Would you like to win a kit to knit up your own Boreal sweater over the holidays? Well, my nice friends at Artesano are providing the yarn for you to do just that! One lucky winner will be able to select their own colourway from Artesano’s great range of aran shades, and I’ll send you the pattern. All you have to do is leave a comment on this post telling me your favourite thing about Winter. We’ll announce the winner on the 20th December. Good luck, everyone!
COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED! JENNIFER HAS WON!
KDD & Co 
Frozen ice crystals on window panes
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The way the city lights change the color of the nighttime snowcover – from blue to orangey.
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Winter, is my favorite time because. I can hibernate with all my fiber and yarns and knit until it hurts and I can knit no more….until the next day.
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I love having an excuse to just be at home, enjoying my surroundings, family, and my kitchen. During the summer, we’re always out running around. However, wintertime forces us to slow down and enjoy each other more.
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I love how snow mutes outdoor sounds and covers the remains of summer gardens, leaving a clean canvas upon which I can imagine all the delights pictured in the plethora of seed catalogs arriving as surely as the holidays in winter..
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My ponies in the snow, all fluffy with their winter coats, the chestnut looks incredibly rich against a snowy backdrop.
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Wool!
And possibly open fires and stews and Christmas, too, but the very first great pleasure of winter is pulling out the properly thick woollen jumpers and dresses. I like to imagine that bright frosty walks are also on the list, but I am both lazy, and a resident of a soggy climate, so walks are less than frequent.
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My favorite thing about winter is warming my loved ones with hand-knit holiday gifts!
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My favorite thing about winter (this winter anyway) is the puppy seeing snow for the first time, and then sliding across the deck.
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My favourite thing about winter is the change of light, sunny days seem so bright and crisp with a frost, a clear sky at night shows all the star in all their glory. Even the dark nights have a faintly purple hue as the sun goes down and winter always means many twinkling Christmas lights as we walk home.
Yesterday I saw a Kingfisher sittimg on a branch in the gorgeous winter sunshine, this morning the canal had frozen so the children could all skim srones successfully!
On another note I am new to knitting and love your blog. I am currently attempting Owls as my first jumper project. Thank you for the lovely patterns and pictures
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I love the way the light is at the end of the day, and seeing the lights on the trees in the city. Snow falling outside, a fire burning inside.
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What I love about winter is being warm and cosy whilst it is snowing outside and the coming together of friends and family at Christmas time. I also enjoy looking back at the past year and remembering the good times, the challenges, the decisions made and the way life has taken you…..
Have a lovely Christmas and a healthy New Year Kate.
Tracy xx
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My favorite thing about winter is walking in the snow with my two labs and watching them frolick and chase each other in the snow. They do it with such glee and when they jump over the snow, they look like they are smiling!!
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I think you caught it in your design – the light snow on branches and the ground – not enough to make walking difficult but enough to make you know it is winter.
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Lighting a fire after a long walk in the cold with my family and curling up in front of it with a mug of hot chocolate. Marshmallows are a bonus!
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What I love about winter: being cozy inside when it is windy and raining outside, making big pots of homemade soup with home made bread for dinner, hot tea and knitting or spinning by the fire, walking the dog in the crisp air and watching him roll joyfully on the frosty ground and, of course, woolen sweaters.
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Snow – love how it makes everything light and bright
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I love watching my cat snooze on the window ledge above the radiator, head wedged under the lamp, with the occasional glance out of the window at the birds who are able to munch on the bird feeders at peace as she is too warm and indolent to move.
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Time at our Scottish retreat enjoying the myriad of wintry weather, from both inside & outside, while being wrapped up snug in cosy knits.
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What I appreciate so much about winter, especially when it starts snowing or there is ice outside, that I can imagine so well to be a careless child again, just enjoying the moment, having the small clouds of breathing, the sun light reflected in snow crystals, really a good moment to re-energize!
Unfortunately there is not always snow and ice in Holland, in that case I close the curtains in the evening, have a good fire in the fire place, a nice drink and wander away in thoughts, I love that feeling of your home embracing you..
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I love it when there’s been a snow fall that covers all dead leaves, dark, empty branches and dirty roads, making a thick, white, silent carpet, where you can go out and walk around in a new world, where everything is sleeping under the snow and waits to be renewed in spring, walking around in a snow fall looking at the delicate tiny crystals – and then come in for some tea and sit and spin or knit! And if anyone would have some snow to send, we would love it here in Middle Sweden – just a few days before Christmas it is still green here and daisies flowering….
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In my experience winter never lived up to the ideal. Instead of cocoa and fires and softly falling snow, I had the regular work schedule, compounded by holiday obligations, and a dead dry landscape. This year I’ve moved to live on the border between real-life winter, as above, and ideal winter. In the foothills where the Rocky Mountains rise abruptly out of the flat plains, I drive east onto the dry, dead plains every day for the busyness of work and quotidian obligations. But then I drive home, up 300 feet into the foothills, and I take a walk in my neighborhood taking care to face west, toward the peaks rising thousands of feet overhead just several hundred years away. I see the snow and the dark firs overhead, the twinkling lights of the little mountain town coming on down below, and feel the winter quiet and calm. It feels as though the promise of winter in its full, idyllic beauty is always there, almost within grasp. I love it.
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I love it when it snows so hard that everything shuts down. The perfect excuse to curl up by the fire with my boyfriend, knit and relax together.
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I love sitting by the fireplace, curled up with a good book or a nice knitting project, snowing outside and nowhere to drive to :-)
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I love the way our sweet little dairy goats grow shaggy coats and beards. In winter they look like their wild ancestors.
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I think the best part of winter is calling into work and hearing on the recording that it is closed due to snow and then having the whole day to sit inside and drink tea, knit in my favorite chair by the window, and warm my blanket on the radiator. I feel like snow days are free days and so I am not obliged to do anything productive. I can just sit and reflect and enjoy!
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chunky cabled sweaters!
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I would say sweaters (knitting and wearnig), Christmas time, Christmas knitting fever and the after christmas day when you knit next to the fireplace stuffed with the stuffed turky from the previous dinner….
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Winter is soup & snuggles. Love, love, love it!
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my favorite thing about winter…. it’s hard to choose. i LOVE the first big snowstorm. it makes me feel like a kid, and i just want to go out and frolic and play, and enjoy the wild mutedness of it. but i also love bright january days, when it is cold cold cold, but the sun shines brightly, and bounces off the snow and ice, and the sky is really blue. there’s only a handful of them, but they kind of feel like waking up, and make the rest of winter seem slightly like a fuzzy nap.
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I love winter – the cold, the icy colors and the long nights. Gazing on the winter landscape immediately transports me mentally to Iceland – where my heart and soul dwells. I’m going back to Iceland with a handknitted Boreal sweater.
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The best thing about winter is the turning the page on the year and having another chance to start again, whether it is with friends, family, health or wooly hobbies.
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The best thing about winter is finally having an excuse to wear lovely thick handknits and drink hot cocoa.
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going to the only wool and sheep show avaible for us and buying ttoo much fleece and wool adn seeing what everyone is wearing forget the competition entries the wearing is so much better and wearing my shawls everday not just afew days. thank you so much fore your blog I really enjoy it and keep plodding along that is what we all do most of the time. Have great christmas and dont overdo it.
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Nowadays my favourite thing about winter is the mild weather here in Argentina, I must say i do miss seeing the snow covered cottages and hillside in Yorshire though and watching the changing landscape travelling on the train from London to Hull.
It is also strange to have a hot christmas and not a white one!
Karen in Buenos Aires.
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Glowing lanterns in windows of stone buildings, eating hot stew by the fire, romps over a crystal strewn snowscape, milky black tea in a hand-hewn mug with star anise in it and a dunk of chewy gingerbread, and of course, warm cozy woolen sweaters, mittens, and felted scarves!
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To be out in the hills sledding with the kids. And then go warm up by the fire and drink hot tea or coccoa :)
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The dark, and then the light returning. Every year I am surprised.
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favorite thing about winter: the total excuse to get to eat pecan pie! hey it’s cold out ya know.
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Favourite moment of winter – singing Christmas carols in a candlelit church on Christmas eve. And then going home for mulled wine in front of the fire.
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Waking up in the morning after it’s been snowing and realising it isn’t a work day, cold bright clear days and seeing bulbs coming up and my hellebores in flower.
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Decorating the tree, drinking hot cocoa or cider, visiting with family, baking cookies, wrapping presents, the first snow.
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Ok, so apart from being a great time for indoors, knitted garments, snow outside, me stayng in nice and cosy; here is my best thing about winter: Spring always comes just when we need it most
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My old pine trees as the winds blow through, and the way the light changes, making long shadows fall as the light streams through. They were planted before I was born, and have stood weathering every cold winter, giving shelter to many a bird and creature; a whole lifetime in the one spot.
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Cross-country skiing!
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Running errands on a sunny and frosty day followed by the MOST decadent treat – hot cocoa with a roasted marshmallow on top to thaw my frozen nose.
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Walking the dog on a bright, sunny, bitterly cold day through the frozen maple swamps. The trees jut up through the ice and we are free to go places that are unwalkable in summertime. And when there’s a fine dusting of snow, all of the animal trails are magically revealed, with footprints of beaver, raccoons, and muskrats crisscrossing the ice.
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I recently moved from NYC to the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York…we have a long cold snowy time of it…but it gives me plenty of opportunity to wear hand knits almost year round (except for the dog days of summer which is gloriously beautiful). My favorite thing about winter…is when it is snowing and you walk outside at night and the air is so still and everything sounds muffled by the snow falling and you feel like you are the only person around in the whole world.
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My favourite thing about winter is something of which there is none this year – SNOW! Not a single snowflake on the ground come December 17th… this is downright unnatural for my part of Canada. So instead, I will settle on one of my second-favourite things about winter. That beautiful cold light you see mostly at sunset when the days grow far too short, and the way it silhouettes trees against the sky. Bonus points if our family of crows happen to be lounging around in the top branches of the trees.
Hmmm, following the footprints of songbirds in the snow is great too, but that requires snow as well…
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One of my favourite things about winter is when you go out at dusk on a crisp, cold, clear day and the lights are all twinkling on the frost, and you’re holding hands with some cutie, and you go to a fruit and vegetable shop and buy lots of vegetables and go home and make soup to eat together.
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My two great pleasures are staying at home and walking everywhere I need to go. I love the way winter weather gives practical sense to both these things. It can be an excuse to stay home and work on a project, cook, or read and write, since it’s cozier inside anyway. In the summer months, I sometimes feel like I am missing out on an opportunity- to work in the garden, to jog, to sit in the sun. Then, when I absolutely must leave the warm comfort of my home, why would I want to shovel the car out first? I’d rather spend an hour walking in the snow than digging out a car. I have a long, puffy down coat for just this reason: winter is my season for walking to work, walking for groceries, walking the dog…
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Wearing wool after a long, hot summer!
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Tardy geese flying south, honking in the clear air. The dogs snuffling in the frosty hedgerows. Cats shaking snow off their paws as they come in heading straight for the fireside. The rosy glow of loved faces after a winter walk. Curling up by the fire to think and be grateful.
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the soft glide of the skis and the skates on the snow and ice. snuggling indoors with loved ones.
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The best thing about winter – frosty walks with Bubba the Golden Retriever. There’s nothing like the crunch of frosty leaves under your boots, especially when you’re wearing warm woolly socks.
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the best part of winter is the slowing down, things are more peaceful, and less pressure to hustle and get things done. A good time for nesting and catching up with friends, projects, and yourself.
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There’s nothing like mulled cider on a cold day.
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Snuggling under warm blankets!
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I love the Boreal sweater! My favorite thing about winter is the rain. The redwoods of northern Cali are especially magificent in the rain, when they’re peeking through the fog and water drops from them hours after the downpour has stopped. Everything’s crisp and clean; it’s incredibly beautiful. Thank you for your blog Kate!
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Thick hoar frost covering the trees on a bright cold morning.
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I love it when the light is a deep, translucent blue in the evening. I had always noticed that color and I was delighted when my small daughter, on being left at day care, asked “Mummy, will you come get us when it is blue?”
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One of my favorite things about winter is how much faster sweaters dry. I have a tiny bathroom and with the door closed and the furnace on they dry overnight instead of 24+ hours as is usual during the rest of the year.
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I love when its cold and clear and the sky is blue and you walk outside and inhale and the air is clean and you feel like it’s the first real breath you’ve taken in months.
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I love ice on the tree limbs. Especially when I can snuggle under a comforter, curl up on the couch and look at the trees from my warm family room.
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I like the long evenings that allow me to knit without feeling guilty, like I should be doing something else.
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snow days off of school
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I confess to being an “inside” person – a quick walk in the snow and cold followed by a cup of hot tea and a cuddle in a warm blanket means the best of winter for me!
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Snow snow snow. And i miss it like mad cause ive been in fl for 8 years now. Gotta get out of here!
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I knit year round, but in winter, ALL of the lovely yarns take on new meaning … the garments I’ve made can truly bring warmth against the chill winds, and protection from the silent snows that fall. Winter, like knitting, brings peace to my soul and, more importantly, justifies my stash!
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What do I love about winter? The pale winter sun shining its low-lying light through a frosted window, its beams dancing across a room warmed by the heat of a roaring fire, before finally coming to rest on fingers working quickly with the soft cashmere and angora yarn, hand spun, then knitted into a pair of gloves, soft as butter and carefully crafted for a beloved child; memories, dreams and hopes enfolded like a warm embrace within each stitch.
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Like lots of people, my favourite thing about Winter is Snow.
More precisely, I enjoy walking in the snow storm, when snow flakes cover my coat and my hair, and then I just go back home to prepare a nice hot chocolate, with proper chocolate, milk, cream and a whisk… and enjoy my bowl of hot chocolate which heats up my hands and myself, while watching the snow through the window. I just love this feeling of cozy-ness, and the silence created by a good layer of fresh snow.
Not to mention the knitting of course…
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The thing I like best about winter is watching the light come back. We think of winter as the dark time of year, but actually the first day of winter is the day when the light starts to return–I like watching where it falls on my bedroom wall each morning, and seeing where the sun sets a little further to the north in the evening. (I have to confess that winter seems also to bring out the best knitting patterns!)
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watching the smoke rise from the chimneys up and down my street.
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My favorite thing about winter is that once we get past December holidays, time slows down. There is finally time to spend dark evenings in front of the fireplace just talking and knitting with a cup of tea and something sweet whose baking has helped to warm the house.
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That first, crisp snow is a lark for everyone in our house. The chickens wander along a dugout path between walls of snow, from the coop to the porch and back again. But the one who revels in it the most is Willow, our yellow lab. At nine years old, she has never lost her unabashed joy in “snow romping.” She jumps about, grabbing snow in her mouth and tossing it helter skelter into the air. Then she wheels toward me, planting her front paws as if to say, “C’mon, I dare you!” I toss a snowball in a gentle arc, and she leaps for all she’s worth! High in the air, she closes on it, and it disintegrates into tiny bits that explode from the sides of her mouth or off the end of her black nose. She wheels toward me again, and again I throw. And again she wheels. I can almost hear her laugh.
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The quality of the light after a new snowfall.
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The light – different every day
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I love the way that sounds are muted after it has snowed–along with how snow crunches when I walk. I love the way birds busily fly from branch to branch–causing swirling, snowy blizzards in their wake.
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My absolute favourite thing about winter is bringing out all my lovely woolens! Sweaters, hats, scarves, mittens- I wear cozy layers for months. I have to add this lovely sweater to my wardrobe. It is wonderful Kate!
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I know that is always the same, old opposition cosy home/ frozen outside, but I really have to say that what I most love in winter is breastfeeding my baby, at night, on a warm sofa, while watching the moon and the stars outside, in the dark.
Zeila
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I love how frosty cold my cheeks get when walking outside, and how special and warm it makes kisses on the cheek from my partner feel. I also love how you can get away with wearing, on average, 3-4 hand knits at a time without looking like a crazy person.
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I adore Christmas and go all out with the decorations, music and movies! I have 6 almost all grown children, and to get them all together is SOOO much fun. We don’t overdo, but just with that number, our family room has always looked unbelievable with all the presents piled up! I love to watch each one’s face as they open up their gifts. My husband told at a party the other day, his greatest thrill at Christmas is watching me prepare for the kids! JOY!
Knitting with a cup of coffee, in my cozy chair with my fleece blanket across my lap, watching Christmas movies by my lighted tree!
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My favourite thing about winter is that it may snow. With snow, everything looks so much better: messy front yards look nice and velvety, barrenn trees show interesting contrasts in dark and light, or carry impressive heaps on their branches, children suddenly play outside again.
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For me there is nothing better than curling up under a blanket to watch the wind and rain lashing down outside!
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It’s what I love and hate… the icy pavements/roads that make it difficult to go out and about yet provide the perfect excuse for staying in and knitting and drinking tea!
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I come from Sweden where it’s dark for most of the days during the winter, but when the snow comes it gets a whole lot lighter, that’s my favorite thing about winter. I also love the noise of crunching snow under my feet during a nice winter walk…
Gudrun
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Wearing wool, drinking tea and whisky generally making my whole world cozy.
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Wow. I would love to win the pattern and yarn. This design is fantastic, as all of your designs are.
My favorite things with winter is the cold, crisp air, and being out in the snow. I really hope that real winter will arrive soon. It’s been strangely mild weather here so far this winter.
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Dear Kate,
Thanks for sharing a fabulous design and for the chance to have a go at knitting it.
My favourite thing about Winter is simply that Winter is my favourite thing.
And please keep on going with your wonderful blog. It keeps me going!
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The promising silence of things to come.
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Delurking here… I love the smell outside, when it is cold but dry. The air is so crisp and fresh. And if there’s snow it sparkles in the sun so nicely. Plus this year will be the first year the kids can play in the snow!
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My favorite thing about winter was going for Fackelwanderung (Torch Walk) in Germany, complete with Gluehwein (mulled wine) at the checkpoints…now that I’m back in California, I can only dream of a true winter :(
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Hot cocoa.
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SOUP! I love soup season. It makes me happy to have a pot on the stove, and I’ve been known to make two pots of soup a day!
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My favourite thing about winter by far is how much more we get to touch things. More wool on skin; more snuggling with people and animals; more lazy mornings wrapped in a big duvet; more cold hands on warm cups.
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The pure silence of a fresh snowfall and how the snowflakes sit like icing on the bare tree branches
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The best thing about winter in Colorado is knitting by the fire as the sunken sun spreads a pink glow from behind the mountains. Finding random brightly colored orphaned mittens left at the ends of branches on cold winter hikes.
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My favorite part of winter is knitting all sorts of new mittens, scarves, and hats to coordinate with my coats!
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My favorite part of winter is when the temperatures finally drop low enough to allow me to wear my hand-knit socks to bed! (I live in Sunny Florida)
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Long winter walks with my sweetie and our dog Bella followed by hot cocoa and knitting.
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I like the blue open skey, and frozen sun that shines true frozen spider webs, and than take a walk with self knitted scarf, hat and gloves and coming home were the fire is hot and drinking hot cocoa and just have a WIP nearby the cat on my lab and just knit
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Curling up with tea or cocoa and a good book or project while watching snow accumulate outside.
Though, this winter, my favorite thing is getting married to my wonderful guy on Dec. 21. That will always be my favorite thing about winter now. :)
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Here in New Mexico I love the smell of pinon pine burning the fireplaces on a cold night.
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Thanks for this giveaway!
I love Friday nights in winter- you know that the next day you can stay at home, do whatever you like and not go to work – mind you, this applies to all seasons but at least you stay warm this way in winter!!
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No flies! I hate flies- we are surrounded by fields here in Suffolk and the farmers spread who knows what on them which seems to be a perfect breeding ground for flies. we are plagued- so I like the winter- I can open windows>
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I love getting to wear all my lovely, warm handknits!
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Snuggling near the wood stove
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my country IS winter.
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I live in a part of California that has Tule Fog. The fog rises from the damp ground and can stay for 10 days before the wind comes and blows it away. It’s damp and grey and oh so mystical! The best for coming home and sitting in front of the fireplace and knitting while we wait for February when the camillas bloom and the tulips and daffodils pop up to prove that Spring has finally arrived!
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Baked beans, warm sweaters, hot Earl Grey and the bright light that the snow reflects, few outdoor chores resulting in more time to knit…guess that’s way more than one-oops!
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My favourite winter thing is the smell in the air just before a snow storm.
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My favorite thing about winter is that all mittens, hats, scarves, shawls and cardigans that I’ve knitted during the year is being used. I just love standing on the platform outside a cold winter morning waiting for the train to take me to work, wrapped in a wool scarf and wearing my varm beautiful mittens. I’m not cold, not shivering, just wrapped up in warm wool.
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Snuggling under a blanket on a freezing cold day to knit and watch an old movie. Oh, and christmas lights (in moderation)
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My favourite part of winter has got to be skiing. A perfect day (which by definition is not too windy and nice wintery sun, that sort of low scottish sun that makes everything look lovely) with some nice snow, my husband and the touring skis somewhere nice and wild. Not too steep, just a nice getting warm slog followed by a down that gives just the right amount of fast without being too hard or scary.
Followed by a warm shower, a mug of hot chocolate and a cuddle in front of the fire.
Either that or playing snow angels with the toddler. Or in fact most things involving snow.
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I love the bareness of the trees and the crispness of the air.
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There are a lot of favorite things about winter, once I start looking for one.
Living about 100 meters from the sea, the most joyful thing is walking on the deserted winter beach, freezing weather, and the sleepy winter sun, low on the sky, doing it’s best to shine, and giving a heartwarming glow with very long shadows to the beach.
After that walk, there will be hot chocolate and knitting in a cosy room naturally!
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My favourite thing about winter? The smell of open fires in the cold air when you step outside.
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My favorite thing about Winter is bundling up like a Michelin man for a brisk walk on our place – Moon Hill Highland Farm. Though the Highlands are, sadly, gone, their pogged paths still take us to their most-loved corners and hideways. Once the pastures are blanketed, I can still picture these hairy beasts gently moving, large white puffs of vapor coming out of their noses. No wonder we could not find the little white one. ;-)
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My favorite thing about winter is wearing my wonderful, woolly handknits and seeing others in the woolly warm things I’ve knit for them. Another favorite is sitting by the warm fire, knitting woolly items while watching the snow fall.
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Simple…skiing! I love skiing, stopping for lunch, sitting out in the sun and enjoying a beer before getting back on the sticks and taking a few more runs!
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The silhouettes of winter-bare trees, a pint of decent ale by a pub fireside after a good walk, the magical look of rural landscapes, the way that snow can transform an urban landscape, armouring up in layers of wool, knitting or reading to the accompaniment of wind and rain on the windows, proper rice pudding, ginger.
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Winter is actually one of my favourite seasons. After having lived in countries with no, or very little, snow, I now live in Canada. This year it has so far been a bit meagre, but hopefully I can start shovelling soon!
I love putting on warm clothes (home knit or not) and going out into the cold, while staying nice and warm! Going inside afterwards and getting rosy cheeks….Love it!
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Ice turning the most common weed into a jewel. A roaring fire in the wood stove, a good book, a warm throw, and a quiet hour to enjoy it. Decking my family out in the warm knits I’ve made for them. The crisp blue sky of an icy January day in upstate New York (Hello Grace! A fellow Finger Lakes denizen!); giant snowflakes muffling the everyday noise. Winter is almost my favorite season – autumn with it’s brilliant colors simply wins hands down!
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My favourite thing about Winter? Definitely: SNOW. (I hope we’ll have some in the next weeks.)
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Winter in the Finger Lakes of NY is endless, but I like to join my husband and son for a few hours of ice fishing on a bright sunny windless day. I can sit and knit and drink warm wine to my heart’s content and watch my men have a grand day too!
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A long walk and then curling up with a cup of tea/coffee and a book – what could be better.
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My favorite thing about winter is bundling up in my woolies for a snowy walk. And then coming in to knit by the fire. I guess that is more than one thing. I love winter!
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the smell of fireplaces. and christmas lights.
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Having lived 15 years as a transplant in a big city, my favorite thing about winter is heading out to the mountains to snow shoe in the backcountry. There is nothing more revitalizing than the chill air on your face and the silence of the land covered in new fallen snow.
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It is the tucking inside and crafting and knitting of soft yarns that turn into gifts for others….the rhythm of the needles and the solitude also is peaceful. Enjoy this blog so much and miss living in England as we did for a time in Suffolk.
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my daughter’s footsteps in the first snow :-)
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Winter in California is just lovely — everything turns all green and smells fresh and wonderful, so I think that’s my favorite thing about winter here. My favorite thing about “real” winter, back east where I grew up is sledding! Thanks for the amazing giveaway!
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Thick snowflakes slowly and loudless falling down while the sky turns dark.
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My favourite wintery things: knitting cosy wool and drinking hot coco (with chartreuse liqueur in it!! yummy!!!). Thanks for all your beautiful paterns and pictures!! I absolutly loved your post about your beloved old intarsia sweater!
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Surely the knitting and wearing of warm woolly handknitted things!
Bettina
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My favourite thing about winter is, as for many others, snow. Or even sleet which I would welcome gladly to the grey snowless Southern Finland. I love the ‘blue moment’ (as we call it, I don’t know if there is a proper phrase for it in English) between day and night as the snowy scenery turns blue. I think your lovely, wintery pullover reflects this beatifully.
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Spiced everything – mulled wine, cider, or apple juice. Spiced cookies. Gingerbread lattes. Mince pies.
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The chance to curl up under a knitted blanket ,wearing woolly socks and jumpers, with my needles and yarn to keep my company.
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My son’s birthday. And that there’s no pollen, so winter’s the only time I’m not allergic to something.
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Wearing all the wonderful warm winterknits on my birthday!
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I love the crisp cool air. It sounds weird but the air seems cleaner in the winter.
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Snowshoeing! I get to enjoy the outdoors, keeping warm with the exercise, and the pooch gets to run in the woods and fields chasing rabbits (real and imaginary).
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The best thing about winter: it is full of promises. It is the time when everything ends and everything starts again.
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My favorite thing about winter would have to be SNOW! I live in the south and we don’t typically get much of that white stuff. I love to see it and enjoy watching the kids and grandkids play in it.
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I love the way the snow glistens like daylight when the moon is full. It is amazing!
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This might sound weird … I love the light. Sometimes the world looks almost flat when the light is gray … when the night sky is a deep, deep blue and the streetlamps are this golden color … I don’t love that there’s less light, but I love that we get more and more after the solstice!
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knitting deep in thought concentrating on a pattern then suddenly looking up to find it has finally started snowing
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My absolute favorite thing about winter is getting to wear sweaters, hats, and wool coats. I just love bundling up before heading out into the cold!
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the best thing about winter is needing to wear all the woolies I’ve knitted.
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I love to light the fire when we are indoors. Drinking a cup of hot chocolate. Cuddling with the children and the dog. Turning the lights on in the christmas tree. Putting my knitted hat on when I go outside. Being able to wear all the hand-knit items to keep warm outside too.
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Dans une belle maison à la campagne, je suis emmitouflée dans un grand châle, je tricote devant la cheminée en regardant la neige tomber par la fenêtre. Le sapin clignote, le thé est fumant…..
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I like the winter. Outside cold and snow.
The landscape will look like a fairytale.
Finally I can use the woolen sweaters and shawls I knit.
Merry Christmas.
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Snow, Christmas, Christmas lights
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SNOW!! I love snow. It is so bright and cheery. I do most of the snow clearing around our house. And am happy to do it. I love to see the birds that come to my feeder. And the trees. Just beautiful — As is your new sweater design!! Lovely!!!
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I just found your blog via a link, Borealis is beautiful! I’ve only tried colourwork on small projects but this pattern doesn’t look too scary, just gorgeous. My favourite thing about winter is the first snow (which is supposed to fall tomorrow, fingers crossed). I just love the feeling of snow falling on my face and I love the feeling of stillness it creates when it covers everything. There’s nothing better than looking outside in the morning and noticing how different the light (or even darkness) is and then realising it snowed in the night.
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I love the smell of a wood fireplace when you’re walking through the snow, knowing a warm home is waiting.
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My favorite thing about winter is the snow, obviously! I love seeing white everywhere and the earth looks so peaceful and clean.
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Crystals of snow and tans like christmastrees in a magical winterworld…
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My favourit thing about winter is to drink a cup of hot coco with wipped cream with my children. All three of us, sitting on the sofa and watching a (christmas)movie and me off course knitting. The picture would be complete with snow falling, but hey, I live in the Netherlands…..
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My favourite thing in winter is the noise which I can hear when I walk on snow. This is so incredible!
Greeting from Frankfurt, Germany
Claudia
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Ahhh … the contrasts. White snow and black branches, the quiet broken by bird calls, the cold wind and the warm fire. I love winter.
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snow! and the aurora borealis in the cold northern sky! and I love the patterns jack frost makes on the window panes….
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The smell right before it snows tied with the light in the morning after a light dusting.
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Warm fires, hot tea, and knitting of course!
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First thing in the morning before the day takes off, I love those few moments of peace and quiet looking out the kitchen window; coffee in hand. I see the beauty of my sleeping garden with frost on the grass and find it so peaceful in the morning light. I soak up the quiet that’s mingled with tweeting birds, and feel so grateful for all I have been given in this life.
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My favorite thing about winter: The need for handknits to keep warm, and lovely, cozy yarns by extension. Your new design is amazing.
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My favourite thing about winter is drinking hot chocolate on a cold afternoon while I sit by the window to knit a sweater for one of my nephews. Occasionally it snows here, and when it does I love doing all of that in the snow-muffled quiet.
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The creaking sound snow makes, walked upon on a moonlit winter night, blue and silver.
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Your comment reminds me of some old winter memories I had forgotten about. I know exactly what you mean! Beautiful.
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I love the stillness of winter in a rural setting; the crunchiness of the snow; and towards the end of winter, the sound of water running in a stream as the snow begins to melt.
