Travel through snowy woods, across frozen ponds and discover the secret pleasures of this slow season with our new digital issue, available now for pre-order in print, and releasing later in February 2021.

We find ourselves often dreaming of a cabin getaway mid-winter. Away from the complexities and complications of everyday life, we can find the time to sleep in, snuggle up—to read a book and begin a new project. Relish long weekends with a beautiful new project, or explore the quiet of a world freshly dipped in snow while sledding, skating, or snowshoeing in cozy winter accessories and sweaters.

Through this Special Release, you’ll discover a variety of perfect projects for fireside crafting. Discover a new love for flannel in the form of a sewn capelet or puff quilt.

Try your hand at counted cross stitch with a sweet cabin scene from Pigeon Coop Studios, or cast on a new knitting project from Anne Hanson, Andrea Hungerford or Hannah Thiessen.

Photographer Jenn Bakos shares an inside look at how maple syrup is made, and takes us on a journey of projects and recipes for all things campfire: aromatic fire-starters, flame-cooked meals and cast iron make major appearances.

WARM AND COZY KNITTING AND SEWING

• Tree Bark Cardigan
• Mountain Pine Pullover
• Plaid Hooded Blanket Shawl
• Puffy Quilt
• Snow Drifts Hat
• Champlain Colorwork Pullover

PROJECTS AND RECIPES TO BEAT THE CHILL

• Aromatic Wax Firestarters
• Open Flame Cast Iron Cooking: Beef Stew
• Maple Sugar Candy in the Snow
• Winter Cabin Cross Stitch

READING BY THE FIRE

• Maple Syrup Season
• Snuggle Up: Favorite Winter Blankets
• Seasoning a Cast Iron Pan
• Flannel: A Fuzzy Bit of History