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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)
Socks with Cameron if I had to pick just one.They are beautiful!
I would choose Maura and make some socks that took advantage of the delicate colors.
I would like to make someone's day. I've got a coworker who is just flat-out having a rough year. Since she's also a knitter, I'd like to give her some beautiful yarn (maybe it will distract her enough to make her happy for a little while). I think the soothing, yet bright greens of Devin would fit the bill nicely...
Such lovely yarn. I must admit that I had not been aware of your company until I saw the thread on Ravelry but I'm glad to learn of it! Site bookmarked for future use.
Okay, hands down it would be Grady! In a perfect universe, I would bring enough home with me to make a lap blanket to keep me warm and cozy during Spring, Fall and Winter. In the real world tho', I could never imagine using such luscious yarn for something that wouldn't be worn in public. Thanks for letting me dream :)
Maguire is dying to be a sweater for me...probably a cabled pullover to snuggle in all winter.
So many great picks, but Clare just jumped out at me. I'd like to make a lacy scarf or neck tie. Something small, with a lot of zing!
I just ADORE Maura. It's divine! I think I would knit a cute little shrug or capelet. All of the new colorways are gorgeous!!! TIG never disappoints!!
Definitely without a doubt Jack. When I can stop staring at it ; that would make a lovely summer halter-top for me and an awesome soaker for my son Atticus.
I would use Cian to knit a Cherry spring cardigan.
Or Kieran to knit an Eleonora shrug or Garter Yoke Cardi.
It's a toss-up :o)
Wow...in a perfect world, huh? Hmmmmm...definitely socks, maybe a sweater, hat, scarf, mittens. Can I just say all of the above? Kate could magically jump in my hands or maybe Grady. maybe Maeve or even Madigan. It would be very hard to narrow the field from there.
Ummm... pick only ONE??? I like them ALL!! And right now, today, this minute I have three favorites. BUT to answer your question precisely I think I would say Maeve. A sweater in this color would look adorable on my 2 yo dd, maybe EZ's February baby sweater. :)
I've looked at the book over and over, and I keep changing my mind. I love Maguire, and while I have a lot of great handpaints in my sock stash I realize more and more I love the look of a great semisolid. However, Kate matches my name and is a lovely color....And Grady makes me think of a cold glass of Guiness Stout. Decisions, decisions. The lookbook is breathtaking, and I hope you do one every time you release a new collection.
They're all gorgeous, but the one I love, love, love, is Connor. it looks like it wants to be mittens.
I am just beginning to embrace sock knitting, and would love to try a pair in Erin!
All the colors are gorgeous.
Maguire, Fionn and Cameron (the turquoise suite) are my absolute favourites although they are all lovely!
I love the intensity of Niall. It would become socks, or a sweater if I had enough!
Stunning colors in all of them!
Maeve also tempts me. :)
I adore Alana right now because I've just found out I'm having a baby girl. I think the colour would make a pretty baby sweater!
I would choose Jack, hands down. It reminds me of the sun setting on the coast of the Pacific northwest with the ocean waves crashing against the evergreen covered coastal cliffs. Stunning! I'm guessing I would probably make a shawl or stole to warm myself as the sun goes down...
I have been looking for the perfect yarn for February Lady Sweater and Fionn is just what I have been looking for.
Cian! Without a doubt! Have to agree with everyone that they are all beautiful but Cian is my fav with Maura coming in second. Thanks to the chance to win yarn!!!
My favorite keeps changing (but I am so not a brown person, so that helps elimiinate some-as long I try not to remember that my daughter likes brown very much). But at the momement I will say Madigan. But it is a tough choice.
Without a doubt, Maeve. It's just such a great combination of colors. I'd make a sweater . . . hooded, I think.
Kieran wants to come home with me! It's so lovely I just want to devour it. I think it would make a beautiful lacy scarf that will remind me of Summer sunsets even in the dark of winter!
I love the "M" names,
Maura
Maeve
Madigan
But, I have to say that Maeve speaks to my love of water-colors and the beautiful sea here in the Pacific North West.
I would make the most perfect cardigan for myself and I'd wear it forever!