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I love snow, fireplaces, hot chocolate and KNITTING!
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Some of the best things about Winter are Christmas, holiday time with family, x-country skiing, and curling up knitting with a good movie and cup of cider.
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My favorite thing about winter has to be the ability to ski. My family has been skiing for generations and we first went to our local (as I see it now) hill when I was eight. There’s something about the feel of my skis against the snow, whether it’s been packed or has freshly fallen, that just makes me want to sail down the slope at top speed; my eyes get watery, the wind stings my cheeks, and I often just laugh my way down the incline.
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My favourite thing about winter is going skating with friends who’ve never been skating! And then being cozy inside warming up with something delicious and steamy!
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winter in north vancouver. close to the Boreal forest. snow and stunning crisp days and weekend running through the mud on the trails of Fromme and Seymour….I love the light (even though there is very little daylight) the colors of fall and then the brilliant colors as Christmas approaches. And most of all as soon as I feel winter approaching then the overwhelming urge to be knitting. I can see me on the Baden Powell in that totally stunning Boreal sweater. thank you for the contest. and good luck to everyone.
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I am not a “winter person”, so my favorite thing about winter is that Spring is coming soon!!
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My favorite thing about winter is baking cookies. There’s nothing better than a warm cookie inside when it is super cold outside. It’s even better when I share them with my friends.
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I love the skies in Nova Scotia in the winter.I see blues,pinks,pastels soft and pretty like really beautiful soft yarn
season’s greetings to you and your readers!
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Yes! What an awesome giveaway! My favorite thing about Winter is the cold. It means I get to wear all the hand knitted stuff I’ve made. And I love the feeling of cold air in my lungs and how my cheeks get rosy even though I can’t feel them. It also helps that there is a warm place to end up of course, inside by the fire!
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Frosty mornings followed by sunny days. Cosy handknit woollen jerseys, mitts and scarves. A warm fire to sit close to while I knit during the evening. Sun shining on the fresh snow on the hills. Watching my dog, Sally, breaking the ice in her waterbowl and crunching it up happily. Fun!
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cross country skiing while big snowflakes are coming down
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My current knitting project, a quilt and a cat on my lap , a hot chocolate and a crackling fire
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Well, I have to be boring and say that my favourite thing about winter is actually getting to wear the knitted garments I have made. Living in Southern California, I don’t get much opportunity! And now with a wee babe to dress, I have far too many crazy bonnets and hats than just a couple of months of 60 degrees will allow for! Winter is, for me, pretty much a full-on fashion show!
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My favorite thing about winter is the cold. The cold motivates me to knit more! One can’t have too many hand knit mittens, hats or sweaters. I like the cold cause it reminds me or home, northern Wisconsin/Canada. The cold makes you feel like its okay to slow down, stay in your warm bed a little longer, eat hearty stews, snuggle on the couch with loved ones. I love winter :)
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my favourite thing about winter is getting cosy!
… like being able to wear big cosy sweaters without overheating (ah, my big angora cowl neck!), eating comfort food (bangers & mash!), mince pies and cups of tea, putting the winter duvet on my bed and burrowing under it with a book in the evenings, watching the bad weather outside from a warm house, snuggling up with the cats (when they feel like it, of course)… you get the idea!
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Snowflakes!
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Don’t enter me: I cannae knit! But just wanted to say that I LOVE this madly festive jumper and its twiggy inspiration. Favourite thing about winter – what, just one? It’s my favourite season! OK, mucking about in the snow on Cairn Gorm with my family, followed by a slap up tea at the Mountain Cafe in Aviemore. Happy days. :)
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My favorite thing about winter here in the mountains of the NorthBay of Northern California is the moss which comes alive so green , and carpets stones and the north sides of trees. I have been for years trying to capture the colors of our native mosses, but one must view the colors in layers, from browns to brilliant greens to deep black greens to vibrant golds. Yes, it is the moss which is my favorite thing about winter.
Great sweater Kate. You’re a full-fledged designer now, it’s evident your road to being a house-hold name among knitters will be straight and narrow. I hope I win !
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Your design is just lovely, and so glad to hear you are feeling well.
I definitely like the chill in the air, though when it gets too cold, I scurry inside to knit by the fire.
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Since I live in Toronto and winter is freezing cold and snow-white, I love going out of the city, say, to a BB and knit or handspin sitting next to a fireplace. We live in an a condo apartment, so we do this as often as we can until March!
Than you so much Kate for this wonderful giveaway! Please hug Bruce for us.
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The night time’s deep, thick quiet.
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I love the smell of snow….that clean, fresh scent that funnels into your nose and through to your sinuses.
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Cocoa. Never have it any other time.
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What a lovely giveaway, thanks Kate. My favorite thing about winter is getting to wear all my hand knit cardigans and socks. Here on the Canadian prairie we have blue skies and brilliant sunshine on a lot of winter days and just bundle up in layers for the cold. You can always use another sweater here.
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The cold, the cold, the cold. It is such a change from our subtropical steaminess and yes, I know it isn’t very cold here, either, but it is a change, at least.
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My hot water bottle… It’s travelled with me from South Africa to Scotland to the North of England to Wales to the South of England and finally to the USA. We’re best friends…
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I love the excuse to nest during winter. I knit, read my knitting books again. Peaceful, holidays are over, time to create and learn new techniques.
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Hmm, has to be the food of winter, roast veggies, fondue, soups….yummy:)
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I like how the snow transforms the familiar landscape and makes everything quiet.
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The ‘crack of dawn’ is such a reasonable time in winter, I can get up and watch the sunrise every morning!
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The wonderful way that people begin to talk to each other in towns and smile at the rest of the world having fun in the snow.
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x-country skiing and skating outside in warm woolen sweaters, hats, & mittens
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i love that in Barcelona gets cold enough to be willing to knit! it’s so hot here in summer, i barely touch my needles!
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My favourite thing about winter is absolutely that I get to wear my handknit woolens. Now, I do live in Newfoundland, Canada so sometimes I can wear a sweater @ night if near the ocean but in winter, wrapped up in a warm squishy scarf, hat and mitts is my fav.
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Getting to wear sweaters, hats, mitts, and other knitted goodies, of course!
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I love to see bare trees covered with ice when the sun is shining through them.
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Cross-country skiing in the Minnesota cold and drinking something hot afterwards
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I love the snow sparkling on the trees and the fields of white… I love that it is cold enough for all my warm woolies that I knit… I love the promise of spring that winter brings.
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snowshoeing all day and then coming inside with rosy cheeks, cup of tea and snuggles on the couch. THE BEST.
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I love snow days, sledding, snowball fights, warm wooly knits on frosty fingers and ears, and the way that the snow covers up the dreariness and gray left behind from autumn. But, my favorite thing about winter is how good it feels to be cozy and warm inside after a day spent out in the snow. We’re having unseasonably warm temperatures, and rain instead of snow. I’m not enjoying this winter quite as much as usual.
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i love curling up by the fire in woolly sweaters and socks and reading or knitting, and eating hot soup for dinner, while the daylight makes it’s short visit each day. and skiing of course!
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Hot chocolate spiked with amaretto being sipped while I knit my new sweater and watch the snow falling…if it snows in the south eastern U.S :)
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My favourite thing about Winter: watching my small, white dog springing around in the snow like a nutter!!
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Walking the dogs in the dim light of a frosty night, the stars hanging in the bare limbs of the oak trees like jewels as I walk up the hill. The only light coming from the stars and the moon, reflecting on the snow and the glittering surface of the road until I turn to go home and see the lights of the farms with the further lights of the village strung out like a glowing necklace around the lower shoulders of the hill. The only sound that of our feet and paws on the ice and snow, except for the hoot of the owls and the distant sound of cattle and sheep. And the thought of the warm fire and home-made soup on our return. That’s my winter and I love it.
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Hoar frost.
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Love the clean smells and my brother coming home.
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Celebrating the returning light!
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My favourite part of winter is the cold, crisp mornings walking to work.
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For me there is something very special about waking up on a cold winterday with the window slightly open for some fresh air. Just that moment when you wake up and you can smell the fresh snow fallen that night, that moment even the air feels fresher, cleaner than normal and noises from outside are more damped. I have cherised such moments since I was a child, for me that’s winter. And on days that start like that I am at my best.
Joyce D Tao, Sweden.
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My favorite thing about winter is how clear the sky can get at night, when the moon is full, and it looks like you could just reach up and pick it out of the sky like an apple still hanging on the bare branches of the trees. You never know when a night like that is going to come along, and when it does, it’s magic.
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I’ve not had a chance to read all the ideas that folks have shared (because I was so excited to find this). And so, there might be some duplication here, as I can’t imagine anyone not responding like I have:
It’s the smells of winter that get me.
There’s the smell of the air just before the snow starts to fall. Sharp, grey, energized.
And, the smell of a super-cold night– sharp, too, but without the grey tones. More like the deepest, clearest midnight blue. It just sparkles.
The snow bounces the light, but it seems to echo smells, too. So the balsam, piney, woody smells of trees can finally be enjoyed on their own, separate from the earthiness of the forest floor. Those smells are brown and green and warm. They punctuate and balance out the sharp.
No other time of year smells like this; we just have to breathe it in while we can. It’s just so yummy.
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Thank you for that generous giveaway! My favourite thing about winter is when there comes real cold with a sun shining and snow all around:)
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Thick, bulky aran sweaters!
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My favorite thing abut winter is the way New York city smells, with roasting chestnuts, and the way it looks, all twinkly and bright.
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I love looking outside while being warm and cozy inside, as it snows ever so quietly.
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wrapping up warm, getting ready to go out
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Winter for me is downtime, moving at a bit of a slower pace, the cold weather inspires cooking and baking and warm woolen adventures whether it be spinning or knitting or just bundling up. Wood stove warmth replaces the warmth of the sun and provides the setting for snuggles and family time.
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I am very happy to spend some extra time with my lovely family.
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I just LOVE snow. It’s my all time favorite thing, the world gets quiet, no one drives…I make hot chocolate, go for a midnight walk..it’s just so fantastic.
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I love long, crisp walks in the winter countryside, preferably with a friend, and then afterwards a lovely cup of coffee either back home, or at a cafe. x
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Noticing the branching patterns of bare trees against grey blue skies, as varied as individual personalities.
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There are so many things that are wonderful about Winter. Cold, clear days when the sky is blue and the air seems to sparkle. Trees that become something more akin to architecture with the shapes that their branches make. The joy of coming home in a cold day into a warm house. Wonderful, hearty food to sustain and warm me. The beauty of snow – the way it transforms a landscape, that very specific crunching noise of snow underfoot and the way that snow changes sound. And best of all being able to knit and wear wonderful woolly creations.
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What I like most? Any temperature under zero, cold and snow, because they are the best and one nearly logical explanation and excuse to my husband when I am buying more wool and I am starting make more projects.
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Winter clothes! Jumpers and scarfs and hats and mittens and BOOTS! Sooo much better than summer clothing :) I love getting wrapped up warm and stomping about in my boots (AND they have penguins on the bottom so I get to leave cute footprints in the snow!) xx
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The thing I like about crispy cold winter days is going for a nice walk with my husband and chocolate labradors then coming home to a warm cosy house and cuddling up with a hot drink and my knitting
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Wrapping up warm, going for walks, snowboarding, mulled wine… Winter is my favourite season, I love everything about it really. Thanks for the chance to win!
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Walking while it’s snowing – it’s best at night – and enjoying the amazing quiet. And the amazing light.
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That’s a beautifully festive sweater – reminds me of vintage ski jumpers!
My favourite thing about winter is snow picnics with flasks of hot chocolate, gingerbread biscuits and a red-nosed son to cuddle up with. Always ends with a sneaky snowball pushed down the back of a coat collar, and now he’s 17, it’s not usually his any more!
Thank you for organising this very generous giveaway – Happy Christmas to you and yours x
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Cross country skiing is so much fun, I need to do more!
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My favourite thing is to be under the blankets and watch a good film!
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The best thing about winter in California is that it’s not cold. At all. Snow is a four-letter word…
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What I like best about winter is making snowmen with my children.. Then going inside for some hot cocoa and homemade cookies.
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I guess, what i enjoy most is a hot soup after a long walk in the snow.
I totally love winter <3
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My favourite thing is having new slippers and PJ’s to wear after a hot bath on Christmas Eve.
Then sitting downstairs with the husband listening to Carol’s and drinking mulled wine :)
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My single favorite thing about winter is snowboarding, but I love tons of thibgs about winter. Like hot chocolate, hot apple cider, baking, bundling up and snuggling under big blankets, to name a few.
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I look forward to a tradition we started one year when my husband wanted to go out for dinner Cristmas Eve, look at lights and then attend Midnight Mass. We live in a small town so nothing was open except Speedway Gas Station. We decided to go inside and believe it or not, they had enough choices to satisfy everyone. We had the best time picking out items for each of our meals and my kids always talk about it.
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Wearing my radiator-warmed moss stitch scarf.
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The best thing about winter is knowing there will be much time for spending with family soon!
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This time of year the sun sets at the end of the main road of my neighborhood just by the time I am heading home. On days that are wet and cold it is more spectacular than ever. Even though I have seen beautiful sunsets at gorgeous places I love this almost daily treat in the middle of my daily life.
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My favorite thing about winter is the morning after it first snows. We wake up and Sadie our dog gets soooo excited! She roots her nose in it rolls in it and loves catching snowballs. After a good long play we come inside and she takes the most peace filled doggy nap. It’s my favorite because it’s her favorite : )
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I love the crunch and squeak of snow under my feet.
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The snow, the snow, the snow!!! But we’re having very little this year Our Boreal (ski ranch) is making snow! :(
Beautiful sweater!!!
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Watching the snow fall
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crisp cold mornings, mulled wine and mead!
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The peace and quiet in the morning after a night’s snowfall, and making Christmas-gifts for family and friends!
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sparkly snow, the silhouette of bare tree branches against the bluest of skies, knitting and wear wool
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Oh what a nice design! I L O V E it. Just like I LOVE winter. Coming home after a long walk in the cracking snow with my self knitted gloves, hat, scarf and warmwinter socks. Defrosting your red nose with some hot chocolate or hot cinamon wine, baking nice waffles and warming up at the open fire. I like it when it gets dark early and you can see all the nice little lights in the warm houses. Having a lot of time to knit nice christmas presents and look outside the little birds that can find a lot of extra’s in our trees.
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What I like about winter is the snow, going outside, kids playing with their mittens on cords… making snowmen (or snowcats), snowball fights where your gloves are getting soaked, then getting inside to side beside the Christmas tree with knitted ‘julekuler’, have a cup of hot chocolate , then take your favorite warm sweater, put old newspapers underneath, dust up your ice skates from underneath the bed, put your (self-knitted?) hat on to get out on the frozen canals and make a long ride!
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Bing Crosby and Christmas cocktails!
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It’s probably common with many knitters: the chance to wrap up in woolly clothes. also the light on a clear day! X
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My favorite thing, which is a relative rarity in Seattle where I live, is going for a walk the morning after a snowstorm. I love the quiet; the fresh cold; the transformed world; the smell of snow.
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darker days, lighter nights, chilly winds and slightly over-chilled rooms, so that I finally could wear all those knitted scarfes, vests, sweaters, cardigans, mittens, hats :)
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My first footprint in virgin snow
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Having your wee one wanting to snuggle up on your lap for warmth, then them falling asleep on your lap as you finishing knitting their Christmas present. Bliss!
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I love the dark, cold and windy days (like today) if i can stay inside all cozy and warm. Knitting next to the Christmas tree with the kitty next to me. ;)
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I particularly like the contrasts between light and dark , warm and cold, frenetic and quiet days..
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I love winter night skies with a large bright moon over Salisbury Plain and Orion hanging above us keeping guard.
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I love the cosy nights in watching movies and snuggling under the blankets….as well as the occasional glimpses of snow in Australia!
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My favourite thing about winter is frost, especially frost on grass. I haven’t seen enough of it yet this year.
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About winter I enjoy the sparkling of white frost on the pavement as I walk home in the evening, past all the houses with their windows illuminated and decorated. Clad in warm, wolly clothes and a big warm scarf I have just finished knitting the day before, I watch the white clouds of my breath in the air. At home, I’ll prepare a cup of warming ginger tea, sit down on the sofa, switch on some calm nice jazz music and start knitting.
– Well, maybe this scenery has slightly changed since my daughter was born in April: I will be walking with her in her pram and I can’t think of knitting before the evening when she’s asleep. Life with her is fun and her grey eyes sparkle as we go for a walk in the winter landscape. I can’t wait to teach her knitting in a couple of years! And I love winter both the old and the new way.
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Hello,
My favorite thing of winter is walking on the beach. I love the emptyness of that place so full during the summer. I’m now leaving far but first thing I will do after coming back is going to see the empty beach.
thank you for that game ! and sorry for my bas english
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Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and WARM WOOLEN MITTENS!
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Love snow, woodburning in the fireplace and curling up with a good knit!
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my birthday!
kidding aside, my favorite thing about winter is that the lack of daylight hours makes me appreciate them more
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I live in California, so the best part of winter is any sort of weather that remotely resembles Winter: lots of rain; cold temperatures( for these parts ); the smell and feel of the cold air; being able to dress for this sort of weather. Also, lots of kitties on the bed!
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Coming back home after a day out in the open to a warm fire, our two cats and my knitting.
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…coming home to a warm house after a walk through the grey and cold, eating by candlelight, hot cocoa, wearing the sweater from shetland yarn which i spun myself, Adventskaffee on Sundays with my family, sitting on the sofa and reading books for my not so small kids cuddled under a nice wool blanket, the week between Christmas and new Year when everything finally slows down to snail pace, …..
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Baking ginger bread and anise seed cookies.
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Un miliardo di fiocchi di neve che si posano a terra e tanti tanti cesti di lana colorata da lavorare. Un saluto dall’Italia.
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The sharp fresh feeling of January sunshine when it is very cold!
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My favorite thing about winter is sitting doing all the cozy things inside like knitting and baking bread and reading while the big snowflakes fall outside. Can you tell I’m nostalgic about winter since I live in sunny California?
Thanks for the chance to win this beautiful pattern and yarn!
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Wow, what an amazing giveaway. My favorite thing about winter? Wearing sweaters, of course.
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My favourite thing about winter is being cosy and warm inside when it is cold and bleak outside, especially when I’ve come in from that.
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This is a fabulous design! My favorite thing about winter is walking around at night through town when very few people will venture out…and the feel of breathing in really cold air, the stillness of it, and the resulting brilliant night sky.
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That sweater is So Lovely. My favorite thing about Winter is the deep, rich colors of the roses in the garden. In Northern California, we only get a few nights below 32 F, so the roses keep blooming well into the wintertime, and as the nights get colder, the roses’ colors become more concentrated and even more beautiful. I would love to knit a Boreal sweater :-) I think I like it almost as well as I like the Paper Dolls sweater! Thanks for designing it.
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I live in the Southeastern US so one of my fave things about winter is no mosquitoes. Plus I love twinkly Christmas lights.
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Somewhat slower pace of life. Relaxing in the evening with a hot cup of tea, reading, knitting or spinning with a warming fire flickering in the stove.
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My favourite thing about winter is seeing how the sunlight sparkling off of snow makes it look like diamonds.
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Hello. My favorite part of winter is inhaling the crisp, cold air on a chilly morning walk on the way to work (although when it gets to -30 C I’m sure I’ll be saying its my warm sweaters!). Take care, and please keep designing your wonderful sweaters. You are truly an inspiration :)
-corina
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My favorite thing about winter is that it’s sweater weather–to wear and to knit!
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sitting near the flickering lights of the christmas tree, preferably holding a cat or a sleeping baby, and just breathing in the smell of the tree, letting my eyes and mind wander. or my favorite part of winter might just be snow. can’t decide. ;)
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I like the cold days that make you want to stay inside. I don’t have to do all the yard work. I can knit and read instead.
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crisp, starry nights. clear sunny days, powder snow, and cross country skis. being able to wear the beautiful aran sweater my mum knit me. sitting in front of a cozy fire with a cup of tea and my knitting. tiny twinkle lights in my window against the dark outside.
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Cross-country skiing in the woods and seeing animal tracks in the snow.
Thank you for a great give-away, Kate and Artesano!
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What I like best about winter? I can wear all my knitting of course! :)
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I love the shimmer of ice crystals on shrubs and trees when the sun highlights them.
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Why, knitting,of course, would be my favorite winter activity….after coming in from the cold from a long walk then making yerba mate tea and cozing up in my knitting chair. Mary in Cincinnati
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I’m not a fan of winter actually. I despise feeling cold or even thinking about being in the cold. However, I must admit my love of the winter clothes. There don’t seem to be many bright colours during this time of the oranges, browns and many shades of grey are lovely to look at. So my favourite thing about winter hands down are the clothes. Oh and snow days which give me at least one day off work where I can just sit and knit.
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My favorite thing about winter is that I can wear a sweater–maybe one time–or two!
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My favourite thing about winter is being able to enjoy being wrapped up in wool. The Canadian winter offers lots of opportunity for bundling up!
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My absolute favorite thing is playing on a snowy day and then sitting in front of a roaring fire! The best.
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I love the cold feeling on one’s face after a long walk outside. Then coming in, having a fire and reading or knitting. Glorious.
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I love wearing all my hand knit hats!! A different one for everyday…I have a lot of hats!
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I must admit that I am not a fan of winter, especially of winter like we have here in Iowa. But — I do like the fact that I get to wear all the mittens and scarves and cowls and hats that I’ve knit myself!
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That almost inaudible sound as snow as it falls and the light at night when its snowing. (Snow seems to be a common theme in these comments.)
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The best part of winter? Sitting by the fireplace, all nice and cozy and watching the snow fall. Oh, and of course, the cold weather makes me want to knit!
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I love days where it is just 25 below zero (celcius) and the sun is out and there isn’t a cloud in the sky. It’s even better if that day comes after a week of -45 (or colder, I grew up in western Canada) so even that feels warm. What I like less is getting a sunburned face after a long walk on such a day – I’ve gotten some bad burns in the middle of January!
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I’m a teacher, so snow related school closings to hole up and knit :)
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I adore the cold and the snow, because I love getting my home so warm and inviting that my friends can’t help but be over here all the time! I think the constant flow of baked goods and warm beverages might have something to do with it…
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Dear Kate – I love Boreal, probably about the most of anything you’ve made! I love that I live in sunny Florida in the winter! When winter comes we can take our knitting to the beach! (Even if I don’t get chosen, I’m going to knit Boreal anyway. :0)
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Nice cool air, warm beverages, and a chance to wear sweaters!
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i love the patterns frost makes, and the crispness of the air
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Snow!
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My absolute favorite thing about winter is hot drinks – cider, chocolate, gluwine, tea, chai – whatever you have to drink, if it’s nice and toasty hot, I’m all over it!
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My favourite thing about Winter is how clean and quiet it is outside after the snow. Your designs are lovely.
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I love when a snow storm pushes everyone inside to get cozy. Then I tie on my boots and go for a mid-evening ramble in the deserted silence. With the rest of the world indoors, outside is so quiet I can hear the crinkle and hiss of snow falling.
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I love the light and how refreshing it can be to walk on a cold day.
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HI KATE – my favorite part of the winter is looking at the shapes of the bare trees, against the the sky, especially as the sky goes from the blue of day to the navy blue of dusk
cheers –pat j
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Hot Chocolate made from scratch, of course. Drinking it and looking out the window at the snow coming down. I have on my warm robe and slippers. There is a puzzle on the dining room table and knitting by my TV watching chair.
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So much peppermint! Also, sparkling light — on snow and inside. I am fond of sparkles as a rule; in the winter, I freaking adore ’em!
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Nordic skiing through the Alaskan boreal forest, of course!
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Walking to get the mail in the cold and coming in to a warm fire and a good book to curl up with.
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My favorite thing about winter is the promise of snowy walks with the dog, the cold air waking me in a way that heat never does, and quietly being in nature while it rests.
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My Favorite thing about winter:
Snow days….a great excuse to work from home on snowy weekdays
and on snowy weekends and evenings…. a chance to sit and knit without feeling guilty that I should be taking care of something on that ever growing todo list….
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My favourite thing is putting freshly washed handknit woolies on myself and the kids and heading outside.
I *LOVE* Boreal – amazing design Kate, I can’t wait to make it.
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The snow, the snow, the snow!!! The beautifull snow of Northern Colorado. The few inches in my backyard. The 20 feet up the mountains. Camping in the snow, looking at the peaks and sipping hot coccoa. The beautifull color snow blocks have inside an igloo I just made. I so much love Winter and the cold.
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The ability to knit. I don’t enjoy knitting in hot weather. Thanks for this great opportunity. The winner is one lucky person!
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Doing all the Christmas activities with my grandchildren including knitting Christmassy things!
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Frosty darkness, clear starry nights, hearth and home, spiced cider, singing round the noggin the nog nativity and walking the quiet, quiet fells.
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Nothing can be better than being home with my family for a few weeks at this time of year. I love dinnertime, with all our wonderful conversation, fresh bread, and delicious soup. Then we’ll have a fire, make popcorn, and watch an old favorite movie. And even when I leave again, I at least have memories to feed on for fuel.
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Walking outside in the cold wearing wooly things and then coming inside and knitting them by an open fire.
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My favourite thing about winter – the end of it, I’m a flipflop wearer, it doesn’t suit me.
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My FAVORITE thing about winter is snuggling up under blankets on the couch with a cup of hot cocoa…and piles of knitting. :)
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Spinning in front of the fire after the Christmas knitting is finished…
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Such a pretty sweater Kate! I love everything about winter, knitting by the fire, walking in the woods with my family and dog, winter food is my fav! It’s all good, but the best part of winter is the quiet.
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Chowder. Fish or corn or oyster. Winter time is prime chowder time!
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i love playing in the snow like i’m a little kid again. so fun! i get cold way faster now though.
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Finding a pocket of warm air under the duvet on a cold winter’s morning and enjoying those few minutes before you have to get up and face the harsh cold of the bathroom tiles.
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I love getting all dressed up and taking the dog out for a walk in new snow. Dog weather, we call it. If it is very early, we can be the first to make tracks on the trail.
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Being able to wear sweaters (and scarves and hats and gloves) and when people comment on them, being able to say “I made it!”
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a fire in the wood stove, a hot cup of tea and listening to the hobbit on audio book while starting a new knitting project!
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Reading by a fire, with some very hot and very chocolatey hot chocolate.
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My favorite thing about winter is getting out of bed in the morning to do something mundane, like feed the cat, and then being cold and getting to crawl back into your warm flannel sheets.
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That first nighttime walk in fresh snow. There’s something wonderful about an untouched expanse of snowy ground — so still, so peaceful. (That might be tonight here, fingers crossed.)
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The crisp, clean, invigorating air. Some of the best workdays start with the frantic sprint to the train, followed by the realization that I’m not as late as I thought, and the subsequent jacket opening to cool down, which lets that icy air in to hit my skin, swish the heat away, and slow my heart. I guess I need to learn how to time things so that I have to run…but only halfway.
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The smells of the evergreens while walking through snowy dense forests (while I’m clad in handmade knits).
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Trite as it is, snow. This is my third Scottish winter, having moved here from a more Mediterranean climate, and I think snow is just about the most amazing thing ever. The neighbours blamed me for these last two snowy winters, saying it’s my fault for wanting it and, well, I do. I have a lot of snow-free winters to make up for.
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My favorite thing about winter is that I can knit big projects that are too warm to knit in other seasons. I love to knit sweaters and jackets and I can only do that in the winter where I live. Of course, I get smaller things knitted in the warmer months, but I really prefer the big projects.
And that is a beautiful sweater, by the way. Thanks for designing it and making it available. It truly captures the look of the snow on the tree branches.
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i love having fewer hot flashes(power surges?) and being able to snug into some wool and alpaca.
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Definitely the magic quiet after a heavy snowfall…
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what a beautiful sweater! My favourite thing about winter is bundling up in hat and scarf, first thing in the morning and walking to work whilst watching the sky get light. It really makes me happy.
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My favorite thing about winter is sipping hot tea, while knitting wool, and watching a Jane Austen movie. This is best done while curled up under a blanket, with cold rain gently spattering the windows.
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My favourite thing about winter is getting the chance to pile on the knitwear in layers. I’m definitely a sweater girl. ;-)
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My Favorite thing about winter is seeing the nephews and SNOW! (California–>New England)
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Running on deserted trails, the trumpeter swans flying low along our stretch of river, the deep, dark cold of January and a calendar finally free of engagements, appointments and deadlines. I love that winter gives time and space to reflect, plan and regroup for the coming year!
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My favorite thing about winter is those nights that are warm and there is big, giant fluffy snowflakes falling down and everything seems to sparkle and playing outside is wonderful. I also love being cozy under a blanket reading a book while watching the snow fall.
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Real fires and lots of knitting!
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Snuggling with my daughters under handmade quilts and afgans! I knit during all seasons, but somehow winter makes my girls more interested in picking up their needles and joining me…I love that!!
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My favorite thing about winter is the easy light at the barn around 2:30pm on a Sunday afternoon. The bog trees behind the paddock look painted and the horses are just finishing their lunches.
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I love that crisp, almost metallic smell of the first really cold day. You can smell that snow will be falling soon. It’s so refreshing, and then when you come in from the cold and your cheeks are all flushed and your blood is pumping. What a great feeling of being alive!
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I really don’t like winter. I love fall best. You get the brisk air so you can wear all your sweaters, and it’s just the right amount of cold and yet you can be surprised by an indian summer.
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My favourite thing about winter is the possibility of staying at home on Saturday afternoon, covered with a blanket, drinking tea and knitting. I really enjoy that relaxing time.
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My favourite thing about winter is snuggling in my knitting chair when it’s cold and snowing outside while I knit, drink tea and listen to the radio. Winter makes me want to knit even more than I already do and patterns look even more beautiful.
