Month: November 2024

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Small Business Saturday, all week!

I’ve just returned from Walgreens, where I got my flu shot in one arm, and my COVID shot in the other. I’m prone to fever and chills after a COVID booster, so before that happens, I’m hopping on here really quickly to tell you about my Small Business Saturday sale for 2024.

I know it’s Friday. It’s even a particular Friday known for sales and promotions, but I have never liked the idea of Black Friday. (Remember when it was just “the day after Thanksgiving?” Yeah. Me too.)  Small Business Saturday, though, is something I can get behind. And not just because I have a small business of my own.

So, before I start shaking my fist and telling the young’uns to get off my lawn, let me just leave this coupon code here: SHOPSMALL24

Use that code to get 24% off of everything in the Polka Dot Cottage shop. That includes all handmade items and all patterns, tutorials, or other downloadables. The coupon is good until next Friday, but since I tend to make things in very small batches of one or two, you shouldn’t wait too long if you see something you like. It might not be there tomorrow!

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Polymer Claycation

Last week I attended the first Polymer Claycation, an event that has risen up from the ashes of the old Clayathon. It happened at a different time of year, and at a different venue, but I saw many of the same familiar faces, and the make-whatever-you-like-to-make vibe was alive and well.

Read on to see everything I worked on, and to hear a little bit about the experience!

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A Tale of Two Cardigans

I have two sweaters to show you! One of them I put the finishing touches on just this week, and the other one has been waiting for me to take pictures of it for roughly a YEAR.

The first cardigan is a pattern by Tin Can Knits and features a lovely cabled yoke. It was a bottom-up knit, which is not my favorite, but I enjoyed knitting the cables. And there’s something to be said for saving the interesting part for last.

The other cardigan is the Striped Yoke Cardigan, which is one of my own patterns. I made some significant changes to the yoke for a more customized fit, and I’ve worn it many times over the past year. This one was a top-down knit, which means you get to do the fun part right away, but then you’re stuck with the stockinette slog for the next few weeks until it’s done.

Both methods have their pros and cons.

Keep reading for more details, photos, and links to the patterns, yarns, and button-making instructions!

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