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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)
The color I couldn't live without is Cian. First I would snuggle it for about a year, then I would display it proudly to everyone I laid eyes on, and then I would make a lacy little triangular scarf, or maybe a pair of socks to make me feel fancy.
Devin, because I love green, and I would make baby surprise jacket for my little one due on 4/16 ;o)
I love Maeve! That is a beautiful colorway! I want it! I want it! I want!
For me it would be Niall, a gorgeous, scoop necked cardigan to wear to work.. it would go perfectly with my uniform and be very, very classy.
Oh asking me to choose is almost as bad as asking me to choose my favorite child!!!
I love Kate, Connor and Maeve but cannot choose one that I like the best... Even thought The shorties/soakers would be calling from the depths of those skeins, I'd endeavor to make something for ME with them, as I so rarely do.
You're awesome for hosting this droolworthy contest! :)
I adore them ALL! However, if I have to choose, I want to make a pair of socks in Devin.
Beautiful...
If I had to choose 1, it would have to be Maeve.
The colors are just gorgeous. I'm new to knitting, so I would have to stare at her for hours on end, pet her an tell her how pretty she is.
I know a scarf would be gorgeous, or some fingerless gloves. Or, she may even tempt me into the darkside and actually try socks!!
But they are all beautiful!!!
Maura is my absolute favorite - the colors are so restful and soothing and would make a wonderful crocheted shawl. Of course, Cian and Alana come very close and I must have them.
Niall is my favorite although it was really, really hard to choose just one favorite. I think a soft cowl would be beautiful.
O.M.G. It is so hard to choose just one, but I think the best has to be Grady. My freshwoman daughter, home on Spring Break, looking over my shoulder, thought it was awesome, and so it is. I'd make her something lovely to take back to school with her, like a scarf or socks or anything yummy in which to wrap her self, whom I miss so much!
I'm torn between Cian and Alana. I'd probably use it for a moebius cowl. I wear them with everything. Or, maybe a new shawl.
it's so hard to choose just one! i would say grady, though. as soon as i saw it, i thought of my husband. i haven't done much knitting for him, and i think grady would make a gorgeous, cozy sweater that he would love!
Oh wow! All your yarns are totally sublime, but Cameron is just delicious. But then, so is Maura..... oh, they all are! LOL
Thank you so much!
I love Erin... in a perfect knitting world it would come in McClellan fingering with enough amount to knit an airy summer top with it... maybe the Sideways Cardigan from VK Summer 2008 issue?
It is so hard to choose just one, but I suppose I love Maeve best of all.
And Im a sock junkie, so if it were fingering or sport wgt, I would make socks:)
Thank you for this opportunity, your new colorways are just gorgeous.
~Dani
Hi never been on your site before but wow!! what lovely colours...in fact too many nice ones that make picking just one iis so difficult. But as I am from Northern Ireland I must go with the 'Erin' wool. Such lovely shades of green and I would have to knit a scarf or some gloves to go with a teal coat I got in the january sales. Definitely still must have items for chilly days out walking in the countryside. xxx
Absolutely luscious.
I would like to knit a cardigan sweater with ERIN and make some buttons to match those lovely colors.
I have a friend who is going through a tough time, and I think this would be a nice gift to say that I care.
If you have a chance, please check out my podcast, Knitlark Lane. I read from classic literature (and a bit more) so people can listen while they knit (or crochet or spin or quilt or ...)
You can find it at knitlarklane.libsyn.com. I am going to talk about these yarns in my next podcast.
Well, if only one, I would choose Jack. I would use it to make a beautiful shrug. All of them are beautiful!
They are all completely gorgeous but if I had to pick just one colorway it'd have to be Maeve. I'd probably knit a pair of either Leyburn or Crusoe socks, something with slipped stitches to show off those amazing colors!
I love Madigan and Jack- for my baby's hats! (and she's a girl). She looks good in bolder colors.
With Clare I would make a fabulous lace shawl, and with Maura, I would find a wreath like yours and recreate your photo on my wall.
If I could have any one, it would either be Erin or Jack. They are both so incredibly gorgeous! I'd love to have either made into something for my son, the blue hues would compliment his eyes fantastically!
I would have to choose Maeve. Those colors are the basis of about 90% of my wardrobe, and a sweater made in it would go with everything. And be warm. And gorgeous.
Beautiful new colors!
Maeve!! A classy and beautiful set-up, not to mention gorgeous colorway!
Oh my!! So beautiful!
I think I most want gloves out of Connor. But I love them all!