Your Very Own Elefante

See this cutie? You can win him over at Susan B. Anderson's blog. She is the designer of this little guy, and author of "Itty Bitty Hats" and "Itty Bitty Nursery." She makes some of the cutest stuff EVER!

Anyway, she asked me to tell her "fan club," the "Itty Bitty Knits Group" on Ravelry about it, so I thought I'd share here too. Follow the link above to her blog for your chance to win her own elefante, as well as a few other knitting goodies!

A Nice Giveaway

Modest Purls is having a comments contest on her blog about her favorite color combinations. If you win, it's a $25 gift certificate to the Loopy Ewe. Head on over - maybe you'll get inspired!

What do I do?

Well, knitters, as some as you may have seen, I was running an Ugly FO contest. I thought the rules were pretty clear, but I still didn't get any participation. Well, not much. Erin linked to Mr. Linky but there were no blog posts. Only pictures. One or two others commented. That's it. No Mr. linky, no blog posts linking to me, nothing.

Which makes me think I'm the only one knitting ugly things :-)

But, Erin's hat did make me smile! That wouldn't shrink any more in the dryer maybe? Anyway, Erin is the winner. If you see this, please contact me. You didn't leave me any way to contact you!!

If Erin doesn't respond, we'll try again :-)

The Ugliest FO Contest

Once again, I ran across this baby hat pattern and thought, "How cute! I should make that!" So I went stash-diving and found some Bernat Softee Chunky that I thought was a fun color when I bought it. Not so much now. But, it was colorful and kinda cheery so I thought, "It might look OK on a baby hat." Here's the pattern and picture:

I cast on, and a few days later, I got to the finishing part. The pattern was for DPN's, but I'd rather poke my eyes out with them than knit with them, so I did Magic Loop instead. What's it matter, right?

Well, in this pattern, it does. A LOT. You kitchener stitch a third of it closed, make I-cord, and knot it. Then you kitchener stitch the second section, I-cord, and repeat this process for the last third.

See how those pointy tops are around the hat? Not in a straight line? I figured out when I finished the second part that something was wrong. Horribly, horribly wrong. But, I decided to just give up because it was so darned ugly that honestly, finishing it properly wouldn't have helped!

Behold, the Ugliest FO EVER!!!




My 14 year old son and I affectionately call it the "Butt Scrubber," because I honestly can't think of another use for this awful thing.

What's that? You don't think it the ugliest ever? Well, prove it.

That's right, knitters. If you can show me a FO uglier than mine, you will win something very non-ugly: a skein of Blue Sky Alpacas Organic Cotton, in the color you choose from my stash.

But you have to put your money, or knitting, where your blog is. Show me your ugliest FINISHED knitted work on your blog, linking back to this post. Come back here and sign Mr. Linky so we can all see how talented you are :-), and on April Fool's Day (for all of us foolish knitters :-)) I will announce the winner. The winner is whoever I think has made something more horrendous than me. (Well, it's my contest, so I can do that, right?)

So go on. Be brave. Show us those Ugly FO's!!

Yup. It's Another Contest. Like I Said - I'm a Sucker.

LaVerna is having a downright yummy giveaway here. It's bags and yarn and books - Oh My!

You can go check it out, but I really hope I win...

And, you know, no offense.

And the winner is...

The Diaper Diaries! Congrats!

I must say that I am completely overwhelmed by the response I got from all you lovely people! According to my site stats, I normally only have a few visitors a day, if I'm lucky. I don't really promote this blog.

So to end this giveaway with 320 comments just blows me away! I hope you liked what you saw, and will come back and visit. Even if I'm not givin' anything away! :-)

Better luck next time Shannon hosts the Bloggy Giveaway Carnival!! I'll have another prize ready, so keep your eyes peeled!

Blessings to all, and thanks for stopping by!

Knitting Contests...I'm a Sucker

Knit Witch is having a giveaway to celebrate her birthday this month. To be entered, you have to share an embarassing story, and yes, it will be shared on her blog if it's chosen. Head on over there to get the scoop...

FINALLY FINISHED!!!

OK, Skeins Her Way: I'm finished!

I must say thank you for the motivation. I knew that I needed to finish Mr. Starfish, but he was so boring. And all that seaming? YUK! But once I really got started again, I knocked it right out.

Just in case anyone is wondering, Mr. Starfish is a baby gift. Two of my coworkers (married) are expecting their first baby, aka Lab Baby. Mommy and Daddy like to deep sea dive and their nursery decor is "Under the Sea." Perfect excuse to whip up some cute knitted goodies that I know no one else will give them!

At the beginning of this contest (basically - I had 2 more leg pieces done, but no seaming):





Now:



I hope Lab Baby likes him! Now to add some fishies to keep Mr. Starfish company...

OK, so I need motivation to finish some projects. SO?!

Well, nothing gets my attention like a good contest. Especially when Blue Sky Alpaca yarn is the prize! So, I am going to FINALLY finish the toy starfish I'm making for Lab Baby. By the end of this month. That right now looks pretty much like this, with one more leg:



I still have to make another 5.

Skeins Her Way is having the contest, and I'm goin' all in!

This post is for accountability! You are all witnesses! (Well Norma, you are. No one else reads this!)

I have made hats for 2 charity knitalongs this month, and that will just have to be enough. Because I have GOT to win me some Blue Sky Alpacas.....

Oh - I guess I'd better start knitting now. Bye :-)

Someone Else is Givin' Knit Away!

Check out the blog Having a Hissyknit. She's giving away yarn on her "Love Knit, Love Knit, Love Knit" contest- woo hoo! The entry deadline is January 31st...