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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)
Maura is the one that absolutely took my breath away.
I'd make a simple triangular scarf, in silk and merino. I'd work it from the top down, use a really easy lace stitch. Then I'd use a beaded bind off with a solid colored yarn, for a contrasting edge with a dash of bling.
I love Jack! I would have to make my little man some shorts. I love them all...that was difficult picking just one.
Yummy "Maura"....these colors just make me feel peaceful. Perhaps a February Lady Sweater would be lovely. Well, just about anything would be lovely with this yarn.
Grady and Cameron are so yummy! A beautiful hat, scarf or pair of mary jane booties would be fun to knit!
Maura....maybe some placemats/coasters for my slate table...or maybe use some of my golden's fur with it for mittens!
Brady and Conner to make either the Sursa shawl, a cardigan or the Hourglass sweater.
I LOVE Jack - it is so bright and different. I would make some longies for my little man to wear around the house this summer when we turn the air down real low
I would bring home Maguire Fionn and Cara - those blues are just so peaceful. I would knit a shawl with it and love every minute!
I would use Brady and Connor together for a baby sweater and Clare for a lace scarf. Beautiful colors.
Devin would delight my green-loving granddaughter. She is a beautiful Irish lass herself!
I love, love, love Erin. I have an obsession for the color green lately and that would make the most beautiful cable-knit socks.
Maeve for a cardigan! Thank you for the contest.
I love "Kate". I'd knit a cute soaker for my granddaughter to wear under her sundresses this summer.
It was a very difficult decision - but I would pick Madigan and make a cardigan sweater - it would go with everything!
Love them all and it's socks for me.
I think my favorite is Maeve...it would make perfect knee-high socks for my little girl!
Kate! I love it! I would make a shawl for my mom who loves red and is named Kate! How perfect!!!!
Currently my heart is going out for Erin. She is pleading with me to come to my knitting studio and be lovingly worked up into a gorgeous pair of socks. I'm leaning towards one with a wavy, watery twisted stitch pattern so really highlight the blues and greens in the colorway!
If I could pick more than one, well, Connor, Cameron, and Maura have already been chosen by me and will arrive at my house in a few weeks. So that would mean I'd add Kieran, Cian, Brady, and Kate. Yummy sock madness!
I love so many but I think Kate is my favorite!!!
I would choose Clare to knit my husband a big, cosy heartwarmer so everyone would know just how special he is.
They're all gorgeous. but I think I must have Kate. I love the bright, vibrant and yes, girly colors. I think I would need to knit my daughter either a skirt or some ruffle-y capris with coordinating trim. Oooh, I'm getting ideas!
CONNOR!!!! :D
and i would make my daughter the perfect pair of bloomers!
I'd love to make a great shawl with Erin. Or perhaps a scarf with Kate and Devin...
I loooove Clare! The color is just so bright and pretty! I think I'd make a cowl, it's just such a wonderful color for near the face!
Maeve is pretty amazing!
I think it would make for some very cheerful socks.