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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)
Oh, Alana. How absolutely lovely. It was tough, picking just one of these lovelies, but Alana it is. I would like to say I'd use it to knit my daughters some beautiful longies, but that's a lie. I would hoard this yarn for myself and make a stunning ribbed tank sheath.
Clare has my heart! She's bold and makes a very definitive statement - perfect for a nice lacy shell peeking out from under a conservative blazer. Cameron, Jack, Niall, and Erin would HAVE to come and join the party as well.
To choose only one??? My goodness I want all of them. But I would choose Kate after my niece who is in the hospital and knit her the windy city hat.
For me? Maeve in a chevron, clare in the lace ribbon scarf, and Jack---love that surprising pop of color!
I LOVE Niall!!! I'd use it to make a cozy shawl....
I would absolutely love to make the T-Sweater Tokyo out of Ian. Gorgeous!
Too many favorites to pick! I love Niall, Maeve, Clare, Devin & Kieran!
I would choose Alana and knit some lacy Victorian fingerless gloves!
Devin is my choice. Crisp, beautiful Spring green. There's a light-weight sweater I would like to make or socks, becoming obsessed with socks!
I have to choose just one? Impossible! I would love to have Kate to make into a sweater for me, Claire for a shrug for my daughter, and Devin for Irish Socks for my Irish MIL.
Devin, I can smell the spring.
I have been lucky enough to knit with the majority of my families Name Yarns. So I would have to go with Erin, for my baby sister, who I have yet to knit for of course! My sister is very earthy and the colors are perfect for her. I'm thinking cowl and matching fingerless mitts!
All gorgeous colors, but if I had to choose one, it would be Clare, for a shawl as I have been bitten by the lace bug
I'd have to say Jack. He's so vibrant with loads of personality and would make a truly wicked pair of socks!
They are all gorgeous colors!!! I would use Niall for a sweater for myself! Love, love, love it!
Oh, they're all so lovely. I'd have to go with Connor, because it feels so fresh and springy and makes me feel happy. I'd probably make either a cowl or a pair of socks.
Clare is my absolute favorite! I would love to make a moebius with this colorway.
Grady all the way!
They're all absolutely gorgeous, but it would have to be my namesake yarn, for a great flattering cardigan for myself.
I would love to use Brady to make the Amelia sweater from the winter 2008 Knitty. That blue-violet is my favorite color ever!
All the colors are gorgeous, but hands down I would pick Clare, not only because I love the color but also because it's my little sister's name! And I think I'd like to make a February Lady Sweater with it.
Hi, I love Clare and I would make a scarf for my Mother in Law to cheer her up.
It's got to be Alana. I love old pink.
What's worthy of that? I'm thinking a matching set of short fingerless gloves and a little lacy scarflette, just heavy enough to take the edge off the wind for a bike ride in the spring.
all are so beautiful! if i had to pick one, i'd go with Kate. pink and green are the the colors of my soul. ok, maybe not, but i think they're awesome. Clare rocks pretty had too.
I would definitely go with Grady. It reminds me of my two calico kitties that are no longer with me. I would love to wear something that looked like them, keeping them close to me all the time.
Do I have to pick just one??? That's a bit tough!
Alana - would make a beautiful shrug or even the gorgeous Perfect Sleeveless Turtleneck like I'm making now
Niall - gorgeous shawl or wrap with some beads maybe
Grady - looks like a yummy cup of coffee and would have to be a nice long scarf, maybe the Irish Hiking Scarf
Kate - has to be something fun like maybe a February Lady sweater
I guess I'll stop with 4...even though I could go on and on and on and on