As Promised
Three prizes will be awarded. In the past year, I have learned to love socks and lace, and I've always been a sucker for knitting books. So those seemed like appropriate choices.
Prize Number One is, naturally, sock yarn! I've been singing Jessie's praises ever since my first purchase of her beautiful yarn. This skein is very similar, though not identical, to the "Mystery" colorway I used for my last rib and cable socks.
Next up, laceweight! I have two skeins of Knit Picks Alpaca Cloud in Peppermint and two skeins in Stream. Plenty for more than one lace project, used either doubled or not. Because I am being a little lazy, click the link for a picture!
Finally, a knitting book! I thought about raiding my extensive stash, but I wanted to make sure the winner got a book not on his or her shelf. So, the winner will let me know the title of the book of his/her dreams and I will purchase it and ship it or have it shipped to the appropriate location. May I make some suggestions? Only caveat: Must be in print. I'd love to be able to get you that out-of-print Alice Starmore treasure on eBay, but sadly, I cannot. Gotta save up for that apartment in Paris. Haha.
Rules: Anyone living on this planet can enter. Winners will be chosen at random. (All hail the random number generator!) You only need to enter once. I thought of making a quiz or asking questions like, Who is my rock-and-roll boyfriend? What color is my favorite blouse? If I had an indie pop band, what would it be called? True or false: I was the homecoming queen my senior year in high school.* But I decided to forego all that. Just leave a non-anonymous comment between now and midnight Eastern Daylight Time on Thursday. Say hi. Say I want yarn. Say whatever. I'll draw from all the commenters. Winners will be revealed on Friday or Saturday.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I am occupied anxiously awaiting the episode of my new favorite TV show, Project Runway. Minty and Glaistig's frequent praises led me to start watching it this season and I am already hooked. Two words: Tim. Gunn. Tim Gunn! I love him.
* Correct answers revealed with the winners. As if anyone cares.
posted by Laura at 11:16 AM
112 Comments:
Yay! Yarn! Count me in. :)
Wow... this is definitely a Monday morning contest -- no thinking, no creating, just commenting. :)
(btw, my guess is that your favorite blouse is blue, although i might just be swayed by all the blue on your page right now. hee hee).
What an easy contest. Seems to good to be true!
I love an easy contest! - and can't wait to see your answers!
....off to search for which knitting book I want!
Hi Laura! Ooooh, knitting books! I'm in!
Meow?
Oh, a contest -- I love contests!
Contest - woohoo!
Wow - that was easy. :)
So - who do you think is the one who gets kicked out in the next Project Runway????
Project Runway - possibly the only reality/contest TV series I'm not hooked on. Well, that and The Donald.
Count me in! And the answer on "Who is my rock-and-roll boyfriend?" is Colin Meloy! ;-)
I'm also a sucker for a contest - draws me out of lurkerdom every time. I want to know who your rock n'roll boyfriend is, too!
damn my free cable that loses channels all the time! I no longer have Bravo, sniff, so I'm going to try to stay blissfully unaware of the PR goings-on, so that whenever the DVD of this season comes out I can watch it in one, long, fiber-fueled orgy of a weekend. I wish I could find eps available for download (I'd even pay!) but I couldn't find them last week when I tried a little searching. Anyway, I hope the random generator likes my number!
Happy belated blogiversary wishes! I've been extremely behind in commenting...so sorry! So, yeah, I live on this planet, sometimes, when my head's not in the clouds. Count me in!
I just caught up with the first episode of Project Runway yesterday. Have I told you my ex-husband was a designer? (I think I have.) I live in morbid fear/fascination that I will see him on that show. I haven't yet, but some of those obnoxious guys could *definitely* be mistaken for my ex!
(I know at least one of the answers to your questions, for sure. :-)
Yay! A contest that does not require poetic creativity of which I have none. I'm dying to hear if you were homecoming queen though.
This is the best contest I've ever seen on a knitting blog! Count me in, please!
Mmmm, yarn. I fought it, but it took only one episode to get me hooked on "Project Runway"...
Ooooh, contest! Pick me! Pick me!
Something is very wrong with my Tivo and I'm not getting the new PR episodes...argh!
So, I'll enter your contest!
OOH count me in! I'd love to enter your contest! :D
All Hail Laura and her amazing generosity!
Have a happy Monday Laura...