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I’ve never cared for the cold of winter, probably something about frostbit toes standing on the playground waiting for school to open after walking there as a child. But I still find that fresh snow fall beautiful as it covers all the ugliness in a landscape, perhaps especially a cityscape. A lumber yard can look lovely. The most mundane of things look transformed. It does not last of course as the snow plows come through and throw snow into messy piles on the road shoulders and where people walk soon can be come a sloppy slush, but that first view is lovely. I love waking in the middle of night and looking out at a field of fresh snow and how it just lights up the night. “The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow, gave a luster of mid-day to objects below.”
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My favorite thing about winter is snow falling on the lake. It actuially makes a sound that you can hear, and always makes me calm down.
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I have fallen in love with fruit tea with honey. My new favorite thing to keep my hands warm.
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I like how quiet it is after a new snow and the pure excitement that my dog has when she gets to play in the new drifts!
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My favourite thing about winter is the low winter light fading as I tramp down the hill from a big day out on the fells/moor.
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My favourite thing about winter is that when I’m housebound I have enough time to read my favourite knitting blogs that just occasionally lead me to something that makes bells ring in my head! Mason-Dixon Knitting led me here, and I’ve just been looking at your book. I want to read it AND I want to knit Boreal. I’d planned to move to Edinburgh a few years ago to finish training as a mountain leader until I met my now husband and ended up in mountainless Oxford. I love the pictures of the mountains and their reflection in the sweater – I miss the hills! Please keep designing!
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I love the light of the moon reflected on the snow, making the night bright and strangely peaceful.
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The best thing about winter is wearing all my hand knitted things!
And being a lurker until today, I just want to take this opportunity to say thank you for your designs, they’re the best and I have proof: yesterday I won the yearly local knitting competition with a hat I knitted from your sheep heid pattern!! I’m so pleased! Thank you! Greetings from Denmark
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just one? that is impossible, but briefly, the cold air on my face, to wear various layers of wool and to see the days to star to grow again, Scottish February sky and the first tiny,tiny signs of spring being close!
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a crackling fire in the fireplace! no place better to knit!
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Being able to wear my wonderful hand knit garments!
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I like hiking in the snow. And I’ve come to appreciate and even enjoy the darkness coming early. Taking long walks home in the dark, the peculiar sensation of the light hitting 11am and then 2pm (but never 12pm), and the overall contrast of cozy and crisp.
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My favorite thing is getting away from it! We try to spend the month of February in the southern hemisphere. What a mood lifter!
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Running errands by bike in the rain!
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The best thing about winter is the transformative power of snow. The first snow of the season is a startling, beautiful change — and there’s nothing like a big snowstorm to alter one’s view of the world!
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The sound of the snow crunching under my feet.
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I love sitting by the wood stove, knitting, and sipping a hot mug of tea!
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I like New Year’s resolutions as they encourage you to reflect, then give you a fresh start.
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My favorite thing about winter is sleeping in under a pile of quilts, because it is too cold out to get up on time.
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my favorite thing about winter may seem odd but I love kicking the snow out of the tire wells of the cars. I usually leave strangers vehicles alone but friends and families are fair game.
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One of the only things I like about winter is that after Dec 21 the days start getting longer:)
Of course, if I had better sweaters I might not be as cranky:)
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My favorite thing about winter is definitely the holiday season. I love the twinkling lights and all the camaraderie. It’s too bad the holiday season is only a few days in to true winter. I was just talking with a friend and we agreed that moving Christmas to the end of February would make Jan/Feb much more enjoyable months!
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Thanks for reminding me that there are actually good things about winter.
Cardinals against snowy branches, the crisp sound of snow when the temperature is below zero, wearing all my old favorite handknit wool hats, mitts, scarves and cowls and knitting new ones!
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Mittens. Hopefully handmade ones. Or daydreaming about making handmade mittens throughout the year to use during winter! And the sense of rest, of quiet, of peace and of everyone nestled some place warm, snug and dry to sleepily blink the days away until the light returns.
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Winter is my favorite season. Living in Southern California it means I can actually wear knits and boots and I can knit without fear of felting via my own sweat. I love the light of candles, the smell of baking, my paperwhites blooming, my snuggled up cats and listening to my husband play guitar while I knit. Winter brings out the best in me and I am grateful for its gifts.
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The ice forming on the birdhouse outside my dining room windows. It sparkles in the sunlight and makes great shapes on the walls inside.
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I look forward to hearing the owls hooting when I’m out walking the dogs at 5am. Thanks for a chance to win!
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My favorite thing about winter is Hot apple cider. It’s wonderful :)
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My favourite thing about winter is being the first one to make footprints in fresh snow. Early in the morning, with the moon and stars shining, everything is quiet, with just the faint crunching of snow beneath my feet.
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My ideal winter . . . sitting in a log cabin with a fire going, dog and cat by my side, fresh snow falling with lots of everygreen trees outside the window, cup of fresh coffee, and of course knitting!! Sure bliss!
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My favourite thing about winter is that once it’s started, it means its going to be over soon!
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My favorite thing about winter is how pretty the scenery is after a snowstorm. Thanks for the chance to win a Boreal kit!
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I love to pack away the cotton khakis and break out the corduroys and wool (hand knit, of course) socks.
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Winter is great snuggling weather! My family are great snugglers :)
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My favorite thing about winter is feeling cozy inside and spending time with family and knitting.
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I think my favorite part of Winter is after a healthy snow fall when it is still pretty outside and quiet and my family is safe at home and cozy. Of course five minutes after this bilssful moment it is time to go out and start shoveling and then it isn’t so blissful, but it is all part of the season. Happy Knitting.
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My favourite thing about Christmas is enjoying a nice glass of mulled wine with my partner whilst decorating the Christmas tree and the joy on people’s faces when they receive a present they really like.
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I appreciate most how things are forced to slow down a bit by the cold and the sometimes inclement weather. Of course, when one adds in the holidays and how lots of folks insist on overdoing it, it sometimes over-rides the slow-down, unfortunately.
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My favorite thing about winter is most definitely cross-country skiing in freshly fallen snow in the forest! Please let it snow this year!!
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I love how quiet and clean everything is after a fresh snow fall.
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I love the very first softly falling snowfall and how all of the dirty, un-peaceful things in the world are briefly covered over and quieted. Of course, then the snow plows come roaring down the road…..
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I love pulling out all of my woolies and wearing them all the time. I also love seeing my boys in their knitted caps.
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The best thing about winter is when my whole family comes over to my parents’ and we go iceskating outside together (or sledding). It’s really fun because we play tag and sing along with the Xmas music they’re playing over the speakers.
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Cross-country skiing!
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Winter and I have been intimate my whole life (I live at 49° latitude in Canada). I feel joy when he arrives, contentment when we are together and refreshed when he leaves. We have a perfect relationship.
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I love the stillness of a frozen lake and woods blanketed in snow :)
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The odds of winning are infinitesimal, but I love this sweater. My favorite thing about winter is HOT CHOCOLATE. I will return to oohing and aahing about the BOreal pattern.
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I really like your blog and your work very much and in winter i like snow very much and wish you on this way a wonderful Christmas time.
Many greetings
Evelyn
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Curling up in front of the fireplace with a good book (or my knitting) and a cup of tea (or glass of wine).
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My favorite thing is the sound of my skating blade carving a deep edge in the ice.
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Wait now-forgot to follow the rules.
My favorite thing about winter is when a wet snow falls, flocking the trees of the boreal forest and I get to snowshoe through the trees.
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what i love about winter? cute snow boots!
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I hope it is possible to participate eventhough I live in Denmark! I assure you, we have a cold winter too
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Just lovely!
Kate, I hope you popped over to Mason-Dixon and basked in the glow, post and comments. In fact, I’ll bet there are a lot of places you can go catch the glow from your well-done work.
I am thinking I need to be knitting this in my week up in the boreal forest, along the MN-Canadian border.
Enjoy!
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My favorite thing about winter is SNOW! Snow on tree branches, snow on eyelashes, snow on mittens, snow on sledding hills. I used to live in Michigan, where we got 250 inches of snow annually. Now down in Iowa, we get a measly 40 inches :( . Let it snow!
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Frost crystals that stand above the windsheild – – like small snow flakes, or small leaves growing upwards. shoveling snow and seeing progress of a cleared path behind me! hot chocolate and whipped cream.
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I love winter for so many things. The falling snow which provides the winter play of building snow forts, snow men and sled rides for the children. I love knitting up my favorite skeins of yarn while the wood fire crackles in the fireplace. I love long soaks in the bath and hot pots of soup to warm the bones. And I especially love the month of December which opens people’s hearts towards their neighbors- where ever they may be.
Thanks for the contest!
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Making a crockpot of soup on a cold snowy day, knowing that I don’t have to go out in the storm
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I love snow. I keep hoping for a blizzard. I could stay home to knit… And take long walks in the woods. They are so pretty when it snow.
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The weather being cold enough to wear hand knitted sweaters!
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I love the “breathing in” of winter – staying home, reading by the fire, cooking together in the kitchen. A nice respite from the hectic activities of warmer weather.
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Stomping snowy boots on the porch after a long frosty walk…looking forward to a cup of tea!
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Sitting in my recliner with two cats and knitting in my lap watching out my picture window as snow flakes fall and an old black and white movie in the DVR….think Katharine Hepburn/Spenser Tracy :).
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Baking a batch of gingerbread cookies as the snow falls is my winter favorite.
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In winter people clean out their closets of all the woolies they don’t want anymore. This year I bought a lovely vintage Aran sweater (with the sleeves set straight out of square armholes like the fair isle Kate posted about a little bit ago) and from another year a handspun wool/cotton sweater from Peru with cute llamas around the hem. And sometimes there’s Rowan yarn or that size XXXL alpaca sweater that someone never wore with enough beautiful yarn in it to make just about anything.
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I love going for a walk in the snow, and then coming home to a nice cozy house. Thanks for the giveaway!
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Knitting and wearing woolies and giving little woolies to my family and friends.
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I love winter in Texas because it is the only time it’s not blazing hot! We get two month of cold to savor our woolens.
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As I am doomed to be a constant slave to knitting, winter concentrates the wanderings of my wooly mind. It reconciles me to those unfinished projects I have left behind; and yet, its majestic and severe simplicity make me grateful to every sense.
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Oh, my! So many comments – I bet you’re feeling loved today, Kate!
I used to hate winter, until I learned to knit – now my favourite part is having the night off work, lighting the fire, and cosying up with the cat, a pot of tea, and knitting myself into a sweater. Love.
Glad to see you doing so well – I haven’t commented for a while, but I’m loving seeing you on the way back to your old self again, with mentions of fatigue and ill health becoming less and less…. here’s to a happy and healthy 2012 to you…..
Leah xxx
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My favorite thing about winter is snow and that I can wear my handknitted sweaters and cardigans all the time.
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Winter in Denmark. Not alot of dayligth but so much time to spend indoors with family with lots of candles. But some days, if we have snow and sun, the light is so brigth it is blinding
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During winter, I love to wear my handknitted stuff, to knit some other and to watch at the fire in my stove.
And the smell of fir-tree, too.
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I love what it does to nature, frosted twigs and leaves, snow glittering in the sun, icicles, snow-covered trees…
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During winter, I love to wear my handknitted stuff, to knit some other and to watch at the fire in my stove.
And the smell on fir-tree, too.
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what i enjoy about winter is sitting in a warm room with a nice cup of tea next to me, my knitting in my hands and to look outside at the marvelous fairytalelike twinkling snowworld
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I like winter because it’s so quiet if you go for a walk with the dog when snow lies. When covered with snow everything looks so virgin. And I can wear my knitted garments, of course.
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I turn to your blog when I need a pick me up, a voice, a reality check. I actually gasped when I saw the beauty of your new design. Such stunning work you do, thank you.
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I love it when it snows and it sticks to the trees, espcially at night when the lights shine – it is so beautiful. I love to walk in the snow when it’s like that – so peaceful and clean.
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Wearing a handknitted, wool sweater everyday.
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the kind of day with a lowering sky almost like an animal pelt. very cozy.
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In winter, I love the stillness of a morning walk, when the frost is still on the roof tops.
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My favorite part of winter is going to Minnesota. We live in Charlotte, NC where the temperature in the winter rarely gets below 30*F for more than a couple of days at a time. Snow is a rare thing for us. Going to Northern Minnesota to visit my oldest daughter is a real treat for this cold weather lover. The ground is invisible because of the repeated snowfall and the air is so cold going into your lungs, you really know you’re alive! It’s a great place to send knitted items from me! She truly appreciates a good sweater, hat or mittens in that climate. I would make the sweater for my beloved Bailey if I win the kit.
It’s a great pattern, btw. Very original!
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I think that winter quickens all five senses- making me feel really alive.
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I love winter and snow ! Snow storms! But I think that the best thing is seeing my family wrapped up in all the knitted things I’ve made !
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oh this is easy. although i love the fall more (i live outside of boston and new england does fall like no other area) i love winter because the air is so crisp and clean. when the sun is out, it’s so bright that it almost hurts your eyes. the colored lights all over the neighborhood. wearing sweaters and boots and handknit socks. not sweating. heh. even my hair looks better (no frizz caused by humidity). the snow!
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My absolute favorite thing about winter is the bleak harshness (cold, snow, wind) that sort of intimidates me when considering going outside but then the consequence/reward is an invigoration of mind and body and a return to coziness, warmth, food, hot drinks, fire, books and of course, knitting.
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Cold outside. Knitting inside!
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YUP. And ME inside where the knitting (and knitting blogs) are!!!
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On a night after a snow storm has roared on by there is a sillent time. The ground is covered with undisturbed snow and the moon reflects off of it. The air is icey and I am warmly wrapped in layers of wool. I stand and listen and look at my transformed world.
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The best thing about winter is going for a long walk with the dogs in the snow, throwing a snowball for them and watching the utter confusion on their faces! And knitting by the fire, watching the frost form on the inside of the windows (but only the first time it happens each year, after the first time it just annoys me…), getting to eat lots of stews and drink lots of hot chocolate is good too.
I just love winter, its the best of all the seasons.
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Crackling ice, brisk walks through the trees to the bookstore and bar, complete with fireplace; mulled cider, my two dogs, and celebrating my birthday surrounded by loved ones and yarn (but especially yarn! and cider). Thanks!
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I started reading the comments, so nice to be reminded about the good things of winter, but seriously, I couldn’t continue reading, there are so many here, I’ll return on a gloomy black day of january :) Snow is good, love it, but I think the christmas celebration with all its lights is the best thing. I live so far north, it is dark almost all day, and all the white lights (so glad the coloured ones are out of fashion ;)) bright my day – and make our home more cosy too.
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My favourite season! I love being wrapped up to the eyeballs in woolly goodness to take the dog for a walk, especially if it snows, and then having to strip back to shirt sleeves because it gets soooo warm under all those layers! It just makes you feel so alive :o)
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Hmm, generally I don’t care for winter, but I do love the holiday season. Our family gets together and we always have a good time.
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The eveloping silence and nearly audible (if you strain and still your breath just enough) sound of snowflakes falling. Not a sound I hear very much in downtown Manchester, but that makes it all the more special when it does come round!
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I love being able to stay cosy and warm inside on the long dark evenings, knitting for ages without needing an excuse for why I’m not doing something more active outside. Bad weather lets me be a homebody without guilt.
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Crisp winter air in my face early in the morning. A whole afternoon inside, reading and knitting. A good invigorating walk, and a hot chocolate afterwards. I love everything about Winter!
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Cross country skiing on a clear, crisp day!
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My favorite things about winter are the early morning light and sunrise as I walk out and the way that the air is sharp on the intake and leaves a con trail. I love wool coats and mittens and warm boots and knitting with a purpose for people who will appreciate it.
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A whisky mac and Berty the greyhound wearing his red ribbed jumper.
How generous of the Artesano folk!
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I love Snowman building with the neighbourhood children and wearing my favourite knitted mittens, hats and sweaters. Your Boreal pattern is wonderful and would be great in the snow. Happy holidays to you and yours.
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Snow. Thick blanket of snow everywhere – it mutes the sounds so nicely and makes everything look cleaner and somehow better. I just wish we would have more snow this year…
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Thanks for the contest! I love being cozy by the fire when it’s cold outside.
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I love putting up my Christmas tree, all my ornaments have sentimental value & memories. Love putting up the tree with me grandson.
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Putting on my brightly coloured gumboots and a woolly hat and jumping in puddles!
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Like all others I love the cozyness of knitting in wintertime near the fire. What I also really love, love, love are those cristals falling out of heaven and glister like diamonds in the snow. Breathtaking under the moonlight and sparkling special in the sunlight.The beautiful Boreal pattern reminds me of them.
Seasonal greetings from dutchie Henrica, living in Sweden
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Snow. More precisely, the first snowfall. Every year the leaves turn colour, the wind grows teeth, sky is a paler blue, frost glitters on the grass and I wait, I almost hold my breath as I wait for the morning when the light through the curtains is different, brighter, whiter, and I throw them open to see the world transformed, the everyday rendered wonderful and mysterious by a blanket of snow.
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Definitely digging out all my winter woolies – there’s nothing quite like pulling out a hat or a pair of socks and remembering what I was doing when I knitted them. Or even pulling out something I’d forgotten I’d knit until I de-mothballed everything for the winter.
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If it is storming and snowing outside, I can make myself comfortable with a clear conscience. A hot cup of tea, a few candles, and my knitting belong to it.
However, I love to compensate for long the winter walk outdoors in the freezing cold, preferably in the woods or around our little lake … I also love the peace and quiet in the woods when it snowed … simply fantastic.
Best wishes from Germany, Cologne, Ruth
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Lovely pattern and great colour choice. In Danish we have a thing called ‘hygge’. Hygge is sort of both a verb and an adjective and a noun. The best translation is perhaps cosiness, but it is still not a covering word. Hygge is for all your favourite situations, being around your loved ones and doing laid back things, often involving food, and just feeling good. It is difficult to explain, but hygge is definitely my favourite thing about Winter. Walking in the snow covered woods with my family and dogs, getting home and lighting the stove and candles, having mulled wine and Christmas cooking and knitting and chatting – that is hygge.
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i like most being able to wear my lovely handknits. Sitting on the sofa and knitting while its cold and frosty outside is very nice too.
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My favourite thing about winter? Wooly jumpers and boots, knitted hats and scarves. Wearing them on a cold sunny day (like today!).
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When I can snuggle on the sofa, in front of the log burner, with my husband, son, dog and cat, all cuddled together (despite the dog’s bony limbs [a lurcher] and the cat intermittently swiping the dog simply for being there ….!).
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Snow, snow and snow!!!
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My favourite thing about winter is when it ends and the snow melts and we start to see the first spring bulbs.
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Sitting inside under a warm and cosy blanket, knitting and drinking tea, listening to the rain
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What I love most about Winter is the snow, when the sun makes it shine like little diamonds. I love the frozen canals, so you can skate on them endlessly, through a winter wonderland.
I also love the memory of that Christmas-night when my first child was born: he waited untill the first snow began to fall and so he was born on a white Christmasday. No wonder he loves winter, snow and ice too!
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Are you kidding??!! I would LOVE to win this giveaway – what a great prize.
My favourite thing about winter is getting out my handknits. I love wearing things I have made and this is easy to do in the winter when you can put on hat, scarf and mittens. I like when it’s cold enough to wear them without arriving at work swaddled in wool, totally over-heating because it’s not quite cold enough!
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My favourite thing about winter is knowing that spring is not too far away.
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my favorite thing about winter is looking at my cats trying to catch the snowflakes outside the window during a blizzard, while the fire is crackling and I am having a nice cup of tea, my knitting on my lap…
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Snow. Hands down (:
We don’t get much winter weather where I’m at, but when we do, everything usually shuts down and I get a day (or more!) to devote to knitting and drinking hot tea.
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My favorite thing about winter are the norhtern lights and the cosy darkness :)
Love from Iceland
Arndís Ósk
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oooooh, wonderful competition, thank you!
My favourite thing about winter is getting cosy by the fire with my family & our dog. Putting on a good film, cracking the tin of quality street & *knitting*!
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Winter – I love the smell of pumpkin soup on the stove, the tingling feeling on my face after being outside, the colour of the sea, my hand knits being worn day after day, rain.
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Please add my name into the voluminous hat. So many comments, such a lovely prize!
My favorite thing about winter is seeing the snowdrops poke their little green leaves above the crust of snow… Hope of Spring!
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I love the shorter, cooler, days, the excitement of young children, all the rituals of Christmas.
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Wow! What a great idea!
My favourite thing about winter is to go sledging! Really! I love it since I was a child.
Cheers,
Steffi
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how nice, what a great idea !
What I love in December are what we call “Christmas villages” that flourish in the city centers of Northeastern France (it is originally a German tradition) where you can buy all kinds of Christmas treats and gifts, and more importantly, burning hot mull wine or apple juice with spices to drink as you walk home in the cold weather…
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Winter is for me the contrast between the cold outside and warmth inside. What I like most, are the walks with our dogs when it is snowing, the air is crisp and cold and smells fresh and clean. And of course, coming home, drinking hot tea and knitting on a new project ;-).
Greeting from rainy Germany
Frau Fröschle
PS: Terrific design!
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My favourite thing about winter? How long have I got? Hot chocolate, warm knits, a Xmas tree with lights, candles lit and a warm fire, waking up in the dark and seeing the world wake up around you… and lots more. Mostly knit-related ;)
Ammerins
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Winter is my favourite seasons! I love going out for a walk on the snowy moors clad in as many woollen garments as possible. Then returning to a lovely warm house with the fire going, the smell of roast butternut squash soup on the hob and warm homemade mince pies for pudding. Bliss, especially if there is the prospect of knitting by the fire afterwards.
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tu piel caliente
frío fuera es noche
me tapo, dormir
hot skin
outside cold is night
I cover, sleep
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Spending time with family and enjoying long and cozy knitting nights!
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The best part of winter is the first morning of snow – waking up and hearing nothing, the whole outside is covered in the silnece of freshly fallen snow. I love it!
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I absolutely love that the whole world seems to get so quiet and relaxed when it is snowing outside… just magic!! :)
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the fluffy snowfalls…the ones that pile up on the tree branches like cotton candy. I also love swapping my summer-knitting-beverage iced tea for a mug of hot cocoa.
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My favorite thing about winter is when is cold outside, the air is crisp and freeze and my baby boy sleeping peacefully and me finally after a long ” busy mama “day ,sitting and knitting and drink peppermint tea :-)) yeah!
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Frosty weather that makes me wear all the woolen things all day long!
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Blimus (said in best Sid James voice) – a LOT of comments! :D
I struggle to find things I like about winter – it’s never been my favourite season. But since learning to knit, I’ve come to appreciate it a lot more. I’ve spent the past few evenings knitting tiny legwarmer and mitt sets for small girls of my acquaintance – so I think my favourite thing is long, dark evenings with the woodburner turned up to 11 and plenty of knitting to keep me occupied.
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There are so many things I love about Winter but my favourite has to be the way nature reveals the structure of everything and then illuminates it perfectly with the milky sunlight. Beautiful!
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The smell of snow in the air.
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My favorite thing about winter is the cold and being able to wear lots of wool! And of course spending lots of time inside drinking tea and knitting…
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I think it changes every year… but this year, my favorite thing about winter is that I get to come home and wind down for a month before going back to school (I’m a college student in LA, whereas my home is in Northern California). It’s interesting having two domains. One always seems to be an escape from the other, and I guess this time around quiet NorCal is the escape from busy LA. I’m thankful for this winter, and I’m thankful for home.
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My favourite things about winter :- clear frosty mornings perfect for a walk in the park; big bowls of home made soup for lunch; spending those long evenings in front of the log stove with the knitting; planning what will be growing in the garden and greenhouse.
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The best thing about winter is getting in from the cold to warmth, a cup of tea, and a knit. Also making the bantams comfy in their hutch with a freshly-floofed bed of straw.
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My favorite thing about winter is seeing my 3 little grandsons wearing the handknit jumpers and socks that I have spent the summer knitting fror them.
I knit the same style of jumper for each boy but in his own favorite colors. They look adorable.
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My favorite thing about winter is having more time to knit.
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My favourite thing about winter really is the run up to Christmas! Making presents and writing cards to family and friends, brings them all closer to us; and skyping with those too far away to visit. Drinking tea, knitting and chocolate from about 2.30 pm when it gets dark, of course!
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I love baking goodies for everyone during the winter. With the holidays, I like to bake a little something for everyone. I bake for my staff members to let them know I appreciate them, my boss to thank him for being supportive, my neighbors to let them know I enjoy their company whenever I pass by and say hello, the secretaries at the school where I work as well as the maintenance staff. I feel that when you make food for someone, you’re giving a piece of yourself with it, and that’s what appreciated during the winter holidays.
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I love when it squeakes under my shoes when I walk on snow and I love to skii so it is truly a wonderful time of the year. I really hope that I will win this one!!! Your design is so beautiful.
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Definitely not the cold. :) I think my favorite thing about winter is the food — hot stews and soups and hearty breakfasts. Actually, my favorite favorite thing about winter is sitting by a roaring fire, mopping up the last bit of a bowl of stew with a piece of French bread, reading a book and listening to music. (I’m a multitasker. :) )
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Odd. I don’t know why my name is given as “FedTax.” It should be Erin — that’s what showed up when I wrote my comments. Sorry for the confusion!
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Snow! Walking in it, looking at it, seeing the shimmer in the night lights, and staying cozy inside and quiet!
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I love how winter always makes me think back over the year. It makes me grateful for the good things in my life and my year, makes me feel good about having survived bad things that happened beyond my control, and makes me consider changes I could make to fix bad things that I do have control over. Then after Dec. 22 I like to think about how every day is getting longer and about all the possibility in longer days and a brand new year.
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Snuggling under multiple duvets to keep warm in bed…wrapping myself in blankets, sitting on the couch knitting with my favourite movies or telly programmes on. Can’t say snow, as we usually don’t get any here.
I just discovered your blog a few days ago and have read backward over the last couple of days…awesome and inspiring, you are!
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On clear cold mornings (Finnish cold = -20C or lower) it is almost painful to breathe, but there is quite a reward for enduring. The air appears to sparkle like stars from the ice crystals. Standing outside before the sun rises facing the sky, it feels like being in space all wrapped in stars.
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Winter is just a distant memory at the moment in Australia! But one of my favourite things is all of the delicious and warming things to eat and drink.
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My favourite thing is waking up to a fresh snow fall, putting on the fire, making a cup of tea and just enjoying the view. On days when I don’t have to go anywhere it’s pure bliss. On the other days, well, it’s something else ; )
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Winter is wonderful! During the cold winter I love walking on the ice; on a frozen lake or the sea. Everything’s still, quiet and -frozen. Yet you know that under your feet there’s another world that is maybe quiet too, but not frozen at all.
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Fabulous jumper and great competition.
My favourite thing about winter is that sooner or later it’ll come to an end and the interminable rain, fog, damp, cold and thunderstorms will give way to sunny days. If we had proper snow here I might like it more!
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I love cuddling up with a good cup of tea, cozy knitting and a snuggly pup while the flakes fall outside my window!
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I grew up in a cold climate and I loved the snow and cold and wearing warm clothes . Now I live in Australia so winter is July . No snow but I love rugging up in all the woolens that I have knitted . Right now it is summer and that means knitting too , so that I am ready for July :)
love the newest sweater !
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What do I love about winter…. I don’t love winter, though I do appreciate it. To me it’s a time where my mind gets a little sad. It is a good time for contemplating, slower deeper thinking. It’s a resting period where I sleep and knit and get ready for all the other seasons that I love so much.
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The clean crisp air that stays in your nose, and the beauty of the untouched snow in the early morning
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mmm, winter…let me cast my mind back a few months…definitely having the chance to pile layers upon layers of handknits upon my children!
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Snowflakes. Ever since I learned about Snowflake Bently I have learned to see them with a more careful and amazed eye.
http://snowflakebentley.com/bio.htm
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Bright yet cold sunny days, especially when there’s a little frost to shine at you
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Here on the farm we refer to winter as “the human season”. We relish the pace of it. There is time for reading, skiing, pouring over seed catalogs, writing letters and (best of all) long hours of uninterrupted knitting!
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I love winter evenings the best. The early, purple twilight and a world hushed by the thick layer of new snow that crunches underfoot as I make my way home. Later, some knitting and a big mug of peppermint hot chocolate…
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My favorite thing about winter is not feeling ashamed that I eat oatmeal (or, as they say in Edinburgh…porridge) every morning. And sometimes at night.
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Winter in California is very different than winter in New England where I grew up. My favorite things about California winters are how clear the skies are, the rainy days, and seeing snow on the mountains that surround L.A. Also, I love getting the chance to wear all my wool sweaters.
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Knitting by the fire.
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I like a lot of things about winter! I love the cold, crisp air. I love setting the first tracks in the snow, or maybe seeing the tracks of the bunnies who have been there before me. I love watching the woodpeckers, chickadees and cardinals as they battle for the food that we put out (while my cat crouches in the snow, pretending she needs to catch one to eat!) I love snow days, when the school buses don’t run and I get to stay in with my kids, in pjs for most of the day, just hanging out, knitting and watching tv. I also love seeing the days get longer (soon!) and my indoor plants responding with new growth and the hope of spring ;-) Lovely, lovely sweater!!
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Cross country skiing bundled up in my nordic sweater, a wool hat, scarf and mittens.
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Hot chocolate, knitting and a warm kitty snuggling on my lap.
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I love that winter gives me an excuse to bake something everyday. My apartment is so small baking heats up the whole place.
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Creamy potato soup, snuggling under a blanket with my boys, watching a movie.
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Thanks for doing this. Your patterns ste lovely. My favorite thing about winter is its beauty. Period.
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I love snowdays. When schools are closed because the buses are not running are a special treat. Time to relax, go for snowy walks or curl up with a good book.
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I love seeing the snow on the trees. When the branches get heavy….
