My New Perspective on Gift Giving

For me, the holidays are usually a frenetic time: shopping and cooking and planning and socialising and, oh yes, working a lot.  This year, with the flu turning into pneumonia and wiping out my entire November and December-so-far, I’ve had to slow down, whether I wanted to or not*, and I find that’s changed my perspective on holiday shopping.  This year, I can’t run around the way I have in the past, I can’t buy/make/do everything under the sun.  When it comes to gifts, rather than a more-is-more attitude, I’m finding myself wanting to really think through what everyone on my list wants, and then carefully select or make** the one thing that will truly make them happy.

And can I tell you, it feels really refreshing.  Not just because it’s more calm and relaxed but also because it’s making me really think about my friends and family, to kind of spend time with them in my mind to think of the right gift, rather than just rushing out to buy all the shiny objects in the shops.  And to be honest, it’s also kind of changing my feelings toward what SpaceCadet offers as holiday gift options too.

Today is SpaceMonster Club opening day, when we open the SpaceMonster Mega Yarn Club to new members for a short time only.  And it’s a day that always has me super-excited, because I love seeing new members join our community and existing members show how much they’ve enjoyed it when they renew.  There’s always lot of excited language and exclamation points (and we’ll get to all that below) but this year I’m feeling a little different.

I am super-excited about the club opening — of course I am — but this time it’s because I’m thinking of it as a gift, and thinking of it with this new, slower approach to gift giving.  A SpaceMonsters gift membership isn’t the sort of gift that takes up a lot of space under the tree, it doesn’t sing and dance when you open it (though the recipient might), and quite frankly, it’s the kind of gift a lot of people just won’t even understand.  But for a knitter or crocheter, it’s the kind of carefully chosen gift that feels just right…  a perfect-fit gift that lasts well beyond the holidays, delivering yarn and colour and creativity and community all year long.

So even though my approach to the holidays has completely shifted this year, I am feeling so good about the SpaceMonsters Club opening today.  Because I know that every gift subscription that is given is making a knitter or crocheter so very happy — at the holidays and all the way through 2018.  And I can’t wait to meet (and create yarn for) every single one!

 

Because we know you love big smooshy yarns, doncha?

There is nothing in the whole world like a skein of lovely, smooshy, thick yarn to make you want to pick it up, squish it… dive right into it! Big, bulky yarns call out to you, beg you to pick them up and press them against your cheek. And when you cast on, they always work up so fast! Big yarns are gorgeous.

All images shown here are of past colourways and are for illustrative purposes only.
Yarns, colouways, and gifts for new subscriptions will be different (but still awesome!).

Ready to join us?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

Very Important: if you are giving a subscription as a gift, please remember to include the recipient’s postal and email addresses in the notes when you check out. We gotta have that to send the recipient their parcels!

Here’s what you’re getting…

As a member of the SpaceMonsters Mega Club, you receive:

• a fantastic parcel delivered to their door every other month, containing a beautiful skein of SpaceCadet^® yarn in worsted or bulky weight, hand-dyed in an exclusive colourway* created to bring out the best in thicker yarns.
• The SpaceCadet’s Log exploring the inspiration for each colourway.
• A fantastic SpaceMonsters gift tucked into every third parcel. We’re known for the great gifts we include in our club parcels — and for this club, we’re seriously upping the fab. You’re going love it!

All images shown here are of past colourways and are for illustrative purposes only.
Yarns, colouways, and gifts for new subscriptions will be different (but still awesome!).

But bigger yarns mean bigger projects, right?

Don’t you worry — in this club, you can buy extra skeins! For a whole month after you receive your parcel, you’ll have an exclusive opportunity to order more skeins custom-dyed in the latest club colourway. You’ll receive an email with all the details about a week after your parcel goes out — and then all you have to do is pick your project!

All images shown here are of past colourways and are for illustrative purposes only.
Yarns, colouways, and gifts for new subscriptions will be different (but still awesome!).

• a 6 month subscription (3 parcels) is only $99
• a 12 month subscription (6 parcels) is just $194
• Plus, you can choose a double subscription for two skeins in each parcel, or a triple for three, giving you the option to cast on your project as soon as you open the box!

Ready? Let’s do this!

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

Very Important: if you are giving a subscription as a gift, please remember to include the recipient’s postal and email addresses in the notes when you check out. We gotta have that to send the recipient their parcels!

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Six month subscriptions include 3 parcels; twelve month subscriptions include 6 parcels. Parcels will be sent out in early February, April, June, August, October, and December. Shipping within the United States is included in the price; extra charges apply for shipping outside the US. Normal subscription openings/renewals will be available in June and December of each year. All club members are automatically subscribed to the club mailing list to receive email notification of club updates, special offers for extra skeins, and similar stuff. We never, ever sell or share your email with anyone. Because of the nature of the club set-up, we can accept returns or exchanges of club shipments for faulty yarns only. By joining the club, you are agreeing to these terms and conditions. All images shown here are of past colourways and are for illustrative purposes only. Yarns, colouways, and gifts for new subscriptions will be different (but still awesome!). Any other questions? We’re here to help! missioncontrol@spacecadetyarn.com

*and here I have to give a HUGE shout-out and a lot of gratitude to the SpaceCadet Crew for really carrying everything while I’ve been so sick.  You’ve got your yarn because Jade, Sara, and Jill made it happen, not because of me, and I am really really grateful to them.

**I’d love to show you but my mum and sister both read this and it would totally spoil the surprise.  After the holidays, I promise!