Wow, do I have a great drawing for you to enter!
On my latest podcast episode I had the privilege of interviewing Kristin Nicholas, the author of Color By Kristin.
What a fun book this is! The designs are so colorful and whimsical and the
book offers informative practical design information as well!
Book available here.
Here are my 2 favorite sweater patterns from the book.
Don't they look like they would be so fun to make?
All of the patterns in Color By Kristin call for Nashua Julia Yarn,
a yarn developed by Kristin Nicholas herself.
In order to give you the full Kristin Nicholas experience, you have a chance to win a brand new copy of Color By Kristin (provided by Sixth & Spring Books) along with these 12 skeins of the beautiful Julia yarn! (Yarn provided by Westminster Fibers.)
What a great opportunity this is to play with color and try out the many great colorwork techniques presented in the book.
To enter to win this fabulous prize just leave a comment (with contact information) under this drawing post!
If you'd like to gain an additional drawing entry, please link to this giveaway
from your blog, twitter, or facebook account.
In your comment, please show me where I can find your link.
Remember, only one comment per person please.
The winner will be announced May 1, 2010, so please check back then to see if you've won!
Drawing Now Closed. Congratulations to Olof, the winner!
609 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 401 – 600 of 609 Newer› Newest»I absolutely LOVE this giveaway!!
Wow! Looks like a great book! Love your blog....check it every morning with my tea!
wibe_christy@yahoo.com
If I had this book I would be inspired to do more color work!!!!
So cute!!
escuishi (at)hotmail.com
I blogged here
http://hello-my-little-world.blogspot.com/
I've long been a fan of Kristin Nicholas. Thanks, Alana, for bringing her voice to us. It was a special interview!
I tweeted about this contest, Alana! Here's the link: http://twitter.com/hollyberry60
Please enter me! ~Becky (gathersnomoss on ravelry)
I've been enjoying your podcasts during my daily walks. Will be downloading this one today, as I am also a great fan of Kristin's blog. Would love a chance to try her yarn and patterns.
Choosing colors is the hardest, especially when you're looking online and can't put colors next to one another. Having all those skeins in hand would be wonderful. I'd love to try out more colorwork, and this book looks fun!
bronwyndp on Rav.
I love Julia yarn, my mittens this winter were made from it and they kept my fingers warm and toasty even in the -20 MN winter!
I love the pretty colors....
That yarn looks YUMMY! What a wonderful giveaway!
What an amazing contest!! I would be thrilled to win this yarn, my little sister would look so adorable in the zip-up child cardigan. :)
Reagan (frecklegirl726 on ravelry)
I'll blog and twitter about it later today. :)
Wonderful colors!
Another great podcast and I'd just love to win her new book!
~ Kathy (Oregon)
Wow! Beautiful patterns and an inspiring array of yarn colors, too! Thanks for the inspiration.
I love colours!
JoanBlondina on Rav
This book is beautiful just like the yarn.
I love Kristin's designs and her colors. This from her friend Columbus, Ohio!
nsmeltze@columbus.rr.com
The colors are beautiful! I can only imagine the lovely designs in the book. Thanks for sharing the interview with us.
crystalteaches
This is a great giveaway!
Really enjoyed the interview... her stuff is amazing!
Your podcast is on the top of my list. Its so much fun to listen to you. Nice interview with Kristin. Your theme song is just hilarious.
In the unlikely event that I win, please pm me on Ravelry under user Acipenser. I woud pay shipping costs since I'm overseas and don't want to burden your budget.
Great interview! I would love to win the beautiful yarn and the book. I love Kristin's colors!
WOW! LOVE those sweaters! I can't imagine what other great patterns are in the book!! What BEAUTIFUL yarns!
nrblanchong@gmail.com
blanchongblueacre.blogspot.com
This was so beautiful that I tweeted about it: http://twitter.com/nulawlady
I would love the opportunity to work some of the beautiful yarn and all the great patterns in the book.
I absolutely LOVE those colors, sooo gorgeous! And what a generous giveaway, thank you!
misocrafty AT shaw DOT ca
Love all the colors and how their put together!
