope!😉
Posted by: Karen machado | June 25, 2020 at 12:22 PM
Love seeing photos of your boys & the one from 7 years ago is just too, too cute. Those cheeks!
Posted by: Donna | June 25, 2020 at 02:15 PM
I would love to see ideas for Christmas stockings.
Posted by: Mary Jo Draper | June 25, 2020 at 02:15 PM
Adorable photos shows time passing when wee ones start growing up. Really sweet. Puts us in a holiday mood!
Posted by: Kathy Robbins | June 25, 2020 at 05:34 PM
I need to knit a Christmas stocking for my daughter’s other half. Do you have anY great stocking patterns that you could share? I love the colors in the Cascade yarn!
Posted by: Suzi J | June 25, 2020 at 07:45 PM
love the pics and enjoy your blog. Every year I tell myself I am going to make a garland or advent calendar of knitted socks or tiny mittens. Only 2 a month and at the end of the year I will have 24-perfect for an advent calendar. How about a kit of various green red and white yarn to make that happen? I have also knit tiny sweaters as Christmas ornaments. Such fun and people get a kick out of it when I write on the tag "I knit you a sweater. I hope you like it,"
Posted by: Denise | June 26, 2020 at 08:53 AM
Great idea! Love pictures of kids - fun to see progression. I need to make some Christmas socks!
Posted by: Anne | June 26, 2020 at 10:33 AM
"yes, we need a little Christmas, right this very minute, candles in the window, carols at the spinet......"
Now I will be singing that song all day :) and dreaming of what the Christmas-colored yarn will be.
Posted by: Doris | June 26, 2020 at 10:54 AM
I love this idea as well, you really do have to start in July if your making several gifts for Christmas. I also like the suggestion about stocking ideas. I knit new stockings for my daughter and her boyfriend 7 years ago when they started dating (we knew right away he was a keeper). I used a graph from a sweater to make a skier in the mountains on his and then designed a tobogganer coming down the mountain on hers. Tough to find stocking designs more suitable for grown children.
P.S. I really look forward to reading your blog and all the fun ideas and special events you create on your site. Thank you!
Posted by: Susan | June 26, 2020 at 11:35 AM