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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)
Maura is all the colors I gravitate towards, but I'm trying to branch out. That's the one I would grab first, carry around for a while, then talk myself in to buying it and something a little broader.
Maeve looks like she wants to be a diagonal eyelet sock. That's the skein I would buy with Maura and probably knit sooner. But Maura is my first love.
As for what I would make with Maura, probably a Seaweed Sock or some other mostly stockinette lace pattern to show off the lovely colors with their similar values. Fun contest!
Beautiful yarn, photography and elegantly designed pages. I have many favorites in your colorways. Truly gifted at blending colors and creating moods that are so tangible you can taste and smell it. Thanks for sharing! Will look forward to more and more!
Would like scarf in Grady.
I would LOVE to get my hands on some Cian to knit a . It's such a bright and cheery color!
I would choose Maura to make a beautiful shawl to cover my shoulders while sitting out on the veranda this summer!
I love Kate!!!
In a perfect world, I would make either a sweater for my daughter or a pair of socks for myself. Considering that I am still a beginner knitter...in my "real world" I would make my daughter a new blanket. She is starting to outgrow her pastel baby blankets and needs a big girl blanket with big girl colors!
Good luck to everyone!!!
Clare is my favorite. I think that I'd do something where it's close to my face...a pretty scarf or maybe a contrasting color with a rich gray for a top.
Everything is really beautiful!
What a difficult thing to do, pick only one from this gorgeous bunch, I pick Connormaevejack! Since I have a baby on the way I would make something wee from any of these delicious yarns for the new addition.
I would choose Clare because and I would knit that gorgeous Owl sweater that is so popular on ravelry.
I would have to say Maeve! I live right on the beach on Cape Cod in Massachusetts. The brown represents the sand, the teal the water and then the other colors are similar to the inside of seashells. Just beautiful!! I would probably make a pair of socks and then think of something else, too!
Wow! Cool does not even cut it. Those are beautiful and the photography is amazing. It is so hard to choose a favorite because they each have such distinct colors and they are each so inspiring. I think I am going to have to go with Kieran. I am starting to think about stuff I want to make for fall and this would be perfect. I'm thinking a lovely cardigan in this colorway would be beautiful. With some lace pattern to keep it light. Just perfect for a fall evening.
I love Alana and would make a pair of fingerless gloves for myself for a change. I love all shades of pink.
You made it easy (er) by naming two colors after two of my darling daughters, Cara and Kate. I'd make a lovely soft scarf or pair of gloves for Katie in her color because she refuses to wear handknit socks (silly girl!), and my Cara Mia would get some beautiful socks in her color to keep her cozy warm and remind her of her mama, since she lives far away.
Definitely JACK; I had to go back to this color and look at at again, and again, and........... I'd make a long and wonderful, warm scarf. I love them all.
my favorite is Mcguire, and I'd make a stunning top to wear. really hard tochoose a favorite. the are so interesting
I love Jack beyond belief. I'd pair the colorway with a white wool and make one awesome striped cardigan, complete with hood and pockets. The stripes would be of varying widths in a non repeating pattern, and the hems, button bands, etc would be solid Jack, with some kind of textured stitch thrown in, like moss. That would be awesomeawesomeawesome.
I love all of them but since you said to choose: Erin, Devin, Niall, and Brody and you can't forget Maeve are some of my fav's to name a few!
#1 fav is tough between Erin and Maeve....They are all so beautiful!
Thanks for having the contest!
I had to go through several times to narrow it down to my top five, and then debated with myself over which one I like best. I finally decided that Cameron would be my choice. Such warm and happy colors! I think I would make socks, or maybe a scarf that I could wear every day. You ask so much of me in these 2 simple questions! :)
I'd like some of Clare to knit into a custom cardigan for my mom (her specifications: crew neck, pockets, fitted, etc, etc.), please. ^_^
Hard decision to make, but if you twisted my arm, I would have to say Erin.
And I would make a pair of long beaded gloves that I've been dying to make. All the colors are so pretty!
If I only got to choose one it would be Alana. However, LOL, all of them would look great in my stash for anything from baby clothing to adult hats, gloves, summer tanks, etc.
With Alana, I would make myself a pair of gloves or a summer tank that I have my eye on.
Only Three Fine Irish Lassies could create a yarn as beautiful as Erin. It is just begging to be knitted into a beautiful spring/summer shell. Thank you for sharing with us.
it was love at first sight when I gazed upon Erin. :) I would either make a shawl or a pair of socks.
I was hoping for an "Aoife"!
My favorite is Alana- pink+brown=wonderful.
Choose me! I lovelovelove Kieran and would make a fiery shawl out of it.
(In truth, I also lovelovelove Niall, and would use it for a shawl too.)