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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)
they are all so lovely and beautifully presented.
maura stops me in my tracks.
I'm a new knitter, don't really know what I'd
use it for other than to fondle..most likely some cozy socks. or I'd search for the perfect scarf or shawl.
Love love love Alana. I would make a over sized cardigan to cuddle up in. Kate is gorgeous too. That's my dog's name so I would make her a cozy Kate colored sweater so we could sit together and knit more stuff!
Niall or Brady, hmmmm tough choice! I am a fan of semi solids and think it would have to be Brady, and i'd make a BSJ for my little boy Adam. :)
What a cool contest! I would choose Kate for myself and I would find something to put with it and make the February Lady Sweater. However, since my daughter's name is Mauri, I'd choose Maura and make her a hat.
I love all of the yarns! My absolute favorite that I must take home with me is Jack.
The project I would use it for would be a shawl or wrap.
I love Maura... I'd probably make my first pair of socks!
Maeve for me! I would knit my daughter a pair of shorties for the summer!! She would look so adorable too!
Wow - they're all so beautiful! My favorite would have to be the first though, Erin. It took my breath away. A bonus is that my older sister's name is Erin, and the colorway reminds me of her optimism and the happiness she brings to others. (Green is such a happy color!) So I just might have to knit something for Erin out of Erin.....
I would choose Jack to bring home with me... I just like his looks ;P
I was thinking Nial or Devin would make a lovely shawl - but then I thought how lovely some hourglass socks (from knitty) would be in Cian - hap hap hap hap happy feet, hap hap hap hap happy feet :o)
They're all so beautiful though. Thanks for showing us via ravelry!
Omg what an awesome competition. And that lookbook is sooooo gorgeous, great photographs. I had a hard time choosing between Alana (ooooh so pretty!) and Maura. In the end, Maura won out. I just love anything with yummy greens in it.
So for me, Maura! I think I'd love to make myself some fingerless gloves and perhaps a hat to match. I almost never knit purely for myself, but that colourway is just too much gorgeousness to let go of.
Hi! Not only a lovely crop of colourways, but a smashing Lookbook to display them! If I had to choose one (which is so hard, believe me!) it would be Niall, for a Peacock Feathers shawl. But there are at least four others that cry out to be socks or scarves or shawls or... Congratulations on your stunning new crowd!
I love Erin - would make a beautiful lacy shawl. Kieran would be the ultimate pair of socks...My daughter drooled over Kate, and requested socks from her. Grady - oh, how I love Grady! No idea what I'd make - too busy petting the computer screen! Alana would also make a lovely shawl. I just couldn't pick one! Thanks so much for the opportunity to own one of these masterpieces!
I have to say, Jack spoke right into my heart. It reminds me of summers of my youth when I would play outside. We had a lovely collection of Tiger Lilly's that grew near a stream in our side yard. I would love to create a traditional shawl. My second thought would be socks.
PS- Nice catalog, you hard work is evident.
I love Connor. The colors look so soothing, I love the combination of purple and green - to add in the blue is the icing on the cake! If I had this yarn, I think I would most definitely order 2 skeins and knit a clapotis. Just thinking about it makes me happy!
The are all so deliciously, divine. How to pick just one? 'Clare' has got to be it. I'd love that colourway to make a hooded jacket for my wee baby girl.
I love Madigan. That's the name of my sweet dog, and I would love to knit a beautiful lacy shawl made with "Madigan" yarn. That way next winter I could have Madigan sitting on my feet and a Madigan shawl wrapped around me keeping me warm.
Jack is my favourite. Mmmmm.
If I had to choose only one (Sharon, that's NOT fair!!!), I would have to choose Alana. Not only do I love the warm pinks/toast combination, but it's also the name of a relative. My husband's cousin had a baby girl a couple of years ago, named Alana (spelled the same, too!). I think that I would knit her a lovely toddler sweater.
I would get Cameron in Adorn and make socks for my son Cameron, who has been requesting a new pair of socks!
I would love to bring home Connor. Such a lovely combination of colors deserves to be a gorgeous pair of Spring lace socks. Congratulations on your Lookbook. It is a beautiful presentation. Nicest I have seen.
I adore the yarn Kieran! The reds and oranges are colors that I am drawn to this past year, migrating away from my typical blues, green, and purples. Kieran is dramatic and with it I would knit a lace cowl of my own design. I would add subtle beads to the piece that would reflect the fire in the yarn. Thanks!
wow. your colours are stunning. mostly i would just want all of them to "decorate" my house with, but if pressed...i'm really digging cian, which is odd, because i am NOT a yellow person....i'd probably want to make socks out of it, or a pillow.
and i like maura. alot. for a sweater. probably a hoodie.
i loive them all!!! i would especillay love the greens and reds so to start with erin....devin. claire....would liove to do a swearer.......
socks....etc.....
ellie
Ian is my favorite! I think it would make a lovely spring slouchy beret.
I love the pictures, great job!