I got something that is both old and new! It’s technically old but it’s new to me! I got a new crochet hook, and I found it over on crochetime. Anyway, it came in today:
It’s made of bone, and it’s actually very small, as you can see by the last pic with it in my hand. It says size 4 but I haven’t used my little metal sizer thing because I can’t find it… Anyway, just wanted to show ya’ll this new item!
Congratulations to Sherry from For The Love Of Yarn & Other Things That Make Me Happy! Sherry, you’ve won this box of goodies:
I wrote out everyone’s name in the order that they posted and numbered them accordingly, and then used the random number generator to pick somebody:
So congrats Sherry! You have until July 1st to claim your prize — just e-mail me at HannahDavis1988@gmail.com with your address and I will send the package out asap!
Thanks to everybody who entered — I was really glad to see so many people interested! If you didn’t win, I’m sure I’ll have another giveaway someday, so this was not your only chance for awesome crochet stuff.
Oh and by the way, I’ve been sick for the past few days with sinus infections, ear infections, a sore throat, and a fever, so I’m sorry if I don’t have any crochet stuff to show you for the next few days. I haven’t done anything at all except making tea and eating soup. I’m on the mend though, so hopefully it won’t be long until I’m busy again!
I tried tea dying today, after much admiring of lace and pretty dresses and linens and things that have been dyed this way on Pinterest. I tried it with my shawl from my last post. Here’s what happened:
I honestly don’t see a difference. Maybe I didn’t use enough tea bags? I used 2 bags of Irish breakfast tea, thinking that would be dark enough. I might have to try again. Oh well, even if the tea dyeing failed the first time, now I know how to do it better, and my wrap thing is at least stretched/blocked out a bit more the way I want it. It’s nearly as long as the coffee table now…
Oh and the giveaway is going well! Tons of entrants. I’m super excited.
See you soon! Goodnight!
I know you’re probably eager for news about the giveaway. Well, there are lots of entrants, which is great! But right now, I want to share with you a pattern that I came up with yesterday and today. It’s for a shawl-like neck warmer. It’s made in the usual triange/half-circle shawl shape, and if you put it on with the point towards the front and wrap the ends around your neck, you can fasten them underneath the point part under your chin with a button, if you like. I hope you like it!
And if you like, I just put it on Ravelry so you can put it in your favorites or in your queue if you like.
Hope you enjoy!
It’s to celebrate having so many followers! Originally it was going to be celebrating 50 followers, but I have 82 now, which is so exciting!
First, you get 5 small skeins of different kinds of yarns from KnitPicks. Personally I like all of them, but the reason I’m sharing these with you is because they are all easy care, and hopefully you’ve never tried them before and can use something new!
Next, you get 3 hooks. This is what took so long. I tried to buy 3 Brittany hooks and they were out of 2 of them, so they had to substitute Surina hooks instead. I think that’s fine, as each of these hooks looks lovely and functional at the same time. So you get a D hook, an H hook, and a J hook. I got these sizes because these are the ones I use most often and I hope they will be useful for you!
And finally, you get some really cute buttons! Some of them are a little small, but they’d be perfect for baby items or something delicate. There are 21 buttons — you get the exact ones pictured!
So to review, this is what you will get if you win:
That’s it! Unlike my last giveaway, everybody gets 1 entry this time (I don’t want the drawing to be confusing, and I have a feeling I’ll have more than 4 entrants this time). You have until 6/26/12 to enter, which is a week from today. After the entering is closed, I will randomly draw a winner, and they will have until the 1st of July to claim their prize. If it is not claimed, I will re-draw at that time.
Thanks for entering, and good luck!
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