We are SO excited to receive the 2024 Advent Calendar! This is by far our go-to gift every year and we are really thrilled with how excited everyone is. But when we did a live session with Pope Vergara, we discovered that there are still a lot of questions floating around. And we rushed to prepare this blog so that you have everything super clear. The idea is that everyone enjoys the box to the fullest.
First of all, we want to tell you that the Madejasur Advent Calendar is a product that we prepare well in advance, to polish all the details. So, when you buy your 2024 CDA, what you receive are months of work and dedication, which translate into this luxury little box. You only know the content partially when you buy online, because part of the charm is finding your surprise gifts, which make the weeks before Christmas even more special. But this year we are going all out, because we are working in collaboration with Pope Vergara. Too entertaining! We provided the yarn and she provided the design, so you can knit the yarns from your CDA with a surprise pattern created especially by her. And to make it even more exciting, the âcluesâ to move forward with your project will be given to you weekly by Pope through Ravelry. A mysterious KAL! At this point we find that not everyone uses the platform, so obviously we come up with solutions. The first is that we want to send the pattern in stages directly to each one. And the second is that we are going to teach you how to create your profile on Ravelry right now, because you are missing out. If you keep reading, you will be an expert.
The first thing is that you visit Rave lry and click the âsign upâ button. The site will ask you for an email address and through it you will receive a link in your email to register as a user of the platform. It is free and you only need to enter basic data:
username and secure password of at least seven characters. Click on create user and you're in. Basically, it's a social network with a pretty nineties style. A while ago we prepared a blog with all the details ( https://www.madejasur.com/y-si-nos-vemos-en-ravelry ) and it would be great if you could read it, but today we're going for CDA 2024.
As a Ravelry user, you will be able to receive messages from other members and check them from the horizontal bar at the top of your screen. Pope will give you a weekly hint of her pattern, created to make your Advent yarns look their best. We can only tell you in advance that it is⊠a shawl! And that it is beautiful, has very clear instructions, combines many techniques and gives you lots of learning. It is a medium-sized project and can be perfectly knitted in three weeks. You can use it on Christmas Eve! What's more, with the yarn we send you, you can even make two and, if you are quick, use the second one for New Year's.
Now, let's move on to the yarns. This year, our inspiration is aesthetic, of course, but also VERY sensorial. Because we dyed based on the concept of the English Garden, with all the delicious colours, smells and textures that this implies. As we originally detailed on the website, there are 18 mini skeins of Merino Sock Fingering (each 20 grams and 80 metres), and two skeins of Kid Mohair Silk Lace (each 50 grams and 420 metres). Added to this is a totally new mini skein, also 20 grams and 80 metres, but also a series of gifts sought with tweezers for you. Some are details, but others... ugh! Consider the concept of a knitting tool, for example. We included six gifts and, of course, the Pope pattern.
The yarns combine the four colour palettes we publish and all of them allow you to develop your creativity at full speed, whether you knit a Pope shawl, two Pope shawls, or whatever project you prefer. As for the gifts⊠Enjoy! Even if you don't want or can't experience the calendar this year, we create kits with just the yarns, so you can knit and enjoy your shawl and not miss it for anything in the world.