I’ve been wanting to host another contest for a while now. It’s so much fun to give gifts, and even more fun to shamelessly beg for comments. I don’t really have a good reason for a contest, or even a very good game to play. But still, I want a contest. Because you know I don’t have enough other fun things going on in my life right now.
I happen to have an extra copy of Victorian Lace Today. I bought one when it came out, then I recently got one as a gift. I also happen to have a lovely skein of laceweight merino in a very white. This yarn would be perfect for hand dyeing, or for knitting just the way it is. The winner of this contest is going to get the book and the yarn, with the option of letting me dye it for them before I send it (winners choice of color(s)).
Pretty sweet, huh?
So how do you enter? Well, just leave me a comment on this post and make sure to include your e-mail address. Comments not including an e-mail address will not count! It’s okay to spell out some part of it to avoid spam collectors, but if I can’t contact you easily, you’re not winning the goods. Here’s the twist – if you want a better chance to win, put a link to this contest on your blog. For every person who comes and comments on this post and mentions that they came here from your site, your name goes in the hat again. And, of course, they get a chance to win too. How hard is that? Not very hard at all.
Let’s say you have till my kids are in bed on Friday the 20th to enter. That’ll be some time after 8 p.m. Central Daylight Time. I’ll cut it off and randomly select a winner as soon as I can make it to the computer.
Thanks for playing!
Editing to add that as of 9:32 CDT on Friday, July 20 the contest is over. I’ll put up a new post shortly with the winner. Thanks again for playing!
I’m addicted to lace so this is one contest I would love to win.
adriana.hymanATgmailDOTcom
(I found this via http://saffity.wordpress.com/)
Heide sent me.
lovely book and yarn.
pyro_98 at hotmail dot com
thanks for the chance,
-Rachel
That’s one of the few books I don’t have. I’m another that got bitten by the lace bug from MS3. Which reminds me, I need to knit on that today. Great contest!
llinnema@gmail.com
I’ve always wanted to learn to knit lace. Wonder if I could get my hubby to dye it with yarrow and turmeric for me. Maybe we should trade sometime. I’ll trade you once skein of natural dyed yarn for some of your bright colored funky yarn.
Angelvista@msn.com
Oh, lovely yarn & a book? Count me in.
kelli
taureau AT yahoo DOT com
Yay! i love contests!
i’ve been (kind of) keeping up with reading blogs, but haven’t posted in forever.
you’re definitely one of my favorites!
tadlewog AT gmail DOT com
Ooh, sounds like fun. My email is: smariekknits at gmail dot com. I heard about this from Grace at Lovin Comfort Knitse
email: ladyoctavia at rogers dot com
Saw it over at Em’s blog (http://aemmeleia.wordpress.com/)
I’m game!
katyannholmes AT gmail DOT com
Julie from stoneview.typepad.com sent me over
Totally sweet!!
I’ve a bit of the lace bug right now, and would love to enter! I’m at
kristinleamy AT hotmail DOT com
*posting on my blog too!&=*
I’m leaving a comment just to be part of the fun, but I’m not really entering the contest because I haven’t used the flax yarn you sent me yet. I think I love anticipating and deciding what to knit as much as I do the actual knitting.
So, happy contest-holding, and thanks for continuing to blog. I really enjoy it!
-Jen
I can’t pass up the chance to enter a contest!
sc_beach_girl_6572 at yahoo dot com
Hi! Stoneview Julie sent me over here. I’d love a copy of that book! My email is chill417 AT aol DOT com
Thanks for the contest! I found a new fun blog to read!
Carolyn
what fun! someday I’m going to do a contest too. my e-mail is anne_kaufmanATyahooDOTcom and I’ll go put a link on my blog too
I’d love to play too.
Here is my address:
awuethrich at madisonwater dot com
Hi! Great contest! Julie at Stoneview sent me too. My email is dvorton AT yahoo.com
Crystal
What fun!! I would love to learn to knit lace.
galintuneATgmailDOTcom
I’d mention you in my blog but I don’t actually have one. Sorry. I love your use of color though. Especially the reds – the one you “don’t get.” Funny, huh?
Dsrtwillow@gmail.com
Oooo, now here is a contest I would love to win. Lace knitting is my favorite project, and last night I told my husband that I just HAVE to get “Victoria Lace Today”. I’ve borrowed it from the library and I’m very impressed!
