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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 my...almost impossible to pick just one...but, I'd go with KATE as my favorite. I'd love to have some Kate socks.
How are we supposed to pick just one?
They're all so gorgeous. :)
If I were to choose only one, I'd go with KIERAN.
I'd knit up some toasty fingerless mitts to wear while sporting around in my Wrangler. :)
Thanks for a great contest!!
Kieran for a clapotis to be worn in Korea to accessorize with the winter's kumquats.
Hi--
I really enjoyed your LookBook. My fav was Kieran, and I would want to make a sweater so I could be wrapped up in those colors :)
ooooh.... Jack and Kate are calling my name, but Maura is just begging to be some lacy fingerless mitts for spring!
I love Cameron the best, with Maeve being a close. close second. Thanks for doing 2 kinds of orange. Great photography!
Kieran would be perfect as a scarf. It rains a lot in my area so it will help brighten those rainy days.
Oh, Claire jumped out at me right away. Those pinks/reds are my favorite colors. The remind me of my favorite berries and fruits.
I'd love to use it to design a lacy little triangular scarf. Beautiful yarns!
madigan!!!! Ooooo, so pretty! I would make the world's prettiest shrug or shawl!
I would love to make a Forest Canopy shawl from the Cameron colorway. It would look like fall foliage.
They are all gorgeous and I'd be happy with any (all) of them, but I'm a sucker for blues and purples, especially together, so, since I have to pick just one it would be Niall. I'd love it in a sweater for me.
Wow look at these comments go! I wonder how many will comment before Wednesday at 4:30?!
If I were to pick just one for me,it would be Alana. Her soft subtle hues are very calling to me. I would knit myself a shrug or a shawl of some sort.
You mentioned greens are my color so Devin is high on that list as well. Along with,Cara,Clare,Brady,Grady,Maeve,Cameron,Cian....I like them all!
Wow, how do I choose one. I love the colors in Kiernan. What to make??? A lacy scarf for sure.
Pick one?!?! Not possible, but I'll give it a try.
Alana would make a fantastic shawl.
(And Cameron and Madigan would make gorgeous sweaters - one for me and one for my daughter)
Darnit, I tried. :)
What lovely colors! Though all are enchanting, Maeve and Jan really captivate with their unexpected blue-brown combos. Definitely for simple, sturdy cardigans. Or a hat. Or socks...
I adore Jack, but Erin's a close second.
Devin is by far my favorite, but Clare could come live with me also.
With either of those, I would love to make a large square lace shawl that could also work as a blanket. Both those bright colors would be fabulous on a gray winter's day..
Oh, they're all so lovely!
I'd have to say Alana, Jack, or Grady.
Since it's spring, I think my first chioce would probably be Alana. So soft and petal-y. Jack would be a close second.
Alana would, without a doubt, make a lovely petal soft lace shawl, methinks. Yes, absolutely. I do think that I'm in love. =)
I think my favorite is Maeve. And I'd make some socks. :-)
I would buy Maeve on Wexford Silk. It would be divine for a clapotis. :)
Love Maura. And Erin, and Jack, but Maura is my fav. I've been loving blues and greens lately.
I would make the Forest Canopy shawl out of "Cameron".
I don't recall ever seeing a photo setup like you have for these new colourways. I think it makes your yarns even more exciting.
Devin, Erin, Connor, and Maura....but if I have to chose just one, Devin in McClellan or Carys BFL sock to make Whisper Cardigan from Interweave Spring 2009.
All your yarns are beautiful!
But the one(s) I'd like to bring home would be the triplets Maguire, Fionn, and Cara.
I have this design in mind, a batik inspired summer top, and these are exactly the color combination I imagined.
Maura Maura Maura. I love all the eggs in the picture too! I would make socks.
Maguire, Fionn and Cara beg to be a sweater together.