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I love going out when it is so cold that ground is all crisp and the air is almost sharp. And then again I love coming in and having a cup of hot tea. I’d say knitting, but I do that all year round. But I do like seeing my family wearing lots of things I have made!
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My favorite thing about Winter is how quiet snow is. Something is happening, but you can’t HEAR it.
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The thing I like best about winter is hand made shawls.
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It seems we all love the same things about winter – a cozy warm house while it is frigid outdoors, being snug under blankets with a book or some knitting. I also love to lay in front of the Christmas tree and look up into its branches, though that is obviously specific to December not winter in general. :D
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I love everything about winter. I love to wear knits. I love cold walks. I love the low light. I love frost and snow. I love the bare trees. I love the look of dead grass tufting up amongst the evergreen brambles. I love hot chocolate. I love stew. Everything everything everything.
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My favorite thing about winter aside from the perfect excuse to wear layers of wool–would be the food. All the savory and sweet delights that are made and enjoyed when the weather turns cold and the kitchen gets nice and warm.
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My favourite thing about winter is the warm silent cold. When there is plenty of snow a sunny winters day is almost balmy and eerily quiet, even in the city. And of course following a good day in the warm cold, sledding or skating, is the return to your warm home.
I can remember as a child, after a day of outdoor fun which included snow angels, coming home to a warm dinner and hot bath. Mom always provided my sister and I with a little extra warmth by heating up our flannel pyjamas and giving us lots of cuddles to keep the warmth in as we drank the perquisite hot chocolate before she tucked us into bed.
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Coats, gloves, umbrellas, hats, scarves, cashmere cardigans, mulled wine, soup and listening to the rain on the rooftops. Bliss.
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Your sweater is gorgeous – a perfect winter garment!
My favorite things about winter: fresh snowfall and a cozy fire.
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the best thing about winter is being warm and cosy – or even gettting warm and cosy! I LOVE being able to wear my wool and winter ensures I get lots of chances as well as inspires much knitting and gifting
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Being able to wear sweaters is one of my favorite things about winter! Also the decorations.
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One hundred degree temperature differentials: minus 20 F. outside, and 80 F. inside, courtesy of the woodstove! It isn’t always easy to get it up to 80… but boy is it nice when we do.
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Wearing my homespun and handknitted mittens!
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What a generous giveaway! I love a snowy evening that is followed by a morning where I get to lounge around the house in the morning.
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My favorite thing about winter is the first big snow. The tree branches all looked dressed it white!
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I love the violet light, only comes in winter, and walking in a blizzard – so wild.
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i love cozy sweaters and hot beverages!
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Hoar frost on trees so thick that it sparkles when the sun hits it. The sublime beauty of winter gets me every time.
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Well, as the 860th comment leaver, I think my chances are slim :o) However, your blog is a revelation, Kate! Not only am I humbled by your resilience and courage, but I am so impressed by your knitting. In fact, Wovember and your glorious patterns have inspired me to get back into knitting.
As for winter, my favourite aspect is the thrill of the first snow and the promise of long hikes with my kids and the dog. (We’re fortunate to live in a really lovely part of southern Ontario, Canada, that intersects with the south eastern reaches of the Niagara Escarpment, and hence Bruce Trail.)
If you get to reading this, thanks!
Sarah
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My favorite thing about winter here in California is the special quality of light – filtered, hazy, silver – the sun is so low in the sky, it’s almost always “golden hour”. That, and the knitting of course!
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Homemade soup and homemade bread.
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My favourite thing is all the extra darkness.
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The hush of falling snow.
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Being able to work outside without sweating, skeeters, chiggers, snakes, or fire ants! Or wasps.
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Chilly cheeks, hot tea, shortbread, snow, and cuddles. Also! When the trees are covered in ice and the sun is shining.
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My absolutely most favorite thing about winter is the day after an ice storm when the sun is out and everything is outlined in glittery whites.
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crisp air with sunshine… winter light have a wonderful shine…
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The thing I love most about winter is snowflakes. Real ones and knit ones!!
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My favorite thing about winter is the cold. It means more snuggles under covers, hot chocolate/cocoa/coffee, it means warm cookies, mittens, hats, scarves, and all those other things that come with cold.
Yep, I like the cold.
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Normally my favourite thing about winter is the food. But this winter I will be taking it a step further and, courtesy of my new home with its little raised garden bed out the back, I will be growing my own food. Onions, cabbages, potatoes, garlic, brocolli, radishes and more. This winter I’ll be looking forward to green shoots poking their way out of the soil, and gradually unfurling their little personalities. Then, best of all, will be cooking up dishes with ingredients freshly picked from my garden, and enjoying the food with my lovely fiance.
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Snow, lots and lots of snow!!!!!
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Snow clinging to tree branches
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Snow days at home with family and knitting!
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i must admit i’m not a fan of the cold, and so i’m big on winter, but some things i do like are fires in fireplaces, fabulous pullovers, home made baked goods and stews of all kinds!
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ummm….thats NOT big on winter :)
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My favorite things about winter: the early evening light, snuggling into a warm bed, iced over ponds, walking with dogs in the snow, and how woolens become soft and inviting again. Thank you for such a lovely giveaway opportunity!
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The snow! And wearing warm hand-knitted woolly things. :)
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earl grey tea and mandarin oranges!
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Baking, reading under a blanket on the couch, making hats really quickly for people who stand around me tapping their feet…
:)
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My favorite thing about winter is sitting inside and knitting, drinking a glass of wine by the fire.
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Feeling peacefully snug wearing a woolly while knitting with wool. Somehow knitting in Winter accentuates for me the knowing of those knitters who have gone before.
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A chance to break out all of my handknits!
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Besides being able to wear wool mittens and pullovers, it`s lying in the deep crystaline snow on a dark and clear winter`s night, listening to that special crisp silence, breathing in that wonderful fresh air, and admiring the bright twinkling stars (Orion constellation is my favourite) in the night sky.
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I love my good old fashioned rambles – cross country ski style – with my dog Fergus. Fergie is a medium sized terrior/Welsh springer spaniel mix in his 15th year. He’s slowing down considerably, but won’t be left behind!
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Rain, in Australia it is not as bitingly cold as some other places, but it always rains, and the air is cool and so clean. I love it.
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A snow day, when school is closed and there’s a feeling of adventure in the air. Nothing better than boys returning home, cold and red nosed, elated by a long day of sledding.
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Living in the south, Louisiana, we relish whenever we get some real winter weather. We cherish the days when we can wear a sweater and coat!!!
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Silly as it may seem, now the most favourite thing about winter is the lack of sound from my neighbour’s pool pump, which drives me crazy. My knitting chair is beside that window so in the winter I can curl up, work on projects and enjoy the silence, bliss.
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the light, the brightness of the stars, the smells, wood fires, handknits drying, chocolate, roasting foods. I love winter. The chance of being snowed in for a few days which brings unlimited guiltless knitting
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I live in a climate where the summers are very hot and muggy, and I love the way the cold clears the air. Snow around here is a special treat, too. Warm woolen knits and hot chocolate make the cold bearable as well.
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My favorite thing about winter is SNOW!!!! I love looking at it from inside, I love walking my dogs in it (at least the ones 2/3 who have enjoyed it), I love downhill skiing, I even love driving in it (although I wish those who don’t, and who didn’t grow up in a snowy area, wouldn’t) and I love it til the last flake melts!!!!
Please say that you get some in your lovely part of the world? It’s where all “my people” come from – and since the rest of my family thinks I’m the flake – I’d love to know that it’s genetic! (and they’re adopted, I’m not!)
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Ice hockey, playing not watching! Like roller derby but with sticks and lots of padding :)
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I love looking out the window after a good snow and seeing thecrystals sparkle like diamonds!!
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My favorite part of winter is listening to the snow fall at night, when everything is so quiet that you can hear the flakes touch down.
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Oh goodness, that’s beautiful!!!
My favorite thing about winter is the fireside. Oh, I do love knitting or reading in front of the fire!
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I am not a fan of winter but I LOVE how excited my son always is when it snows. We have such fun playing in the snow together and always have hot cocoa when we come in, even if we’ve only been out for a few minutes.
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Boreal is FABULOUS! …oh, contest…Yes!
My favorite thing of winter is the magical beauty of the perfect snowflake!
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I was born in Germany but I live in the Arizona desert now so I long for cold weather all year. I love grey, cloudy skies just because they are so rare here. Other people complain but I like “nesting” at home with hot drinks, soup, knitting, what have you. Sometimes we drive into the mountains to see snow and I love watching it fall so silently. We literally roll around in it, have snowball fights, make snow people and drink hot tea from a thermos.
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My favorite things about winter are snow, and the bare branches of trees against the sky. Sadly I now live in a snowless climate where most of the trees are evergreen, so I don’t often get to enjoy my favorite winter things – happily there are many other compensations to living here.
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My favourite thing about Winter is the Winter coat of my cat, so much thicker than in Summer, despite the fact that she is mainly an indoor cat…
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The smell of winter air and snuggling under a blanket are my favorite!
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What a beautiful give away! My favourite thing about winter is all that lovely snow to get outside and play in, and ski in, dressed of course in lovely layers of delightful wool.
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sweater weather and the smell of pine :)
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My favorite thing about winter is going out with loved ones and buying yarn and hot coffee beverages and walking around and getting cold and apple-cheeked and then coming inside and snuggling under a blanket with a kitten or two and knitting <3
Plus snow. Snow is necessary.
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Watching the snow fall and making everything so magical.
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Oh my……over 800 entries already! I hope this tells you how well loved the creative urge of Needled is.
What do I love about winter? The sights, the sounds, the smells and the sensual touch of winter fill my heart. The sight of sun shining brightly on snow. The sound of boots crunching and squeaking on a very cold snowy day. The smell of a freshly washed hand knit sweater as it gently wraps my body in its utilitarian and spiritual warmth.
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I love being cozy in front of the Christmas tree, especially when my sweetie is by my side.
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My favorite thing about winter is the long dark nights…just perfect for knitting, crocheting, or quilting…I don’t have to rush around and do anything outdoors after dinner…I just sit quietly with my little shih tzu next to me on the couch, and needle to my heart’s content…it is my very favorite time of year…and the rest of my family thinks I’m a little “crazy”…smile…!
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My favorite thing about winter. The sound of snow falling. It’s a quiet, muffled, full sound like no other. You can almost hear each individual flake hitting the ground. It has yet to really snow here this winter. I’m looking forward to it.
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Winter storms that make snowflakes whisper against the windows and send the fir trees into spirals….the sounds when you are walking in the woods during a blizzard….
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My favorite part about winter is going out just after a snow and seeing how quiet and beautiful everything is.
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My favorite thing about winter ~ early darkness, chilly nights, cuddling under blankets and feeling like that’s a good excuse to just sit and knit in the evenings! Life slows down a little bit!
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Clumps of white snowflakes…. watching kids play in the snow…. hot cocoa with Baileys…
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I love seeing cardinals in the apple tree in our back yard. My least favorite thing about winter is a day so cold your nose hairs squeak when you breathe.
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The coziness of the whole family together in the livingroom (the warmest room in the house). :-)
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Snow — which is also sometimes a least favorite thing. But the best winter memories are wearing warm clothes, skiing across the local golf course, kids sledding, hot cocoa or a cold daiquiri later in the warm house. Especially, being outside at night in the snow.
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i love frost, and the crunch of snow underfoot (we rarely get snow here in the PNW though. sigh)
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Wearing lots of wool, of course!
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Got so excited, I forgot to tell you my favorite thing about winter: Wool! and all the wonderful ways I can wear it to keep warm in northern Vermont.
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Ooooh, pick me, pick me! Beautiful sweater.
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See the rain through the window, besides a fireplace, and with a warm cup of chocolate… mmmmmm…..
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I love how clear and crisp the air is on cold winter days. That, plus the cold weather keeps my ankles and feet from swelling so I can pretend for a moment that I am still a lithe and lovely 20 year old instead of a matronly 50 year old!
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My favorite thing about winter is delicious cold, crisp days and layering up.
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My favorite thing about winter is all the family that comes with it!
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My favorite thing about winter is the smell of the Christmas tree in the house. So relaxing!
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I love being indoors knitting when the snow is falling. Gorgeous sweater!
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Snow coating the cactus- seriously, it happened down here last winter. There is nothing quite so magical (in an odd way) as seeing the desert coated with snow.
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Honestly, we have winter for so long up here, sometimes it’s hard to find something I love about it. =) I do love excuses to stay inside and knit, and I love watching my son play in the snow. =)
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Seeing the beautiful snow capped mountains.
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I love going to my aunt’s house to spend time with my family over the holidays, eating delicious food and walking in the snowy woods by her house.
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I love the beautiful frost patterns that appear overnight on the windows, and the crisp bite of the wind when you head out doors in the morning and nestle down into your scarf.
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My favorite thing about winter? That eventually Spring arrives! :) No, I’m not THAT cynical. There’s nothing like a walk on a quiet night in the snow – everything hushed. Or watching my dogs (labs) frolic in the snow, full of life and joy. There is much to be thankful for in winter and lots of time to spend indoors knitting!
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Re-reading ‘Wuthering Heights’ every February! Its dark-and-stormy passion makes my winter blues pale by comparison.
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I love winter because I can wear sweaters, scarves, hats & gloves to be warm… I love to knit when my hands don’t sweat.
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Hmmmmm, the last day of winter!
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Woodstove keeping me warm while I knit away in my cozy chair watching the snow falling outside.
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I love winter! Especially the part of winter that is after solstice… It’s hard to chose just one thing but I think it’s got to be ski-joring with my dog. I trained him myself and it wasn’t easy (and actually it’s still not easy, we’re always working on something!) but it’s so much fun to be outside and working together. It’s very rewarding and I love to see my usual landscapes transformed by frost, snow and twilight.
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Its summer here :)
I like the day after a hoar frost when the air is sparkling with ice crystals and every branch and tree has a decorative coating of ice.
viv in nz
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~hello~ my favorite things about winter are~warm knitted things~warm drinks~snowflakes~boots~ my snow covered mountain~fir trees~sledding~snowshoeing~
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I’m experiencing my first “real” winter, having only lived in sunny states where it rarely goes below 40F! So far, for me, I’m enjoying finally being able to wear all my hand knits that I’ve accumulated over my six years of knitting! It feels so great to pull them out from under the bed and put them on and know my handiwork is keeping me and my family warm.
I just love this pattern. It’s grand.
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The deepening curtain of snow surrounding the house, making our home a perfect shelter for knitting, fireplaces, the dogs, and pots of my awesome mulled wine.
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Snow falling at night. The silence, the shimmering, the crunch of it underfoot and that smell of winter.
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Knitting with a warm fuzzy cat in my lap.
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I love knitting by the fireplace, being tucked up and cozy with my family, and celebrating my lovely daughter’s birthday as she’s a winter baby.
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I love the first cold lungful of air when I step out of the front door in the morning.
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Walking on a frozen creek, the ice like glass so I can see the water burbling by. Snow drifts so tall I can’t recognize my own yard! A frozen crust on the snow that reflects the moonlight, making it look like a landscape covered in icing. Making a snowman on my deck to keep me company.
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I love a new snow, when it’s very quiet, and any sound is muffled. We get abut 8 feet of snow every winter (we already have 10″) and we’re lucky enough to have so many sunny winter days. The sparkly snow is so beautiful, and I also love a full moon shining on snow – the night is so bright we go skiing without headlamps on!
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How exciting, a contest! I love the sweater, reminds me of a vintage-maybe 40’s? You would know better then I. I think I would have to try snowshoeing if I was wearing it. :) My favorite thing about winter is the peace after a giant snowfall. We have a lot of trees in our yard and when all the branches are covered in snow it creates this lovely, silent, enchanted place!
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My favorite thing about winter is that it begins on the shortest day of the year and each day then gets a little longer. During late December and into January I want to hibernate and stay by the fire, but as winter goes on, the days get longer and I begin to look forward to spring. My second favorite thing is fresh snow that sparkles like a blanket of diamonds in the sun!
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Chilly temps, frost creatures growing on the windows, snow resting on the trees branches, a snow-capped world, the sun hugging the horizon and lighting up the mountains in shades of glowing pastel.
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Where I live, winter lasts from October to April and wee dont see the sun from the end of October to February. This long period is called the darkenss time in Norwegian, and it really is. We only get a few hours of daylight, some days if the weather is bad almost no daylight at all. The darkness can be tough on your immune system and your psyche, leeving you feeling tired and without much energy most of the time.
So when the sun returns in February, its incredibly good. The feeling of sunlight on your face when it has been gone for so long is undescribable. Its like youve been half-comatose for months and then suddely you are awake. The change is dramatic, almost disturbingly so, but its still fantastic. My favourite thing about winter :-)
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Wearing snuggly knitted clothes!
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What I like about winter is its slower pace; my time isn’t divided between so many activities. As much as I like gardening and being outside in summer, winter gives me time to slow down and spend more time knitting, reading and baking. And I still get outdoors as much as possible to walk and enjoy the winter scenery.
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The smell of freshly-fallen snow at night and the silence that accompanies it.
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Everything, everything, everything — it’s my favorite season. It never lasts long enough.
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When you come inside after walking in the cold and your glasses steam up :)
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By far, my favorite thing about winter is that I can wear my handknits without sweating so much they felt! Sunny southern California is not exactly a knitter’s paradise, but I will make and wear Boreal with pride whenever possible!
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Ice skating on a frozen lake at night, by the light of the moon! And peeking down through the ice of the speed-skating rink — dark black, with white cracks like veins, and leaves suspended, waiting for spring.
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I love it when snowing and you don’t have anywhere to go and can curl up with a good book or craft and a hot drink.
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My favorite part of winter is the beauty of silently falling snow. However, shoveling it is another story. Winter also means hand knit mittens and other wintry accoutrements.
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Although here is spring, if i close my eyes I can remember the sound of the wind and the winter sun who warms me gently.
Verónica
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My favorite thing about winter is being cozy with my honey in our little house.
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My favorite thing is waking up early on a saturday – no work! – and curling up on the couch woth coffee and my knitting books, looking for the next great project.
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I love the first snow fall and how it transforms a tired landscape into one that sparkles and shines.
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I live in Houston, TX and we don’t have much winter here. But my favorite part about what we do call “winter” is that it isn’t 100 degrees F outside. Although today is it 65, and 70’s are predicted for later this week.
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The most beautiful thing about winter is thick hoarfrost on a sunny morning with a beautiful blue sky.
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Walking through falling snow in the quite morning forest.
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Carolling. The older the carol, the better.
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Love your style of knitting. This is a new blog for me.
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Bright blue skies, long shadows of skeletal trees and snow. I especially love it at this time of year with the prospect of abundance: time off, well stocked cupboards and the opportunity to lig in front of the stove with some spinning and not have to go anywhere.
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I like the shortened days, the magic of candlelight and the snugness of flannel pajamas.
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I love the cold and early nights, when it’s all dark (preferably snowing outside) and I can curl up in the warmth with some tea, my knitting and a good book/movie!
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An excuse to close the curtains, knit and not feel guilty about sitting still!
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The transformation of the landscape when a heavy, wet snow clothes all the trees and mountains, making the ordinary landscape extraordinary.
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Being all cozy inside with my kids after skiing watching it snow!
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Black-capped Chickadees!
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I love days when it’s either fine enough to go out (or having wet weather gear appropriate to the miserableness of the day) and spending as much time as possible hiking or cycling in the cold until pleasantly exhausted, then coming home at night to warm, stodgy food, and curling up with knitting.
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The best thing about winter for me is the appreciation of the simple comforts of home.
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Spicy butternut and pumpkin soup.
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Hibernating! The past couple of years when we’ve had snow in January which makes the world stop & slow down for a while. To spend time with the children, go walking, knit, sit by the fire & sip hot soups. Just lovely!
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Best thing about Winter? It’s not hot. I like grey, chilly, rainy days that make me grateful for my warm, dry home. I love looking out my floor to ceiling windows when it snows. I like wearing warm sweaters in winter colors rather than try to pull off looking good in summer colors and thin t-shirts.
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I totally prefer fall and winter to spring and summer. I especially like Christmas lights!
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Sleeping under piles of heavy blankets in a chilly house and waking up and dashing across the cold wood floor to stoke the wood stove.
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Oh goodness…I love everything about winter! The snow, hot drinks, Christmas, being inside during a snow storm, and of course, knitting warm things to wear. Thanks for the giveaway!
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After a long winter walk with the kids returning home where the fire’s still burning and the smell of baked apples wellcomes us.
Burning candles in the dark.
The silence when the snow falls.
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My favorite winter thing is after an long evening knitting by de fireplace just before bedtime an nice glass of wine.
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The the thick golden light from the sun being so low in the sky. And the blue and violet shadows in the snow.
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Walking in the crisp early morning air, feeling completly awake.
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My favorite thing about winter has to be the snow. I love being outside in it and being inside, next to a fire with a mug of hot chocolate, with the cold outside!
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What i really like about winter is the smell of it : orange and cloves, tea with spicy cardamon, nice hot fruit “brioche” for breakfast, and windy seaside….
What a nice idea this “boreal giveaway” !
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My favorite winter thing is making a fire in a wood fireplace and eating “caldarroste” (roasted chestnuts).
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My favourite thing about winter is that the stars seem to be so near. And then of course hot chocolat and candle light.
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Bright frosty days when you can get wrapped up in your woolens and go for a stomp in the countryside.
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I love winter…everything about it. I love the cold, the short grey days, I love the smell of static, the clank and hiss of old radiators. It’s time for hunkering down, for putting a pot of chicken stock on the stove. A time of comforts. I only wish we got more snow here in the mid-Atlantic U.S.
Boreal is gorgeous, and I can only imagine how amazing it is in that scrummy Artesano Aran!
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My favorite thing about winter is bringing all my sweaters out from hibernation. I much prefer being able to layer a bunch of warm knits to the hot days of summer.
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Knitting a new pattern, hopefully the gorgeous Boreal!, with a great cup of tea, sitting in the sofa and watching the snow fall….with every stitch and every snowflake you feel like all your worries are melting away and are celebrating all the great gifts life has to offer.
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My favorite thing about winter is that pink sunset sky that happens over snow, when it’s late in the afternoon/evening, and it’s grey and cold, and some rays of sun sneak out between clouds before the sun sets for good. I miss that light, now that we live in a different climate. When I see a good photograph of it, or a painting, it makes me ache.
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My favorite part of winter is new fallen snow — so pristine and silent.
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Frost on Windows. I love the shapes. I also love the chance to wear scarves.
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My favorite thing about winter is that it ends :) Spring and autumn are cold enough for wool here in Norway – winter is just too dark and cold for me. But some nice yarn and a beautiful pattern would help a lot!
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The smell of snow.
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What I love about winter is a fire in the chimney, knitting, and the pleasure of slow-cooked meals on returning from a walk in the crisp morning sun. Layer upon layer of hand-knitted cardigans, cowls and scarves for everyone, and the glow of children’s cheeks after they’ve played in the snow.
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I love winter weather:
wet cold windy passionate reflective wild.
The scones and tea are nice too.
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My favorite part of winter is snuggling into bed at night under a mountain of quilts!
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Reading a good book while a storm prevents me going outside. The current one in Edinburgh is working well!
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Lights! I love houses and trees lit up on the inside and outside with multicolored lights. It makes the darkness so much cheerier.
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My favourite thing about winter is skating outdoors, preferably at the skating rink at city hall and with my man and my daughter(s). We skate all year round (indoors), but since my youngest daughter was born, last December, we have been unable to skate together. We used to do ice dance and, one day, we will again.
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My favourite thing about winter? That I can still run on the trails, and that the scenes I see take on such a wonderfully different perspective in this season.
Mosses & lichens come alive in the damp mistiness and when you look really closely, the range of hues is absolutely exquisite.
Then when I get home and am clean and warm and with a cup of tea in hand, I can settle down to my knitting, and planning some arm warmers and a hat in colours that I’ve just seen out in their natural setting.
Oh, we are so lucky to be alive—makes the tough bits fade a little…
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My very favourite thing about winter is that I can wear lovely thick jumpers and socks and all manner of woolly things but my second favourite would have to be when it snows because I still get as excited as when I was a little girl, it just makes everything so beautiful.
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Fires in the fireplace and wearing what I’ve knitted.
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When frost is on the ground, the world looks white, brown with bits of green. The world outside is quiet. I am in my house with my flannel pajamas on, my pink slippers, holding a cop of hot tea(PG tips and carnation milk). On those days, I feel fortunate to be alive in my warm house. Turn on something trashy, on the TV and start knitting. Nothing better.
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The thing I love about winter here in Northern California is that it rains after not raining for months, and the hills turn from brown to green.
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Winter is lovely because I can wear my woolen sweaters. I love wool!
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My favourite thing about winter: anticipation. Of Christmas, of the possibility of snow, of the first snowdrop, of two weeks to visit family, of skiing holidays (everyone goes except me which is fine by me), of longer days and finally of spring.
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My favourite thing about Winter is the sound when everything is covered by the snow.
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My favourite thing about winter is drinking lots of hot tea.
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In winter i love knitting near the fire with a cup of tea ,
I also love your créations…
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wearing all my pretty knitted sweaters andere shawls.
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The best moments in winter are totally unexpected – like seeing the sky perfectly reflected in a dirty puddle, or a huge flock of starlings swooping down to roost in some shabby derelict buildings, or when, as I shiver outside my own front door without a key, I find my irritation completely dispelled by a robin singing its heart out. Immediately I know that every season has its own treasures.
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My favorite thing about winter??? Hmm….at the moment it is snuggling with my hubby by the fire while working on some knitting.
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Here where I live, winter is usually beautiful and white. I love the sound when it is cold outside and you walk in the snow.
But best of all is that it is so cold that I have use all the lovely sweaters and other woolen clothes, which I am so fond of knitting.
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It’s a tie between:
seeing the summer’s baby alpacas (and this year also a puppy) heading out into their first snow. The aerial maneuvers are enough to make me laugh out loud.
and the full moon shining on the snow, lighting up the night like daytime. Love the winter moonshadows!
Absolutely beautiful sweater, yarn and pattern both.
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Wow, loads of comments on this one! But maybe the fact that the drawing is happening on my birthday will bring me luck ; )
My favourite thing about winter is the combination of a good walk out in the fresh cold and the promise of snuggling up somewhere warm with some knitting afterwards… perfect.
Thanks a lot for the opportunity to enter- and congrats on the lovely new design.
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My new favorite thing is being able to wear all my hand knits. My old favorite is the first snow.
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The very best thing about winter is the temperature difference between outdoors and indoors, enjoying it in that order, and then enhancing it by sitting by the fire, drinking hot and making warm things.
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The best parts of winter are the crisp sunny days with the leaves blowing here and there. If feels like nature is cleaning up and renewing itself for the coming spring. After a long walk it is time for some family togetherness, hot chocolate, home baked cookies, and a good knitting project. This is a good winter day in Oregon.
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My favorite thing is having a reason to knit and wear wool everyday for any occasion.
Thanks for this great giveaway!
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My favorite thing about winter is sitting by the fire, drinking tea, and knitting away on a new sweater. I love Boreal almost as much as Deco!
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Cold weather so I can wear all the nice woolly things I’ve knitted.
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Definitely the snow.
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I love the crisp feel in the air, being able to curl up in a warm blanket, and the opportunity to wear more of my handknits!
PS – I love the new sweater! It’s beautiful.
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My favourite winter thing is, wrapped up warmly in wool, walking the dogs on a bright frosty morning and enjoying the fine framework of the bare trees against a blue sky, especially the oaks.
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J’aime, quand il fait bien froid m’emmitoufler avec bonnet, écharpe et gants, et aller marcher sur le bord de mer …
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best thing about winter is small excited children who can’t wait til the snow comes because then it’s really Christmas!
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Wow what a great giveaway! I love the cool temps of Winter…cold makes outdoor exercise more enjoyable and sipping a warm beverage more enjoyable as well! Thanks for the opportunity to win!
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Going for walks in the woods with my three dogs on fresh, virgin snow, when the sun is up on a beautiful winter day. Then coming home for a snack and a warm cup of tea, and then some great knitting while listening to the radio. A perfect winter sunday in Norway
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I love snow in the tree’s it is so pretty. Also when we get a ice storm and when the sun comes out it is so beautiful. I love to take pictures of it.
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There are many things I like about Winter. Just as well since I live in Norway. But layers of cosy clothing, especially with warm socks, has to be one of my favourites.
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Winter is my favorite time of year. I love the silence of the tall pine trees, the tinkle of pinecones falling onto the frosty snow, people walking outside covered in warm, hand knitted mittens, scarves, hats and sweaters. My dog, Oreo loves to run with his nose in the snow and make tracks for me to follow, he often turns around to see if I am. And the stars are brillant at night, the moon shines full, the sunrise is so very quiet, like sneaking up on the world as if to say “hello!” Mid afternoon snowball fights, snowmen built by the children of the neighborhood, and hot cocoa when I come in from a day of fresh air and delight.
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My favorite thing about winter is the hush that comes over the city after a snowfall. It seems that everyone slows down and takes a deep breath. I like to have a gigantic, steaming mug of tea and just look at everything.
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Coming home to an open fire after a long walk on a clear cold bright day of azure skies and amber light, when the mud of autumn has been frozen to a crackling rind underfoot, there is still a silvering of frost in the shadows unmelted by day’s end, and the dog has pounced and pronked and pranced for the sheer joy of it all.
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Lately, I’m loving my growing collection of handknit wool scarves, socks, and mitts!
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That’s easy – the best thing is getting to pile on the woollies!
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Going for a row early on a crisp, bright day and working hard together with the crew. Getting cold and muddy putting the kit away and then the utter pleasure of getting home to a hot shower, wood fire and a good couple of hours knitting. Bliss.
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My favorite thing about winter is waking up in the morning to new fallen snow with snow falling all day. It’s great to be able to stay home, cook a pot of soup with some hot, buttery cornbread and knit something woolie all day. Here in Texas, we seldom have such days, but they are greatly appreciated when they happen.
