Showing posts with label patterns. Show all posts
Showing posts with label patterns. Show all posts

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Raffle Prize: And then there were...more books!

So. many. books. Romances, historicals, crafting books, writing books...a little something for everyone!



From This Day Forward, Hidden in the Everglades, and Protecting Her Own by Margaret Daley






Knitting pattern book donated by Amy Wolgemuth Bordoni







  




The First Five Pages, How NOT To Write a Novel, Stein on Writing, The Plot Thickens, and On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft, donated by Nancy Kimball





Surrender the Wind, by Rita Gerlach





Creating Felt Artwork, from Annie & Lyn at Handmade by Rosie Pink 




This one isn't a book--but it'll help you write one! Donated by Sibella Giorello, this kit comes from the guy that launched National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and includes a whole host of cool stuff, including a 31 day booklet of "noveling briefs" dispensing tips and advice, a tracking log that guides you through the month, motivational materials and pep talk letters, and The Mighty Badge of the Triumphant Wordsmith with which to reward yourself when your own personal National Novel Writing Month is complete!

Friday, November 11, 2011

Raffle Prize: Yarn and other fiber art goodies!

Listen up, all you knitters and crocheters and those who love them! You're going to want to keep an eye out for the basket containing these items.

First off, we have $130 worth of handspun, hand-dyed fiber goodness, donated by Emily Rossa:


"Uluru's Oasis"
Fiber Source: Southern Cross Fibre
Fiber Type: Superwash BFL
Colorway: Uluru, Oasis
Construction: Two Ply
WPI: 8 (Aran)
Yardage: Two 160 Yard Skeins (320 Total)


"Lucinda"
Fiber Source: Enchanted Knoll Farm
Fiber Type: 45/55 Merino/Silk with Sparkles and Angelina
Colorway: Lucinda
Construction: Thick and Thin
WPI: 9-11 (light worsted to worsted)
Yardage: 215



"Fruity Drinks by the Pool" (Don't you just love these names?!)
Fiber Source: Spunky Eclectic
Fiber Type: Merino and Bamboo Viscose
Color way: Fruity Drinks by the Pool
Construction: Two Ply
WPI: 10 (DK to Light Worsted)
Yardage: 250

Don't your fingers just want to dive in!?

If you're already the knitting type, then you'll be thrilled with this donation: beautiful knitting stitch markers and two original knitting patterns by Sheri Karobonik!




Thank you so much, ladies!

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