giveaway winner announced!

November 25, 2013 by 7 Comments

It’s time for the drawing for NYAC’s second ever giveaway!  Congratulations to the author of the blog

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winnerTo the winner: please e-mail me at davish14 (AT) winthrop (DOT) edu and include your full name and address so that I can mail you your prize!  Please do this by Thursday Nov. 28, or I will need to draw another winner.  Congratulations again!

Thank you everyone for entering, and if you were not the winner, there’s always next time!  I love having giveaways so there will be more chances in the future for sure!

 

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Navajo 3-ply tutorial is up

November 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment

There is now a tutorial for the Navajo 3-ply method available.  This method allows you to use 3 strands of 1 ball at once, eliminating the need for multiple balls of yarn when tripling up.  It works with both knitting and crocheting, and is ideal for when you have a ton of fingering or lace weight yarn that you don’t know what to do with.  Turn it into worsted or bulky yarn with this method!  To view the tutorial, you can find it under “crochet tutorials” in the drop-down menu bar, or you can

click here

Thanks for stopping by, hope you enjoy the tutorial!

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PDF pattern for the CAL (with step-by-step photos)

October 26, 2013 by 12 Comments

Working through the day I have finished turning the as-we-go stripey blanket CAL into a PDF with the photos included.  This version is not so printer friendly as the photo-free version — this one’s over 80 pages!  But for those who want to follow the instructions without being online, this will hopefully help out.

click here for PDF pattern

Enjoy!

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PDF pattern for the CAL blanket available!

October 26, 2013 by 6 Comments

As requested by a few people, I have made a PDF version of the as-we-go stripey blanket!  This version does not include the step-by-step photos — it is meant to be printer-friendly.  Hopefully soon I will get the chance to make a PDF that does include the photos, as well.

click here for PDF pattern

Enjoy!

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I keep my promises — it’s giveaway time! [CLOSED]

October 25, 2013 by 127 Comments

what the winner will receive

A beautiful yarn bowl handmade by my lovely and very talented friend Lauren:

yarn bowlA full skein of KnitPicks Billow (100% Pima cotton) in the shade Ice Lily:

billow bulky pima cotton in ice lilyA full skein of KnitPicks Brava Worsted (100% acrylic) in the shade Mint:

brava worsted acrylic in mintAnd finally a thread/yarn cutter keychain (I have one and have put it on a necklace chain):

thread cutter keychainI have tried both kinds of yarn previously and enjoy working with them very much, particularly with a yarn bowl made by my friend!

giveaway info

The giveaway is open from right now until November 25, 2013, when I will randomly draw the winner.  It is open to anyone, regardless of where in the world you are located.

giveaway rules

To enter in this giveaway, you must do ALL of the following:

  1. Follow this blog (can be via WordPress, e-mail, or Bloglovin’)
  2. Share this post by reblogging it (if you don’t have a blog, you can instead share this post on Twitter or Facebook)
  3. Leave a comment on this post and include the link to your reblogged post (or Tweet or Facebook) [*EDIT: please also tell me how you’re following the blog.  All entrants who have posted previous to 13:30 10/25 are fine.*]

*Keep in mind that your comment might not appear immediately — if you’re not a frequent commenter I will have to approve your comment.  Don’t worry though, you’re entered! 🙂

That’s everything!

good luck!

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