Fiber Friday Yarn Giveaway!
***Update***
I had no idea I was so good at marketing myself! I expected a much smaller response, so I have decided to close this contest earlier than expected. This way, the odds won’t be so paltry for everyone. The contest now officially closes at noon EST February 1st. Please remember that I cannot ship internationally, so if you do not have a U.S. mailing address, you cannot win. Of course, you can still comment if you like. I will use that random integer program doo-dad to generate a number, and I will announce the winner by 3 pm February 1st. That’s tomorrow for all of you who, like me, normally have no idea what the date is.
And fear not! There will be more giveaways coming. I will likely stick to needle arts supplies, and I will try to highlight WAHM wares. So if you make something beautiful for knitters and crocheters and would like some advertising for the low cost of a donated prize item, let me know!
Thank you all so much for participating, and for entertaining me. And I do hope you’ll be back to follow me shamelessly using my dysfunction as writing fodder. I am so relieved to find I am not the only one who hides in the bathroom, and I cannot wait to try knitting in the bathtub.
Well, here it is: the first Fiber Friday giveaway. I decided to donate my own handiwork to the cause and offer up this lusciously soft, hand-painted 100Purewool 3-ply yarn. If you aren’t familiar with Purewool, they are a wonderful supplier of Uruguayan hand dyed merino and corriedale wool yarns in a variety of weights and some really fun colorways. This was a natural three ply yarn that I hand painted in shades of eggplant, brown, maroon, orange, and some purples and blues.
It knits up beautifully, as you can see in the photo below. It seems that when I paint yarn I always love it so much I have to keep some for myself. This skein is worsted weight at 218 yards and 3.5 ounces. One skein would probably do a pair of shorties (hint, hint!) or some fun baby hats and booties. Or you could actually knit something for yourself for a change. Be decadent. You’re worth it.
Or maybe not, what do I know?
So here’s the scoop: Leave me a comment telling me the weirdest place you’ve found yourself knitting or crocheting. I’ll tell you mine: on a bus in NYC after a day of kicking around town. My baby was attached to my breast. I’m a multitasker, what can I say?
And you don’t win by being the weirdest. I already occupy that spot.
Instead, I will choose the winner from both entries by randomly drawing a name from the empty bucket of Sam’s Club cheese balls that I finished off the other night.
I promise not to get artificial cheese powder on your yarn.
I’ll announce the winner next Friday, February 6. Comments will close at 8 p.m. Thursday, February 5. Please note this contest is for U.S. Shipping addresses ONLY. Pass it on!
Norwegian Wood Hand Painted Yarn: Sheepy Pants
Sheepy Pants in Norwegian Wood
If you don’t know about Sheepy Pants, go check them out. It is absolutely the best pattern out there. Amanda Harrington (the awesome designer) does an excellent job of explaining all the different techniques, including the kitchener stitch.
I’ve crocheted while at the doctor’s office, on a road trip to another state, and at a family reunion
The yarn is absolutely lovely. Thanks for the chance to win.
I knitted at a square dance recently. I wasn’t dancing, though, that would have been weirder.
I was on the sidelines and it was much better to have knitting to look down at rather than trying to keep my eyes on the dancers. My husband tried to take photos and ended up dizzy!
Your yarn is so beautiful! I feel honored to have a chance to win it!
I haven’t been knitting for long, but I would say the strangest place was in the waiting room of the gynecologists office.
I’ll post for my dear wife here: While she is a crocheting goddes, I can safely say that the weirdest place is probably at a homeschool convention. Wierdest hour for crocheting however….
I’ve never knitted or crocheted, so I guess this would be my opportunity! Thank you so much for something so inspiring!
At a restaurant waiting for my food to come.
Love your yarn. It’s so lovely. Hope I win.
jubys1mom(at)yahoo(dot)com
I’ve knit in the bathtub before. Very relaxing….and definitely the strangest place I’ve knit. Only dishcloths though…..I’m not too fussed if they get wet while I work on them! LOL
On a road trip. I guess I’m not that weird!
Beautiful:)
Thanks for entering me.
The weirdest place I ever knit? The library? Tae Kwon Do class? Swimming lessons? hmmmmm
in the car
Weirdest place I’ve crocheted … the bathroom! Only place I could get some uninterrupted peace and quiet to figure out a stitch and pattern! It didn’t last long, but it was left alone long enough …. LOL !
Otherwise, it’s the usual places … sofa, bed, car trips and commutes …
Nice yarn to add to the stash!
Thanks.
I like to knit outside, hike somewhere and stop by a creek and knit.
i actually don’t know how to knit *yet*, but i hope to learn this year so i can come up with a weird spot to knit like everyone else.
thanks!
crunchydomesticgoddess AT gmail DOT com
The weirdest place I ever found myself knitting was in a bar, at the bar. My husband and I were out on a date, and we were waiting for a table to open up, so we were having a beer at the bar. I realized I had my knitting in my purse, so I pulled it out and had at it. The bar tender asked me if he could snap a photo on his cell and send it to a friend, because he’d never seen anyone do that at his bar before!
