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TIME’S UP! Biggest yarn giveaway… ever!
Monday, March 23, 2009 at 5:31PM
Time is up! We'll be liveblogging the winners today (Wednesday) around 12:00 noon EST.
Have you seen our Spring Lookbook yet? (Even if you do nothing but flip through and think, "Cool," that will make me happy.)
We are giving away every skein of yarn pictured in the Spring Lookbook. Every single skein. All twenty of them.
This one:
And this one:
And this one:
And all seventeen more. We're not giving away the other stuff in the pictures, just the yarn.
There is no catch. You don't have to buy anything, you don't even have to pay for shipping. All you have to do is enter.
Contest rules: One entry per person. Our blog logs IP addresses, so we can check. Please enter only one time. You cannot be an employee of Three Irish Girls or be related to an employee of Three Irish Girls. (Got that, honey?) Your entry must be received by 4:30 am Eastern time on Wednesday, March 25th. Entries sent after that time will not be included in the contest.
Here's how it works: Reply to this post, answering the question below. You must actually reply to this post, do not email in your answer. (Click on the Read User's Comments link, and scroll down. It will take you to a box where you can reply.) After all the entries have been received, the number of entrants will be divided into 20 groups. One winner will be selected from each of the 20 groups. This is to improve your chances of winning. For example, if there are 100 responses, I will divide everyone into 20 groups. Each group will have five people.
Are you with me? 100 divided by 20= 5. I will then choose one winner from each of the 20 groups. In the scenario I've given, your odds of winning will change from one in 100 to one in five. Or something like that. I'm not a statistician. Just try to trust me, I'm looking out for you here. There will also be one grand prize given away, a winner randomly chosen from among everyone. The grand prize is a $150 gift certificate to be used on anything you like in our store.
TIME IS UP! WINNER'S WILL BE ANNOUNCED AROUND 12:00 EST TODAY (WEDNESDAY). BE SURE AND CHECK BACK, and thank you, everyone. :)GOOD LUCK, AND MAY THE (KNITTING) FORCE BE WITH YOU!
Have you seen our Spring Lookbook yet? (Even if you do nothing but flip through and think, "Cool," that will make me happy.)
We are giving away every skein of yarn pictured in the Spring Lookbook. Every single skein. All twenty of them.
This one:
And this one:
And this one:
And all seventeen more. We're not giving away the other stuff in the pictures, just the yarn.
There is no catch. You don't have to buy anything, you don't even have to pay for shipping. All you have to do is enter.
Contest rules: One entry per person. Our blog logs IP addresses, so we can check. Please enter only one time. You cannot be an employee of Three Irish Girls or be related to an employee of Three Irish Girls. (Got that, honey?) Your entry must be received by 4:30 am Eastern time on Wednesday, March 25th. Entries sent after that time will not be included in the contest.
Here's how it works: Reply to this post, answering the question below. You must actually reply to this post, do not email in your answer. (Click on the Read User's Comments link, and scroll down. It will take you to a box where you can reply.) After all the entries have been received, the number of entrants will be divided into 20 groups. One winner will be selected from each of the 20 groups. This is to improve your chances of winning. For example, if there are 100 responses, I will divide everyone into 20 groups. Each group will have five people.
Are you with me? 100 divided by 20= 5. I will then choose one winner from each of the 20 groups. In the scenario I've given, your odds of winning will change from one in 100 to one in five. Or something like that. I'm not a statistician. Just try to trust me, I'm looking out for you here. There will also be one grand prize given away, a winner randomly chosen from among everyone. The grand prize is a $150 gift certificate to be used on anything you like in our store.
TIME IS UP! WINNER'S WILL BE ANNOUNCED AROUND 12:00 EST TODAY (WEDNESDAY). BE SURE AND CHECK BACK, and thank you, everyone. :)GOOD LUCK, AND MAY THE (KNITTING) FORCE BE WITH YOU!
