It’s already been a week. That means there are 7 prizes accumulated, only one more to go. My favorite thing for today? I love to knit, and my latest knitting passion is socks!
Here’s what I’ve made so far: Upper left is my first attempt at two socks on two circular needles. So far, so good. But I’m not very far. Upper right is my first sock, and I finished those in November. The first time I wore them is when I fell and broke my wrist, so I guess they’re not my lucky socks. I like them anyway.
Lower left, the raspberry one was coming out really weird once I got past the heel (but I love the yarn). It would have been custom-made for Big Foot. Ripped it out and it’s now a ball of yarn. The green pair came out nicely. Lower right, I really like this sock. I did something wrong in shaping the toe, so I’m going to rip it back to the beginning of the toe and do it right. Then try to make another sock just like it!
Sorry, if you win one of the prizes, don’t draw around your foot on a piece of paper and send it to me; I’m not giving away hand-knit socks. Just a pair of low-cut athletic socks with a cushioned sole, perfect for a walk around the block or standing at a long-arm machine. (And doesn’t “low cut” sound a little scandalous?)
Another category of what’s near and dear to my heart are my friends. Like you, I have been blessed with quilting friends, former-co-worker friends, neighbor friends, internet friends, and “just because” friends. And it’s nice to keep in touch with them. My favorite all-purpose greetings cards are Rebecca Barker’s Quiltscapes, so four different designs will be included in each prize bag so you can keep in touch with some of your friends too!
And the complete assortment (bag, scent of Best Press, and specific cards are different in each prize).
I’ve been printing off the comments to each post, deleting any of my comments, my family’s comments, and a couple of duplicate comments where someone forgot to say something and did a second comment on the same post to finish out what they wanted to say. Then I’m numbering them straight through, 1 to whatever we end up with. Monday morning I will use a random number selector on line to pick two winning numbers in that number range, and I will post the results by Monday afternoon (maybe sooner, but no promises!), as well as e-mailing the winners.
So leave me a comment on this post, and for today’s subject matter, what is your favorite quilting-related tool? One of mine is good-quality pins. I bought good pins early on and have taken them for granted, but I ran across some old pins lately and tried using them. It was like pinning with a nail!
Thank you all so much for making this give-away so much fun! I’ve really enjoyed all the comments. Happy Quilting!
SORRY, GIVE-AWAY IS OVER.