Oh my gosh... I love her colorwork...she is awesome and a wonderful person as well.
taffyyarn@mac.com
Yikes! I see that I am a bit late to teh party, but fashionably so, I hope! I feel Pretty, but could always feel prettier with some colorwork! My email is PrettyKnittyJewelry@yahoo.com! Thanks to you and your sponsors for the contest!
Gorgeous! Pick me!! :)
Nice interview
Mary Ann Pastene
mpastene@comcast.net
gorgeous colors, luscious yarn, wonderful patterns! This is definitely a great giveaway
Kristin is an inspiration!
so pretty!
madametj AT gmail DOT com
ooh, what a BEAUTIFUL giveaway! it would totally give me an excuse to do some colorwork :)
sadiekate2001 at yahooo.com
What an amazing giveaway. I've been eyeing that book for a minute. Please pick me random number generator. lol
Simplybeingsimplyme@gmail.com
Blogging: simplybeingsimplyme.blogspot.com
Tweeting too: Simplyme5252
I would love to make one of her patterns. I've never had the opportunity. Thank you!
I really enjoyed hearing Kristin on your podcast. I have a friend who would absolutely love the book, though I don't know if I'd be able to give it up if I won!
--aprilshowers on Ravelry
Wow!!! Such lovely yarn! The colors just knock my knitted socks off. What a great way to wet your feet with color knitting. I will see if this book is at my local library or bookstore. I have got to check it out!! Debra of thenappyewe.blogspot.com
That is one amazing giveaway! Thanks! blue_blue_bleu@hotmail.com
I want to win! my email is dcweas@yahoo.com. I am dcweas on facebook, I have posted a link there as well!
I sent you that recipe? I have no memory of that at all! Sigh, mommy brain again. Looks good, though. :-)
nI follow Kristin's blog, and would love to own her book. Not having a LYS the chance to touch and knit with her yarn in such awesome colors.
I have retweeted this as Fracksmom
Oh,so pretty! I want it!
Beautiful and inspiring! Who doesn't love all the colors?!
That colorwork looks like so much fun!
syderad@gmail.com
what a beautiful prize!
madametj AT gmail DOT com
Blogged it: http://tylerhandmade.blogspot.com/2010/04/april-giveaways.html
madametj AT gmail DOT com
i'd love to try colorwork for my girls. It would be new territory for me. Love the podcast. rxknitchic@aol.com
please enter me! this would be amazing to win!
d brandon at saic dot edu
Alana, I so enjoy your podcast -- I am delighted every time that I see that you've posted another! And both the book and the yarn are so beautiful. I'm keeping my fingers crossed....
Oh what a great give-away. Count me in. I would love to work with this lovely yarn. The book takes my breath away - my favorite is the little heart afghan.
Beautiful sweaters. That looks like a fun book - would love to win it!
ashleylynnnagel at yahoo dot com
I have yet to tackle much in colorwork, so this would be a challenge for me. I look forward to giving it a try.
Angie S.-Aurora, CO
The interview was interesting and inspiring! I hope I win, but I'll be looking for the book at a local store if not!
Oh, how lovely! You always know just how to tempt me.
beautiful colors! I really enjoyed your interview with Kristin!
those sweaters are amazing!! i would love to win!
I loved your interview with Kristin. Her sense of color is amazing. Definitely enter me for your contest! peacecat30 at yahoo dot com
What a great interview and generous giveaway. I've read Kristin's blog for quite a while. I love her color sense.
chag50 at comcast dot net
Great giveaway! Love the colors
tweeted and facebooked
www.twitter.com/jollyewe
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1467695716&ref=profile
I would love to enter for this drawing. I will share your link on FB. Thanks for letting me enter! I love these colors!!!
I would love to win this prize. So colorful!
rdages@gmail.com
I'm so obsessed by colorwork right now. What a perfectly timed giveaway!
Selkie on Ravelry
I've been looking at this book on Amazon for some time now, it's so beautiful! :) Tweeted about the giveaway here: http://twitter.com/knittyattitude
The color in those sweaters is phenomenal!
I feel like i'm a good friend of Kristin's since I read her blog daily, now I have another blog to get aquainted with!! :-)
Please accept my entry!
ltonche@gmail.com
I just took a stranded colorwork class and would love to practice with some of the patterns in this book and the Julia yarn! Her color choices are so happy!
