Contest Winner!

Thanks for the two wonderful ideas. Have any of you felted Malabrigo? I do like the idea of knitting a bag and love carrying ones that have been felted. I have made so many shawls, lately, that I am looking for something else, though I liked the pattern that was suggested.

AND, the winner is: Jen!

Baseball Yarn & Contest

I recently saw an add on Ravelry for Seattle Mariners inspired sock yarn. My DH is a huge fan of baseball so I clicked the link to take a close look. When I saw that she only had one left, I bought it up! When the package arrived, I asked him, "What does this remind you of?" I received a blank stare in response and then, he replied, "Baseball." If that weren't his regular "silly" response to a question about yarn or knitting, I would have been impressed. :) Instead, I teased him about his answer and then showed him the color name on the label: Hometeam Baseball. He should had a good laugh over that one! I do plan to knit him another pair of socks with it some time this year, in hopes that I will finish a Christmas gift for him long before the holiday shows up. Does anyone have any pattern suggestions that would go with the theme of the yarn? Anyone who leaves a comment with a link to a pattern, by Thursday, April 16th and has (and has a US address) will be entered into a drawing for a ball of yarn from my stash. I look forward to reading your responses. :0

Winner Chosen

Congratulations to katerina, who won my contest! Seeing all of your choices was fun for me. I had 31 people weigh in with 44 choices! In the end, the Lace Cardigan wins for the most votes, with 7. The runners-up are the Pastel & Black Mittens and Christmas Gloves. Each of these had 6 votes each! My plan, as of now, will be to take the Lace Cardigan (my public has spoken, right?) and a pair of gloves or mittens along with Mystic Waters. I would also like to take something with cables. I’m hoping that I will be able to finish a new project that I just started. (There will be more on that later.) This will give me 2 lace projects, a fair isle, and a cabled project. It also totals 4 different types of garments: a cardigan, a shawl, gloves or mittens, and a vest. This shows off the versatility of my projects, as Rachel O suggested.
Thanks, again, to all for your help!

Off to Portland

I'm about ready to head out the door for the Seattle to Portland Yarn Train. I'll post Monday about the trip and the end of my blog contest. Have a great weekend!

Contest

I am looking for a little help, here:
When I go to Silver Falls for the knitting retreat, I am supposed to bring a couple of items for a Show and Tell. I am having a difficult time deciding what to take. Yes, I know that it is almost a month away, but I love to plan well in advance. In fact, the planning is part of what makes the fun of the weekend start sooner. I have already been working on what to take the Silent Auction that they have each year. I’ll probably take with me much of what is on my Trade or Sell page on Ravelry. I’d love to sell the balls of yarn that aren’t enough to make a larger project. I might even sell enough to be able to buy a larger lot of one yarn for sweater knitting! :) Well, back to the issue at hand…Please, help me out by going to my projects page on Ravelry and choosing your favorite finished project. If you leave me a comment on this post, I’ll draw a name for a special knitter’s package, on Monday, January 26th. That gives everyone a week to comment. I will pay the shipping to anywhere in the US only. (If you enter and are from outside the US, you would need to pay the difference between domestic and international shipping.)