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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 colors are beautiful. But if I have to pick, I would choose maeve - because it's beautiful and different.
I think I would make a sweater for myself - some sort of cardigan I think.
I choose Maura and I'd make a tam (the EZ version) or a scarf with it.
I'd defintely want Grady - it would be perfect for a pair of mitts for sipping hot chocolate outside the little cafe down the road.
I would use Devin to make a cheery pair of mittens to hurry along spring!
Devin reminds me of a cool lush forest with small pools of water. She would look beautiful in a scarf or a pair of socks.
Cian is a beautiful yellow and I can see my mom drooling over it as yellow is her "favoritous" color. Perhaps ascarf to chase off the winter chills before the spring flowers emerge.
Maeve. All the way, I adore this colorway so much! I would probably make, socks, and gloves to match so i can be super cool with my clear converses with my socks showing through and my matching gloves!!
I would really love to knit with all of them, such beautiful colors but if it needs to be one, I would choose Cian and make something very summery for my 3y/o granddaughter for her birthday.
You know, I think it's Maguire. I have much baby knitting to do this spring, and gender-neutral blues are perfect. It looks so soft and cushy!
I LOVE Connor! I would make a cute little flippy skirt for my 18 month old daughter. I can already see her running through the grass in it!
Ok...I don't think that my last comment posted so I'll try this again.
I wouldn't choose just one...that's impossible! They're all lovely and gorgeous all on their own.
Alana - I would have to make a shrug or maybe something like that Perfect Sleeveless Turtleneck like I'm making now
Grady - that perfect cup of coffee - maybe the Irish Hiking Scarf - that would be awesome!
Niall - would make a gorgeous shawl or wrap, maybe with some beads
Kate - has to be maybe the February Lady Sweater, that would be fun!
I love Madigan. I'd make the most beautiful socks from them.
I would love to make some fingerless mitts with maeve. I think it would be interesting to see how the colors come together in a project but the skein is so pretty as is. A heaping basketful-wouldn't that be decadent! Maura would make a gorgeous shawl wouldn't it?
After looking at your Lookbook over and over and over again, I have realized one thing: I want all of the yarn to follow me home. But if you had a yarn shoppe and I was browsing (and at least one skein of yarn always follows me home when that happens) Grady would more than likely be the one I would choose. First of all, all of your yarns are simply the softest and most cuddly yarn I have ever encountered. Secondly, all of the color in the Grady color way are reminiscent of dessert. From the fudgy brown chocolate covered with butterscotch to the warm spice of my favorite oatmeal cookies served with a piping hot espresso. This yarn would definitely be made into a scarf so that we could see how the colors swirl and pool. I would wrap it around myself and think of dessert even in the coldest of temperatures.
They're all sooooo pretty! But, my favorite is Devin. I'd make a soft, lacy dresser scarf. Mmmmm - I can just see it now!
I would bring Clare home and make a gorgeous beaded scarf for a dear breast cancer survivor.
This was a terribly tough choice since you have lots of Very pretty color combo's However, I think Kate is the girl for me! I'd have to agonize a bit more over what I'd like to make. So many choices!
OOoh, I would choose Kate.
And I would probbaly make socks or a lacy scarf with it. What I would really want it to keep it as a pet and just enjoy the pretty. So pretty!
It's really hard to choose but I guess since I have to my favorite would be Maura - I love kettle-dyed yarn and the colors are wonderful! I would have to make a vest with little detailing so that you would notice the beautiful yarn first.
I would pick maguire because it is the color of my birthday month which is March 25th. I would make a birthday scarf and it would always remind of that day, but honestly how can you pick they are all some of the beautiful things I have ever seen.
So many lovely colorways! So difficult to choose!!
I can imagine maeve or maura for a jacket...a nice shawl-collared, hip-length swing jacket...oooh.
But to choose ONE color, it would be Niall. For something small and precious. Like gorgeous socks!
Hmmm, this was a tough choice... It came down to Kieran and Niall, but I am going with Kieran because after this lloonngg winter, I need the blast of sunshine it provides.
Socks - I would knit some gorgeous, bright socks from my new skein of Kieran.
Mmm, Fionn is gorgeous and would make a lovely shawl. I'd also pick Cian because that daffodil yellow is so perfect for a spring scarf.
Clare, definitely. I'm a huge pink fan. Depending on my mood, it would either become a hat or a sweater (or maybe a matching set?)
Maura a lovely sweater for me.
Connor a sweet hat for someone wee.
Madigan a scarf for a day to look twee,
All are so lovely, but here I write my plea,
Maeve is truly the one for me :)
So many pretty things to choose from! It would have to be Erin for my daughter, Erin. It would be perfect for a top down swing jacket/sweater. Keep up the good work.