I had grand ideas for this particular gift. Namely, I was going to knit it for you. Until I discovered I needed US15 circular needles, which I don't have. Straights, yes. Circs, no.
I wanted to knit this gift into a specific pattern, the Drop Stitch Cowl, by the lovely SpiderWomanKnits.
I love the life that she is living. She and her husband are attempting to live a meaningful and thoughtful life (my words, not hers). It is not a life without difficulties, as is the same with all of us. However, I appreciate her willingness to try, to dare, to risk, in order to have the life she wants.
So, earlier this year she offered this pattern up on her website for free. I wanted to pay her generosity forward one more step.
While I won't be knitting it for you, to help you make your own oversized hug, today's gift is a copy of the pattern and a skein of 100% Baby Alpaca Grande that I received as a gift in a friend's stash reduction efforts. Folks, this yarn is butter. If butter were pink and spun. It's is seriously soft and wonderful.
I had a devil of a time taking a picture of this, because I got to this so late. Here is a super close up of the yarn - it's a bit darker than this picture, but you can see the two tones of pink.
If you don't win, you should still head over and grab yourself a copy of that pattern - I think it's an instant gratification knit and a super easy way to gift someone with a knitted hug. Also, Abi's blog is a great read, when being self-employed with three kids allows her enough time to post!
What do you need to do to be eligible for this gift? Simply share with me a blog you think that I should check out. These are some of the blogs I really enjoy. The reasons vary - I consider them friends, their lives are interesting, their yarn or patterns appeal to me.
Tanis (for the record, I really want to try her yarn, but haven't yet!)
Alanis (love her patterns!)
Karin (love her yarn and she's a sweetheart!)
Just leave a comment on this post any time before 11:59 p.m. on May 13th.
p.s. - I know some people have difficulty leaving comments on the blog - just send me an email at bigblueice(at)yahoo (dot) com and I'll accept that too.
p.p.s. - I'll ship internationally too.
I don't understand your language (finding it as as botique and foreign as Klingon) or your reindeer games, but wish I could silently participate in some way...without yarning.
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Posted by: AD | May 09, 2012 at 10:51 PM
You are so funny. I was going to knit for you; but, well, no. I love Abi's blog (and the life she is living)too. I have this same yarn in green, so don't include me in the run (also, it's pink, so....).
Posted by: nova | May 10, 2012 at 11:58 AM
I enjoy Hunter Hammersen's blog (maybe because I'm addicted to her patterns. :) ) http://www.violentlydomestic.com/
Posted by: katie metzroth | May 11, 2012 at 11:52 AM
aside from the blogs i enjoy that you already listed, and your own blog... i very much enjoy maya's blog - she's an amazing photographer, spinner, dyer, and knitter. she has a daughter just a bit younger than lily and she just had a baby. and she like sharing photos of her cats... and best of all she's just as sweet as a georgia peach!
http://blog.springtreeroad.com/springtreeroad/
Posted by: melissa | May 13, 2012 at 03:20 PM
Hmmm...you know I really enjoy yours and many of the ones you already posted. So how about Kristy's (http://westcoastcreative.blogspot.com/ ; she is such a creative person and I love seeing nature through her eyes) or Denise's (http://chezdanisse.blogspot.com/ ; really incredible writer...every post makes me think).
Posted by: Rachel | May 13, 2012 at 09:23 PM