Sent January 2021 under our annual theme of Everything's Sixes, this box included heavily speckled yarn on the following bases:
- The Bluefaced Baron Lace (superwash Bluefaced Leceister)
- Viscount of Spark Sock (superwash Merino, stellina and nylon)
- Viscount of Spark DK (superwash Merino, stellina and nylon)
There was a 20-page magazine filled with articles and high-quality imagery.
The gift was a teapot and cup from Sass & Belle and a vegan and gluten-free caramel bar.
Sent November 2020, this box included heavily speckled yarn on the following bases:
- The Bluefaced Baron Lace (superwash Bluefaced Leceister)
- Lady Persephone Sock (superwash Bluefaced Leceister and nylon)
- Grande Merino DK (superwash merino)
This month saw the introduction of a magazine which gives us more flexibility of suppliers during the pandemic, as well as any Brexit challenges that come our way.
The gift was a plant pot from Sass & Belle and a Nakd chocolate bar.
- The Bluefaced Baron Lace (superwash Bluefaced Leicester)
- Lady Persephone Sock (superwash Bluefaced Leicester and nylon)
- The Bluefaced Baron DK (superwash Bluefaced Leicester)
Newspaper, WHAM bar, mini skein and a collection of handmade lip balms and hand salves by Neves Bees, from the UK.
Lace - The Bluefaced Baron Lace (superwash Bluefaced Leicester wool)
Fingering - Tia Merino (single-ply superwash merino)
DK - Grande Merino DK (superwash merino)
The gift was a rainbow bamboo travel mug and sweets were either Daim bar or stroopwafels.
Our inaugural box features the following yarn bases, depending up which thickness you chose:
LACE: Tia Merino Lace - this is new to Countess Ablaze and is single-ply superwash merino with 800 metres to the skein.
FINGERING: Tia Merino - this tried and trusted yarn base is perfect for items that do not encounter much friction, such as scarves and shawls. It is definitely NOT suitable for socks. Single-ply superwash merino with 400 metres to the skein.
DK: Grande Merino DK - another firm favourite of Countess Ablaze yarn bases, and is plied superwash and superfine merino with 225 metres to the skein.
Gifts: Mini skeins of Lady Persephone Sock Yarn - 75% superwash Bluefaced Leicester and 25% nylon. We don't like to make mini skeins for the main website so you'll tend to find them only in Yarn Cartel subscription boxes as a treat.
Hip Flask - perfect to hide your whisky, gin or lemonade. It is Prohibition after all!
Green & Blacks Chocolate - a British chocolatier, since 1991 with organic chocolate certified by the Fairtrade Foundation.
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