Amanda
Hi. I want yarn. PLUS I am from the Cleveland area, too, although I live in Portland OR nowadays. but, go cleve-rock, huh? (i am from se burbs - bedford area - ??)
Oooh yarn! What a great contest. ;)
Bring it on...
I'm just glad I don't have to answer questions in this heat! Thank you!
Linda
what are the chances i'll win a contest over here twice? the prices are so great i'll take my chances; plus i'm curious about the rock'n'roll boyfriend ...
Hello,
Long-time lurker, I'm just shy really. I do have a blog, but I'm a bad blogger (I don't update very often). Anyways, here's my entry. I like your blog and learning about what you're working on.
I vote that it's true!
The homecoming queen thing, I mean. Bring on a knitterly queendom!
OMG you're a Project Runway geek too?? I hate admitting how much I love that show. And Tim ROCKS MY SOCKS. ha socks. =P
i'm in! and i can't wait to read the post with the answers!!!!
Yarn? Books? Cool!!! What a great reason to delurk. ;)
Hi. I want yarn.
:-)
That's all I got... I think the heat has melted my brain 'cause I'm pretty sure the temp. in Cleveland hit a million today.
Hey! Hi! Love the contest - count me in - !
Yarn, of course I want yarn.
Mmmm, sock yarn. Although I would be happy to have some laceweight or a new book! You rock, Laura!
Nothing like a contest to bring out the lurkers!
Karen
http://nothingbutknit.blog-city.com/
you are too generous!!
just discovered PR myself -- thank you netflix for those of us who are cable-challenged
knit marathons w/ PR on the tube
lovely
thanks,
denise in c'ville, va
I just wandered in...and there's a contest! What a lucky Monday! count me in, please.
Well, it's certainly an EASY contest! And I DO read you regularly, even when you're not offering free yarn. So, hey, you can add me to the list (grin).
You had me at "sock yarn." I'm officially entering.
What a generous and delightfully simple contest!
Me want yarn, me want yarn! You start talking about handing out knitting stuff and I just lose all reason. Picture me as the little blonde girl with braids in the second grade, waving her hand in the air frantically and saying, "OH, OH, OH, OH! Pick me! Pick me!" haha
Great contest - please count me in!
Great contest. btw I think your favorite sweater is green.
Tara M. in IA
I've never won a knitting blog contest before, but there's always a first time!
oooh ! oooh! pick me !!! ;)
i'm certain winning yarn is not in voilation of my yarn diet.
I just started reading your blog, so I guess I got lucky that you're having a contest. Let's see if I get really lucky and win! Thanks for the chance, anyway.
I am SO entering this easy contest!
Yarn, books and Project Runway...I have the first two on my lap as I watch the third, so count me part of the contest!!!
I love Project Runway too! Tim Gunn is awesome.
"where's andre?"
i also love me a little project runway. um, i also love free yarn or books.
Oooh, an easy contest!! With three chances to win!! What more could a girl as for?? And yes, of course I care what the answers to your questions are. :)
I love these kind of contests, no thinking involved. Yarn would be awesome!
Love a good contest and really looove Project Runway.
Yay for a contest!
so, so generous. Thank you. I'm in!
um... I'd like some yarn please! And I LOVE Project Runway! Who do you like so far? who do you hate? The guy with the fake british accent creeps me out!
hi. I want yarn.
did I do it right? :D
Is that the you "I" or the me "I"? ;)I am impressed that there are 62 comments! Yikes. My in box ould be saying "Look just kill me now okay?" :)
But who could resist responding to such a chipper post***CV
I'm feeling incredibly random, so please choose my number!
HI. I want yarn. Sorry, that was too fun. I want to thank you for the heads up about Yarn Aboard II...I'd never joined a swap and wanted to the first time around...but was too late.
i was def. going to say that your rock star boyfriend is slash... but maybe i should just say hi! lol :D
I, too, love Project Runway and I especially love Tim Gunn. I also love yarn very much. Please count me in.
Holy Ka-Moly! A contest. Show me the yarn:)
Hee hee, another Tim convert!! Isn't he delectable? I think what's most fascinating is the whole PROCESS of creating ex nihilo (or very little at most) under pressure.
