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This year, I’m doing something a little bit different for Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and all.

Instead of a discount, I’m donating 25% of all sales to help prevent suicide. Suicide rates are on the rise in the United States, while at the same time funding for mental illness is mediocre at best, and most insurance policies severely restrict mental health coverage. Up until recently, I had not been directly affected by suicide, but the suicide of Anthony Bourdain (who I adore) hit hard.

That changed in October, when one of my daughter’s best friends, Emma, committed suicide. It’s devastating, and absolutely heartbreaking to lose a loved one this way.

From now through November 30, 2018, I’m donating 25% of all sales in my shop to help prevent suicide, to help with research into the brain, and to help those left behind. This is in honor of Emma and all who have left us by their own hand, and with hope that our donations may help prevent this from happening to others, and may also help scientists learn more about how the brain functions and how to heal mental illness. This 25% will be split equally between five organizations: the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, The Trevor Project, the National Veterans Foundation and the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, which is “committed to alleviating the suffering caused by mental illness by awarding grants that will lead to advances and breakthroughs in scientific research” and is an organization I learned of from Emma’s mother.

I’ll also be donating a portion of that 25% manually to the Alliance of Hope, which is an organization founded in 2008 to help those who have lost loved ones to suicide. I had hoped to add this organization to the automatic donations on my site, but Pledgling is still in the process of adding it as an organization in their system. Once Pledgling adds it to their list, I’ll adjust the automatic donations in my shop to include this organization as well.

Beginning December 1, 5% of all sales moving forward will be split between these five organizations, so know that a portion of every purchase you make will be going to help others. I hope together we can help make a difference.

Read more about these organizations here.

For all U.S. readers, I wish you the very best Thanksgiving, full of family, friends, love and joy. And for everyone, I wish you all the love and joy of your family and friends, each and every day.

Jennifer

Do you like surprises? If so, the Tournament of Yarns is for you. It’s a mystery bag event where you can get yarn at a small discount and the possibility of a special prize as well. Here’s how this works.

I’ve put together 26 mystery bags, labeled by letter. Each one has a different price (from $15-$30). There will be a listing on my website for the Tournament, and you pick the letter(s) you want to purchase. I’ll send you the mystery bag I’ve assigned to that letter.

What’s Inside the Bags?
~ One skein of yarn. Usually this yarn will be an orphan skein (meaning the last of its dye lot), but one bag contains a limited-edition base. The price per bag is a discounted price for the skein inside (discounted anywhere from $2-$5).
~ Six bags will contain two skeins of yarn (same color from same dye lot) and priced as if a single discounted skein (so you get a discount plus a free skein)
~ One bag will contain a 50% off coupon code for your next purchase on the Round Table Yarns website or at an event where I’m a vendor
~ Two bags will contain a 25% off coupon code
~ Four bags will contain a 15% off coupon code
~ Six bags will contain a 10% off coupon code
~ Two bags will contain an enamel pin with the Round Table Yarns logo
~ One bag will contain a wooden needle sizer with the Round Table Yarns logo
~ 10 bags will contain a notepad and pen with the Round Table Yarns logo

Each bag will contain at least one of the above surprises. Some of the double skein bags may contain an additional surprise from the list.

Tournament Timeline
The Tournament of Yarn will begin on Friday, November 23 at 8 a.m. Central Time and will run through the end of the day on Monday, November 26 or when all 26 bags have sold (whichever comes first).

Shipping is free for all U.S. orders and free for international orders over $100.

Hi y’all! First of all, we’re delighted to be making our first post on Indie Untangled. Second of all, we’re thrilled to be sharing our work with you, especially these blanks! More of them be coming in the future, if you miss your chance! While you’re in the shop, take a chance on our other yarns (currently mostly sport and DK, but this will be changing within the next couple of weeks). Happy Crafting!