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How cuddly our cats get when the temperature starts to drop.
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Winter is different everywhere I’ve lived. In my hometown, it means silky fog enveloping the city and kids huddling up next to the radiators in the classroom on cold mornings. In the American Midwest, it means unmelting snow, layer upon layer, sparkling like stars under the streetlights. In New York City, it means stylish gumboots and muddy subway cars. In the tropics and now here in the desert, it’s the season of day after day of beautiful weather, a respite after the long, muggy summer.
No matter where I am, though, I want to drink cup after cup of tea and knit something comforting and cozy.
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Hi!
My favourite thing is snow! Any kind, but specifically when it falls from the sky… soundless, comforting and glittering.
Thanks!
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The feeling of living inside of a snow globe!
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Long, slow dinners in the oven that warm the house up and leave time for knitting.
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snow! and also, seeing my breath.
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Brisk walks followed by getting cosy with a good film and some knitting.
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The best of winter I see in my kids who bounce with excitement at the prospect of even a single flake of snow, revel in diving into the fluffy white, can’t be enticed indoors and want just more and more outside time.
Thank you for your beautiful blog, and this generous giveaway.
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I love fresh snow on a sunny day and the way it sparkles. I love the shock of the cold when first going out. I love the animal tracks that criss cross our yard and field telling their own stories. And there is nothing to compare with a full moon reflecting off the snow. But building snow forts with kids is the absolute best.
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Snow, snow, snow!
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I adore Snow Days. Especially because my office closes and I get a free day off completely unexpectedly! I can curl up (after shoveling the walks) with hot tea and my knitting, listening to music, and even allow myself to nap a bit. What a treat.
(Oh I hope for a snow day soon!)
(and thank you for the chance to win – it’s a beautiful sweater!)
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SNOW! Lots of other things to love too but that’s got to top them :)
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Winter: warm inside, cold outside. What could be better?
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my favorite thing is wearing knitwear and getting to explain to people that I made it all! It is a lovely sweater, thanks for a beautiful design.
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My favorite thing about winter is drinking hot chocolate after shoveling.
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My favourite thing about winter is wearing all of my handmade woolly knitwear which is too warm to wear at other times of the year. Like you, I love it when I can go out in an all wool outfit!
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that’s not difficult: wearing my hand knits in the crisp winter air!
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I might sound mad but, on a winters day when we have had fresh snow on the ground. I love to wrap up with the warmest coat I have, a wooly hat and scarf with mitts and take my J Russel Bonnie for a walk she just loves the snow and the cold dose not seem to bother her.
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Favorite winter thing is finally being able to get out my hand knits.
I love wearing them and it is so unbelievably hot 6 to 7 months out of the year where I live. I always look longingly toward these nippy days.
Thank you for the fantastic giveaway!
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Winter means more time to knit, and a good reason to wear handknit hats, socks etc.
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I like the sound when you walk on snow and I love to wear all my woolly things I made.
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Soup and quality family time with the multiple holidays.
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Well, since I moved to Australia five years ago, Christmas has been a challenging time in some ways, because now I celebrate it in the middle of summer. For a while this made me slightly sad and left me longing for frosty mornings, dark afternoons and all that goes with that – hot drinks, cosy layers, twinkling lights….. I realised, in so many ways, how deeply the traditions of Christmas are rooted in the northern hemisphere.. But I am learning to enjoy a summer festive season now, and being in the temperate climate of Tasmania has really helped. So now my favourite Christmas things include cherries, bottle brush flowers, strawberries and raspberries in the garden. But most of all, and this would be the case wherever I live, I enjoy the wonder on my young children’s faces with each little opening of the Advent calendar, each lighting of a candle, and their little songs which I hear daily at the moment…. and they are helping me see the beauty of a summer Christmas more than anything! (It’s still been nice to knit beanies and mugwarmers for the folks back in England though!) xx thank you for this generous giveaway
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Christmas lessons and carols, especially carols of the English renaissance and lessons from the King James Bible. That, and Christmas baking and knitting.
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my favorite thing about winter are the cold, crisp days that sport a bright, blue sky. If you add to that picture yesterday’s freshly fallen snow and a good hill for sledding, you have winter perfection!
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I love when snow forces us to take a vacation day. It has been years since I have been in school, but every time a “real” snow storm is forecast, I eagerly anticipate its arrival.
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We don’t get much snow here in New Zealand, but it does get cold and frosty. I love clear frosty mornings when the shrubs in the garden are white along all the branches – it’s so pretty. And frozen cobwebs are just a wonder!
Thankfully, we’re heading into summer now, but it gives me time to knit a winter jumper before the cold days get here again.
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I love the chime-like music ice chunks make along the edge of a partially frozen lake.
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I like watching my horses roll around and frolic in the snow.
Preferably from the warmth of my house, while enjoying a hot beverage and not needing to go out and shovel or plow or snowblow or move hay or farm equipment or manually defrost the evil hoses. (I am not a fan of winter’s attendant chores).
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Getting to wear all my woolens!
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Since living in California, I miss the snow blanket that covers everything overnight only to wake up to see the new magical world of Winter !!
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Snow days when it’s mandatory to bake chocolate chip cookies!
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I live in New England in the US. We have lots of snow in winter. I love to walk in a gentle snowstorm at night when everything is so quiet, the landscape is covered in white, and the world seems to pause to take a breath. Then when we return from our snowy walk, I really love hot soup or a cup of homemade hot chocolate to warm up from the inside! I could not imagine living anywhere that is warm and snowless during winter! Of course, all that cold and snow requires lots of lovely woolen knits to keep me warm during my treks. So, what do I love? Well, snow, hot food and warm woolens!
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I love seeing my breath in the air. My daughter snuggling in closer as I carry her home from nursery. Keeping warm under a cosy blanket with my hubby. My hands wrapped around a steaming mug of tea!
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My favorite part of winter is bundling up and looking at the bear treetops against a grey almost-snowing sky.
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I love the build up to holidays, the baking, decorating, parties – love it all.
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Hmm. The crisp nights, the possibility of snow. And the enlarged enjoyment of everything cosy and warm, from a hot cup of tea to a warm sweater or blanket…
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Family, friends, warmth, snow, peace and knitting while my golden retriever is quietly dreaming of tomorrow’s adventures!
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I love the snow and when the days are cloudy and dark…perfect knitting weather with a cup of tea!
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Simply put, soup is what I love most about winter.
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Jumpers. Definately jumpers. The bigger the better since they’re the ones that only come out when it’s really cold. 100% wool of course, and definately handknitted. The thought of a thick wool jumper is what keeps me going as the temperatures drop. A small but very real compensation for foul weather, dark nights and the dormant season.
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Winter is my favorite season. There is something beautiful about the soft way the snow covers up the earth, allowing her rest and a chance to regenerate. The type of silence which surrounds you when walking among the trees while the snow falls down in big, soft, light puffs is a type of silence you hear at no other time. Snow covers a multitude of hurts against the earth.
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My favorite thing about winter is new snow that only the birds have walked in…maybe with a little seed on top.
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Snuggly cats and wearing wool!
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the night sky is so clear you feel like you can touch the stars, even in the tropics!
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Little puppy paw prints in the snow…breath hanging in midair…Love love love winter
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It’s the time of wool and knitting and cat sleeping in the lap.
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The crisp clean air, the way the snow reflects the light making days seem even brighter and skiing!
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I like a lot of the things already mentioned – snow days, crisp nights, clear air and the view of the winter stars. Snow days are great too. My favourite time in winter is when the land has snow on it but the sea is not yet frozen. I love the colours at that time – the black spruces against the silvery sky, the red cliffs and the dark blue-gray water. It’s magical.
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My favorite thing about winter is the transformation of nature and how beauty can be found in shorter days, bare branches and white drifts.
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Slowing down, and taking time to daydream.
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My favorite thing about winter is when it snows heavily and everything is covered in a blanket of white. The world is at peace at this time, and I love going for walks in the new snow.
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The anticipation of opening the box of Christmas decorations once we bring the Christmas tree inside carrying with it the scent of winter in the woods.
Most of the decorations are old and many are handmade, all of them relate to people we love or places we have visited.
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My favourite thing about winter are the cold days when the air is dry. You can go out for a walk, it doesn’t matter where, by the sea, in a forest, in the city,… The cold slowly takes over even if you wear your knitted sweater and just before you freeze you go inside for a hot choclat milk (maybe with some rhum in).
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My favorite part of winter is Christmas music. It makes the cold darkness worthwhile. I also love sweaters and other warm clothes!
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My favourite thing about winter is the excuse to wrap up warm in all of my knitwear on a crisp day and walking to work in the beautiful low winter sun, then feeling very smug when I see everyone else stuck in their cars!
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I love bundling up in sweaters, tall boots, great scarfs, and going skiing. I love winter!
-I also LOVE that sweater!
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The quiet and the smell of snow — especially when cross-country skiing through the woods, although for me, that generally means falling through the woods. Not that we have any snow to speak of yet, here in Western NY state. Whether I win or (more likely!) not, Boreal is just beautiful.
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As a sufferer from SAD I don’t really enjoy winter, but I do like being able to wear all my lovely cosy woolly handknits!
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nice of you to offer a kit! I try to say you in english what I like in winter: first to walk in the snow, in the countryland, when nobody has walked there before you, I have the impression to be alone in the world, just me (sometimes with my baby) and the nature. It’s a moment when I can think about a lot of things, and it’s very important to have these happy moments!
Then go home, with the face and the fingers very cold, and drink a cup of smoked tea (lapsang souchong) and eat a part of “tarte au vin cuit” (which is abolut not make with wine, but with apple who are cooked for about 24 hours) . And finally look the snow through the windows, when you are cooconing in home with the people you love..I really like winter and cold!
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Favorite thing about winter: being able to wear all my handknits!
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My favorite thing about winter is going to visit my family for the holidays and relaxing with cookies and hot beverages! What a nice giveaway!
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I love the subtlety of the minimalist colour palette of winter, the greys, blacks and whites of our Canadian landscape as a background for the flashes of colour from passing blue jays, cardinals and pileated woodpeckers.
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My favorite thing about winter is curling up on the couch in the late evening with a big cup of tea, my knitting, and my son asleep on my chest!
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Goodness, what a lot of comments. I’m afraid I haven’t read through them all so my comment may be duplicatory. What I like about winter is being able to wear my handknits. I “run hot” and just get too warm to wear even the lightest shawl in the summer, but in the winter, oo, shawls, socks, mitts, hats, sometimes all at once!
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The sparkle of sun on snow!!
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Wool!
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The smell of wood fires on a cold, crisp day. Knitting. Snow days! Flannel.
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Although not my favorite season, I enjoy winter more since discovering wool sock many years ago! And, now, since I knit my own, that’s fun too.
One of my favorite memories is winter-themed. When my children were very small, 3 & 4, they had a chance to play on a winter beach in Maine in their snow clothes, boots, coats, hats & mittens. There were even tiny little icebergs -just chuncks of ice, really- on the sea! It is a memory I cherish.
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What an exciting giveaway! I love the crunch of boots in snow. There isn’t anything else like that first crunch of the year.
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Well, this is going to sound like pandering (lol), but my favorite part of winter really is the woolly knits. I love bringing out the big heaps of knitted socks, mittens, scarves, etc., with all their colors and patterns. Beyond that, I like the reading that comes with winter. You’re trapped in the house pretty much (or you are in my neck of the woods) and I love bundling up with a big mug of tea and a good book. I love reading but I never seem to find much time for it during the sunnier months. :(
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My favourite things about winter is blood oranges. Nothing tastes quite like them and they are only in season in winter. I also really enjoy the smell of wood burning, with people all cozied up inside, it makes for a very pleasant smelling walk outside in the crisp air.
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Winter in Australia isn’t snowy, but the southern parts where I live get a lot of rain during the Winter months. I love nothing more than to put on my favourite movie “Little Women”, mix a chai latte in my favourite mug, and sit in my favourite chair knitting away the afternoon :-)
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I love winter for a variety of reasons, the romance of it, the ethereal beauty of it, but especially because I can go shopping for groceries on my lunch hour and keep them in the car without worrying about the meat/eggs etc., spoiling!
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My favorite thing about the winter is how much much clearer the stars are and they seem to sparkle brighter.
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I live in Alaska, a cold stormy place, and I like winter because it makes me realize just how much all the warm, wool things I knit are my friends keeping me warm and protected from the cold and weather.
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The best thing about winter is coming home after a long, freezing walk with the dogs, lighting the fire, pouring a glass of wine and settling in :).
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What I like the most about winter, is the time, when it’s really very cold outside and you come back home all frozen and then warm up bit by bit feeling more at home and safe than ever.^_^
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That’s easy: my favourite thing is wearing turtle neck woll sweaters and a nice fire!
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My favorite thing about Winter is that, even in not-too-frigid North Carolina, we can use the colder weather to imagine that we’re snowed in. People from snowier parts of the country laugh when we close schools and offices here because of light snow sprinklings. But we natives know we’re just using the weather to have a good reason to snuggle down inside warm homes with books and yarn and cats and tea and hot chocolate and be grownups reliving the “snow days” of our childhoods.
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Knitting by the wood burning stove is the reason I love winter! I also have the love of big, fluffy snowflakes.
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Making snow angels with my 4yr old daughter.
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I love winter because it’s the season for wool and knitters. The weather turns cold, and suddenly instead of strangers finding my hobby quaint or amusing, they see its value and wish they had someone to knit for them.
Also, it becomes much more socially acceptable to make a giant pile out of your yarn to lay in and pretend to be a yarn dragon guarding her hoard.
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I love the stretches of very cold yet sunny days that cause the frost to build up from the snow and on the branches of bare trees. We call it hoar frost, not sure if that is a term used elsewhere.
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Toss-up between the clarity of the stars, and the sun sparkling on hoarfrost.
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My favorite thing about winter is lantern walks. Making homemade lanterns with candles in them (by gluing colored tissue paper to glass jelly jars; by punching nail holes in tin cans; by using wire coat hangers to make a frame; etc…) and then bundling the kids up and walking around the block in the brisk dark. Time feels slow, the kids feel lucky and brave to be defying the dark and the cold, and when you come back in it feels extremely cozy and warm — like bedtime makes sense.
(I LOVE this new sweater so much by the way!)
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I think Boreal is beautiful because it is so bold and graphic, and the design works on a large scale, without being too “holiday themed”. I would not be able to wear it in my local climate, but could knit it for someone else who lives where it’s colder.
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What a great giveaway! Hmmm, this is a hard one for me, because I grew up in Hawaii and now I live where it is very, very, very cold, so winter isn’t something I look forward to . . .
Oh wait, but I love to knit, so perhaps that’s a good enough reason for winter?
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My favorite thing about winter is being able to wear my warm handknits – In southern California it is frequently too warm except for a few weeks in the middle of winter
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awaking to the unfamiliar
white and silent, the snow crept in last night
muffling the tramp of boots
muffling the excited cries of school children.
creaking as you step
on a crystalline quilt of powdery cold.
carefully stepping, not quite casual yet.
carefully – for fear of falling headlong.
of course it won’t last,
melting even as the morning turns.
slowly slowly revealing the suddenly green grass.
slowly slowly leaving.
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Spinning fiber and knitting this yarn ist my favourite winter projekt.
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My favourite thing about winter is getting to wear all my hand knits – sometimes together at the same time. This knitter is smug & snug in the cold!
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getting to wear all my knitted things ALL the time!
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That every day is a wool-wearing day.
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the stillness, quietness, and beauty of snow.
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It’s the summer we are currently in that reminds me of the things I like about winter. I love the light, it’s low angle makes everything look better. And watery winter sun goes well with blue sky and knitted garments. You can’t be disappointed about wintery weather – it’s supposed to be bad. But a cold and rainy summer is just depressing!
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The best thing about winter? Being wrapped up snug and warm in layers of woolly clothing whilst braving the elements. And the look on my little girl’s face as the snowflakes fall around her – perfect!
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When I can stay home and watch it snow with a cup of coffee in my hand and a cat in my lap.
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My favorite thing about winter is WOOL. Wearing it, knitting with it, buying it and just feeling it is so comforting in winter.
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I love the red and purple shades of the frozen winter dawns.
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The sun shining on new fallen snow. It glistens like diamonds.
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Winter is when the hills turn green and lush and the mornings are sometimes nippy enough to allow me to wear scarves and mittens at the bus stop in the morning without looking silly. The rare snow on the surrounding hills is a treat to see and I don’t have to drive or walk in it unless I want to. (California, if you were wondering…)
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I love the crispness of the cold air and that at the darkest time of the year we celebrate light.
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My favorite thing about winter it that things are pared down, the bones are visible, the structure of the trees and the landscape are clear and can be appreciated. The colors are restrained and clean.
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Watching the cats watching the snow. While knitting.
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Being able to wear my handknits (not always practical in California!)
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To sit in the sofa and knit a warm sweater to wear on a sunny winterday!
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My favorite thing about winter is the snow – love how it covers everthing in a blanket . Beautiful ! Thanks for the
contest !
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I love getting to wear my handknits, and the feeling of being warm and toasty.
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My favorite things about winter are wearing layers and layers of woollen cardigans, gloves, scarves, hats ; walking in a brisk sunny cold morning in the city with no one else around ; going home at night and seeing all the lights shining in the building where I live, feeling the others lives around me….
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My favorite thing about Winter is drinking a cup of chocolate milk after coming home from a hike in the snow. Then sit by the fire and knit, knit, knit!
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I like the cold which makes everything pure again.
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I actually really dislike Winter in general – I’m a naturally cold person, and it just seems like I can never, ever get warm in the colder months! However, there is one thing I LOVE about winter, and that is watching my dogs play in the snow. I have a pair of German Shepherd/Rottweiler mixes, and watching those two have an absolute ball every time it snows makes it worth it! Oh, and I do also like getting to wear my handknit hats & mittens – shawls I wear all year round, but I only have a few months to wear the outer woolies!
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My favourite thing about winter is the silence in the night, in the sofa with your partner, watching TV, knitting, chatting. Also I like the winter clothes a lot, i adore knitwear. I love also the park which is in front of my flat, where all leaves of the trees are on the ground… gone with the wind… I love winter, definetely.
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My favorite thing in winter is snow, probably because I live near the seaside and we don’t have many of it very often
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my favorite thing about winter is that the holidays give me an excuse to wallow in making things to give away as gifts!
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I’d have to say coming in to a warm house after ice climbing to a warm kitchen, a mug of hot chocolate, and my guy’s arm around me to help me thaw. :)
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My favorite thing about Winter is sipping hot cocoa, knitting and watching the snow fall.
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Coming back inside after being out in the cold for too long without a hat and feeling your ears go from numb to tingling to warm again.
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My favorite thing about Winter is snow days! Although I don’t have a fireplace, there’s nothing like feeling the heat rising from the baseboard heating while pressing your nose against the frosty windowpane. I’m %#&^ years old and I still do it!
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my favorite thing about winter is WOOL. wearing it, knitting with it, buying it, just feeling it is so comforting in winter.
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What I like in winter is when it is stormy outside, me sitting warmly inside knitting and knitting too :-)
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I love the return of Orion. I love seeing more structure of the mountains now that they are not clothed in leafy trees. I love how magically snow transforms the ordinary by resculpturing the land and hiding and revealing at the same time. I love the low light on both ends of the day. I love that it is wool weather. Hurray for wool! Boreal is a very handsome pattern.
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My favourite thing about winter is the frost patterns on the windows in the morning. They’re never the same twice. The other morning my car’s windshield was covered in frost that looked like ferns unfurling. It broke my heart a bit to have to scrape it off….
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Skiing! And beautiful warm clothing to do it in!
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Sunny, bright, cold days where wearing a thick woollen sweater reminds me of being a student at Durham
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My favorite thing about winter is snowshoeing in the woods and hot chocolate upon return. And wearing knitwear!
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I love it when everything is white! The ground, the trees, houses, even the air!>
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How pretty my girlfriend looks in winter clothing
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My favorite thing about winter is all the knitting, of course, but also wearing all the previously knitted things. Seeing my family in the sweaters, mittens, scarves and hats I’ve knitted them is a true joy!
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My favorite part of winter… hmmm. That would probably be a tie between cuddling with my boyfriend and giving people christmas presents that they love. One of my favorite things is making people I love happy, thus the present giving (bonus fun points if it’s a knitted gift!) =)
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The morning light on the Olympic Mountains covered in snow makes getting out of bed to walk the dogs worthwhile.
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Cup of tea, fireplace, skein of wool and needles!
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Drinking hot chocolate for necessity (=no guilt :) ).
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Hunkering down and staying close to the fire, knitting with my daughter. It is a relief not to have gardening chores, and I love walking the dog at night, looking at the stars and hearing the snow squeak under my boots. You know that sound, right? I must admit that every other winter I take two weeks on St. John in the Virgin Islands and I love that bit of winter too!
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Snuggling under a blanket with a cup of tea and my knitting…plus the chance to wear oodles of knitwear! What a fab giveaway, thanks!
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I love the sounds of a winters night. The trees snapping, the ice moaning and even sometimes the loan howl of a wolf. Thrilling to hear as you sit by the crackling fireside!
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My favourite thing about winter is that I get to slow down. My work (entomologist) is extremely busy during the spring and summer months. The reduced pace in winter allows me to catch up with friends and spend some time on more creative pursuits…like knitting!
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The best thing about winter? Sitting by the fire of an evening, knitting in hand, watching the snow fall through the window. Oh, and a hot toddy close by.
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Getting my collection of aged and vintage Welsh blankets out, and adding layers to my bed as the nights get colder! If it really gets cold I wear a handspun shawl in bed too, and lovely woolly socks. Yes, it’s cold in Yorkshire!
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My favorite thing about winter is when it’s over, and I can knit without hurry, since Spring is on the way!
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Being able to wear your warm woolly handknit jumper while you sit and knit your next warm woolly jumper
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The best thing about Winter is it’s a great excuse for wrapping up warm in scrumptious hand-knitted goodies.
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In late Autumn and Early winter I’m constantly collecting pinecones, acorns, chestnuts, pretty branches, and anything I can get my hands on. Then, when winter really get’s starting, I take enough time and tea to use my yearly loot to make seasonal decorations. The next year it starts over again! :)
That’s one of the things I love most.
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my favorite things about winter: an excuse to drink lots and lots of tea, and snuggling under my comfy down comforter.
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I love the clear, cold nights when the moon is bright and makes moonshadows on the snow.
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I love snow. Love love love it. Whether its going skiing, hiking, walking with the dog, shoveling the walk tossing shovels full of it for the dog to chase, or just watching the crystals melt on my hand, it is one of the most wonderful things to me that always seems to lift my spirits.
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Moments of cold, white peace.
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Mmm. My favorite thing about winter is getting all cozy with warm food (or drink), a blanket, and a book, while snow falls outside <3
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My favourite thing about winter is the layer of frost that makes the dull remnants of autumn so beautiful… when a fallen leaf, that has long lost any bright colour it once held, lies on the walkway with a coating of frost that highlights its edges and veins I smile and think of the trees that have gone to sleep.
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My favorite thing is being outside looking in after a long, tiring, cold walk in the snow, and knowing soon you will be inside with hot chocolate and a fire, looking out.
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My favourite thing about winter is the crisp feeling of the air when it’s about to snow!
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The unique downy silence that envelopes New York during a snowstorm.
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I love to get out in the snow and make snow animals (well, maybe a snow man too)-with the kind help of our dog…
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What is my favorite thing about winter? Watching my kids play in the snow, all bundled up in snow pants, heavy coats, warm hats, and mittens. Seeing the littler ones trying to use an adult sized shovel to make the snow piles bigger. The joy they experience from crawling around in the sparkling white fluff makes me feel pretty joyful. Then going inside for hot cocoa with marshmallows and snuggling under cozy blankets. It’s the perfect way to spend a day.
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My favourite bit of Christmas are the gorgeous smells coming from the kitchen…usually starting on Christmas Eve with the giblet gravy being made in advance…..
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Breaking the thin ice forming at the top of a puddle.
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This would be a perfect addition to my wardrobe! My favorite things about winter is being outside with my husband (sledding, shovelling snow, or whatever) and being able to snuggle up to him for warmth. Also, being able to see my handknits in action in the knowledge that my time, love, and energy were put into keep myself and loved ones warm. Thanks for the giveaway!
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My favorite thing about winter is going back to my hometown for a week to spend time with my mom – just hanging out, knitting and doing other crafty things. It’s great to sleep in, relax and spend some time with her and the rest of my family there.
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Wow, you’re really giving a kit away? I was already plotting my yarn choices!
Anyway, my favorite things about winter are snuggling up with my loved one, knitting Christmas presents, a chilly morning run, and a hot mug of cocoa afterward :)
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My favourite thing about winter is the excuse it gives me to bundle up in all my handknits!
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Winter is when I get to see my whole family together for Christmas, some years it’s the only time I get to see my sister!
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Being snowed in wtih my family and dog in a huge, HUGE, snowstorm. I love cooking big pots of savory stews, home-made bread and knitting, the smell and quiet of snow, the carousing with my big kids, adventurous husband and exuberant dog. I love living in the city on these days when the whole neighborhood walks the streets like it’s a big festival. Now if only we could use the fireplaces in our mid-19th house without burning the place down…..
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Because it is entirely possible to witness beauty without the color green.
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My favorite thing about winter is getting to tromp through freshly fallen snow in my hand-knits!
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I love the (guilt-free) knitting time. Coming in from the cold, lighting the wood-burner, and settling down with my knitting and my man. Can’t ask for more really.
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Thanks for doing this draw, Kate! I love all of your designs so much. My favourite thing about winter is walking on fresh snow and bundling up in winter gear. Winter is my favourite season–love all winter sports too like outdoor skating…followed by a lovely hot choc. Mmmm…
Lisa
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My favorite thing now are the Christmas tree lights on palm trees and the the early dark. My favorite memory of winter is laying in the snow all bundled up in my snowsuit and boots and feeling perfectly warm listening to the quiet and watchig the big gray clouds roll over Lake Ontario.
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I love the cold, being able to wear the warm things I have made throughout the year!
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My favorite thing about winter is the cozy, hibernate-y feeling it brings… and all of the knitting!
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I love to stay at home with my little one when outside is cold and windy. All what we do is spending our afternoon toghether singing and playing with Lego and train on the floor, sipping tea and eating homemade cookies, hugging and warmt each other :-)
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Walking alongside the frozen canals in my adopted homeland, The Netherlands. With ice and snow underfoot, looking at the bare trees and frozen reeds lining the canals. And if I am lucky, watching some little kids as they learn to skate on the ice, rugged up in woolens and having a wonderful time.
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One of my favorite things in the early winter in California are the clear, cold days; the promise of snow in the Sierras; my knitting aspirations; my Patagonia down jacket and UGG boots; football bowl games; family get-togethers.
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The before breakfast walk with the dog. Long underwear on and ice cleats in place.
Then a quiet knit in a warm streetcar on the way to work.
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Winter gives me a reason to wear mittens! It’s my knitting’s reason for being.
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…becoming a hermit even more…
…and having the heating work well…
…and drinking glühwein with the alcohol cooked out…
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I love to watch it snow when I am nice and warm inside. I also love to take the kids and go look at Christmas lights.
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What, just one thing? Let me make it three: the beautiful low golden light, the cool crystal-clear air between rainstorms, and the welcome quiet blessing of rain.
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My favorite things about winter are snow and the birds who come to our feeders. The birds are endlessly entertaining with their different forms of attack and thier dancing/prancing/hopping around..
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Cross country skiing in the forest is the best part of winter.
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My favourite thing about winter is what I’m doing today. Sitting by the fire knitting a Christmas hat for my baby boy, watching the snow starting to fall and the lights twinkling on the Christmas tree. Another thing I love about winter is the really great excuse to wrap up in cozy hand knits and of course to buy more yarn to knit some more! :)
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In north of Sweden we now have a lot of snow and I like when the snow gives us light. I like long walks in snow outdoor and In long dark evenings I like most to knit.
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Welcoming a new calendar year as I welcome a new year of my own life, with a few good friends at hand, and hopefully some good food and drinks, too (my birthday is January 1st).
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Never gets too cold where I am……but we do love bringing out our wooly goodness…..I especially love seeing the women in my family wearing those wooly goodness that I’ve knitted with love…..
Of course, taking a stroll on chilly days, bundled up…..breathing in that sharp crisp cold air….refreshing…..clears my muddled head :)
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the best thing about winter (the most knitterly time of year)…the beer drinking starts early.
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My favourite thing about the winter is that it is okay to stay inside and knit all day long. During the summer there is so much pressure to be outside and DO stuff. Wintertime is so much easier, theres always the weather excuse!
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Getting to shovel snow while wearing handknit sweater, hat, mittens, socks, and probably a scarf or cowl!
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one word: snow.
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I love to curl up on the sofa with a blanket, a cup of tea and my knitting project or a nice book.
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Snuggling up in front of the fire with my family, watching a good film or playing cards, just being together.
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This one might be obvious but I love that I’m able to wear wool sweaters for once! With a water/windproof jacket on top of it there’s no reason why one can’t go for a long walk (except you know, work)
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when our steep road is snowed in and the cars can’t drive on it so the greyhound can run around in circles in the snow. and cycling to work with my wellies on to navigate the icy parts.
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I love being able to spend an afternoon cozied up to the fire!
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My favorite thing about winter is hot chocolate, a cozy blanket, and a warm fire. :-)
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I love to be out of doors: Today I walked through a green landscape,while the surrounding mountains were already covered with snow. It was like looking at a black-and-white fabric: The steep mountainsides in white, the firs making beautiful black patterns on the slopes.
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wearing jumpers boots tweedy things and eating vegetable stews!! Chestnuts too……..
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I don’t ski… I don’t like being cold… but I adore the way that a fresh snow makes everything prettier, and snuggling on the couch, looking out at the yard.
I also appreciate that people tend to assume winter is when people should knit, so I get less “What are you doing? Knitting? Well, that’s a dying art…” conversations.
