Thanks to everyone who entered our Big Spring Destash contest!
We never imagined there would be such a huge response… But I guess you are all as excited as we are about beautiful yarn!
The Lucky WINNERS :::
Thanks again to everybody who participated! The random number generator has spoken, and our 10 winners are:
1. knitone24 – Skein Queen Voluptuous
2. Justsmi – Old Maiden Aunt BFL 4ply
3. anno – Orkney Angora Aurora 4-ply
4. weavergal – Malabrigo Merino Lace
5. debbieknits5000 – Uncommon Thread ‘Sumptuous DK’
6. ahickman – Madelinetosh Tosh Merino DK
7. Tinkhickman – Yarn Pony ‘ShowPony 4-ply’
8. birchblanket – Skein Queen ‘Opulent Cashmere’
9. Georgethegirl – Shilasdair ‘Luxury DK’
10. bluepurlgirl – Kettle Yarns ‘Islington’
Each will soon be recieving a lovely package with the yarn noted above, and an ecopy of Handmade in the UK! Are you one of these lucky winners? If so please contact me (via rav message to tincanknits) with your mailing address. And remember, if you’d prefer the yarn to be sent to a friend on your behalf, that’s fine too, just include the details in your message!
2 skeins of Skein Queen ‘Voluptuous’ (1120 yds) courtesy of Skein Queen … shop her impressive range here.
1 skein of Old Maiden Aunt ‘Bluefaced Leicester 4ply’ (400 yds), courtesy of Old Maiden Aunt; check out her new season colourways here.
2 skeins of Orkney Angora ‘aurora’ (874 yds), courtesy of Orkney Angora… order this luxury angora blend here.
2 skeins of Malabrigo Lace … this would work great with Botany too…
1 skein of The Uncommon Thread ‘sumptuous DK’ (250 yds) courtesy of The Uncommon Thread… learn more about her bold and modern colours here.
1 skein of Madelinetosh ‘tosh merino DK’ (225 yds) … this would work beautifully for the Rosewater hat too!
2 skeins of Yarn Pony ‘ShowPony 4-ply’ (874 yds) … lovely for Thistle or Botany!
1 skein of Skein Queen ‘Opulent Cashmere’ (200 yds), courtesy of Skein Queen… this is enough to make either the mittens or the hat!
2 skeins of Shilasdair Luxury DK (660 yds)
2 skeins of Kettle Yarns ‘Islington’ (874 yds) courtesy of Kettle Yarn Co… check out their website for more beautiful yarns!
and what?! BONUS PRIZES ::: 10 extra lucky winners
Since there was such an overwhelming response to our contest, so many knitters had so many nice things to say about our patterns, we decided to dip a little deeper into our prize barrel, and pick out 10 more lucky winners! The 10 knitters will get a copy of the ebook of their choice: Handmade in the UK, Great White North, Pacific Knits, or 9 Months of Knitting!
1. corknitter
2. sharonathemom
3. duinit
4. Carolynintheuk
5. Minnebelle
6. ilknur
7. stellasmum
8. brnscn
9. mgo1999
10. Northbrooke
Are you one of these lucky winners? We will be in contact with you via ravelry, to find out what your ebook of choice is!
Didn’t win this time? This probably won’t be the last time we have excellent yarn to give away… Get our email updates and we’ll let you know about new designs, tutorials, and subscriber specials!
June 7, 2014 @ 4:06 am
congrats to the winners!
Teresa
June 6, 2014 @ 4:40 pm
I have a couple of your patterns. Love them. Missed out on this contest as I have been overseas for the departure of my beloved mother-in-law. Will start knitting a new project to keep my mind occupy.
June 10, 2014 @ 10:15 am
I find knitting very soothing in troubled times. Take care and enjoy the yarn and needles!
June 6, 2014 @ 1:43 pm
Congrats to the lucky winners!! Enjoy
June 6, 2014 @ 11:27 am
So generous of you, Emily! Congrats to all the winners!!
June 6, 2014 @ 10:56 am
Ravelry FOs just got even prettier – congrats, winners! Enjoy!
June 4, 2014 @ 6:09 pm
Woah! This is exciting. I hope you’ll have more and more of activities like this in the future.
June 10, 2014 @ 10:20 am
We’re always cooking up new ways to inspire knitters everywhere! So I’m sure we’ll have more contests in the future.
June 2, 2014 @ 9:53 am
Congratulations to all the winners!
June 2, 2014 @ 7:51 am
You are so generous! Thank you so much!
June 2, 2014 @ 3:26 am
et Bravo pour l’organisation de ce concours !
June 2, 2014 @ 2:42 am
Thanks soooo much!!!!
June 1, 2014 @ 9:47 pm
Congratulations to all winners! That yarn is sooooo pretty! :)
June 1, 2014 @ 4:00 pm
Congratulations winners!!!!
June 1, 2014 @ 3:40 pm
Congratulations to all the winners!