04 March 2011

Giveaway of the Day: In the Shallows + STR Med in Nyame

The first giveaway was so much fun that I've decided to keep it going. Leave a comment on this post and you will be entered to win a copy of my pattern In the Shallows and a skein of Socks That Rock Mediumweight yarn in the Nyame colorway (look at all the different yarns Tina will dye in this colorway!), which would be perfect for the plain or fancy version of the shawlette (or split the skein in half and make two mini versions!).


This skein is from The Fold, which is halfway between my parents' and where my grandparents all lived in Illinois. If you haven't been to The Fold and you are in Chicagoland for some reason, try to go. It's out in the middle of some fields in the Chicago ex-urbs, and, more importantly, it's filled with Blue Moon Fiber Arts, other yarns that I heartlessly ignore when I'm there, lots of fiber for spinning, wheels, spindles, dyestuffs, you name it, and, most importantly, Toni Neil the proprietress. I have acquired a number of special yarns from Toni on my way back from visiting my grandmother, including the yarn for the Grés sweater I'll blog about soon. This Nyame skein has been waiting it's turn patiently, but in the spirit of Spring I've decided to send it out into the world (as well as the spirit of Keri's decluttering post). How much pale blue yarn does one girl need? I'm going to share!

As you can see, it's in the skein now, but I would be happy to wind it for you. So, leave a comment on this post, and you will be entered to win. Why not mention what signs of Spring you're seeing in your part of the world? Tell your friends! And I will announce the winner on Tuesday morning (8 March 2011).

13 comments:

  1. That's such a pretty yarn! My experience with The Fold is at Rhinebeck. I always make a point to visit the booth and buy some yarn. It is totally worth the line I've stood in each year.
    The buds have appeared on the forsythia here in Boston and the snow is all nasty and dirty. Spring must be on the way.

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  2. Oh, that's pretty! The sky in a skein on a summer day.

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  3. One can never have enough pale blue yarn. That is the answer! Why would we be in IL? Perhaps we live there.

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  4. Well, I've never had STR yarn, though I've wanted to try it for a while. The Fold, you say? I am in Illinois so will search it out. Thanks for the info!

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  5. Well the sun is shining and it's getting warmer, but it's hard to believe that Spring is coming to Boston anytime soon. Maybe making a little wrap instead of a big wooly thing will hurry it along.

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  6. Blue is my color so I would love the opportunity to knit with this yarn.

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  7. that color is gorgeous! this would be great knit up as your In The Shallows shawl.

    no signs of spring here yet. we had blizzard conditions again this morning. tomorrow i think i will go buy myself an orchid plant because i'm dying to have something around that's growing.

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  8. I wish I were seeing more signs of spring- got a lot of rain today... I fear that is as close to spring as we have gotten so far! The she shawl and yarn!

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  9. Oh, that yarn is so pretty! And as for signs of Spring, almost all the snow in our yard has melted. Yay!

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  10. BEautiful yarn & pattern. Count me in!

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  11. We're alternating between sunshine and snow here, but that's normal even during the winter. The best sign of spring so far is that I saw geese on the river the other day.

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  12. Here in SF we have pretty blurry seaons. It's still sort of Wint-pring, the rains continue to fall. Soon the rains wil go away and it will be Spri-mer.

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  13. Well, because it's Northern California, the daffodils are bending under the rain, and the star magnolia in the front yard is shedding many of her white petals to make way for the summer's green leaves. But the buckeye won't bloom till May....

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