Hatamaran: Prize Winners!

Congratulations to our winners, and thank you again to everyone who played along!

sumpol79 on Ravelry is our Prize 1 winner: Pow! shawl pattern, book-themed project bag, and 2 skeins of Jitterbug in colorway Lapis.

cougstamper on Ravelry is our Prize 2 winner: Talus hat pattern, sheepie project bag, and 1 skein of Bello in colorway Doublemint.

@hilapups is our Instagram winner: free digital copy of their choice from my Ravelry store!

ccb is our Ravelry winner: free digital copy of their choice from my Ravelry store!

I’ll be in touch with folks in the next day or so, and mailing of prizes will happen after I return from my trip next week. (I’m in Hawaii right now, hence the late hour for the prize drawing :)

Have a lovely evening, and congrats again to our winners! <3

Cory

Note: All winners were chosen using the List Randomizer on Random.org. If you have any questions about this process, feel free to email me!

Nusalong: FO & WIP Drawing Winners!

First Prize FO
katriddell on Ravelry

Two skeins of Three Fates Yarns aquae singles in her choice of colors - Arthur and Guinevere - and a Three Fates project bag.

Print & digital copies of my Pip hat, Lelia Mitts, and Salt Creek Loop patterns!

Second Prize FO
zanneq on Ravelry

Digital copies of my Pip hat, Lelia Mitts, and Salt Creek Loop patterns!

Runner-Up WIP

ccb on Ravelry

A digital copy of a pattern of her choice in my Ravelry shop.

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I'll be in touch with all of the winners soon! Thank you guys again so much for participating - I had a great time seeing all of your beautiful color combinations and project photos, and it's been a really fun interlude from my usual work knitting!

Have a great week, friends!

<3

Cory

Nusalong: Knitting Deadline, and Giveaway Details!

Remember that tonight - Friday, May 6th, at 11:59 pm - is the deadline to finish knitting on your Nusas!

Then, post your WIP or FO to the Ravelry thread by 11:59 pm on Friday, May 13th, to enter to win the following prizes -

 

First Prize FO

Two skeins of Three Fates Yarns aquae singles, in your choice of colors, and a Three Fates project bag.

(All of Stephania's gorgeous repeatable colors can be viewed here. Pick your favorite two, and post them along with your FO photo to the Ravelry thread!)

You'll also win print & digital copies of my Pip hat, Lelia Mitts, and Salt Creek Loop patterns!

  

Second Prize FO

Digital copies of my Pip hat, Lelia Mitts, and Salt Creek Loop patterns!

   

   

Runner-Up WIP

Didn't quite finish? That's okay! Anyone who posts their WIP in the FO thread will be entered to win a digital copy of a pattern of their choice in my Ravelry shop.

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Thanks again for participating, everybody - can't wait to see all your beautiful FOs, and I'll be sure to post when I finish mine. :D

Happy Friday, friends!
<3
Cory

Fireweed With Me: FO & WIP Drawing Winners!

  

Hooray, we have winners of the drawing from the Fireweed With Me KAL! I'll be in touch with the winners shortly on Ravelry. Thank you all so much for sharing your gorgeous work - it's been such a treat to see so many beautiful and unique Fireweeds on the Ravelry thread! <3

First Prize FO

Orontelmi on Ravelry

Three skeins of Spincycle Dyed in the Wool, in The Family Jewels and Nostalgia colorways, generously donated by Kate & Rachel of Spincycle! <3

Print copies of all 4 patterns in the indie.knits F / W Collection

Second Prize FO

mar-dev on Ravelry

Digital copies of all 4 patterns in the indie.knits F / W Collection

Runner-Up WIP

lettyb on Ravelry

A digital copy of a pattern of her choice in my Ravelry shop

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Okie dokie, that's it, friends! Congratulations to our winners, and thank you again to everyone who participated and made this KAL so chill and fun. Hope everyone has a lovely week!

Love,

Cory

All prizes selected using the List Randomizer on Random.org.

Rastita Design Challenge Giveaway: Results!

Thanks to everyone for entering the Rastita Design Challenge Giveaway - comments are now closed for entry, and winners have been selected! Drumroll please...

Our first prize winner of 3 skeins of Malabrigo Rastita to make Folded Lotus and a free download of the Rastita Design Challenge ebook is:

ecmstar7587 on Ravelry! Congratulations, Emily!

