Easy knitting patterns for mini skeins, yarn scraps and yarn holiday calendars

Knit your way through the holiday season with this collection of scrappy “countdown” patterns. These cosy, colourful cowls, wraps and throws are all designed to be made out of 24 mini skeins, whether pulled from your stash or a curated “advent calendar” set from an indie dyer.

Every year since 2017, the “advent” pattern has been the star of each Curious Handmade Knitvent collection. Now I’ve gathered six of them into one book, along with a simple bonus cowl that will help you use up the scrappiest scraps in your stash.

All seven projects in the Curious Countdown Collection are pure comfort knitting: achievable even for beginners and new knitters, with simple but engaging stitch patterns.

Knitting with mini skeins and yarn scraps is so much fun. When you add in the excitement of the festive season and the soothing rhythm of knitting a little every day, you have a recipe for knitting bliss.

The Curious Countdown Collection includes:

Land of Sweets Cowl
Dust of Snow Wrap
Habitation Throw
Hearten Cowl
Skyline Wrap
Anthology Throw
Simply Scrappy Cowl