Marlene at:
wovenflame AT hotmail Dot com
Ooh… what a lovely prize.
k1p2ATsands-edgeDOTcom
Would love to enter. Recieved my first swap today and so I figure I would enter my first online contest. Let’s see how I do?
g8galathotmaildotcom
Nice knitting and cute kids make a good combination for a blog.
tabitha DOT web AT gmail DOT com
I probably won’t win, cuz I don’t win these kinds of things, but hey, you never know.
minneapolismamaATgmailDOTcom
hope the humidity isn’t getting you down. I found it hard to breath today. I’m Ikist and my email is mail@meganboesen.com
i’ve never knitted lace. Is it hard?
awright, Grace from lovincomfortsknits talked me into it…
midwifeknits at yahoo dot com
Yay for contests! Here’s my email addy:
shareadream@hotmail.com
This is just too much fun! Here’s my email sgagnon@comcast.net and you can get to my blog by clicking on my name but here’s the address anyway http://www.knittinasfastasican.blogspot.com
I love contests! And I love your blog. It’s a fitting match.
I can vouch for the loveliness of this book! I got it out from the library and I’ve been wanting to knit the Myrtle Shawl.
My email is evester at gmail. with a dot com, of course.
My email is mi[dot]yuck@gmail.com
I will make sure to post an entry in my blog about this
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Ooooooooooooh I love contests! Let me give credit first. Gracie of lovincomfort knits sent me over. http://lovincomfortknits.blogspot.com/ So, pick me, pick me!
Necia
chanecia AT gmail DOT com
Oh, I would love to enter!
taylorsmomma at gmail dot com
Hi I would like to throw my hand in for a chance.
Meanbean is how I happened to get here.
I’ve just been home knitting away in anticipation of giving birth to my little girl in October. So I’m always up for new challenges while I still have time to knit them ;o)
My e-mail is kandykaines at comcast . net
What a nice treat! I’ve been meaning to check that book out of the library. I’m Megan from pensivefrog – pensivefrog at gmail (.) com
And I got here via Chris at Stumbling over Chaos!
Oh, what a great prize! I posted a link to my blog, too.
I’m pretty sure you have it, but just in case, my email is
janelle(at)fineonline(dot)com
Wow those are some seriously awesome prizes! What technique do you use to dye your yarn? I just recently got into lace knitting and this is such a nifty prize. Sweet!
schnebly -AT- gmail -DOT- com
I love contests – and have never used hand-dyed yarn
I am posting a link as fast as I can get over to my blog…..
Happy knitting.
alaina DOT privette AT gmail DOT com
Katy at Sherlockknits sent me to your blog, and I am happy to find another blogger in MN! Just as an aside, I agree that bubbles are really messy, but they are pretty amazing in the -15 to -30 degrees of our winters. You get to watch teh ice crystals form over the sphere and they colapse in on themselves. Hmmm, I might have to think of a contest related to freezing bubbles….
I am bbsol*at*earthlink*dot*net
I should amend that; it was Katy at SherlockKnits*dot*wordpress*com where I found the link to your blog and contest
I have been wanting to try lace kitting!! Great contest!!
email: radhouse AT mindspring DOT com
I love contests. Here is my e-mail: mateyasgma at yahoo dot com
Hi, I was introduced to you by my DD at knitting guild show last spring. My very favorite thing to knit is shawls and I have been wanting that book for a long time. I do read your blog regulary. Bonnie
That’s a generous and lovely prize!!
I’d love to enter.
ey_reATyahooDOTcom
How much fun. I just started knitting lace so this would be great for me to get started with.
ncreelyATverizonDOTnet
Yes indeedy, and I’m even right here in Minneapolis this month and next! I’ve been enjoying seeing my home town of MSP that you show in your blog from far away in Tokyo, and it’s been fun!
kfgte mp AT yah oo DOT co m
I’m putting your contest on my blog as well, but not too sure you’ll get much traffic unless I have a lot of lurkers I don’t know about.
http://www.tokyostitches.blogspot.com
OH how lovely! Enter me please. I posted about it on my blog.
SuLovesPink sent me.
My email addy is
Msknits AT hotmail DOT com
Oooo what an enticing contest. I’m loving following you yarn dyeing adventures and your daughters are very lucky to have such fabulous winter-clothes-in-waiting!
My e-mail is
nonnymouseknitter AT hotmail DOT co DOT uk
Carie
Gotta love a good contest! And a generous prize too! Had to laugh about “after the kids are in bed”. Mine is old enough now that it’s “gotta wait for the kid to get home”
moonhonu AT yahoo DOT com
Yay contests!
leah bust com
(at and dot in appropriate places)
I’d love a chance to win!
My email is : theprocrastinatrix at comcast dot net.
When I manage to blog it’s at: http://www.inspiredprocrastination.com/wordpress
I found my way here from: http://www.stumblingoverchaos.com/
Thanks!!!
Very fun. Have my fingers crossed.
kilobytesprite at gmail dot com.