Emily will be receiving the Curiosity colorway of Rastita to make Folded Lotus: 2 skeins of Peacock, and 1 skein of Lotus. Hooray!

Our second prize winner of a free download of the Rastita Design Challenge ebook is:

alilou78 on Ravelry! Congratulations, Alison!

We will be in touch with the winners on Ravelry - thanks again for participating, and happy Monday! <3

Transparency time! I used random.org's list randomizer service with entrants' Ravelry IDs, eliminating any duplicate entries without deleting comments. I then chose the top two IDs from the randomized list, awarding Prize #1 to the first and Prize #2 to the second. For the number nerds out there. :)

Folded Lotus: Pattern Release and Giveaway!

Comments are now closed for the giveaway! Thanks, everybody, for entering!

  

Hooray! Hooray! The patterns from the Rastita Design Challenge, Ariel's and my Lab Rat Knits collaboration, are now available for purchase via Ravelry! You can purchase them individually or as an ebook. I loved every step of creating this shawl, and I'm so excited to share it with you. Big thanks to Ariel, Lumberjack, Sparklepants and all of my awesome test knitters for your feedback, photography, and support. It couldn't have happened without you!

You can check out the Rastita Design Challenge ebook on Ravelry here,

or click here to buy Folded Lotus individually:

To celebrate, Stariel & indie.knits are hosting a little giveaway!

I will be giving away two prizes:

• the big one: a free download of the Rastita Design Challenge ebook and 3 skeins of Rastita to to make a Folded Lotus
• the runner-up prize: a free download of the ebook

You can pop on over and enter Ariel's giveaway post too! To spread the love and keep things fair, we will be limiting prizes to one per person in the overall contest.

In order to enter, leave a comment on this post with:

1. Your favorite of the 3 color combinations (April, Retro, or Curiosity), and why you like it.

2. Your Ravelry name - this important, since this is how we will contact you!

Submit your comment by this Sunday, March 2nd, 2014, by 11:59 pm, and we will choose a winner via random number generator to be announced next Monday, March 3rd.

You can also check out our brand spankin' new Lab Rat Knits group on Ravelry!

So without further ado, here are your color choices:

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April

2 skeins Sabiduria (violet) & 1 skein Chircas (olive green)

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Retro

2 skeins Solis (turquoise) & 1 skein Cereza (red)

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Curiosity

2 skeins Peacock (grey-blue) & 1 skein Lotus (pale pink) - sample shown in Curiosity

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Happy Monday!

Yarn Giveaway Winner!

From the random number generator at random.org, we have a winner!

Commenter number 8, ikkinlala, will be receiving these two lovely skeins of Shibui Sock.  Congrats, ikkinlala!

Thanks everybody for entering, and thank you for your great comments!  It was really wonderful to hear what everyone has to say, and I appreciate your taking the time to answer my questions.

It sounds like a lot of people want to see more yarn, and the process part of planning and finishing.  I love me some yarn, so I'll definitely try to share more stash pictures, more about how I choose yarns and patterns to put together, and what my lace looks like before I block it.

I'll still be including style pictures, because clothes are a big part of how I play with color and style that translates into my knitting, but I'll definitely keep up with the yarn!

Ikkinlala, I will be contacting you via email to get your shipping info.  Thanks again, and happy Friday!

Birthday Giveaway!

Today is my 23rd birthday, which I think merits a present - to you!

Here we have two skeins of Shibui Sock in the colorway Wasabi.  It's a beautiful, tightly twisted sock yarn with a lovely tonal variation; perfect for socks, baby projects, or a hat.  I made a pair of socks out of Shibui sock almost two years ago, and they're still beautiful.  They're safe to wash in the washing machine on delicate/cold.  They do felt a little if you put them in the dryer, so I'd recommend air-drying flat. 

Want to enter to win these puppies?

Leave a comment on this entry answering these three questions by the end of next Thursday, April 21st:

1)  What's your favorite indie.knits post?

2)  Is there anything you'd like to see more of?  More fashion?  More yarn?

3)  If you could be a dessert, what would you be?

I'll use a random number generator to pick the results and announce them next Friday.

ETA: Oops - please also leave your email address so I can contact you, in the form of: example at gmail dot com!  But, y'know, without the exclamation mark.

Good luck!