Reader Comments (1779)
Kieran is beautiful. It's actually completely out of the color range I usually go for (blues and greens), but there's something about it that just draws me to it. In a perfect knitting universe, I'd make a lace shawl out of it. I think it would be stunning.
I like all the colors but for some reason I am drawn to Maura. I could see my self making a simple pullover sweater to show off the colors of the yearn.
I would pick Cameron because it blends what I like about Kieran & Cian.
I would choose to make a pair of socks or possibly a triangular shawl.
I fell in love with Alana. I think I would carry this around with me everywhere. Then I would knit something wonderful. This one brought me happiness.
This is a trick question! How could we pick just one??? Well, since I have to pick one, I would pick Cara. It reminds me of a robin's egg. I would knit a pair of fingerless gloves for walking in the beautiful spring weather with my dog. These colors are gorgeous!
This is really tough. If I had to pick just one, it would have to be Maeve - I would llove to use it for a wonderful pair of socks!
I like the softly earthy tones of Maura, and would make a lacy cowl.
Well, I feel a pull towards Maura, being that it's my middle name and all, but my heart belongs to Jack, whom I think would look fabulous in a pair of Monkeys...
Thank you for all the beautiful photographs! Your spring lookbook is totally distracting me from my work.
I love Kate and Maeve and think they would make beautiful socks...
However, my favorite is Alana! I can see a summer top or a cardigan with this colorway...something for Spring!
Erin! I am newly in love with green. It is so springy and fresh. Hmmm, what to make. . . maybe my first pair of socks or a shawl.
Clare or Maura..oooh or Sian...lol for matching longies,cardy and hat for my little girl who will soon be crawling..yayyy
OMG! Which one WOULDN'T I want to bring home with me??!! If I had to pick just one, I"d pick Jack. I love me my greens, but too much green can get old, I just love the colors you mixed in with this gorgeous green! And I think it would make a lovely scarf! I can see I'm going to be in trouble AGAIN!! ;)
Oh, they are all so gorgeous! And the photographs are just spectacular.
Star light, star bright
First star I see tonight
I wish I may, I wish I might
Have MAURA to knit into a shawl so light :)
I'm in love with Alana - such a soft color. Socks would be awesome. Might I say that I really enjoy the photography/presentation.
I love all the colors and the photography is stunning!
Love your yarns. I'm partial to your blues - great combinations.
In a perfect world I'd use Niall to make a wear-everyday lacy cardigan that fit perfectly. Yum yum! Love the blue-purples!
I would bring home Devin and make a scrumptious pair of spring Monkey socks!
The fiery oranges in Kieran are my favorite, but Cian comes close as it is so hard to find such a perfect yellow.
Clare, so my dream yarn. The perfect color for my complexion :)
I'd like a pair of gloves, so I imagine that's what I'd make with it...and socks...and a hat...and...
I'm all about Alana. Such a pretty color! I would use it to make Shetland Shorty (from IK). I'm going to have a big belly (baby) soon and I think that would be the perfect thing to keep the chill off in my cold office over the summer.
Well, for obvious reasons I have a particular fondness for Erin. But since I don't have a specific pattern in mind, I'll have to say Maeve. I'd use it to knit up a beret from Kristen Kapur's Lisa's and Katie's Beret pattern. Yum!
Maguire, Fionn and Cara...there's something about that robin's egg blue that gets me every time. I'm particularly taken with Maguire. I would probably make a luscious lacy cowl or a small shawlette to tuck in under my black coat. It would stand out so well against the black!
Maeve will find a wonderful home with me as a Midwest Moonlight scarf from Scarf Style...or if Maeve is unavailable Maura would be equally wlecome...actually it's like trying to choose just one puppy from an adorable litter of twenty...you want them all but you know you can only have one.
The Conner is such a wonderful combination of colors. It would be fun to knit a shawl or cape-type covering with it. It would be the perfect complement to my purple hair. :)