I’ve knitted in India! My sister is a missionary there, and we’ve been over many times to vist.
Thanks so much for the giveaway!
weirdest place was at a funeral. it was stuffed in my big purse and i was in the back of the church.
I’m having so much fun blog-hopping and making friends this year.
Thanks for such a generous giveaway!
I don’t know how weird it is, but I knit in meetings, at coffee shops and in waiting rooms.
Since I am new to knitting, I will tell you the weirdest place I PLAN to knit (hopefully REALLY soon): my Labor and Delivery room! I have found that knitting is quite relaxing during contractions so I will just do a simple garter stitch over and over to calm myself
I often knit when I wait for my kids @ school in my car.
I usually only crochet at home but before I had my kids I used to crochet at work. I was a telemarketer and I could crochet while I made calls. I know I could dish out afghan after afghan after afghan!
THanks for hosting an awesome giveaway!
I have a harder time coming up with a place I haven’t found myself crocheting! Planes, trains and automobiles…dr’s and dentist’s offices…school, church, family and friends’ homes. In bed, in a chair, standing up in the kitchen waiting for the microwave to ding. I even went through a phase where my back hurt when I would sit on the furniture, so I would sit on one of those big exercise balls and try to balance while crocheting. I suppose that’s the weirdest.
Thanks for the chance to win such a beautiful prize!
Flights & airports, L &D coaching my daughter, club meetings, diners, family dinners all 42 of us & I’m the only “crafty” one. The one that got me theweirdest looks was at the Indianapolis race track while waiting for DH to have his birthday gift ride in the race car (video on my blog), stop lights, waiting for train crossings ( that gets funny looks from truckers) Yeah, I’m pretty ADD about it. Really enjoy your blog
I usually just knit or crochet at home, but I recently dragged a hat to work on to a wedding rehearsal in case there was any waiting time.
I can’t knit, not for the lack of trying, but I LOVE to crochet.
Weirdest place (And I am SO embarrassed to even admit this to anyone other than my husband who was there.):
After getting prepped for surgery(IV inserted & etc.) and while sitting on the edge of the hospital bed with the glorious open-rumped gown crocheting away… I never even realized my rear was exposed until AFTER surgery when my hubby told me. He said he figured I was already a nervous wreck he didn’t want to add anymore stress.
Alrigggggghhhhhtty then. Ugh!
Your yard is gorgeous. I have never even worked with wools yet. I am a self-taught crocheter so this would be a really delightful treat for me.
Thanks for the opportunity to win your giveaway.
Tammy
domesticdivawannabe@gmail.com
The weirdest place I have crocheted was in class in high school. I like your site!
I don’t think the place is the weird part, but the events that happened around it. I take my knitting in the car with me when my hubby is driving cause he has a bit of road rage and it keeps me from looking up at the road and having sweaty palms. Knitting is very Zen for me so it calms me when my crazy husband is behind the wheel!!!
Not too odd but I crochet at the playground following my two little ones around… Also at various homeschool outings. Lovely yarn
Thanks
At a show of the Old Crow Medicine Show…. : ) !
Hey There!! I knit EVERYWHERE so I’m not really sure where to go with this… I’ve knit in line at the grocery store, at the doctor’s office, waiting at IHOP, in my classroom, at lunch duty, while my students are doing their EOG testing, at the pool at the Riv in Vegas (during a differentiation conference), at Starbucks, bookstores, in the car… and it goes on.
The absolute weirdest place would have to be the bathtub. Of course I was using the knees – up and a cutting board for a barrier method… Hasn’t everyone though?
Cheers!! – PS – It was awesome reading everyone’s comments!!
I saw your trolling for weird places we’ve knitted/crocheted on the yahoo wool_soaker_group
For me it’s a toos up – either when I was my friend’s labor coach and started crocheting some shorties for her in the delivery room.
OR – in traffic school. I started a scarf at the beginning of the day, and was jsut finishing it up at the end of the day. The teacher was adamant about no reading books during class, but he didn’t say anything about fiberwork. I guess after he realized that I was one of the people who actually patricipated the most in class – he let me off the hook.
Hi, Lovely dye up, I have only ever tried purewool once when I bought some from a destash but I love it.
Weirdest places I have knit, I knit everywhere, whilst with my hubster having chemotherapy giving others lessons in how longies work and referring them to ravelry and Mandies sheepy pants pattern, I am on to my 26th pair-lol
I knit whilst walking around the grocery store, whilst a passenger in a car(yes I know lots do that) Whilst breastfeeding, whilst out for a walk, whilst in labour, anywhere my hands are free I am happy to try knitting, the only place I dont knit is at church as I would not like to offend anyone and besides with all the little ones I am busy keeping them happy anyway-lol
I can knit a pair of xl sheepy pants shorties in 1 chemo trip at the hospital :0)
Great blog by the way and great tatse in woollie patterns
Love Mel
I hope this doesn’t disquelify me but I don’t knit; I crochet!! That being said, the weirdest place I’ve ever crochet is on the bus. I’ve been crochetting since I was six yo. I used to crochet on the bus on the way to school all through elementary and middle school. The bus rides were long and I felt like I was wasting time. And so I would crochet! LOL!