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The fact that I can pretty much continuously pile on warm layers without getting overheated! For someone who is always kind of cold, it’s nice to fit in with a hand knit sweater, hat, scarf, socks, and gloves, instead of being the only one wearing them in September. This year I have another reason to love winter – my boyfriend proposed to me two days ago! Winter will always be a little extra special now. :)
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Sleeping in with warm puppies in the bed.
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those clear and cold days with sunshine
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I love the bright glowing light we get from snow reflecting everywhere, and watching snowflakes in the street lights. Also I never have to worry about being too warm! And my mom’s rumballs and fruitcake!
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My favourite thing is quite simple- Christmas holidays because it means my son ome sto visit.
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What I love in winter? Wool jumpers, wool blankets, wool, wool wool!
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I love how winter brings people together, looking for physical as well as emotional warmth..
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Christmas Tree Lights and Gt-Gt-Grandmas Christmas Pudding recipe – made of course.
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This winter it is having a little baby to cuddle in front of the fire (and experimenting with nursing/knitting combinations)!
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Ahhh, cross country skiiing! We are finally getting some snow and I hope to be able to do this less than 2 blocks from my house soon. A sweater like this would be perfect when I was done! Gorgeous….
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‘Living in Canada where we know how to enjoy every last minute of winter (or at least right up until late March when it starts to get very “old”!
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I love the invigoration of the crisp cold air and, once again, the pounding of rain on the roof. We got a new roof last fall, after a couple of years making do with patches and tarps. It is so nice to be able to cozy up under the collection of afghans and wool sweaters without having to watch out for leaks on the ceiling.
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I live in the Pacific Northwest, Portland, Oregon, to be exact and what I love about the winter is the rain, the cool (cold really) air and wearing sweaters, coats, socks, shawls and other wonderful hand knit woolies!
How generous of both you and Artesano for this giveaway ~ love the sweater!
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Snuggling under blankets,
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We live in Northern California oak country, not evergreen country, so my favorite thing about winter is the chance to appreciate and marvel at the amazing architecture of our oak trees while their leaves are gone.
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My childhood bedroom is on the third floor of my parents’ house, which is 160 years old and doesn’t have a lot of insulation in the roof. Growing up, my favorite thing about winter was the feeling of the house getting warmer when it started snowing in the middle of the night- layers of snow acting as insulation, and foretelling of snow days home from school, sledding, snowball fights and skating on frozen ponds. When I’m home for Christmas I still wake up the minute it starts snowing, look out the window and feel the warmth.
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My favorite thing about winter is breaking out all of my super-warm knits! I’m so excited, yesterday I was able to wear my lacey wool sweater, and I’m hoping to wear my cabled alpaca one sometime soon, too.
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I think my favourite part of winter is that I can use the things I knit :D Living on a warm place I don’t have lot of chances to do it!
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Loved reading the comments and I agree with so many of them, but off the top of my head and with no prodding, my favorite is: SNOW!
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What a prize! My favourite thing about winter is without a doubt the fantastic, slightly magical light at dawn and dusk. It’s beauitful and unlike any other time of year.
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I love the food :) warming, savory…..delicious!
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The winter is relatively short where I live and not that cold (no snow!), but one of my favorite things is being able to wear all my hand-knitted things for a few months!
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When I was young, I loved winter because of my birthday in December and the presents!
But I still like winter, the Lebkuchen do not taste as good in autumn and spring, I like wrapping myself in a warm coat and scarf and going for a walk, the glitter of falling snow against the streetlights when it gets dark, sitting in my favourite armchair with hot tea and knitting, baking cookies with the children, the smell of the christmas tree, drinking Glühwein and watching the same old films on TV every year.
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I just love the winter – crisp, fresh days are a joy – if I could spend one of those days in the beautifuil country of Iceland, to get the most out of it, that would be bliss. [The Christmas shop outside Akureyri is heaven on earth]
Wonderful giveaway, thank you for the opportunity!
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mmmm…my favorite thing about winter is having a week off of work to spend with my family when i know that no one else is at work either. it’s a time when i get to truly relax and pend huge amounts of time snuggling – hubby, toddler, whoever else needs a good cuddle…:)
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My favorite thing about winter is the way everything looks after a snowfall. So pretty and serene.
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Cozily snuggled with pup, browsing beautiful patterns like yours, and knitting a bit all at the same time.
I have never done color work but this sweater might just get me to try. LOvely!
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Christmas Eve ! !
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My favourite thing about winter is how quiet it can be… when it’s just freshly snowed the snow seems to absorb all the little noises that bounce around at night and so you can have the most peaceful of walks home.
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unpacking the winter woolies and falling in love with them all over again
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Warm feet in wool socks are a few of my favorite winter things.
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Sunny winter days when the cold is invigorating, the light is low and the mountains are out.
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Putting to use all the knits I’ve made over the Summer (to the sound of scoffing friends that it’s out of season who then gladly receive them as presents), while appreciating the cold and (hopefully) snow. Plus snuggling up under a blanket with a glass of wine, my family around me and my cats on the sofa too.
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My favorite thing in winter is snugglimg within flannel sheets, piled with nice woolly blankets! The cool air of the bedroom soothes away the day’s cares, and the weight & warmth of all those covers (plus the various cats–they often take turns on each bed) is so comforting! AnnBan on Ravelry.
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Walking on the beach in winter when it is quiet and empty of people; listening to the different sounds made by the rain hitting the water and the sand and the hood of my coat; appreciating the twenty-three different shades of grey in a British Columbia coastal landscape in the wintertime.
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My favorite thing about winter is snow and the way it muffles sound in the early morning. I love bundling up and walking to work in freshly fallen snow.
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Frostbitten toes and the merriment of the Xmas holiday season make the winter special! Gathering our family in Lewes and going for walks on the South Downs.
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I LOVE the snow! In college, going to 8am classes (ugh) was wonderful when it snowed- no one else had been on campus at that time, so I got to walk through this sparkling, pristine winter wonderland.
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I’m obviously not the only one to want to win a kit!!
I love wintertime, but it’s hard to find a favourite thing, but probably cross-country skiing and then a cup of tea and knitting in the sofa afterwards. Or is that two things, or three maybe?
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Making and drinking hot chocolate with my children and enjoying a cozy afternoon by the fireplace…ahhh.
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My favorite thing about winter is the opportunity it gives me to wrap all of my loved ones in knitted gifts – sweaters, shawls, hats, scarves, cowls, miittens, and socks! Each garment is designed with a particular recipient in mind – style, color, fiber all combine just for them. I start planning for winter in spring! Every knitted stitch is an expression of my love for family and friends — and for me, winter makes it all possible!
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Getting out the woollies, Christmas knitting – this year it included two pairs of socks for hiking men size 10 and 12!
Stews made from winter roots with homemade wholemeal bread. Yum!
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Lighting candles in the dark, sipping tea on the couch while the cold and dark weather is outside, and the crispness of a clear, frosty winter morning
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Winter is my favorite season, and it’s hard for me to choose just one reason, but I’ll try. I love the cold, really. It drives me inside (after a grueling winter run), where my husband, kitties, and pup wait for me. We snuggle, watch movies, knit, and drink hot cocoa and winter spirits. It is, without a doubt, the best time of the year.
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Waking up with the radiator warm and snow falling outside.
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My favorite thing about winter… there isn’t just one… The sound of your boots in the snow… the crispness in the air.. the beautiful sunrises and sunsets.. the yahoo feeling that kids and teachers get when there is a ‘snow day'(no school)… the feeling of your skin tingling when you warm up after being outside too long on a cold day after building an igloo, quinsey, snow fort,snowman, or simply shoveling the snow… the warm mug of hot chocolate… on a clear winter’s night – the glow of the moon, stars and if you are lucky enough to catch the northern lights… the sparkle of the sun on the new snow -just like diamonds… ……..
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My favourite thing about winter is that at roughly 4pm in the evening, the dark blue sky and the orange streetlights combine, and I get a wonderful feeling of contentment (from being wrapped up warm) and open possibilities ahead of me (I have no idea where that part comes from, some childhood memory or association perhaps, but it’s wonderful).
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Winter in California is not the same as winter in Scotland but we usually have really clear skies and dramatic sunsets. Winter is nice for taking walks at the beach or in the hills and coming home to soup and homemade bread. I love the coziness of winter.
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There is nothing in the world like winter in New York. The glorious Christmas tree at Rockefeller Plaza overlooking the skating rink. People decked out in their winter woolies and furs and looking fine. Its magic.
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Red berries in a snow-filled forest. Watching the dog dolphin through fresh snow. Bright icy blue skies. Snow squeaking under my feet. Ah, I miss winter! I’m a Boston girl marooned in California where winter means rain not snow.
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My favorite part of winter is snow. It makes everything sparkle, everything beautiful. My family loves downhill and cross-country skiing in our Wasatch mountains, but I love it best when we get snow in the valley where we live. Snowstorms also clear out the problematic inversion our valley suffers from, making the air actually breathable. Sadly, we have no snow yet this year. Everything is frozen and brown, and our air is thick with pollution. I’m hoping the snow arrives soon.
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These days my favourite thing about winter is watching my kids discover things to do in the snow. Their wonder & joy make the weather much more enjoyable.
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My favorite thing about winter is that it is never the same every day but always beautiful.
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Snuggling with a wool blanket and a coffee, watching the snow fall!
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The watery sunlight on my walls, as it is distorted by the old glass in my windows. It only happens when the angle of the sun is right, and that’s in winter. (Boreal is REALLY lovely, by the way!)
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My new favourite thing about winter is watching my friend’s corgi play in the snow. Way, way too cute! She has a wee felt jacket with toggles, which makes it even more adorable.
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Being able to wrap up warm in my handknits. Toasty warm head, hands, toes and body.
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I love all these answers! My favorite part is probably having a hot bath below a frosty window.
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Going for a long walk in the hills on a crisp, cold and clear day, stopping only to have a wee nip out of the hip flask and take time to appreciate the beauty that is the countryside in the winter months.
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Snow falling outside while I’m inside knitting. There’s nothing better.
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the favorite thing about winter is definetively the snow! When the world turns white my dogs and I are happy. Everything is beautiful and silent.
And snowfall is a perfect reason for warm and cosy wintersweaters!
Greetings from Germany – still without snow. But maybe the weekend will bring som
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Winter in Canada can be very cold and my favourite part is escaping to enjoy the arts. I love visiting art galleries and museums, or taking in a concert or dance performance. Being able to enjoy the artistry of talented people is so inspiring to me and always a feast for the soul. Kate, you keep designing the most delightful patterns. Thanks for the giveaway.
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The winter means being able to wear my favourite knits!
I miss the quiet of fresh snow in the bright sun of Ontario, where I grew up. But I don’t miss shoveling snow now that I live in Oregon!
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What do I call my ‘favorite’ thing about winter? So many things to say about a time of year where nature is resting and rejuvenating itself all the while I seem to be moving faster to keep warm. And I do love a really good sweater.
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Everyone finally wearing the mittens and hats I’ve been knitting for them.
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Winter is my favourite knitting season.
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Being from the South where a snowfall is not a “given” in winter, I love how the season will unexpectedly gift us a beautiful snow-filled day. This usually means a day off of school (and work) and thus a golden opportunity to giggle through snowball fights, thrill in sledding downhill, and watching fat snowflakes drift toward the ground as we snuggle under quilts.
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Frosty fields, snow covered while the sun is shining and the frosted snow is sparkling….a million diamonds twinkling!
Love to walk there with the dogs, enjoying the never ending silence….. nature is sleeping, well earned rest.
Like to smell the frost in my nose and wearing my handknitted Boreal under my bodywarmer… felted with the wool of my own Gotlander sheep….
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Warm beef stew and jacket potato!!
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My favorite winter activity is taking a walk outside when it is snowing lightly. To feel the feathery little snowflakes on my nose always makes me happy!
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My favourite things in winter are cold, dry mornings that crunch as I go out in them; and sitting indoors with hot mulled wine at night when it is snowing, watching it fall under the street lights, making a quiet blanket.
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My dearest winter moments: long walks with the dogs in handknitted garments, through fields covered with snow and frost while the sun is shining, the typical light in winter time…. everything silent… nature is resting and there is no hurry……
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Holiday food is the best thing about winter
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My fave thing is being cozy – with hot drinks, knitting, and seasonal entertainment.
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The sweaters, of course!
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My favourite thing about winter is feeling warm, cosy and well-fed as it snows outside, a white blanket softening all the hard edges.
Great question and wonderful giveaway. :-D
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My favorite thing about winter would have to be cozy evenings watching the snow fall from the warm comfort of home while listening to winter songs and knitting mittens.
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My favourite thing(s) are being able to wear my warm hand-knitted lopi jumpers, and British winter cookery (especially the likes of sticky toffee pudding)!
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My favorite part of winter: walking outside and smelling the contrast of dry, rich wood smoke against the smell of wet earth (usually snowy in my part of the world).
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My favourite thing about winter?
The fact that it is followed by spring. (Winter is a humbug!)
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My favorite thing about winter is holiday time with family – either traveling together or staying snug at home together. That, and lots of cider! Thanks for the giveaway!
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Mulled wine and mince pies! (the latter are harder to get now that I don’t live in the UK)
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The color grey! I love all the different shades of grey that the sky can be during the winter. I am originally from California where there is oh-so-much sun. I have been living in Berlin for the past 15 years and I love the winters here. The color of the sky changes every day: Dark grey, blue grey, Corriedale grey, soft grey, purple grey, damp grey, Shetland grey…. Who could ask for more?
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My favourite thing about winter are those moments during or just after a snowfall where everthing glitters as though dusted by diamonds and the sounds are hushed as if the world is holding it’s breath. It’s so beautiful and peaceful then. And being first to make angels in fresh snow! :D
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My favorite thing to do this time of year is watch nature adapt to the changing weather.
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Winter in north Florida is brief and beautiful – sunny skies of deep blue, colored leaves against Spanish moss and heirloom roses in the garden.
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I love everything about winter – snow, the necessity of wearing the things that I knit, the potential for cross country skiing, hot toddys. But maybe my favorite thing is taking a walk right after it has snowed, and everything is a little bit quieter, and you can really hear the crunch of snow beneath your feet.
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My favorite thing about winter is the Holiday Season. I love putting the finishing touches on all of my knitted gifts and sending them off. Even more, I love seeing pictures of the recipients wearing them. It’s the best!
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Hm. The smell of woodsmoke in the air! Though around here it’s more likely to be coal, totally foreign to me!
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I’d love to knit such a gorgeous sweater! My favorite things about winter is tramping through snowy parks with loved ones, and the requisite cup of hot tea once you come back home.
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Crisp air, the feeling of expectancy, the ability to go for a walk without becoming drenched in sweat!
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My favourite thing is the hope of snow. And the opportunity to wear a lot of knitting.
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So so fabulously generous of you and Artesano – thank you and them very muchly! Fireside coziness with lots of candles for the longer evenings of darkness, bundling up to go out for long walks regardless of temps, change of wardrobe and using all the lovely wooliness that I have………change of all things foodie……..
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Winter is the excuse for all my hand knits and a reason for knitting more.
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getting to WEAR all the woolies I’ve made. :-)
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oh. my. god. best giveaway ever. my favorite thing about winter is knitting and getting to wear my hand-knits! duh…
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snow days used to be my favorite part of winter when we lived in boston. so many photos of quiet nights in the north end and the snow falling and massing on the sidewalks in the alley below our 5th floor walk-up. when the city would shut down except for the movie theaters! here in San Francisco I must be content with sunny walks in the Richmond (to the ocean!) with the golden slanting light showing everywhere…
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My favourite thing about winter is walking home just after the first snowstorm of the season. The snow is piled up and you can’t find the sidewalks because of all the snow. The streets are deserted because everyone is huddled up at home keeping nice and warm. The city feels so peaceful and I find myself noticing things that I never normally see even though I walk the same route 10 times a week. And although it’s hard work to make it home, I’m looking forward to a hot cup of tea and cuddling up under a blanket!
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Clear crisp mornings, with the sun low and snow visible on the hill. And somewhere warm to go to once the walk is done.
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My favorite thing about winter is bundling up before heading outside. It just makes me so happy!
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I love winter clothes, and being the first out of doors on the fresh snow!
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my favorite part of winter is that it is part of the cycle of the year — it is the time of year to slow down a little , time for things to hibernate to renew, time to enjoy the cold and snow and cleaner air, time to stay indoors and get recharged, and then time for renewal to greet spring!
what a great and generous giveaway! thanks!
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I used to live in a warm place with no “real winters”, but, then I moved to Indiana… At first, I hated everything about winters: the short day light, the cold. But then, I learned to appreciate all about it: the beauty of white and icy landscapes, the incredible color of the sky during a crisp cold sunny day, the smoothing feeling of cuddling underneath a blanket in your sofa with a hot tea while looking at the fireplace working, the peacefulness and stillness of the countryside where everything seems to pause, waiting for Spring, the cheerful Christmas lights all around town and, most important, the hot chocolates! Furthermore, I discovered knitting and now I’m not dreading the cold months anymore, because I’m nice and comfy in my warm hand knitted sweaters and accessories!
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winter makes summer more wonderful.
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My favorite thing about winter is the snow. It’s so pretty and everything looks so much fresher and new after snowfall. Add in some Christmas lights and it’s magical!
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I love the warmth that only multiple layers of wool can provide. In winter, I load up on 2 or 3 layers of wool every day, and I just love the enveloping warmth generated by those garments.
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I love crisp frosty mornings:) but I live in Southern California now so they don’t happen much here!!
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Making new wooly accessories to keep the people I love warm.
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My favorite things about Winter are the fresh cold air and wearing knitting things…
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Taking a walk after the first magical snowfall when the snow is fresh and white and the world is transformed and clean. Smelling the cold, invigorating freshness interspersed with whisps of smoke from from nearby fireplaces. Finally arriving home to a warm and cozy house to hibernate in front of the fire with a large mug of tea … and knitting, of course.
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My favorite thing about the Winter is my tired dog at my feet after a long walk and knitting in my hands!
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My favourite thing about winter is to swathe myself in all things woolly and not emerge till spring.
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I Love everything about winter but, my favorite is the light, the long beautiful shadows created by the sun being so low.
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My favorite part of winter is the end when it turns into spring!
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Extra layers, wool tights, cups of tea, and snowstorms. I love the dark and the quiet of it.
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Bright starry nights on the Gulf of Mexico.
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What I love most about winter is the quietness at night when no one is out, and there is freshly fallen snow and the wild rabbits come and scamper in front of my house. ( I live in the city, across from a park,)
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The best part of winter is being outside in it. Even though everything is cold and wet and gray, it’s hard not to enjoy being out of doors when the puppy begs me to throw another snowball into the air so she can chase it, catch it, or woof at it as it disappears into the snowy landscape. Too, there’s the puppy digging through large snow berms for the perfect clod of ice with which to play keep-away. Or snowshoeing in the dusky light on the shortest day of the year (a tradition my husband and I keep each Solstice).
I like returning to the warmth of the house when I’m cold, but more than that I like not being afraid of winter. There’s something about standing outside in a dark snowfall and feeling the night pressing against me, knowing that we are meant for the outdoors that gives me great pleasure. And thanks for the chance to win! Even if I don’t, reflecting on this season has been a lovely part of my day.
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My favorite part of winter is being able to wear all of my warn, hand-knitted woolen garments. I love wool and I love wearing wool.
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Walking outside on cold and dry days, wrapped in a large wool cowl.
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The sunshine on the snow! Walking with the crunch of the snow underfoot. As long as there is sunshine, the short, darker days, don’t seem to last as long on the calendar! L.O.V.E. that sweater
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I love the cold! I live in a warm climate, so I don’t get a very long winter, but I certainly take advantage of it with a ton of knitwear! I’ve seen the word ‘cozy’ thrown around a lot this year and I agree, winter is certainly a time to feel cozy!
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FABULOUS!!
My favourite thing is the snow “crunching” under your feet when it is soooo cold. This only came to me when I was isolated at Lake Louise one weekend between work assignments (lucky me) and took to the walking trails on my own. What started out as a “downer” weekend turned out to be a wonderful memory I will have with me forever. I can still see the fabulous scenery and being on my own I was able to hear every sound and the best was the sound of the snow crunching under foot…it was like music and though I hate cold I didn’t even notice the temperature. I keep looking for it each winter but it hasn’t been the same. Maybe I need a trip back to Lake Louise ( wearing that fabulous sweater) hmmm.
My next favourite thing would be to look out at the snow whilst knitting that fabulous sweater…can I get that lucky in one lifetime? Count me in and thanks for a year of fabulous blogs that motivate and inspire me, for sharing your personal trials and tribulations that stir the emotions and for always “teaching”…I have learned a lot.
Wishing you the very best of health and happiness and all that is good for 2012!
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The best thing about winter is getting to wear all of the knits I’ve created during the year!
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My favorite thing about winter is clear crisp nights where the stars are bright, and my hand is tucked into my husband’s arm as we walk.
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Using knitting as a blanket whilst working on it – saves putting the heating on. Needing no excuse to wallow in fleece and wool because it’s too cold not too!
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Waiting and waiting in the darkest of mornings after an unexpected snowstorm to hear your school’s name in the endless list of snow cancellations!
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My favourite thing about winter is coming inside from a walk and your glasses fogging up, the leftover scent of mince pies cooked before leaving still in the air, reminding you there are pastries to be eaten, wine to be mulled and friends to get tipsy. Excellent
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My favorite part of winter is fire. Eating dinner by candle light and warming up by a fire in the wood stove.
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I love so much about winter! Knitting, of course, and the rare crisp cold sunny day, and how invigorated and tough and refreshed I feel after going outside and breathing deep, and winter squash and kale and parsnips and persimmons and pomegranates, and hot cider, and Christmas….
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Around here, winter mostly means “a little bit cooler,” but being in a generally warm climate, I love the opportunity to cuddle under blankets with my knitting and pugs.
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My favourite winter thing is knitting & drinking glögg after some struggling (wathever kind) in the snow.
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Snow! I can’t wait till we finally get some here in The Netherlands. I’m craving it!
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Being able to cuddle up under a warm hand knitted blanket in front of the fire with my knitting and my family with a nice cup of hot chocolate and some home made cake. It doesn’t happen very often as my little one doesn’t like sitting still for very long.
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The feeling of being warm and cozy inside while it’s cold and snowy outside. And getting to wear all my knits (without the funny looks I get the rest of the year :-P)
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My favourite thing about winter is waking up to several feet of snow on the ground after it has stopped and the sun has come out to play. Opening the door and just listening to the silence of nature.
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Wool, snow, bare branches against the sky.
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I have two favorite things about winter – the clothes and the food! I get to wear all my nice warm wool socks and sweaters and cook lovely warm dishes like venison stew, pheasant schnitzel, and gingerbread!
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Bonjour,
moi ce que j’aime l’hiver,
c’est le regar brillant que donne le froid
c’est de savoir que ma maison bien chaude m’attend et que jai de la chance,
c’est faire des bisous sur les joues bien froides de mes enfantd !
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I love the crisp of winter when enjoyed around a roaring fire. It is lovely to thaw your frozen toes, nose, and fingers by the fire.
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Looking up at the lacy black tree branches on the cold morning’s DogWalk. Bleak winter skies.
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Winter kills bugs. Sorry, but that is my favorite thing about winter. (I do love wearing the hand knits too.)
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My favorite thing of winter is the memories that the icy cold and snow brings of winters past, of childhood things. Present day of recalling those memories and knitting them into sweet projects of love for the family.
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My birthday – Christmas Eve, often over looked and forgotten but I sometimes like to pretend everyone’s excited for my birthday instead of the day after…
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Going for a walk in the evening with my dog Poonie, when the moon is bright and the snow is all sparkly and the air is fresh….
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Twinkle lights all over the house when it is so dark outside.
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layers of white and crystally ice lining the tree branches, hot coffee, lots of blankets and piles of knitting, rosy cheeked babies asking for hot chocolate and watching the dog stick her whole head in a snow bank.
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Long evenings reading books to my daughter by the fire, with a big mug of cocoa and some biscuits we baked that same day. Happiness.
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Wearing my hand knits would be my obvious choice, watching the days gradually grow longer after the solstice would probably be more honest.
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This winter child loves the snow most of all – as we don’t get snow that often. Especially around Christmas or New Year. Further: Warm winter treats like chocolate milk, mashed curly kale and knitting in my corner on the couch. :-)
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my favorite thing about winter? everything wooly…wearing it, knitting it, buying it.
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My favorite thing about Winter is a quiet blanket of snow reflecting the stars on a clear, navy winter night sky.
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My favourite part about winter is when we get a good frost. Then all the trees have a thick coat of frost and it looks like a winter wonderland.
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I love that winter is the “cuddle season”. My favorite thing is to curl up on the couch with a blanket, a cup of tea and some knitting and wait for my dog to patiently ask if he can cuddle in my lap.
Oh, and big snow storms are fun too.
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My favorite about winter is the first snowfall. After that I’m ready for spring, summer, and fall!
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I had a metaphysical response to boreal- as above, so below. The design is lovely.
Favorite things: Lavender and peach sunsets with dark jacob trees outlined against the sky. Flannel sheets, down comforter, dressing in wool. Lighting candles in the pre-dawn. Cats kneading me like bread to make nests in my lap. Stillness of mind and body in the quiet time-out of the world.
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Mulled wine, mince pies and showing off your Christmas sweater xx
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A comfy chair, warm fluffy slippers, a hot cup of tea. a good audio book and a new pattern to go with my knitting.
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Sitting in my living room & watching the snow fall outside.
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Not being a cold weather lover…..my favorite thing about winter is hot chocolate made with half and half, real cocoa (seriously…how does an envelope as powder count as hot chocolate?) and a splash of Bailey’s.
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My favourite bit of winter is ice skating on a crisp, sunny day and getting hot chocolate afterwards. Thanks for offering up this contest – would love to knit up your gorgeous sweater.
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Wintry mornings when everything is frosty, and spider webs are frozen in the air like strings of diamonds.
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loved reading all the entries!
what a great contest
I love the Boreal, it is so exactly from the picture you took , amazing!
My favourite thing about winter would be a cozy evening, with a hand knit blanket over my knees, a hot cup of cider and something wooly on my needles.
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The beauty of the untouched snow on a December morning, blanketing everything and sparkling in the light. A close tie is the family pet dog, Hannah, frolicking in the untouched snow.
Gorgeous sweater.
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My favorite thing about winter is that I can wear wool every day!
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I love watching my Bearded Collies romp in new fallen snow. Some of my favorite photos of dogs long-gone are of them covered in snowballs and still lifting their bodies to curve over the drifts.
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Snow, cold, wearing lots of layered wool, beeswax candles.
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My favorite thing about winter is cuddling up with my husband. Any other time of the year, he is an unwanted space heater and I about fall off the bed trying to stay cool. During winter, his warmth is my warmth and we are as close as can be. I also have an excuse to bring out all of my afghans and quilts and hide them around the house to stay warm.
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Amazing pattern! My favourite thing about winter are the hellebores flowering from December onwards.
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My favourite things about winter are all wrapped up in this sweater: knitting for warmth, swirling snowflakes, and gifts!!!
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I like the cool, fresh air of Winter plus the stark, minimalist views of the ground and trees covered with snow.
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I love to be by the fire with my knitting and a cup of hot cocoa. I love to go snowshoeing, and I love to go with the Scouts camping and go dogsledding! (I look very stylish in my knitted hats, mittens, and sweaters.)
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My favorite thing about winter is walking in a snowstorm with the snowflakes hitting my face and then coming in to the warmth of a fireplace, hot tea and knitting.
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I love the whisper of snow in the air. Thanks for the contest- this is a great design. I really enjoy your writing; your blog is always a treat to read.
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Oh my! How generous of you!! My favorite thing about the winter are the chilly, sub zero days that keep me inside snuggled on the couch with a hot cup of cocoa & homemade marshmallows; and my knitting…..
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Hot cups of tea on frosty mornings, and scarves in bright colors. Definitely my favorite winter things.
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Christmas!! And knitting, and fireplaces, and coziness, and softly falling snow, and… Wait, that’s more than one. Sorry. :)
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The scent of woodsmoke. I live in Texas, where it is hot, so a genuine wood-burning fire is a rare and beloved treat.
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My favourite thing about winter is, of course, lots of lovely knitting projects and being able to wear all my hand knitted hats, gloves and scarves.
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Being able to wear all of my wooly knits! Because wool and summer just do not mix.
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Cozy wool sweaters, of course!
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My favourite thing about winter is the crisp, cold mornings walking my dog before the sun is up!
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My favorite thing about winter is watching my children play in the snow. We only get snow usually once a year so it is very magical for them.
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Winter = wool.
Walking in the brisk air.
Making snowmen with the kiddies.
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The excuse to snuggle up with good friends, cups of tea and knitting.
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Winter is my time for rest and renewal. To devote myself to the little pleasures of home and hearth without the distraction of rushing or deadlines. Knitting is what brings me this pleasure all year long!
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The best thing about Winter for me is that Spring is around the corner – the first bulbs poking their heads up ready to flower and the increasingly lighter evenings fill me with optimism.
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Freezing my arse off walking when it is so cold the snow crunches underfoot, then warming up by the fire with one of the collies lying on my feet.
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I love swathing myself in hand knits, and bundling my family members in multiple layers of hand knits, and listening to the soft sounds of snowy streets while hand knitting.
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My favorite thing about winter is waking up to see icicles hanging off of our bushes in the yard. So beautiful!
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My favourite thing about winter is snuggling under a woolly blanket next to the fire, with a good book. Or enjoying a hot port in a cosy pub after Christmas shopping.
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Being warm and snuggly inside while snow is falling outside. Bonus if there is a warm drink like hot chocolate, a book or knitting in my lap!
