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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)
I love Niall and I think I would make socks for me! Beautiful colorway!
Good luck everyone!
If I could only pick one, Alana would be my first choice. I can see a shawl made from this color. So tempting to touch and feel. Gorgeous.
They are all stunning but my fav is Madigan, such gorgeous depth of colour. I'd make a slouchy beret to wear through the windy weather we can't seem to get rid of here!
My choice is Maguire and if I had enough I'd make a shell or a vest. It's a lovely colour for spring and would be a perfect pick-me-up during the long, tortuous grey days of an English winter (and autumn and um, parts of spring, and a bit of summer as well).
Ohhhhh. Choosing was difficult. They're all gorgeous.
I managed to narrow it down to Cian to make socks for my grandmother out of, or Niall for a February Lady sweater for myself!
Wow - it's a touch decision between Kieran and Cameron but I would have to say Kieran. Depending on the weight and yardage I would probably make a scarf or a pair of socks since my two passions lately have been lace knitting and socks for myself. Looks beautiful!
Your book is beautiful! Making a choice is hard, but I think it would be Maura. I would love a sweater in those lovely colors!
WOW! I love 4 colors: Cameron, Jan, Erin, and Niall.
Perfect world it would be Erin and Niall for the skirt All About Eve with Naill as the main color and Erin as the trim... of course that would mean it would have to be in bulky ribbon yarn...
For only one color I would make myself a new diaper bag felted from Erin.
I would have to say Connor after my 2nd son! i would knit another cabled neckwarmer with it -- in fact if I am not a lucky winner, then I will buy one!
I love Maeve. Maeve is perfect for socks or mitts - something to peek out from under a spring jacket or pair of Mary Janes.
I'm in love with Niall. Absolutely beautiful. I would make a cute hat with it.
Choose one, choose one, choose one......Just ONE?
I can't!!!!!
I would choose Niall for a Baby Surprise Jacket and maybe a matching pair of booties for a coworker who currently pregnant and is having a boy.
I would choose Maeve for a February Ladies Sweater how beautiful the colors blend together.
Clare would be beautiful for a pair of socks.
I can already see Niall draped around my shoulders as a shawl. All the colorways are beautiful.
I would pick jack, because it reminds me of my lovely time sailing last week. I would knit a huge shawl.
Kate would be a friend in this chilly spring - a colourful cowl to keep the draughts out of where my clothes meet my neck - a gorgeous item to make all my friends jealous!
Paula x
Love them all!!
Hard to decide, but I'll make a lovely Clapotis out of Madigan... or other some lovely shawl.
Well it would have to be Jack for me. Those colours are poppin'!! And Jack would have to magically overnight be made into a pair of socks for little old me. It would be rude not to....;-)
Hope I win!!! Thanks! :O)
I've never had the pleasure of working with hand dyed. I do love the Maeve though. I'd try knitting or crocheting a lace shawl for myself with it.
If I have to choose only one, I will pick Cameron. Really, I want every single color.
I love Grady. That is absolutely my fav. colorway. I would make a pair of wonderful squishy socks with it, maybe with a gentle flowing pattern down the leg onto the top of my foot, like cream swirling in coffee.
(A close second would be Cameron. That's just such a nice, autumnal color.)
Definitely Grady for me. I would make myself a wimple/cowl so that everyone could see it.
A super-duper hard question as allllll the colours are amazing and too lovely for words. If I had to choose only one (and you would have to twist both my arms AND legs to choose from one of them!), I would choose Clare.
Clare could come live with me with all my stash of pinkish/red colours. I adore pinks, reds and violets. To have them all wrapped up in one yarn to me is D-I-V-I-N-E! The colour combo is just so fresh and bright, and a bit of a tease.
In a perfect knitting universe I would make socks, shawls (perfect for the little black dress), a top/tank/camisole/sweater, and...and... Oh my, this does sound sinfully delightful - I would knit anything and everything. I'm sorry if it makes me greedy but in a perfect knitting universe (MY perfect knitting universe), I would have it and no one would fight with me for it LOL ;)
I pick Maeve, because of the name, and the wonderful just slightly "off" color combo.
I'm pretty sure Devin is just begging to be knit into a shawl. Gorgeous for spring -- just imagine it amongst the cherry trees blooming along the Potomac!