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Yarn Giveaway (CLOSED)

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Liesl Made : Yarn Giveaway

As I said in yesterday’s post, I’m very grateful for you, dear reader.

You’re a good bunch. For instance, after I shared my Rocky Coast Cardigan predicament, the lovely Genevieve (of Pretty Wit) told me that you can fix a cable. Unfortunately, after a little research on this method, I realized it probably wouldn’t work for me. I should have said that I messed up all the cables in an entire row. It’s possible I’m still not understanding the fixing properly. Even so, it’s still a lot of work that may (due to my inexperience and lack of confidence) just make the problem worse.  I’m leaning closer to the decision of just leaving the mistake.

And it’s not just your advice and wisdom but you’re support and encouragement with all my posts and silly rambling and ever evolving projects and photos.

So, my gratitude for you is one reason I’m doing this giveaway. But I have been given a lot of craft stuff over the years and for that I’m also grateful. So on my blog here, I often did giveaways. I was paying it forward, so to speak. I love the idea of passing on crafts supplies that I don’t want or need to help you create or handmade goods to inspire you or brighten up your day. But it got to the point where people made comments asking when my next giveaway would be. It left a slight sour taste in my mouth so I avoided giveaways for a while.

But I’m ready again to share with you. So, for you, darling reader, I have three skeins of Bernat’s Berella Sportspun. They appear to be full. They are 100% acrylic and according to the info on Ravelry, it’s DK weight. (I always thought they’d make for a lovely cascade beret.)

The yarn comes from a smoke-free home but I do have a dog and cat.

I’m not going to promote this giveaway (expect on Facebook, as some folks use that as a means of keeping up on my blog posts.) I’m not offering any additional entries for sharing this on your blog. This giveaway is for those of you who come here to read, whether you speak up often or not much at all. (Now would be a good time for you lurkers to speak up!)

All you have to do to win these three skeins of yarn is leave a comment on this post. (You don’t have to say anything in particular. A simple ‘Hi’ will do. But if you’re looking for a topic: what you might knit or crochet with this yarn, what your favorite color is and why, what you’re looking forward to this upcoming season, what you’re grateful for in you life, are some suggestions of things I’d love to hear about.) Only one comment/entry per person. I will ship to anyone in the world. This giveaway will be open until sometime Friday March 8th 2013 in the evening Eastern US time. Then I will draw a winner at random. Please put your correct email in the appropriate field. That is how I will contact you to let you know you’ve won.

This giveaway is now closed. The winner is comment #10 Alice.

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19 Comments

  1. I’d love the yarn!! I just said to myself last night, I really need to learn to knitt, I have some supplies, just haven’t tried yet…maybe winning will be my inspiration!!!

  2. Thank you for offering this giveaway. Good luck with your cardigan. Ripping back is so disheartening, I’d be tempted to leave it, too.

  3. Enjoying your blog – just started following! I’m in the process of ‘adapting’ a baby cardigan to a larger size and it’s testing my patience. . . i love knitting – but I must say – it’s not always relaxing :-)

  4. So sweet of you to do a giveaway.

    As far as cables are concerned… I messed up a whole row of cables in my Liesl cowl, and was able to fix it using this method: http://www.yarnharlot.ca/blog/archives/2006/06/20/all_is_not_lost.html
    Best wishes!

  5. What a beautiful beret pattern….I’d love to try that and gift it to my sweet daughter! Thanks for the chance to win.
    I am so grateful to have the virtual community that we enjoy on the webs. I’ve “met” so many wonderful people and enjoy corresponding with them. We can share our joys and sorrows and give and receive encouragement. Yours is one of the special blogs that I enjoy.
    Hugs!