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My favorite part about winter is seeing Florida all decked out in Tropical Christmas Glory. There is nothing like palm trees decked out with twinkling lights, and the levels of decorating people do in Florida is nothing short of astounding. I love driving through the neighborhood, carols on the radio, windows open to the warm ocean breeze, enjoying thousands of lights and ornaments with a cup of FroYo.
Totally not the average Christmas experience, but so much fun!
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Long windy walks on winter beaches with the noisy surf crashing, birds wheeling above crying over the spoils in the tide line, not a soul to be seen, walks like that let my heart expand til it’s as big as the sea and sky. Only in winter does it feel quite that way, and only in winter do I need those walks quite so much. I catch so few scraps of sunlight out under the sky in the dark days of winter, beach walks are cherished.
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My favorite thing about winter is hiking in the snow with my dog!
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I love the crisp air and the excuse to wear all the wooly knits I make all year. :)
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My favorite thing about winter is getting to cook and bake with my fiance. The short cold days inspire us to make all sorts of delicious stews and breads.
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Being able to draw without my hands sticking to the paper! (Sorry, it’s really hot here right now, and this has become a problem.)
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My favourite thing is being outside, feeling the cold in my fingers, toes and on my face. It’s the seasonality that I love, the physical changes the land and weather go through before slowly returning to the opposite.
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A hot bath with the window open to hear the snow.
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Cross country skiing in fresh powder! What a terrific giveaway!
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Being up on our local mountain cross country skiing or snowshoeing is where I am happiest in the winter. And knowing there is hot chocolate waiting for me. Nothing could be better
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I especially love experiencing the flow of seasons, mud, sleet and darkness together with my son who is now almost 3 years old and thus old enough to fully experience the magic of the world slowly changing around him.
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this ‘from florida’ girl loves a grand Chicago blizzard!
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For me, the best this is experiencing the stillness that snow and cold create outside, especially as the sun goes down. Nothing like being out with the dog, and the only thing breaking the silence is the sound of our footsteps in the snow.
Oh, and woolly garments.
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Cardinals at the feeder, knitting by the fire, with my shepard at my feet.
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How lovely is that! I enjoy how a fresh coat of snow sparkles in the early morning light.
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snowshoeing in deep snow through the woods, and coming home, chilled and tired, to a hot woodstove, maybe a hot shower, clean dry clothes, and something hot to drink. Aahh.
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I love the crisp cold days where the sky is clear blue and the frost in on the ground, it’s like the world is brand new.
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my favourite thing about winter is a snowstorm with big, fat flakes. i love to sit the wrong way on the couch looking out the window to watch them fall. my grandmother used to say it was angels having a pillow fight. all the fluffy flakes remind me of her and make me feel close the her once again.
congrats on the lovely design! gorgeous, as always. <3
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My favorite thing in winter s taking my dog Olaf (a chocolate labradoodle) out to play in the snow, because it is his absolute best most favorite thing in the whole world. Seeing him bury his face in it, leap around and roll in it, race after his frisbee as fast as he can, wriggling like mad on his back with all four paws in the air, his furry face snow-covered and his eyes shining out of the white crust – his pure uncomplicated joy takes away all of my troubles, big and small.
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I love the Christmas spirit. Strangers seem a little more cheerfu and less steely in December. And I love Christmas carols!
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Winter camping and snowshoe treks with my family and friends!
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Homemade marshmallows in real hot chocolate while watching snow fall. I’m not sure even knitting can compete with that type of relaxation and beauty.
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I like the snow capped trees, walking my dog with my grandchildren then coming home and snuggling up with a good book.
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Snow shoeing in the woods with a scone in my pocket!
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For me, winter is the nature that lies dormant, everything is more calm.
it is also the fire in the fireplace, my knitting and my hot tea.
walks before the sun sets
the cold, I like the cold, snow, the snow is expected so impatiently for Christmas
summarizes your sweater in the winter, snowflakes, snow, calm, wool, heat.
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Skiing and warm fires!
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I live in a very, very warm climate so my favorite thing about winter is that it finally cools down enough to enjoy being outside and wear my handknit sweaters.
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Well, I also love snow, and I do love shoveling snow. On the other hand, I do not enjoy raking the roof. I live on a pastured Vermont hillside and the thing I truly like about winter is looking at expanses of snow (not that we’ve had any to speak of yet) across the fields and in the hills on a cold, bright sunnyy day. I could stand by the kitchen window, or on the porch, or in the front yard for hours, just looking and watching the sun and shadows move across the landscape.
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Hello, Kate.
My favorite thing about winter is actually Christmas markets in Austria and Germany; more precisely – it’s meeting friends there for a stroll and a drink of mulled wine. On long winter evenings I wish I had either a magic door that could get me to a Christmas market quickly (because I live very, very far from the closest Christmas market) or a time machine that could get me back to one of those nights when I lived in these countries as a student.
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My favorite thing about winter is bundling up in my warm woolens and going for a walk on the beach in the cold, crisp air.
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I like winter because it’s a great excuse to wear knitted things!
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after a winter storm moves through LA, we get the most crystal clear air and you can see our beautiful city in all its splendor with a backdrop of the san gabriel mountains dusted with snow.
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I love making the effort to get to the stables when it has been snowing, either by car, slip sliding on the icy roads, or treking along crisp tree lined paths. Always lugging big bottles of water with me as the pipes at the stables freeze. My horse is so pleased to see me that all the effort is rewarded, the sight of her trudging up the field fills me with pleasure. I am happy just to stand and watch, warm and snug in my hand knit winter woollies.
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Fresh snow ‘crunching’ and ‘squeaking’ when you walk because it is so cold – then coming in to a hot cup of tea and a mincemeat tart – heaven.
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Pink cheeks and hot cocoa!
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I love freshly fallen snow that clings to the trees, and also on very cold days the sound of the snow scrunching under my feet when I walk.
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Soup and hot chocolate (though not together). The older I get the less the snow is pretty and more of a pain. Woolens are good though!
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My favorite thing about winter is having my children home for Christmas!
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Going out into the winter night, after fresh snow has fallen, and the moon is high. It’s oh so quiet and still and everywhere you look there are these beautiful shadows on the ground, but the air is so bright that you are tricked into thinking that you have stepped into some strange day.
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Quiet walks in the snow, drinking tea whilst watching the weather, and celebrating my birthday of course…
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the first snow. waking up in the morning and hearing that special silence…looking out of the window and realising, once more, the magic of snow: it not only covers things, but also sounds.
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My favorite thing about winter is walking out in the morning before sunrise, seeing the sheep in the pasture still laying down, hearing the crunch of frost under my boots as I head to the barn to feed, and the peaceful feeling that all is well.
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Putting on a bunch of woolen layers and then taking my dog Susie for a hike, watching her leap through the snow like a porpoise.
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The nip of the air on a really frosty morning, proper powdery snow, and last year when we had a couple of days of freezing fog everything was covered in the most amazing icicles and frost patterns. I’d hoped for more this year but it seems we’re getting a damp clammy sort of winter so far.
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Lagavulin. In bed. With the electric blanket on 8.
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I love how the snow makes everything silent, the sounds of cars and city noises get softer.
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My favourite? I love snow, snow, snow, and then more snow! It gives the world a special beauty. Unfortunately, despite the joy of skiing, you also have to shovel it to get your car out of the driveway. When a spectacular storm hits Northern Ontario, I love lighting a log fire in the living room to counteract the bluster going on outside. Add knitting, a hot drink, a well stocked pantry, a good book, and I’m singing, “Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!” I am lucky to feel this way because where I live, we have snow for 4 to 5 months of the year usually. I’m a little bummed that this year, it’s only snowed twice and the accumulation as melted in a few days. I don’t like to think that we might have a white Christmas-ugh!
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My favorite thing about winter is that our cats want to cuddle with us at every opportunity!
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Oh my gosh, would I ?!?! I love this sweater.
My favourite things about winter are trees draped in snow, wearing handknits, ice skating, and crisp, cold, sunny days!
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Walking through the snow, often the only pedestrian in sight. It’s quiet and beautiful and I’m all wrapped up in my hand knits.
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My favorite thing about winter is the aroma – from holiday baking to burning leaves and wood fires… winter has the most delectable scents in the world.
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my favorite thing about winter is freshly fallen, untouched snow under a clear blue sky.
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I like seeing knitwear all over the place. And snuggling up nice and cozy with my husband and daughter.
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Wrapping up warm in a handknit and heading out cross country skiing, stopping off for hot chocolate in a hut on the way. Fab! Thanks so much!
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A lovely, heavy snowfall that closes school, and brings traffic to a standstill. Just a quiet, white world looking out my picture window, sipping a cup of hot Darjeeling. I have no reason to go anywhere!
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I love the light. Morning with light blue, daylight all white and at the evening it is a dark marine. In Canada, winter is a pure joy!!!
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I love hunkering down after work in my pajamas with my knitting, something warm to drink, and my dog, Miss Lillie, at my feet or beside me on the sofa. It means almost unlimited knitting time since everyone else is hunkered down too.
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people often rise to become the very best versions of themselves in winter, as they contemplate what has passed during the year and what may yet be. for some this is heightened by belief in Santa Claus or faith in Christmas, but this wonderful phenomenon certainty does not seem, to me, to be limited to those professing a Christian faith. it brings me hope for a better world.
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Sitting in the hot tub in cold weather looking up into a clear sky full of stars.
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I like going for a run through the woods and ponds on a nice crispy morning watching the birds that don’t fly south for the winter. Then, in the evenings sitting by a nice warm fire and knitting, of course!!!
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it is followed by spring.
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I like piling on lots of layers, going out cross-country skiing, and coming home in the dark to a bonfire and hot cocoa in the backyard. Also, the way the cats curl up into little hat-shaped balls over the heat vents and in the warmest patches of sun.
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My favourite thing about winter is the snow and how excited my 2 year old is about it :)
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My favourite thing about winter is the extra attention I get from our cat, Miss Marple. I put on a big knitted cardigan, turn the Christmas tree lights on, pick up my knitting or an Agatha Christie novel and Marple squeezes under my cardigan, keeping us both cosy… until my partner gets home and she realises that he is a lot warmer than me. For outdoor activities, it’s my jog home in the dark evenings, through the masses of busy shoppers on the bridges, the view of the Christmas funfair, to the quieter area of Inverleith row, then turning on to Ferry Road, seeing the amazing views of Edinburgh Castle lit up with Arthur’s Seat looming behind, knowing there’s a hot shower, fresh coffee and dry socks waiting for me.
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Knitting (even though I must admit I do that year round), warm sweaters, wool tights, warm boots, fresh fallen snow and celebrating Christmas with my family.
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Winter, I get to wear knits, in CA its often too warm in the summer. I also love the smell the damp and chill, the fire in the stove.
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The full moon casting interesting shadows of the maple tree on the fresh show in my back yard, followed closely by cozy days at home during a storm, when the office is closed and there is nothing to do but knit.
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My favorite thing about winter is knitting in front of the fireplace with a lovely cup of hot tea!
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Walking the dogs in fresh snow, with good yak trax on the boots. They love it.
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Snowshoeing – I had never gone until last year and now I can hardly wait for the snow to come. I just wish it didn’t have to so cold.
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snow on montains
quiet landscape
being huddled up inside
the list is endless, if there was an end it would be: looking forward to spring
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Snow! Although this year we are severely lacking here in upstate New York. I’ve got my fingers crossed for a nice storm before Santa arrives. ;-)
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I love being out in the snow with my dog. He loves racing through drifts, even as a corgi! We often go snowshoeing together (with me dressed in as much wool as possible) until we are tuckered out, then come home for some relaxation. I get a big mug of tea, Zeby gets a new bone, I make a nice fire, and sit down guilt-free to knit with my dog at my feet. Just Heaven!
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My favorite thing about winter is having the weather be cold enough so I can wear my wool handknits.
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What I love about winter is the feeling of tunneling inward – the days get shorter, the nights colder and I am naturally drawn into myself. It’s a time to slow down (or stop!), and all of the creative thoughts that have been stewing inside of me through the warm and sunny months now have the space and time to come to the surface and be brought to life.
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My favorite thing about winter is the quiet. All of our holiday wanderings are done and we can settle in, near the woodstove, and relax.
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I’m afraid I’m struggling a bit because winter is my least favourite season. Trying to be positive, I love when the light begins to change again in January, the bravest of bulbs start to poke their noses through and curtain closing time is a tiny bit later each week. So for me, I guess the thing I love best about winter is the promise of spring. (Sorry to be a stick in the mud).
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The best thing about winter was always the smell of wood burning in the fireplace.
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My favourite thing about winter is having a sparkly christmas tree in the house.
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wow, what a lot of comments/entries! my favorite thing about winter is snow-shoeing in the woods and coming in to a warm house with a fire going, shucking off all our outer layers and getting snuggly in front of said fire and be smug in our laziness.
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I love being able to wear wool!
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I think it has to be the Christmas tree. The lights, the decorations, the smell, the slight insanity of bringing a tree indoors and making it sparkle.
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When it’s cold and dark and the snow squeaks underfoot.
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I’m torn between the smell of snowy wool mittens and hot spiced drinks (mulled wine or cider, hot buttered rum, hot toddys…)
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Just one thing? Then without a doubt it’s the encouragement it brings for knitting cozy, warming things to wear made of wool!!!
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I love being able to snowshoe in the woods and see the tracks of all the other creatures who have been there before me. I also love being able to wear all of my wonderful knits.
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Snow, snow, snow and walking in it.
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My favourite thing about Winter is sitting inside beside the fire with a good book or knitting and a cup of coffee, listening to the wind howling outside (as it is now!!). (Watching the waves crashing in comes a close second! ) Cx
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My favourite thing about winter is the crispness of the snowy air, both inside and outside: it’s sleeping under a huge cover and still having my nose cold when I wake up and it’s going ice skating and feeling my fingers tingle against the hot chocolate cup when I take a break :)
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How the air smells before the snow, and how quiet it is once the snow has fallen.
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I love the way that everything sounds different when it snows, it’s more quiet, somehow magical AND we get to wear more wool. I also enjoy the longer darkness with candles and fire in the wood stove and something hot in my belly.
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Outdoor skating!
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My favorite thing is curling up in front of a wood fire with my puppy. So much heat and coziness.
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Cold red noses & warm wooly toeses!
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For some reason, winter reminds me of pumpkin pie… which I love!
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My favorite thing about winter? Hot Tea and red rosey cheeks!
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the dark, because it makes the light so precious
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I love waking up in the morning when your bed is toasty warm and the air is chilly…at least I love it until I have to get out of bed.
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My favourite thing about winter are those very cold but clear and sunny days when the ice and snow look so beautiful.
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It’s the perfect excuse to pull out my lovely Owl sweater, yummy handknits are definitely my favourite thing.
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Probably my favourite thing about winter is the extra light that comes from the sun reflecting on snow. It makes the short days brighter and more bearable. However, I’m also a fan of skating and snowshoeing and skiing. I love the woods in winter!
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I like many things about Winter :) My allergies are less severe, for one. I really love the cold, the crisp crunch of snow under my feet, watching the snowflakes come down, knitting for my five nephews, and watching as they get so excited over the smallest gift on Christmas morning. I love being with my family and being able to give them gifts, especially my homemade gifts, and your Boreal sweater would be the perfect gift for my little sister. I know I probably wouldn’t get it finished in time for this year, but I would love to be able to see her face next year on Christmas morning.
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There is so much that I love about winter: walks in the woods with my black dog, knitting by the fire, ice skating and soups that steam the windows.My absolutely favorite thing is cross country skiing.
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I used to hate winter as a child but as an adult I find a lot to love – hot baths with a cup of tea and a good book; frosty walks by the river; wrapping myself up in a billion hand knitted woolly garments; wintry food like roast squash and beetroot… Also it’s nice to have spring to look forward to!
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Cold crisp days, sweaters, snowflakes, snow that transforms the landscape into a magical scene. Winter is my favorite season!
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Hot chocolate after a long, snowy dog walk.
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I love the snow and the beauty of winter, but I really love the smell. That first smell of cold air that really lets you know it’s winter!
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Knitting, of course, but I love hikes up our mt. and seeing Mt. Washington covered in snow!
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My favourite thing about winter is the dry crunchy snow – whether I’m walking to the bus stop in the dark morning or going for a run in the bright sun. Crunch crunch!
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My favorite thing about winter? Snow days. When you know you don’t have to go anywhere and the snow just keeps coming, hour after hour. It covers the world with a pure white clean blanket. I love to be cozy inside while that’s happening outside….
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My favourite thing about Winter is trips to the zoo on a bright, crisp day, preferably when there is snow on the ground! I’m anticipating many happy hours trying to take photos of the snow leopard cubs especially when there are fewer visitors
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I love the silence that snow seems to bring and the light (or darkness) at night after snowfall. I also love wearing woolly knits all the time and making stews. Oh, and knitting of course.
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Taking photos of the stunning red sky dawns on frosty mornings. From my cottage garden I can see the sun come up over the ridge of Cotswold hills to the East. I slip out into the garden with my favourite hand knitted shawl over my nightie and hope none of the neighbours see me and think I am mad!
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Oh goodness! It’s hard to decide on just one favorite thing! I adore going snowshoeing after a snowfall in the woods where a calmness has fallen over everything and you can see each cold breath. These walks make me feel so alive and connected….
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My favorite thing about winter is that cozy cave under all the blankets in bed. I love being able to hit snooze and enjoy it longer. (Followed by least favorite thing about winter – getting out of bed on cold mornings).
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How cuddly my cats are during the cold winter months.
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I love this pattern, thanks so much for the giveaway!! My favorite thing about winter is snow :)
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sitting on the sofa under blankets with a hot water bottle being parsimonious (is that how one spells it?) with the central heating.
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Cold, red noses!
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My favorite thing about winter is getting to wear cozy warm clothes — fleece, and wool, and hand-knitted sweaters.
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I love winter where some people wish for a white Xmas, I hope for ice. I live on the water and these days I jump out of bed and run to the window to see if the lake has frozen over night. It happens very fast one moment there is open water and coots floating in the water and the next moment there appears a sheet of ice. What fun to walk the dog on the clear sheet of ice in the winter, looking down beneath my feet at the mysterious cold wet world. Marveling that the same water that I boated on in the summer is now a sheet of glass that I can hike across. I walk early in the every morning with my two best friends, my husband and my dog. Meva runs ahead and explores all the nooks and crannies along the shore while Marty and I walk slowly watching the sun come up enjoying the beautiful colors. It is very quiet out here in the early morning the loudest sound is that of the lake. The lake well creak and groan as it gets thicker and occasionally you hear a loud boing, a happy note almost as if the lake is singing of it’s joy for the season. Every year I hope for first ice to form before we get any snow so that the lake freezes like a sheet of glass.
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no I am not cheating and making a separate entry – I just came back from the morning walk and Marty(my husband) wanted to add a comment. He also hopes that it doesn’t snow and not until after first ice — as far as he is concerned he hopes it doesn’t snow all winter. And he doesn’t need ice either!
He wishes for a nice warm winter – he is getting older and sees nothing special about snow or cold or pulling out the woollies for another season. He loves a fire in the woodstove as much as the next guy but not if he is the one who has to split the wood and stack it. Or if he is the one that has to crawl from under the covers early in the morning to build a fire to warm the house before the rest of us get up. So he votes BAH HUMBUG keep winter and the cold and give him summer or the tropics this winter
I also saw that my Ipad corrected the headings on my entry so adding Marty’s boo to the season gives me a chance to correct the correction the pesty I pad made
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I work nights, so the best thing about winter is driving home while watching the sun slowly rise, then climbing into a warm toasty bed next to my love and my cats. It’s even better if the snow is falling, it makes a great sound on the roof to lull me to sleep!
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Favorite thing about winter – coming home from cross country skiing, taking a hot shower, and having a cup of hot chocolate and tea under a down comforter to warm up!
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I love the change of pace during winter. I live on a small island where the economy is driven mainly by seasonal tourism, so the “off-season” is a welcome change from the frenetic summer activity (work, work, work!) I finally get a chance to slow down and enjoy the beach, catch up with friends, do some traveling, and of course knit and spin!
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My favorite thing about winter is that the cold air makes my old dog frisky again, and that makes it all worthwhile.
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When it’s 20 or 30 below I know I can step outside and wakeup right away without having to brew a coffee. Cold weather makes you feel alive. Bonus: You can knit and wear your woolies, too!
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Sparkly snow! When the conditions are just right, fresh snow will literally sparkle at dawn – the magic of winter.
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Favorite thing about winter? Football! American, that is. My team just qualified for the playoffs for the first time in their existence, so I’m totally giddy about it!
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Knowing the difference between warm and cold.
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My favourite thing about Winter? The early nights snuggled up to my man, who is my constant hot water bottle! or snuggled up on the sofa doing some crochet or knitting whilst my man and the little ones snuggle under one of my creations and we watch a movie, toasting marshmallows on the open fire :) with hot chocolate of course!!!
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I like the silence when the snow falls down – and knitting in front of the window.
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I love winter so have a few favorite things… but the thing I love most (I think) bright frosty mornings when everything crunches under foot, all the plants are sprinkles with an icey frosting, the sky it bright blue & the air just smells so fresh & crisp! :O)
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I am one of the few people who love the days getting shorter…to me it feels very cozy. And course I love being able to wear all of my knitting :)
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Snow, a cup of tea, a wood fire and my knitting. That’s it. Nothing else.
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One of my favorite parts about winter is the snow (I live in Wisconsin, so we can get a lot of it!). We dig in it, build snowmen, go sledding, and when the sun is shining, the snow can shine the most beautiful shades of blue and gray.
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Wearing all my knits (or as many as I can) and bundling up my children in them! :)
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The snap and crunch of the top layer of icy snow as my boots break through a drift.
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My favourite thing about winter is that it is the season of joy and Christmas trees!
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My favorite thing about winter is the amber glow of light and fire inside a house shut up against the cold. These moments are all the richer with family and friends to share them with. Of course, I also have to say that woolen things are also my favorite thing about winter. The first brisk day is my favorite thing about the season, because I get to wear a handknit sweater!
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My favourite thing about winter is being inside with no reason to go out when it’s rotten outside. I think to feel truly cozy you also have to feel like you’re avoiding something (rain, sleet, work…).
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My favorite thing about winter is the quiet, especially in the morning. I’ve always lived in a place where the winter is cold and snowy, but never noticed until I was an adult how peaceful and pretty and quiet a winter morning can be.
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I love all seasons but winter especially – I love curling up on the couch with my cats, a blanket and a good book or my knitting while rain lashes the window outside. I love cold, clear frosty mornings that turn your cheeks pink and your breath to mist. I love battening down the hatches and cooking gingerbread or making up some spicy mulled wine.
And I love your Boreal so much, Kate! And my husband does too – and whether or not I win this competition, I can see his ‘n’ hers Boreal jumpers for us next winter!
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Hat? Check. Gloves? Check. Shawl? Check. Sweater? Check. Socks? Check.
All handknit? Yes indeedy!
What’s not to love?
(But no, I can’t quite seem to get excited about knitting lingerie … more’s the pity!)
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I live in Chicago, where the winters can be brutal, but my favorite thing is all the fairy lights the city puts up all over the downtown area, starting in November. It really does help brighten up a dull and dismal season!
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I love being able to wrap up in my woolies without getting too hot.
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My favorite thing about winter is visiting friends over holiday break, sitting around their fireplace, and knitting while it snows.
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I live in a house at the edge of the woods. Through the summer, we are in deep, warm, humid shade. My favorite thing about Winter is the beautiful clear light we get throughout the house, when all our oak, sycamore and poplar leaves fall. November – April, we are filled with light.
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The crispness in the air…
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Crisp, cold sunny days perfect for walking about outside wrapped up in wooliness.
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Definitely the excuse to knit cozy woolly wear! And skating on the river.
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The best thing is when you are in the car toasty and warm and driving through hard snow blowing around and everything around you is white and wild outside and it’s warm and quiet inside – it’s almost surreal.
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It’s the lack of daylight I hate in winter, it leaves me feeling sleepy and less than sharp. So the best thing about winter are those few and far between abruptly bright, cold, still high-pressure days when everything feels dazzlingly, high-fidelity clear. I love cycling across Waterloo Bridge in London on those days, pulling cold air (and god knows what else!) down into my lungs, fingers of cold air reaching down through my hair to my scalp. Beats a view from the office window of the chemistry dept exhaust system anyway!
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This winter it’s watching our two adopted stray kittens slowly come to accept us, and carefully creep, inch by inch, onto my lap as I sit knitting. Hopefully the start of many more winters curled up with my kittens, knitting in the quiet.
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My favorite thing about winter is the stillness and beauty that comes with snow… and now the fact that my first baby is due within a week, which will add to winter excitement for me!
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The brief pale light on a bright day, and the light reflected by snow (hopefully, if we get some this year) amidst the darkness. (These are a few of my favourite things…)
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Apart from mulled wine which is probably something more people can relate to than my actual favourite thing…
my actual favourite thing about winter is the rare occasion when my boy has a cold at the same time as me and we get to snuggled down on the sofa under a duvet and just be “mummy and joe” something that doesn’t happen much these days and less and less as he heads towards teenage years
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Good wool weather.
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We have a Christmas tree farm in Vermont so I love the smell of my tree farmer husband in the winter….pine pitch!
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I think my favorite thing about winter is Christmas. Or my birthday. But seriously, I love snow. I love how it insulates, makes the world quieter, slower.
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My favorite thing about winter? Wearing handknitted socks every day. Need I say more?
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This year it is looking out of my flat, across the rooftops of the city (Oslo, Norway), and seeing the snowcovered hills on the other side, with lights all over the city twinkling, and everything being quiet because of the snowfall. It was that way a week ago, and it will be so again, hopefully soon.
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The extra vacation time!
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My favourite thing about winter is definitle christmas – i love all the lights everywhere :)
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My favourite thing about winter – apart from being able to wear wool every day, of course – is seeing the winter stars. Orion high in the sky is something very special.
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Maybe it’s a cliche, but my favourite thing about the winter is Christmas. my birthday is the 23rd, so it’s just a great time for festivity and family and friends.
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crisp quiet mornings, snow, knitting time, woolly things – still ness
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My favorite thing about winter is . . . sweaters! And I love Boreal even more every time I see it.
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My favourite thing about winter is going home to my village in north Wales because it’s always a crisp cold up there – not soggy slushy cold like where I live now. I like to layer up and be warm under my clothes but have a cold face!
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I love watching my dogs joyfully play in the snow ~ especially the two smaller ones who disappear with each leap when the snow is deep. The bigger one loves chasing after them as they disappear…. then pop up, and disappear….. then pop up, over and over again. I hope you choose me for the sweater kit ~ I love trees and I think it’s beautiful. Thanks!
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My favourite thing about winter is, now that I live in Iceland, it is dark for most of the day from early November. People start putting up fairy lights in their windows from mid novembr, so the city starts to look very chrismassy early on. You are most likely guaranteed cold and snow, so knitting up a lovely jumper or new hat is a lovely way to spend the long dark days.
Also how could I forget the aurora borealis!
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Winter gives everyone an excuse to retreat indoors and chat over mulled drinks and catch up with loved ones you haven’t seen for ages. Lots of time to curl up with that book list that has been growing all year and time to bake spiced lovely things – and of course, ample knitting time too!
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My favorite thing about winter is the slowing down and being able to look at the earth..the trees
in their true form…for what lies underneath the green of summer has it’s own beauty.
Annie
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I love that in winter there seems to be more time to knit…… I can put on a large kettle of soup, light a fire and sit enjoying the quiet while I knit away. There is not such a temptation to be out and doing, and I love watching the snow fly while the yarn flies through my fingers. (Of course, this may change this year now that my 2 grandchildren have moved in next door….. but that will probably just make playing in the snow my new favorite thing about winter!
This sweater is glorious….. just what I like to knit. Thanks for designing such a perfect winter knit, Kate!
Barbara M. in NH
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Walks on really cold, clear nights when you can see everyone’s Christmas trees and smell fires from the chimneys.
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I love to wear all my wool arans and sweaters – and knitting them of course; with a warm cup of tea and a ginger cookie on the side.
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One favourite thing? Just one? I love everything about winter! But snow, snow makes a winter. Knitting by the fire, candles lit, hot toddy to hand, dogs snoozing beside me, is all the better for snow on the ground outside :D
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Snow, woolly hats, warm socks, mittens and wintery food!
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My favourite thing about winter is going home to Russia to spend the holidays with my family, in my mother’s house, knitting and chatting with everyone in the kitchen while holiday food is underway and drinking hot cocoa. While wearing handknits. (Just one more week and a half of work and I’ll be on the plane – I can’t wait !)
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My favourite thing about winter is being indoors with the wind/rain/snow/hail coming down outside and feeling very lucky to have a roof over my head!
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My favorite part of winter is the crispness of the air outside. There’s even a smell that goes with it! I also love that the down comforter on our bed is so warm.!
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Sun on snow: the lit side lemon, the shadow side lavender. Every ridge and rill, footprint and plow pile, lit in lavender and lemon.
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What do I love about winter? A reason to wear opaque tights.
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Love winter – living in Canada that’s a good thing. New is snowshoeing – which we have been doing for the last couple of years with friends. Blue sky overhead, white snow underfoot, hot chocolate or mulled cider to finish the day. Wonderful way to spend a winter day, can’t wait. Even though I don’t enjoy being cold, I love dressing in warm, cozy clothes, usually including wool in some way, to spend time outdoors.
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Hmmmm… I think for me it’s being outside feeling the cold, and then once I’m home feeling the warmth, putting the kettle on and snuggling under a blanket…
Thank you for the giveaway.
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My fav thing about winter is our cosy cottage and a woodburning stove to come home to and its the perfect season for knitting wooly gifts and sweaters for the family .
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What a lovely prize! My favorite winter love? Clementines. I even associate the Christmas season with the smell of them.
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I love knitting large projects in the winter. Blankets, sweaters, things that are cozy to drape across my lap.
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Snow! and we never get enough. It’s more apt to be gray and rainy. And wearing handknits!!!!! Thanks as always, Kate.
