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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 would DEFINITELY go with Connor! I would make either Jared Flood's Cobblestone Pullover, or Elizabeth Zimmermann's Seamless Hybrid. That would just be perfect!
It's a tough choice, but in the end, it's going to be Jack. Such vibrant colors! I'd probably make some type of shawl/scarf.
I'd pick Connor..It's bold and fun
I could take them all! I especially love Niall and Kieran. (And Maura. And Alana...) Maybe, just to not ALWAYS choose blue, my favorite colour, I'll choose Kieran. But it's really difficult decision!
I think that all these yarns would look lovely as lace shawls. In a perfect knitting universe, though, I would of course have enough of Kieran for a cardigan. Something quite simple, maybe with cables, something that would show the loveliness of the yarn.
Oh please let me win!!!
I am in LUST with Maura. I must make it mine. As for what I'll make...I have no idea. I'd need to pet it first. Possibly a little neck wrap? Possibly some fingerlessmits? If the yarn will take it...socks!
So many beauties! Like many others in this post, I adore Maeve... but Maura will be coming home with me first. Maura would make the best spring clapotis!
I would love to take home Alana.It reminds me of cinnamon.I would make something for myself,for A change! A lovely sweater would be nice.
One discovery I've made since turning 45 is I cannot live without red in my life. Therefore, it's Cameron for me! Love the marriage of Tulip Red with Daffodil Yellow & Crocus Purple. You've proved red isn't just for Christmas. I'd make a comfy-fit long sleeved sweater with matching socks. Running a close 2nd, is Cian! We're having a cold MN ice storm today, seeing that sunny yellow invited Spring into my home!
Okay, there is no possible way I can choose one... Really, I want them ALL. Oh, so so pretty. But the ones that I MUST have are Erin, Devin, and Jack.
I pretty much want to make EVERYTHING out of jack. A sweater, a scarf, hat, socks...everything. And I am already envisioning a simple, ribbed, 3/4 sleeve cardigan out of the Devin..
And I completely need to make some socks out of the Erin immediately.
And just when I thought I could overcome yarn temptation!
Kieran grabbed my eyeballs and would not let go!! I would knit a lace shawl with Kieran in a heartbeat. All of your colorways are gorgeous!
Madigan is absolutely gorgeous. I would love to knit a sweater for myself from Rowan called "fruity" which I feel would be perfect in these colors.
I would use Kate to make a sweet cardigan for my babe-to-be, due in August.
maeve, but it was a tough choice!
Definitely Devin. i think it would look great as a simple cardigan.
oooooh, so many pretty colours - the variegated are my favourite - Maura, Madigan, Cameron, Maeve, Erin and the autumn earthy of Kieran... yum yum! i want to make socks and scarves with all of them!
great job,
cheers
Ursa
What fun. I just found you last night via Ravelry and now I get to come and dream some more.
I too had several favs, but ultimately Niall won out. It would make a lovely cardigan or at the very least a lacy scarf.
Oh my. What a feast for the eyes. My favorite is Cameron, for a long skinny scarf that I could wrap around and around.
Erin is definitely my favorite. It would look amazing on some socks!
No question about it. I'd want Jack to make a light, lacy scarf for spring. :)
Niall or Erin!! Either one would make a cute little sweater vest.
My new baby girl needs a dress knit with Alana. The color would just be gorgeous with her complexion.
The Alana is lucious looking. An elegant scarf for my daughter is what I'd knit.
Love the Madigan colorway - maybe a hat?
clare is my choice. And I would make a wrap. thanks for asking!
There are too many beautiful colors to only choose one!!
Niall - would make a beautiful lacy sweater or scarf
Devin - would make a lovely baby sweater
Maura - not sure what yet, but I'm totally drawn to it
and several others...
Gorgeous work!