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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)
Conner is breathtaking! Perfect for a cozy newborn sized sweater.
I adore Maura and Maeve. I believe both of them would be socks, since I would want to be able to wear them all year round, not just in winter.
Or maybe armwarmers...
Oooh, I had to narrow it down, I don't think that "all" is a good answer. :-P
I'd choose either Cameron or Kieran for a nice lacy beret for springtime.
I would make OWLS out of Cara.
Come to think of it, I can find many uses for all of them...
Kieran, because I love red, and a wonderful wrap, full of winter fighting brightness (hey it's autumn here in australia.
Very tough choice. It came down to 2 for me - Kieran and Grady. Both very different, but the winner for me is Kieran.
Too many gorgeous colors to choose from, but if I could only choose one, I think it would be Clare. I would make a lovely little beaded lace shoulder shawl to wrap around and fling over my shoulders.
so many choices - I've already ordered Alana for a February Lady sweater, but I think that a shawl knit with Niall would be absolutely stunning
My favorite colorway is Erin. I would love to use it to make a stripey scarf. Thanks for this great giveaway!
WOW! What more can I say!
I would choose Madigan. Its beautiful and unique. What would I make with it. Hmmmm. Something for my daughter, probably a warm squishy scarf!
I'd really like to make Blue Sky Alpaca's Audrey Coat with "Brady." Everyone needs a colorful coat. :)
I wouldhave to choose Clare, as I have been looking for a sock yarn with some nice subtle color variations, and as soon as I saw Clare I fell in love with it. I would have to peruse Ravelry through every sock pattern, but I would choose a beautiful sock pattern to make myself a gorgeous and comfortable pair of socks. And since I like ankle socks, I'd probably have enough left over to make myself a matching pair of fingerless gloves :)
what a very hard decision. i guess it would be the "maura" colorway- so soft and relaxing-i would love to make a cozy shawl to help lighten my day and make me feel good! you gals are great!
Madigan wants to be some fingerless mitts, I just know it, in just the perfect stitch to let those colors pop.
I would make a hat out of Cian. The color is perfect for Marquette University colors. After losing their NCAA game yesterday, my Marquette fan needs a boost!
If I could bring home any color it would probably be Erin. Those greens are just incredible! In a perfect knitting world, it would either become a lacy scarf or a pair of CookieA socks from her upcoming book!
Definitely Clare. I can see a beautiful, light, airy, spring top or a intricate lace shawl. :)
A sweater from Kieran for my fiesty three year old!
Oh I like a few. If I can only pick one I'd have to say "Kate". I would to make a pair of fingerless mitts. I love the brown with the spring colors.
It would have to be Alana to make a beautiful lacey shawl for my middle sis whom I've yet to knit for.
I loved the Grady colorway. Normally, my favorite color is orange and I tend to really shy away from browns and yellows. Something about this colorway is just amazing. I knew immediately that this is the color for me!
In an ideal world where I could have as much as I wanted, I would make a blanket out of this yarn. It's gorgeous. I would make one giant mitered square afghan and love it for the rest of my life. If I do win, I'll only have one, and I'd probably use it to make my step mom a hat or scarf. These colors are totally her, and it'd be nice to give her something so special.
Alana, it screams lightweight spring openwork cardigan. I love the warm tones and gorgeous colors. Beautiful lookbook. What a collection
Kieran would be gorgeous socks. Now I'm all wanty!
The Maeve colorway is so lovely, I would make myself some very special socks, be there yardage enough for that.
although they are all gorgeous my favorite is clare. i hear it yearning to be knit into a beautiful shawl