  6. Beautiful yarn! I think I’d maybe make a Hush by Got The Button http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hush-7 . Soooo pretty. :)

    So sorry to hear that the method isn’t going to work. I didn’t even notice the mistake until you pointed it out and said it was a whole row so I think that most people are not going to notice the mistake. And you know, quilters will often put a block in their quilt that is not perfect or doesn’t quite match to remind themselves that nothing we make can be “perfect”. If it was perfect it wouldn’t be handmade. :) When I discover a flaw in my knitting I say “Well, now people wont think I bought it from a store!” :)

    Genevieve

  7. I personally really enjoy cool colors and “jewel tones”. I tend to prefer subtlety to boldness in color choice, at least in my knitting!

  8. Hope you can find an easy way to fix your cables. Love the yarn – I’d make a scarf. Thanks for the chance to win.

  9. spring keeps leaving little tastes of warmth here, and i’m so excited for it to stick around. it’s my favorite season…we get to feel more sun, pull fun clothes from the back of the closet and think about farmer’s markets and gardens. this yearn is beautiful! thanks for holding a giveaway!

  10. I’d love to finish some crochet blankets for my girls that I have been slowly gathering yarn for over the past year or so! Also I think you should keep your head up with that pattern and live with the mistake, its certainly noticeable to you but for everyone else, we dont see it :)

  11. Hi !!
    Love the colors. Thanks for the chance to win :D

  12. Hi! I love your blog! I am glad to know I am not the only one for whom cables can be sometimes confusing.

  13. ooh! Nice giveaway! I’m not sure what I’d make with it, I’m sure I could come up with something! (probably some sort of toy)

  14. Cables… sounds confusing. I am teaching myself to crochet. I have watched lots of youtube videos. Made a few dishclothes so far. I would make a mini afghan for my three year old.
    shuttermom77 at gmail dot com

  15. Hi!
    I’m 16 years old (going on 17 in July) and I’ve been crocheting (on and off) since I was 7.
    My older cousin taught me one night in the car on our way to the lake to get hot chocolate.
    I crochet scarves, beanies, headbands, and I’m working on learning lace patterns. I’ve been putting off making my dad a blanket for about a year now, but I’m almost done with it.
    I have 2 dogs (11 year old lab/chow/pit mix lady and a 13 week boxer girl) and 2 cats (6 1/2 year old domestic short hair [my friend found him at a bus stop in the RAIN around the time of my birthday, and gave him to me as a birthday present... he was never a friendly cat up until about 3 years ago. He got nicer as he aged a bit] and a 2 year old maine coon boy, who is my absolute everything)
    I surf as a hobby, but I want to try and go pro, or at least get into the US Open of Surfing when I’m 18, and be a girl longboarding. That’s basically unheard of for some reason.
    My whole family draws or paints, and I hate to admit it, but so do I. I’m not big on being like my family, because nobody is really successful nor are they happy. But I do like drawing alot. I’m really good too. I’m completely self taught. Maybe I’ll get some kind of degree in art, and be a teacher or something. Or I can sell my art. I’m not sure.
    Or maybe I can crochet my way through life and get a business degree, and open a shop and crochet shorts, shirts, anything! (I live in southern california, so anything summery is always in style)
    But as for right now, I’m not sure what I want to do. I love drawing, and crocheting is just as relaxing as surfing is for me.
    It’d be great if I won the yarn :)

    (i’m not sure if i put my email in this text or not, but just to be safe, I’m going to:
    chloegrom@gmail.com)

  16. Thank you for this giveaway. You are so generous.

  17. That is really nice of you to offer this giveaway. Thank you very much.

  18. I knit with my church organization that knits items for the homeless, seniors, and children. I would use the yarn to knit hats and mittens for the cold wet weather. I really like blue, red, coral, and green colors. I am especially grateful for my family. Our oldest child is severely physical and mentally disabled but he is the apple of my eye. I love to knit for him as well. I knitted an afghan for his bed and he loves it.

    Thanks so much for the chance of winning, and be kind to yourself.

  19. I think these would make a lovely baby blanket, don’t you? Something classic and cozy.