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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)
As I click through the pages I think, "That's the one! No, that one! Or maybe that one...."
They're all so lovely! But at this very moment I will say Madigan.
I love Maeve. I think I would make a yummy pair of socks. All of the colors are very lovely though!
I love many of them but I think I could be monogamous with Clare. i have bright red hair and the pale blue veined skin that sometimes goes with it so Clare would look great on me and me with her. So give a little boost to a nice red head, even if she's only passing for Irish.
I just have to have Maeve. What would I make? Socks for me but of course. Which ones I am not sure. But I know I would find something wonderful.
My favorite is Jack. But all the others are gorgeous too.
I would make my daughter a sweater from Kate- what a gorgeous combo of colors! And to not leave out my son, I'd make him a sweater out of Connor. They're all gorgeous, but those two especially make me smile. :)
How do I pick? They are all gorgeous! Since I can only pick one though, I'd have to pick Connor and make something for my almost 1 yr. old granddaughter. The colors would really complement her beautiful blue eyes (which she happens to get from the Irish side of her daddy's family).
It was hard to choose but I think I would NEED to have Devin and I would make a lacy scarf to go with my spring coat.
I love Maeve. A wonderful mix of colors! I can see this yarn making the best socks! I like all your colors, but I really really like Maeve! I hope I win!
Love the blue-green trio. They remind me of the Caribbean, my favorite place in the world.
My fave would be Fionn - I'm guessing that's the midtone? I would knit a wrap for my family to share for cool evenings on the beach. Mmmmmmm.....
I would pick Kate and I would make one of EZ's surprise sweaters out of it. Thanks!
Hands down, Jack. It would be a sweater for my middle guy, Joey. Maybe a hoodie?!
Niall is my favorite, although choosing is very, very hard. Your colorways are all richly saturated and lovely and irresistible and yummy and....o.k., I'll stop.
I would have to make some sort of gorgeous shawl so that I could share that color with the whole world as I wrapped it around my very own self and wore it everywhere!
They all are exquisite, absolutely gorgeus. I love them all, but my top two are Kieran, Grady and kate. Kieran reminds me of a sunset. I would make an elegant lacy like shrug with this one with a matching purse to be worn with chocalate brown dress or jeans. Kate reminds me of a jar full of candy, bright lucious colors that make you want to grab a hand full. This one would be a hat, scarf and gloves. Grady reminds me of my favorite drink and my favority drink additive. A tall hot cup of coffee with caramel sauce and whipped cream. I'd make a vest with a matching hat with this one. thanks for not limiting us to only one....=>
I am torn between several of the amazing options but would pick Maura. It would become a Spring hat, since you still need one hear until mid-April.
Thank you for the contest.
Clare, no question. I have been looking for yarn just that color to make myself a Feb. Lady Sweater! Love them all.
All the colors are beautiful but the second I saw Kate she stole my heart. I'd either make her into a sock in progress bag so she could go everywhere and be seen by everyone. Or I would knit a long sleeve sweater. Cream for the body and Kate for the sleeves and accents.
I love Kate and I would make my daughter a sweater or dress.
I think Maura in that beautiful silk blend you have would rock as these rocking arm warmers called Toast.
(http://a-friend-to-knit-with.blogspot.com/2008/09/toasttoasty.html)
How awesome would it look with just a simple plain oatmeal colored tee shirt, and a dark pair of jean with some brown boots...
rawr. want. hard. shoot... if i dont win... i might just buy...
Brady makes my heart sing.
I love the NIALL, the colors are so perfectly blended!
I would love to make a cardigan with this yarn, but I would settle for an awesome pair of mittens.
Ohhh...so many beautiful colors. So hard to pick just one. I would love Alana for a beautiful summer sweater. It makes me think of the beach.
Jack. Without a doubt. It just sings to me.
I think maybe a bag. A felted handbag.
I would have to say Devin...it's the most beautiful green I've ever seen! Maybe it's because I want to see Spring's green grass and buds on the trees...but it just looks so appealing. I love the subtle yet vibrant shading...just gorgeous!
I would make socks with Devin, maybe something textured and fabulous from Cookie A's upcoming book.
The Look Book is so beautifully styled...plus all the new colors...WOW!
I love both connor and clare, I would love to make my new baby a gorgeous pair of capris or longies with it :)