Contest: My Guilt is your Gain
January 23rd, 2005 at 10:47 am (uncategorized)
I organized (some of) my in progress projects today. At least the ones I knew about and could get to :) I have more than I really would admit to myself. I organized out those projects that I know I’ll get to and will finish in the next 6 months. Stuff that has been sitting around for more than a year or so, I want to get rid of. I’m tired of looking at them, for whatever reason I don’t want to finish them, and that’s OK.
So I’m proposing a giveaway. You’ll get the yarn and you can do whatever you want to. Finish the sock, rip it out and do something else with it - I don’t really care. :) Just please help me give this yarn to a good home!
I have two items up for grabs. First, Enough Sockotta yarn to make a pair of socks. Both socks are started, and one is at the gusset decreases:
The colors in the pic are pretty true, orangy, reddish with a tiny smattering of green and yellow. The yarn is 50% cotton and 50% wool. The pattern started is from The Sock Calendar
Pattern is NOT included on this one. The 2nd sock has the heel flap done (in Eye of Partridge, but doesn’t show up well in this yarn).
The second item up for grabs:
Partial Purple Fixation socks! The pattern used is Pretty Comfy Socks. Needles NOT included :) I’ll put the stitches on holders before sending you your fabulous prize. The color in the picture looks more blue than purple, but it’s definately royal purple color. For those not familiar with Fixation, it’s a cotton yarn with some elastic in it. Two balls make a pair of socks.
All you need to do to enter is leave a comment with your email address in it and a preference of which one you’d like. If you definately don’t want one, I won’t put your name in for that drawing, but am hoping that everyone wants free yarn! :) I’ll pay shipping to you (or hand it to you if you’re part of my local knitting group.
Deadline for entering is midnight MST, Friday January 28th.
Rebecca said,
January 23rd, 2005 at 11:25 pm
Hey there! Like I need more sock yarn…. but hey, I’ll take the purple ones if no one else wants ‘em. Don’t even think about foisting those orangy ones off on me! ;->
Vicki said,
January 24th, 2005 at 8:35 am
What a generous thing to do! Well, purple is my favorite color, but I’m open to the Sockotta, as well. I would like to enter one drawing … you decide, k?
Thanks!
dorothy said,
January 25th, 2005 at 4:12 pm
I actually like the Sockotta! :-) Would love to have it. Though that purple is nice too and I know freinds that would love to have socks from it….
jenny said,
January 25th, 2005 at 4:23 pm
I would love the Fixation as I’ve never tried any of the ‘elastic’ sock yarns. I’d pay the difference in shipping as I am in the UK.
(sorry to compete with you, Dorothy!)
dorothy said,
January 28th, 2005 at 1:26 pm
Grin just could not help looking huh Jenny. Don’t worry about competing I can buy the ‘elastic’ sock yarns here and I did say I liked the other yarn. Hope you get the Fixation.