I am just head-over-heels crazy-in-love with our new Oatmeal Heather yarn. I’m smitten! I’m twitter-pated! I’m ready to move in with it and give it my ATM pin code! It’s just so soft and lovely, and it’s gorgeous natural but it also dyes up beautifully.
I love this yarn so very much that I want some of it to come and live with you. So I’m giving away 10 whole skeins- 1600 yards. All you have to do to win is tell me what you’ll make with it if you win. Links to patterns are a-ok, the more detail the better. [I'm looking for some ideas for my own ten skeins, see.]
All entries must be in by Sunday, May 31st at Midnight, Pacific Coast Time. [I hate to be predictable.] One entry per person please. Winner will be chosen at random on Monday, June 1st and will have 48 hours to contact us to claim his or her (but probably her) prize.
Good luck, y’all!
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I really want to make a throw blanket for my niece but have not had the extra cash to buy that much good yarn. I am thinking this would look beautiful in a tree of life motif. Gorgeous yarn.
I would make a lovely pouch or knitted bag with this. I love accessories! It would also make a beautiful shawl for those cool nights. I think also they would make a comfy pair of slippers too! or cozy cowl. I have made the cowled n frosty scarf. This would knit up perfectly!
OH boy, what wouldn’t I dream of doing? I would of course first start my first sweater , the Eastlake sweater by Berrco http://www.berroco.com/ng3/ng3_eastlake_pv.html but that isn’t quite it all! Oh no, this amount leaves me with just enough to the
Star Crossed Slouchy Beret by Natalie Larson. If there is enough fingerless gloves for the fiancee are next on the platter. Thank you for this opportunity!
I would like to make a sweater for my husband. I have been looking for the right color and texture for a manly sweater.
I would use such lovely yarn to make my first sweater. I’ve been eyeing something like this: http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEfall03/PATTsonnet.html Simple, sweet, and straightforward.
Oh I think I’d make the Juno cardigan (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/juno) with rounded lapels and big brassy buttons to go with my Steampunk Seamstress outfit (Steamstress!) and probably a hat if there’s any leftover ^___^
This yarn would be perfect for:
A cozy sweater for my 4 yr old grandson (very small for his age) with pockets for his Thomas engines and handwarmer pocket for his tiny hands. I very rarely use a pattern, just make it up as I go along.
I would love to tackle a sweater for myself, I always seem to be knitting for someone else.
I want to touch it. (And I love that you used twitter-pated!)
WOW! This giveaway is wonderful & could not have come at a better time! From the moment I saw this aran armchair slipcover: http://www.chairblog.eu/2008/12/04/knit-an-aran-armchair-slipcover-%C2%BB-curbly-diy-design-community-%C2%AB-keywords-knit-knitting-knitted_slipcover-slipcover/
I was in love! I just found the perfect armchair last month & have been searching for the perfect yarn to tackle this project! The Oatmeal Heather yarn is just BEGGING to become a cosy aran armchair cover! Everyone should have an aran chair – especially for cold Canadian winters!
That is just beautiful yarn! I found this great pattern in folksknit shawls for a native american shawl – butterfly pattern. It would be phenomenally beautiful in this yarn – it has a wonderful fringe and lace butterfly pattern on it.
oooohhh pick me!!! pickme!!!! The yarn is gorgeous! If I am lucky enough to get a skein, I will include it in a nice thick, fat quadruple stranded afghan I am knitting on size US 50 circulars I am knitting for my best friend! I am half way through with it and stopped because I wanted to do something different in the middle…this would be it! Jean
The Oatmeal Heather yarn would make the perfect sweater for my black mini-weiner dog!
This is such a lovely yarn. I would knit or weave a Ruana. I love draping wraps.
A scarf, probably, since that’s all I knit, but I am thinking of branching out into either a pillow cover or a patchwork style (pieced together squares) blanket.
I, like everyone else, think this would be an amazing sweater, it looks delicious. I’ve never done a sweater before, so I looked for something pretty straightforward, but this yarn definitely needs cables, so I like this:
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=122186.0
I don’t know if I’ll do the neck, I’m not big on turtlenecks. Maybe a roll neck like the original french pattern had?
That yarn looks like it is screaming to be a cabled something – either a cabled vest with wood buttons, sweater (if there is enough yarn), scarf. With 1600 yards, I would make Mariah (Knitty), and perhaps a scarf to wear when it is not the right weather for Mariah.
Good timing – I found this beautiful pattern for a knit baby blanket that I really want to make, as I start obsessing on little ones: http://www.craftyarncouncil.com/projects/baby.html
I really love the seashell look to it, since I’m trying to incorporate the ocean into the decor.
I would love to make the Great American Aran Afghan with this yarn.
Well, I guess I’ll give this a shot..
the yarn is gorgeous, and you’re very kind to make such a gracious offer – whomever wins will put it to good use, I’m sure..
I think that I would make a sweater out of it! I don’t currently have a pattern picked out, but that yarnjust screams sweater.
I’m not seeing my post come up so I’ll try again.
I would make the
Great American Aran Afghan. 1600 yards would make a really nice lap blanket.
Beautiful yarn! I would make Silver Belle by Debbie Bliss. It’s on my list of things to make while I’m on summer break.
It looks like my entry got wiped out on 5/28/09 when your system overloaded with entries for that day!
Idon’t see it posted;so, I can only assume that’s what happened.
Not fair !!!
Eddy Barris
gorgeous! i’d make a hemlock ring blanket by jared flood.
wow-that is really nice! I think it would be perfect for the celtic hoodie Ive been wanting to knit.
I would make the Owls Sweater (http://needled.wordpress.com/2008/11/22/owls/). To me, this sweater should use a wool that is similar to the natural coloring of an owl. Not all owls are dark grey or brown Your oatmeal heather is the perfect color and from the looks of your picture is a perfect fuzziness (or lack thereof) to really highlight the 3-D effect of the cabled owls.
I’d make a sweater to replace my favorite one. I’ve worn it for so long that it is literally coming apart at the seams. And it has a couple of holes that may or may not be moth holes.
I don’t have a pattern, but it is a simple crew neck sweater with a few cables. It isn’t fancy, but it fits perfectly, which is often a problem for me because I’m really short (sleeves are always long and shoulders are huge). It is an oatmeal color like your yarn and it goes with everything.
I’d love to replace it, but I don’t even know where I bought it, and it no longer has a tag. If i ever want another, the only way for me to get it is to re-knit it. And this yarn would be perfect!
Susan, I would definately make this into a cabled sweater so that I could enjoy it and make it visible to others. I also wanted you to know that we really enjoyed the sheep shearing festival. Thank you very much. Looking forward to next year. Julie
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