Category Archives: Contest

And the winners are…

Thanks for a great contest!  We randomly chose 2 winners for the contest - each will win the toy of their choice, along with a copy of the the pattern, which designer Ann Marie Ivins generously donated.  They will also receive as a copy of Linda Permann's excellent new book as well! For Quinao, the winner is: Beth Rudo! Who wrote: My favorite crochet pattern is the Tunisian Mitered Square afghan. I'm making one right now. And I would love to have Qinyao.  For Roxy, the winner is: Marie/Underground Crafter!  Who wrote: My favorite crochet pattern of all time is probably Monet Pineapple, by Janie Herrin (RIP). This was my very first pineapple and I made several afghans from this pattern as gifts. I would love the Roxy, please, if I win. Thanks for offering the giveaway!  Thanks everyone!  I think these will go to very happy homes!  

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Crochet Contest

  Conest is over - thanks everyone!  We'll announce the winners soon!   One of the best things about this job is the fact that I finally was introduced to crochet, much to my mom's delight.  She had tried to teach me so many times but it never stuck until about a year ago - and now I have so many great crochet patterns to choose from! Two of my all time favorite crochet designers are Ann Marie Ivins and Linda Permann - both of of whom I've discussed here on the blog.  Because I think they are both so wonderful, I figured I'd hold a blog contest to celebrate them!  

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A (not really) Teeny-Tiny Contest!

I am so excited!  One of my all time favorite designers, Anna Hrachovec, has a new book out! As many folks know, I've been a fan of Anna Hrachovec's cute creatures for a long time now. And for the past year, she's been doing a weekly post of Tiny Things on her blog....and now there's a whole book of her Teeny-Tiny Mochimochi!   

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We’ve got our winners!

Before we announce our winners, we first would just like to say thank you to everyone who commented on the Teeny Tiny Mochimochi giveaway post!  We got a total of 2491 comments, wow! I guess a lot of us really want to learn how to make those adorable little chickens!  🙂 Using a random number generator, we have selected our winners! The grand prize winner who will receive a copy of the book and a rainbow assortment of Palette is: Amber Y.  Amber’s comment was: Winning this would be a dream come true for my four year old! She has Asperger’s Syndrome and her special interest is Mochis. I’ve knitted a couple for her so far, but she’d be delighted if we had a whole book of possibilities and so would I. The runner up winners were: BeverlyThose little things are just really cute! Misty BoydHaving knit ...

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Sock Summit Excitement & Sock Knitting Master Class Giveaway!

This contest is now closed. Thank you to everyone who participated! To find out who won, click here: WINNERS After months of waiting and nervously registering for classes, the second Sock Summit is finally here! Everyone at the office has been reminiscing about the last Sock Summit, all the fun that was had, and of course - all the sock yarn that was aquired. Funny enough, I catch myself saying "Last year at Sock Summit..." but it was actually two whole years ago! And we are lucky enough to have Sock Summit here in Portland again this summer.

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Winners of the Sock Summit Excitement & Sock Knitting Master Class Giveaway!

We’ve selected our winners for the Sock Summit Excitement & Sock Knitting Master Class Giveaway.  Thank you to everyone who participated!  Using a random number generator, we selected: #151 – Laurie Lamoureux and#27 – Karen Reinhart Our winners have each been emailed and once we hear back, we will send their prizes out right away.  If you didn’t win but would still like to have Sock Knitting Master Class, you can purchase it on sale for just $16.17 right now.  To learn more, click here: Sock Knitting Master Class. Thanks again to everyone who commented, we hope you had a great weekend!

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Stitch Heaven Salutes Barbara Walker DVD Giveaway

This contest is now closed. Thank you very much to everyone who participated! To find out who won, click here: WINNER New techniques, especially different stitches, can be so fun to learn! However, if you are new to stitch dictionaries - sifting through all of those instructions can seem a bit daunting, especially when the stitch uses an unfamiliar abbriviation or references an obscure technique. Additionally, everyone learns at a different pace and in different ways. This is why having technique and reference videos is so important, it really makes learning accessible to a wider range of crafters. This is why I am so happy to say we are giving away one copy of the DVD, "Stitch Heaven Salutes Barbara Walker!" The best part? It is signed by Barbara Walker!

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Winner of the “Stitch Heaven salutes Barbara Walker” DVD

Thank you to everyone who entered the Barbara Walker DVD contest!  Barbara Walker is such an icon in the knitting community and the fact that she was so kind to autograph this copy of “Stitch Heaven” is really wonderful.  Using a random number generator, we have selected our winner: #143 – Marilyn“I would love this DVD. I am learning to knit as an adult which can be tough. Taking knitting classes doesn’t work when I work 12 hour shifts and not everything is easy to Learn from a book. I’m a visual learner and thankfully I’ve found the Internet and specifically YouTube videos to be a wonderful learning tools. Enjoy your posts.” Based on Marilyn’s comment, we know this DVD will be a great help in her efforts to learn to knit.  Thank you again to everyone who participated, we really appreciate it! -Alisha & Jenny

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Winners for the Felici Giveaway!

Thanks everyone for your Felici nominations!  Using a random number generator, we have selected our two winners! #103 – RaynaThe red striped one – second from the left in the bottom picture. *Gorgeous*! #401 – MelissahTime Traveler and Green Veggies, please!!! Our winners have been contacted and will be sent their prizes as soon as we hear back.  Thanks again everyone, we really appreciate the feedback.

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Nominate Your Felici Favorites

This contest is now closed.  Thank you to everyone who participated.  To find out who won, click here: WINNERS   As most Felici self-striping sock yarn fans know, Felici colorways have always been limited edition. Each year, we come up with a new selection of colors, and buy a set amount. Felici aficionados have learned to stock up while the getting is good, sometimes certain colorways sell out fast (ahem, 2010's Rainbow)! This year was actually the first time we decided to bring back a color, Rainbow, from the previous year due to customer requests. Well now we're thinking about bringing even more colors back as Felici Favorites, but we want to hear from you!

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