Crossing my fingers to win your beautiful yarn!!
I have knit just about everywhere also. In line, at a funeral (sorry Aunt Millie), in the bathroom, at the doctor’s, in the car (while driving and while a passenger) just so you know, I wait for the red lights! At friends houses, at LYS, at the mall, in the fitting rooms waiting for teenaged daughters… the list is endless.
Oh yes, perhaps the most odd, waiting to see the judge at our recent bankruptcy hearing!
The weirdest place I have found myself knitting? A bench at Costco outside of the tire center. This was also the first thing I ever knit. I had just taken my first class that morning & knew if I put it down, I might forget how I was supposed to do it : )
I got some weird looks, but in the end I had a very cute scarf!
I’ve knitted in the vets office/waiting room while my daughter took her pet rat in to have his bulging eye looked at. I don’t know if that qualifies as weird but it’s all I’ve got.
The yarn is lovely and I love the sheepy pants pattern!
Thanks for the giveaway!
Robin
cokelush at gmail
The weirdest place I’ve knit was at a Wilco show. I brought the sock in progress along so I could knit before the show and in between the opening act and Wilco. I hadn’t planned on knitting *during* the show, but I dropped several stitches when I took the sock out during the show so I could take a picture of the sock and Wilco rockin’ out. I was able to snap pics of the sock on stage, with fans, with Wilco’s sound engineers and lighting guys, in front of the tour buses, with (ahem) security guards, and with the lead singer, Jeff Tweedy, and my daughter. Jeff was really impressed with the knitting…especially when I explained that it was going to turn into a sock.
Hi, I did it in my BOCES class, study hall, bedroom, library. There were probably others, but that was many years ago in high school. I made a 10 foot long Dr Who scarf. It was my first project. I’ve done other smaller projects, but nothing complicated. I was considering knitting a pair of soakers for my 14 month old. I hope I’m not being to ambitious, my skills are rusty. Thank you, I really enjoyed reading everybodys posts.
Hello! I got here from the wool soaker group. I can second the comment that sheepy pants are AWESOME. I’m 7 months pregnant with my first boy and I’ve made like 8 of them! And I have a one year old girl and have the sheepy skirt pattern. I love that too.
Um… the weirdest place I’ve knit? Most of the time it’s parked in my chair in front of the TV these days! But I’ve done it in church meetings, on planes, and sitting in the front yard watching my daughter play
in the doctors office waiting room
I crochet and I’ve pretty much crocheted everywhere, during class, watching t.v. at work shhh etc.
At my Auntie’s death bed. It kept me focused and calm.
I knit in a lot of odd places. Some of the oddest are the Racquetball Junior Olympics, at the top of Rigi Kulm (swiss alp), on the cog wheel railroad up to Rigi, and in an airplane over Greenland and Iceland. I always take socks to knit when we fly. There is always a little boy walking the aisles who checks to see if I can finish the sock before the plane lands! Since most are transcontinental I usually manage to finish one. I even got out my knitting at Disneyworld last year.
Fun set of stories. Thanks.
Cindee
I think the weirdest place was when I was a lot younger, I would crochet at recess. As I have gotten older, I have gotten a lot less adventurous, or just a lot more busy.
when I was in the 6th grade and had just learned how to knit me and my friend (because we weren’t allowed to knit at school) would hide under something that looked like a metal bowl made of wires upside down. other than that’s it’s car, class, playground (watching my kids not hiding.)
I haven’t knitted anywhere weird… How sad.. Unless sitting on the floor in your bedroom to knit is weird. I don’t think that is weird.
danicaelaine(at)yahoo
I’ve crocheted on the beach before!
The strangest place I have knit is out in the backyard, at midnight, tending the woodstove while boiling maple sap into maple syrup, in boots and heavy coat, in Minnesota in March, 25 degrees outside, using a headlight for my knitting light…..WHILE PREGNANT.
The yarn is BEAUTIFUL! I’d love to test out my skills on a pair of those Sheepy Pants. They look great!
Oh, wait, and I haven’t knit anywhere too weird, yet, but I’m game for anything…
OK, I don’t know if this is strange enough, but when my twins were born 10 weeks early, I was knitting soakers in the NICU. I can’t tell you how many times I had to explain what I was knitting and how it all worked!
Thanks for the chance…the yarn is beautiful!
I haven’t knit anywhere really strange – at the doctor’s office and in the car. It sure makes the 900 mile trip to my parents’ house go faster!
The yarn is beautiful!