Can we timeshare on that Paris apt? [Goes off to research real answers. . . ]
ooh that sock yarn looks yum! i love blue. hooray for contests! x
Oo, competitions :) (I have no idea when is that deadline, but I'm still entering. yup, there is no stopping me now!) I've been drooling over those knitpicks and well, that sock yarn doesn't look any worse ;)
Yay yarn! (No book, because I already work in a bookstore and it would be a sin for you to buy a book to send to me!)
And Project Runway is the only reason to have Wednesday (until Lost comes back on, that is)!
Yarn! Knitting book! What joy;) Sign me up for the draw.
Hi there :o) Got the DVD and the yarn - thanks much!
Hi Laura- Love your blog, happy blogiversary! BTW...is Chris Martin your rock n'roll boyfriend???
Just an avid reader delurking for a contest!
faith
Oh, Count me IN! I could use a little cheering up...and the Vermont Yarn would be cool...just lost a special aunt who lived there...
(((hugs)))
Me, I want a book! It's been a little while since I didn't wince posting about the 'yarn drawer'. The 'yarn drawer' is in fact now two drawers (one of which contains mostly needles and things, but does also contain yarn), two cardboard boxes, and a very large laundry bag.
There, I even owned up to my economical use of the truth, here and here only. I think I should definitely win.
I´ts too simple to be true, and the prizes are great!
Count me in. I usually don't win, but hey, you can't win if you don't try.
A contest! Hooray!
pick me, pick me, pick me!!!
Yee Haw!!! cool free knitting stuff.
Sweet. a random contest. Witty comment not needed.
"Hi. I want yarn." :)
Yarn! Books! Project Runway! Contest TV reference fun OVERLOAD!
Please enter me into your contest, I would be honoured to win your fabulous goods.
Long time lurker, first time commenter. Please let me participate!
Maybe I'll be lucky! I'd love to win anything.
Lisa in Nebraska
I love Project Runway!
A contest - what a perfect way to start my de-lurking process!
Yarn? Yippee!
Count me in! I love sock yarn, too.
It's amazing how a contest brings everyone out of lurking and on to commenting!
Delurking to try for free stuff. Yarn rocks.
Oh goodie, a contest!!! I need yarn!
Yet another lurker de-lurking to contest comment :).
Me! Me! :-D
Hi Laura, just stopped by to say, "hi" on the Amazing Lace pitstop. Love the red color the koolaid gave. What's the project going to be?
Yay for yarn! Yay for contest! I'm in!
Hi Laura -
I am actually popping in from Amazing Lace - paying pit stop social calls. Hmmmm. That doesn't sound so great! LOL!
Anyway - gonna wander around your blog a bit.
"As if anyone cares"?? Well, news: that's one of the reasons we read you! You & your knittings, etc. are interesting! So, there. :-)
Oops. "Anonymous" in that last comment - which starts "As if anyone cares"?? - that was me. Your (ssh - republican) blog pal, meg.
what a good idea. count me in - and can you reveal how you placed a background in the title of your blog? I'm new to Blogger and am tyring to learn how to add bells and whistles, such as links and backgrounds.
if you feel like responding through my blog, I'm at Pegotty at Blogger-
thanks. I'm really enjoying reading your blog-
Janet
I would LOVE to win any knitting blog contest.
I want yarn! Pretty please! Include me in your fab give away!
Thanks!
Janelle
I am also a recent Project Runway convert. Who can resist, really? And yes, I want yarn.
I would love to have some of that yummy yarn:-)
Hi! I just found your site and see that it was a good time to do so!
oh, me, me! Random number generators LOVE me.
jacey
Yay! What a fun way to meet new people! Anyone know of a fun knit group in the east bay? I sadly have no friends that knit, despite my needle and yarn loaning efforts.
Yarn? Yes, please!!
I can't resist the siren call!! Count me in!
Am I on time? Am I? pretty please, tell me I am! ;) Oh well, congrats again for your blogiversary :)
I just found your blog and - a contest? - a contest! Count me in! I liked the details of your kool-aid dyeing post. I just recently dyed my own self-striping sock yarn. I haven't cast on with the yarn yet, though.
sweeeet.
<3 emily elizabeth
Bok!
John Linnell from TMBG. Pink. The Clementines. No.
I'm always up for yarn. Thanks for making surfing knitting blogs fun!
Shamefully leaving lurkdom to enter a contest. BTW my rock and roll boyfriend is Jon Bon Jovi. :)
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