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Being able to wear all the lovely knitted things that I started when I was cold last winter and didn’t finish until it was too warm to wear them.
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…the quick and easy answer is that I love actually wearing the things I make! But I also love a fire in the fireplace, a pot of tea, a warm blanket, and a good book all at the same time.
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I love the winter light. The flat grayness of the sky. The crisp grass. The crunchy ice. The silence of snow. The knowledge that spring will come once again. The time I feel most connected to the earth.
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Piling on the thermals and thick socks on a cold, crisp day and going for a stomp in the countryside. No midges, fewer tourists and a damn good excuse to find a pub with a roaring fire afterwards!
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I love walks in the cold with my baby snuggled under my coat :-)
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I love the coziness of winter…snuggled inside, warm, knitting.
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My favorite thing about winter is how my dogs react – they love the snow and we spend a lot of time outside having fun. Plus, I have the opportunity to wear all my handknits – sometimes all at once (jk)!
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These are a few of my favorite Winter things: cold air, vests, Aran knits, plaid flannel, knitting (of course!), wood stoves complete with fire inside, hiking with the wee doggie, frost, and pine trees.
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I like walking in the bitter cold, wrapped up well but with frozen cheeks. Probably not everyone’s cup of tea!
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The best thing about winter for me is going home to Scotland and seeing beautiful Edinburgh all lit up. Second best is mulled wine.
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I love the fluffy, feathery snow we have here in Denver. Here today, gone tomorroe!
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The way the world slows down during a snowstorm and I can just hunker down inside with the ones I love.
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My favorite thing about winter is being able to wear my wool clothing!
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That moment when you come in from the cold and start feeling the warmth hug you slowly…
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Wearing lots of woolly things!
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One of the best and most practical things in winter is that there are those cold but dry days, where the laundry will line-dry in no time and have this wintery scent.
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What I like about winter is snuggling up on the sofa with some knitting and homemade soup on tap.
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My favorite thing about a winter? A chance to wear all the handknits I’ve made the rest of the year! (Oh, and freshly fallen snow is lovely.)
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My favorite part about winter is walking at night just after a big snow fall. I feel at peace.
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hot drinks!
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What I love about winter? Those perfect cold days where the sun is sparkling across the snow-covered landscape and each step you take responds with a squeaky clean crunch beneath your boots. Yes, perfect “wool” weather.
Thanks for the giveaway.
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I love standing at the window with the cats, all three of us watching the snow fall.
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Crisp, cold, sunny mornings with a slight crunch underfoot perfect for a long walk. The absolute best way to start the day.
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The thing I usually love the most about Winter is getting up early, wrapping up in many layers and trudging down to see what home grown loveliness is down at my allotment and doing a bit of tinkering in the shed, followed by getting home with tingling hands and face. However this year is different since I’ve broken my leg so the thing I love most is finally learning to knit and challenging myself to have as many items of clothing completed before I can return to work.
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One of my favorite things about winter is seeing the sun rise on my way to work.
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The thing I like most about winter is that I get to wear all the wondeful wool things I’ve been knitting all year long. I love the feeling of going out on a cold day all bundled up in cozy mittens, scarves, sweaters and hats!
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I love that sense of hibernation winter brings. The dark evenings and stormy cold weather put us to bed early and restrict our going out. Nature tells us to rest for a season to help us recharge our batteries. Mother nature soothes all her tired babies…animals, humans, birds and vegetation alike.
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I love how beautiful York looks on a crisp frosty morning, I love putting up decorations and getting extra time to spend with my nearest and dearest. But I could really do with a good Christmas sweater!
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My favourite thing about winter is Christmas! I’m as excited as the boy in the John Lewis advert.
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Moonlight reflecting off freshly fallen snow on the lawns and in the fields on crystal clear, icy crisp nights.
Btw, I’ve been a non-knitting historian lurking here for years now, and have taken up knitting in the last year and am loving it too, and have been planning to try one of your patterns for quite a bit now. You’ve always been a huge source of inspiration, a really fine example of strength through difficult times, and though you don’t know it, you’ve been helping me get through a mentally and health-wise rough patch for some weeks now. Could no longer not tell you.
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I love the sunrises and sunsets. They happen quickly but they can be such a thing of beauty even when it is so very cold!
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My favorite thing about winter is that I can wear all of my wool socks. I also really love to knit by my fireplace.
Congrats on the new pattern! It’s lovely.
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That first snowfall. When we lived back in Calgary, Canada, we’d curl up on the couch and watch the city go completely quiet under the weight of the first snow.
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I live in Florida, so I love EVERYTHING about winter! It’s a relief after our long hot summers and makes us so glad for spring. Thanks for te chance to win this kit. I love winter knitting.
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My favourite thing about winter is bundling up in handknits, getting together with my family and walking the dog on the crisp cold downs. If it’s snowing, bonus, but as long as it’s cold and I’m with my family, it’s a perfect winter.
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My favourite thing is watching the birds in my garden. They become much more alive in winter, on feeders and on the ground rifling through leaves, and much more visible than the rest of the year where they can hide in trees and hedges. I think people underestimate British birds in winter in favour of fancy summer visitors, but in the stark contrast of winter you can really see how diverse and beautiful they are.
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I love taking my dogs out, all bundled up in their coats, in the snow on a clear night – the light is amazing. Bonus points if I can hear Christmas carols coming from a church or village hall (failing that, just the crunching underfoot). Then retiring to the sofa with dogs, blankets, sock-in-progress, good book, candlelight, dark chocolate and Yorkshire tea, curtains open so I can see the snow – and no telly!
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I love the crisp frosty mornings walking across the fields with my old spaniel.
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Snuggled up in bed with the rain on the roof!
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We’re in summer now and although the weather is leaning more towards winter than summer, I’m missing the crispness of the air (as opposed to oppressive humidity) and the opportunity to knit without my hands getting all sweaty!
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My favorite thing about winter is that I’m not the only one knitting in the subway! It’s so funny to see women sit down and automatically taking out their projects, and focus all the way to their stops… Love ny!
I also like that is a hibernating season, even for me. Since is dark at 4:00, I can put the kids to sleep earlier than the summer and give me more time to rest too. The running wih all the snow also diminishes so my body heals for the summer season. :) But I still will be looking forward for spring!
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Overnight snows that surprise you when you wake up!
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So much! I love the dark afternoons, the late glowing sunrises; the lights, the cold… going out for a long walk in the crisp air & coming back rosy-cheeked & exhausted. I love the way that everything gets stripped back to its purest/most essential form: seeing the patterns and structures that emerge. And the rich colours (deep reds, dark greens), which seem even more intense because there are so few of them…
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I love to burry my face in the fur of either my cats when they are sleeping – warm, cosy and purring – on my favorite sweater (woolly, of course!)
You are lucky to have snow in Scotland. Here, it is not even cold enough for me to wear my “Owls”.
Thanks for everything
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I love a day of snowfall, with the family home and cozy, soup on the stove, and a lap-full of colorful wool (real wool) to click-click-click away on all the while! That sounds like a fantasy, but perhaps once or twice this winter, such a day of favorite things will occur. Thanks for provoking such a vision and for offering such a nice pattern and giveaway!
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Lake effect snowstorms that dump four feet of snow overnight causing everything to come to a grinding halt. I’d probably like it less if it happened more than once a year but as it is, it’s magic.
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fresh air <3
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My favorite thing about winter is watching the indignation of people who are seriously offended because the weather is wintery (snow, ice, dark) leading to “their world” not “functioning” properly. (Hey, we are humans. We are the lords (and ladies) of creation. We should be in CONTROL! Yet, there it is: snow and ice, and I was late for work/can’t take that car trip/hampered by slow traffic).
Watching and listening to them (sometimes they are even interviewed on TV) leaves me with the good feeling to know more than they: that here nature gives us not only an excuse, but a reason to slow down for a while, stay at home, relax – reading, knitting, baking, drinking hot chocolate – whatever! — and not having to feel bad about NOT doing all these other things, outside. It’s not idleness. It’s winter. We are meant to hibernate at home (as much as work permits).
Possibly with a good knit… or a good read…
Thank you Kate, for providing me with both, time and again!
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I love hunkering down by the fire with knitting and warm drinks, the dog snuggled close and peaceful time with the family. It seems the other seasons are just too fast paced for that stuff.
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Snow.
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My favourite thing about winter is the snow. I am still a kid at heart and no matter what, I love playing in it with my kids building snowmen and having snowball battles and sledding down the biggest hill we can find. My birthday is also in winter, 2 days before Christmas to be exact. And so because of that I also love winter because growing up it was always a big deal to have the two days thrown together as though it were one big celebration :)
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I recently moved back to the North East of the US after 15 years in warmer climates. People thought I was crazy to miss snow, but I did. I missed the quiet stillness of a good snowstorm. The way it silences the world and makes it seem perfectly right to slow down, sit in front of a fire and knit while drinking cocoa.
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It’s a tie between downhill skiing and walking outside at night while big snowflakes are falling. Everything is quiet, there’s no wind and I can hear the crunch of my steps in the snow.
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LOVELY! I know this is an obvious one, but what I love about winter is getting to wear my woolies! Growing up in Florida I didn’t truly experience winter until my mid-twenties, which is also about the time I began knitting so I really love the chance to wear the things I make with wool and needles.
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Snow. I love the sound of snow. Be it the soft whush as the flakes hit their pile of brothers or the crispy crunch your boots make as you walk it in. I love the way snow silences the rest of the earth so you can hear only snow. And then, in the morning, you see your neighbor’s wooly heads pop from their lairs of white with the rasp of their shovels on the steps and their scrapers on the windows of the car breaking the frosty silence. I have these memories from as far back as I can remember and each year when those sounds reach my ears once more, it helps me recapture some of the wonder and exuberance of childhood awe and pleasure at snowfall–squelching the crabby adult who would be whining about having to dig myself out yet again. :)
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My favorite thing is sledding with the grandkids.
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I love the silence after a snowfall and how everything, for just a little while, is perfectly clean and untouched.
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My favorite thing about winter is drinking warm drinks like apple cider and hot chocolate!
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WOOD SOTVE, SNOW and SOUP!
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Snow! Although I don’t hate winter, it has all the potential to make me miserable: I miss the sun, feel the cold easily, and falling rain beats my face like icicles. Snow makes everything better! It reflects the light, enables us to go skiing, sledding, ice skating and playing, and looks generally wonderful. Oh, and falling snow doesn’t hurt the skin like cold rain does. Even staying indoors is better with snow…
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Bright sky mornings. Round white moon. Hot porridge.
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My favorite thing about winter is the opportunity to relax with loved ones, to feel lucky and loved and for one moment in the year, to forget which day of the week it is. To escape from the over-stimulation of London to the wind-swept isolation of Aberdeenshire with a bag full of knittin projects, only to find it’s not isolation at all, but filled with the people and the places I love. What a treat!
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I love everything about winter…cold weather, clear nights, snow, icicles, sweaters and other warm woolies. We don’t get enough of it where I live!
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The best thing about winter…. Those lovely sunny winter days when it doesn’t feel insanely cold and you can get out a frolic in the snow. Snowshoeing, snowmobiling or just building a snowman!
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My newest favorite thing about Winter, now that I’ve been at my job long enough to earn some decent vacation time, is taking 2 weeks off at Christmas – and hopefully getting snowed in once or twice so I really have no choice but to look out my window at the snow and knit all day. With extra coffee.
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winter is not my favourite time of year. what i do enjoy though is the stillness. and the anticipation of spring.
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Oh wow, how generous. My favorite thing about winter is getting the occasional bonus day where everything is canceled and my family is all cozy in our home having hot chocolate and watching movies.
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My favorite thing is having a white christmas. After that the snow could melt the next day, but it just doesn’t seem right if there isn’t any snow on Christmas day.
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My favorite thing about winter is knitting on the couch under a blanket with the Christmas tree lights twinkling!
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Lighting our first open fire of Winter on Christmas Day. Swiftly followed by standing at the patio doors at night with the outside light illuminating the falling snow.
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The feel of the cold air on my cheeks when I first step outside. The clean smell of evergreens in the woods. Moonlight on the snow. The hush after a snowfall.
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Wow, what an opportunity!
I love being at home in winter, drinking milk and honey or cocoa with marshmallows – always makes me warm!
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My favourite thing about winter is warmth :)
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I love the bare trees silhouetted against a clear twilit sky of a winter evening –
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making a snowman
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My favourite thing about Winter? Watching.
Watching people – the way they wrap up warmer, scurry faster, greet friends in town or a pub or restaurant
Watching nature – the beauty of natural architecture in bare trees, ageless mountains, bright red winter berries
And watching for the first hints of more light, green shoots and wee buds which signify a new beginning.
:-)
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My favorite thing? Walking outside and feeling the crisp, cold air.
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My favourite thing about a Scottish winter is that it takes away the uncertainty regarding attire that there is the rest of the year. Should I put on a jumper? Will I need a coat? Is it cold enough to wear hat, scarf & gloves? These are questions I could very well ask myself on any day of the year here but in winter the answer is ALWAYS yes!
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Taking our children snowshoeing in the winter-quiet snowy woods where we see squirrel and rabbit tracks. Then starting a fire on the beach for a boil up – tea for us and cocoa for them!
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Living in northern Scandinavia, I really like when, in mid-winter, the Sun just barely reaches above the horizon, and the light hits the snow and makes everything look a bit magical! (The price is high, though, there are only two hours of that magical sunlight…)
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Cold nights and a cosy bed!
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Definitely snow which we don’t get that often. I love how it transforms the landscape into a beautiful crisp clear white wonderland. My favourite thing about snow is the sound, how everything is dampened into a rather dead silence. It always reminds me of this passage from Joyce’s Dubliners. ‘His soul swooned slowly as he heard the snow falling faintly through the universe and faintly falling, like the descent of their last end, upon all the living and the dead.’
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La chance acceptera-t-elle de venir jusque en France ? Ce que je préfère en hiver se sont les promenades alors qu’il fait froid et que je suis bien emmitouflée, l’air est vif et j’ai alors l’impression d’être plus forte, plus vivante.
Merci Kate pour tous les bons moments offerts sur votre blog. Bonnes fêtes de fin d’année à toutes.
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The best part of winter is those 2 or 3 snow days we get where everyone gets a day off and the neighborhood kids play for hours.
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snow! and wearing handknits!
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My winter favorite is ice skating with friends followed up with hot chocolate. The return of Orion is a favorite as well.
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For me winter is the time of year when the world is pared back to its bones, we see its framework in every branch and limb, the mountain masses are more visible, the sea colder; the clarity of the natural world enables us to look afresh at ourselves and what we value most. Of that, physical and spiritual warmth and generosity come top of my list, and using yarn to create beautiful garments is my way of showing I care for those I love.
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Snow Days! Although this year, we already had a week off because of a freak snowstorm in October…and we have to make it up, so I don’t want any more snow days this year! Snuggling under cozy covers, reading and watching tv while the snow falls outside…it’s so quiet and peaceful…
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A bowl of home made soup, drunk by an open fire, while wearing hand knit woollies. Perfect.
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My favorite thing about winter are snow days, when everyone is excused from going to work as the streets are un-driveable. Then all one can do is stay home, snuggle on the couch, and knit!
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The snow, definitely. I still get ridiculously excited by the first snow, and I still love it in March when everyone else is praying for it to go away.
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I love the fresh snow in the park across the street from my house. When I look out my front windows I see a white blanket dotted with snow covered trees. I love seeing the dogs romp in the snow, and the people sledding down the hill at the other side of the park.
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My favourite thing about winter is that it gives me permission to indulge the inner introvert – staying home with my cat, my teapot and my knitting and not feeling bad about not wanting to go outdoors in the dark and cold! For me winter is the time when I go into hibernation mode, allowing me to recharge my batteries for the new challenges ahead.
“There is a privacy about it which no other season gives you…. In spring, summer and fall people sort of have an open season on each other; only in the winter, in the country, can you have longer, quiet stretches when you can savor belonging to yourself.” (Ruth Stout)
Merry Christmas!
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What a fun thing to wake up and find in the Inbox this morning!
One of the things I love most about Winter is sitting in my knitting chair with a cup of coffee and a new project watching an evening snowstorm outside my window. Perhaps my second favorite thing would be when that’s followed by a “no school” announcement in the morning!
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No question – the best thing about winter is having an even better reason than usual to knit!
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My favourit thing about winter is – snow! The way in which many small brittle snowcrystals can build a thick snow layer, on which we can stand, ski and play, is just fantastic!
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I love stepping out the back door in the pre-dawn light, soaking in the deep peaceful stillness as large wet flakes of snow fall. So quiet that you can hear each one settle to the ground. Then I walk through the snowflakes to the barn to bring hay to my sheep who are quietly waiting.
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How generous! My favorite thing about winter – bundling up in woolly things on clear, bright days for long horseback rides.
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The best thing about winter at the moment, is my thoroughly overladen-with-baubels christmas tree, fairy lights and mulled wine!
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Wow, what a wonderful giveaway, I’d love to knit my own Boreal!
I love winter, I love how easy it is to get cozy in winter, just dress warmly then, when you get home, make yourself a hot chocolate and cover yourself with yummy knitted blankets. How nice it is then to snuggle under the blankets with the kids and warm up all together. Love when there is snow, it’s so fun to play in! Also love those super cold super sunny winter days when you can feel the crisp cold on your face and you just look for that lovely sun on your face. I think I could go on forever about winter! ;)
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My favourite thing about winter is going snowboarding until totally exhausted and then feeling no guilt about eating a delicious dinner of melting raclette cheese – I earned thoose calories.
What a great prize, all the knitting I am doing is for others and it would be lovely to make something snuggley just for me.
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The cooler temperatures and icy weather lend themselves to indoor activities such as knitting. I love to spend time knitting, with a cup of tea, while it’s snowing outside. When the weather is warm, there are too many thing calling me outside to the garden and such.
Love the sweater, by the way!
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The best thing about winter is seeing my family wrapped up in all the knitted things I’ve made over the years.
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Winter in Flanders. When wind and rain rule outside and bring a grey sadness all over the fields and meadows, our house becomes a warm home. Wood burning in the stove, candle lights everywhere, the smell of a cake in the oven, Agnes Obel on the radio and the ticking of my knitting needles. This is my paradise in winter!
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Hello Kate! Thanks for setting up this contest! My favourite thing about winter is staying home with my cat nearby and a good cup of tea, knitting a wollen garment that will, afterwards, help me defy the cold outside! I just love the idea that I can beat the cold with my needles! And your pattern is a perfect illustration for that :)
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Pouvoir rester dans son canapé en tricotant avec son chat ; tout en regardant le joli paysage sous la neige ..
Sophie
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The halo around the moon right before a snowstorm, and the smell of fresh snow.
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My favorite thing about winter, I’m sorry to say is that Spring will follow and then Summer! I do love a first snow but then its downhill for me after that!
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Walking the dogs in dry crisp cold weather; the cold seems to intensify the smells they go beserk over. Then home to a cup of something hot in front of the woodburner and that tingly feeling as warmth is restored to the cheeks and extremities, followed by Haggis and roast vegetables. Oh this is cruel – it’s blowing a gale outside and going between rain and hail – the wrong kind of winter day..
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Not surprising: more knitting time and wearing my sweaters, shawls are year round, but sweaters are winter!
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My very favourite thing about Winter, hands down, is the cold! Every year I look forward to the chance to wrap myself in layers of knitwear – a soft and close fitted jumper, then maybe a nice big wool shawl collared cardigan, an alpaca neck warmer, some hand knit mittens and I’m set for any weather. The added bonus is that it even looks stylish compared to being swaddled in rain gear!
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My winter’s here are not as cold as the ones I experienced as a child in the US and UK, so now I am extremely jealous reading everyone else’s winter descriptions. :)
I love being able to wear sweaters, and hats, and scarves, and being able to knit all the small winter wear for my family. I love that the days are shorter and all the animals on the farm go to bed early so I can get into my PJ’s and sit by the wood burning stove with my family, knitting and watching TV.
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In the winter I can go skating on the sea!
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WOOL! I love that in winter I can wear wool every day for several months in a row!
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Wrapping up warm inside with family, watching films in the afternoon because it’s too cold to go outside.
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Cold frost walks followed by log fires with afternoon tea and knitting!
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I love shoveling snow for a few hours, then coming inside for hot tea and fresh-baked bread. Snow days are the best!
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My favorite thing about winter is around Christmas time when my 9 year old son and I wake up early, wrap up in a cozy blanket and sit in the darkened living room to gaze at the Christmas tree with the lights on. Its my absolute favorite thing about this time of year. And I LOVE this design. I have queued it already!!
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Friends and family wearing what I knitted for them, hot chocolate by the fire, cuddling with the cats and long walks outside.
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would LOVE to win this – artesano aran is lush!!! :)
my favourite thing about winter is sitting in my comfy chair, wrapped in blankets & handknits, drinking coffee & reading, watching the giant winter waves crash over the sea wall across the road. there’s something especially enjoyable about watching the effects of the horrible weather while feeling so sheltered & snug.
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There’s a moment on winter’s evenings that I really like. That’s when my kids have safely navigated their way home from school or after school activities (on the often less than friendly East London streets), my partner has arrived home too, the curtains are shut and – just for a moment – all that matters is that everyone is home safely for the night. Obviously within half an hour everyone is arguing but just for that moment all seems right with the world.
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My favourite thing has to be frosty nights, fireplaces, and the fact that most of my friends come home for Christmas and I get to see them!
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I love snow. I love coming in from the snow to a hot drink and huddling in a comforter. I love the dark, and the lights. But right now, most of all, I love that the University will close for a fortnight, *forcing* me to stay at home.
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My favourite thing about winter is the walk home from work, knowing that my boyfriend, a cup of tea and my knitting are waiting for me in my teeny cosy house :)
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alpine touring in the Alps and the Black Forest ;-)) but actually snoiw is missing…
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Winter — the way the stars sparkle in the clear cold sky.
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What a lovely treat! There are lots of things that I love about winter, but I particularly enjoy glowering skies over snowy landscapes, that particular light that you get, reflected from the ground, whilst gloom rolls in overhead. Love it! Happy Christmas by the way.
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Christmas baking and sweetie making.
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best thing about winter is knowing all my four children are home for the holidays
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Contrasts – as so perfectly captured by Boreal. Cold, frosty weather and warm fires, crystal clear days and pitch black nights, white snow and dark twigs and bark, everygreen firs and red berries…..
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This may not be in the spirit of the thing, but my favourite thing about winter is that it’s not spring, summer or autumn! I like all of them, but I really like that they’re all distinct round here – I dream of moving somewhere with an even more ‘wintery’ winter. The best thing is getting cold and knowing there is somewhere with warmth and cosy woolly things to go to!
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I love everything about winter! But if I have to choose just one thing it would be the way to cold air enters my lungs – so fresh and crisp and shocking.
Love your work and this blog – thanks!!
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My favourite thing about winter is being able to wear and really enjoy the beautiful things I knit and gifting warm knits to others.
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I’m a fluffy girl, so I love getting to wear jeans and sweaters in the winter and leaving those shorts behind!
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Crispy days with a clear blue sky, wrapped up warm in my woollies, out in the Scottish snow. This year my favourite thing is planning the knitting I can do once I stop work in preparation for becoming a mum in February! The only problem I have is deciding between baby knitting and mum knitting!
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What a great design,I love winter for the chance to snuggle by the fire with hot chocolate and knit to the wee hours of the morning.
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The blue sky and the brown and white of the land holding an empty space in which to expand.
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Thanks for the chance to win yarn for your fun sweater!
I love that you can wear at least three handknit items at any one time. Right now: socks, cardigan, scarf!
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Kate, I would love to be able to knit Boreal, I have used Artesano Aran before- it is a fantastic yarn.
My favourite thing about winter is snuggling up on the sofa in front of an open fire- we burn wood or coal depending on wood donations from friendly builders and gardeners – but I do particularly like the smell of a coal fire!
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The bet thing about winter for me is the cold. I really hate hot weather. It’s sweater season!
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I love to feel the cool, crispness of the air as I take long walks with my dog during the winter. The air always seems fresher in the winter, though I’m sure that’s not true since I live in a city!
Beautiful design, btw. :-)
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Mulled cider and Christmas day with my ridiculously large family. No presents, just lots of love!
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The cottony silence of a snowfall!
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Wow, this is a great giveaway! I like several things about winter: layering with all kinds of woolly stuff like hats, mittens and scarves, snow (hopefully), long walks outside and returning home red cheeked and craving cinnamon tea, cuddling up on the couch and watch series or films and best thing of all: knitting warm sweaters!
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My favorite thing about winter?
That is simple: it’s the ulitmate knitting-season!
I take such pleasure in clothing myself (and a few others) in all my warm, woollen creations.
It’s extremely satisfying!
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My favourite thing about Winter is that it is a season and will be succeeded by Spring in due time. The second best thing would be – when the weather permits – the graphical winter colours of the landscape. Here in Helsinki, the pale and subtle shades of almost colourless greys, browns, blues and greens can be quite breathtaking.
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My favourite thing about winter so far is Jeremy the Cat and the frosty grass crunching underneath her paws. It is the best sound. And her reaction to the cold on her paws is hilarious as she hops around!
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My favorite thing about winter is shoveling snow!!!! NOT. My favorite thing about winter is knitting while someone else shovels the snow ;)
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I love having an excuse to drink as many hot chocolates as I like!
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Best thing(s) about winter – the satisfaction of having beaten the critters that hide under my bed holding the duvet down, layering up like the Mitchelin man to go rowing, warming up in the clubhouse after a long outing with a cup of tea and a bacon buttie, then coming home, lighting the fire and spending the afternoon holding the sofa down and making a jumper for my husband (and the anticipation of seeing his face on Christmas morning when said tasteful plain blue Henley emerges from its parcel complete with (temporary) felt cartoon robin on the front!)
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Writing in my dusky study in a pool of light from the desk lamp, tea beside me.
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Cold frosty days sitting by the fire knitting!
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snow storms that make you stay in all day and knit – then melt the very next day.
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My favorite part of winter is the silence at night when it is very cold and very quiet. the snow is falling and you can hear the tinkle of the snowflakes landing. The sky is black and the stars are incredibly bright and crisp.
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Frost crystals on each tiny neddle of a spruce tree :-)
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The quiet perfection of a secluded woodland spot after a new fallen snow.
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I really like all the candlelights that brightens up and makes every cold, dark day extra nice and cosy. Especially when you can cuddle up with a knittingproject you really like, and have a whole evening in front of you just to relax, knit and be aware of that outside it´s windy and cold.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Knitting Year!
Malin in Sweden
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I love the cold outside and the winter inside, preferably with a board game, preferably with some mince pies!
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Nice to knit with a lot of candles around you!
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My favourite thing about winter …. the snow! It quiets the world to slow down, it becomes a thing of beauty as it sparkles in the sun or moonlight, it can be the source of fun (sledding, snowballs, snow-people creations, etc.), it provides exercise (skiing, shoveling), and it causes people to seek the warmth of shelter together – even in the worst blizzard, it brings people together even if through adversity of literally “surviving the storm”. For artists, stitchers and creative people everywhere, the blank slate of the newly-fallen white snow inspires the creativity of color with visions of the brilliant hues of spring that will soon burst forth again.
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The best thing about winter is Snow Days. Whenever we get a good snow, we awaken to the news that all schools and many businesses are closed. That means a free play day for the young and the young at heart. Unlike vacation days that can be pre-planned with activities and chores, Snow Days can’t be predicted and are therefore full of surprise and wonder at a Whole Day with nothing to fill it but the imagination.
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Bright, sunny, invigoratingly cold days going out wrapped in handknits, returning home to drinks and meals with friends and family and more hand knitting.
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Knitting in the warmth whilst listening to the cold and rain outside. Bliss!
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Watching the horses breath steam on the air, just before we take them for a ride through the frosty landscape. Its the anticipation!
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my favorite thing about winter? The snow, of course! And seeing bright red cardinals on stark black branches against that beautiful white snow
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The warm of the fire on a cozy family night.
Teresa
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In sunny southern California it’s hard for new comers to see winter at all, but after being her for years I look forward to the wonderful low-slanting golden light.
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When it finally gets cold enough in north Florida to wear a cuddly homemade sweater! I especially love my handmade treasure from the ’70’s knit with love by a friend’s mom.
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I love the way the trees look in winter- stark and darkly outlined against the sky, I also love the sunlight – low on the horizon and rosy colored!
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Well, its summer here. But my favourite thing about winter is the crisp blue skies and the cold weather clouds.
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I really love the slower pace of the winter that comes about as soon as the holiday rush is over. Our family slows down a bit and we sleep and think a little more than usual.
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An open fire and a big mug of hot chocolate.
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The twinkle of the Christmas lights as I walk down northumberland street in the crisp cold evening…then getting away form the hustle of the crowds at home, a cuppa, the fire and a good book!
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Swimming in the sea and not minding that it’s pouring with rain.
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My favorite thing about winter is hiking. I love the peaceful quietness, that no one else seems to venture out, and that after it snows you can see all the animal’s tracks.
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I love sitting inside, knitting and watching movies with my family and friends, while it quietly snows outside.
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We don’t have “real” winter here in the maritime Pacific Northwest, but I love when the rare and glorious hoarfrost that grows, plant-like, (usually in December) in the winter shade.
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oh, my favorite thing is baking inside during the cold brisk days!
and knitting of course!
:)
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I love the cold mornings were I can snuggle up under a big warm blanket and drink my coffee
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ice-cold crisp air with the smell of wood fire, hands warmed around a cup of tea, sitting at a log fire and myself warmly tucked in a hand-knit sweater :-)
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I love winter, but iris the promise of spring that makes me happy! There is nothing so hopeful as crocus blooming in snow.
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Skiing in a warm hand knit sweater!
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My favorite thing about winter is going outside for the first time after a big snow – making footprints in fresh snow when everything is still quiet and peaceful.
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