Maurine
What a great episode, I love color knitting but haven't done it yet, maybe this book will get me inspired too.
Great episode, I love the color knitting, something that I still don't there to do, but maybe this book will get me inspired and get me some courage too.
idrivera@onelinkpr.net
I love how bright Kristin's patterns are. I don't know if I could wear them, but on kids they look great!
ikkinlala AT yahoo DOT ca
♥ color!
the best!
xo!
wynne
Thanks for the contest and chance to win. katydid1235@gmail.com
Thanks for the great podcast and interview!! The colors are just lovely - and the patterns are terrific!! you can find me on ravelry, (yarnkat) or my much neglected blog - thanks again!
wow! Beautiful colors and patterns :)
Gorgeous colors! I'd love to expand my knitting library and try some more colorwork.
Advertising your giveaway over at my blog, http://backnforth-linz.blogspot.com/2010/04/knitting-bug-has-left-me-giveaway.html
Wow, that yarn is great! I have a thing for bright happy colors. I haven't done much color work so it would be great to have this book to get me started.
I also mentioned this giveaway on my blog: http://adventuresofanewknitter.blogspot.com/
I've always wanted to try Kristin's yarn- she is so inspiring! Thanks for the chance!
joseph_mecham@hotmail.com
Hello Alana: I just bought your pattern for the cedar shawl at Loop and Leaf and can't wait to start. I have been reading Kristins' blog for several years. She is very generous with her knowledge, family life. She is so inspiring to me. I love her sock yarn patterns. If I win I would have to dive in and try her colorwork. Thanks, rosevta@hotmail.com. Rosemary
gorgeous!!!
I love the colors.
Christine (orgmibttrfly7 on ravelry)
This was the first episode I listened to! I love your podcast and I'll be catching up with older shows soon.
This yarn sounds absolutely yummy! I haven't done colorwork in quite awhile but after hearing your interview I'm inspired to do some more!
kibbles.n.knits AT gmail DOT com
Thanks for sharing on your podcast - I love to lesten while gardening!
Love those colors! I will find a way to get some!
Oh... please enter me into this lovely giveaway!! I can be found on Rav as pastvast
This was a great interview, and I can't wait to check out Kristin's book and website. Thanks for the giveaway, also!
Kristin sounds like such a down to earth person. Thanks for the terrific interview and the opportunity to win her book and lovely yarn.
prairiegrrl at yahoo dot com
Looks like a delightful giveaway! Count me in!
For anyone reading comments (like I tend to do) I am having a shawlette giveaway over on my blog!
Great interview. I'd love to win.
The patterns look amazing. I love the colors and I`d love to win. Thanks for the giveaway!
mattinasera(at)yahoo(dot)de
Kristin Nicholas's colourful patterns are all so beautiful- I would love to knit some of the lovely things in her book. Once my mother knit me a pair of adorable mittens out of one of Kristin's patterns, but sadly, I lost one of them in a snowstorm because I used to be so careless!
wenting DOT li AT live.ca
wow, these colors are beautiful!
Wow, I love Kristin's new book and would love to win some of her wonderful Julia yarn.
Love the interview. I have the book and yarn for a pillow but so far am a bit intimated.
Love to listen to your podcast. I too am never not knitting.
forgot to leave email. Janet
janetclaire@yahoo.com
Love the poscast.
I enjoyed the interview, thanks! And I would love the book and yarn (aren't those yarn colors wonderful?).
Thanks for your blog!
(pickmepickmepickme)
I love the colorful yarn and the book looks great. I can just see my girls in one of those sweaters. Thanks for offering such a great giveaway.
Terra
terrasue@cox.net
What a fun interview with Kristin Nicholas and the yarn looks yummy!
Me Please!
I love the way she puts together colors. They're things I'd never put together on my own, but when she does it, it just gels.
akamillers at gmail dot com
So pretty!
Katandia @ Ravelry
What a great interview! I'd love to try the yarn and the book looks wonderful. Thanks for the opportunity.
Those colors are lovely....and the book looks fantastic.
Thanks!
Danna
She sounds like such a fun person, a lighthearted attitude from a serious artist.
What lovely yarn :)
Love it all! Denise
As always, I can't wait for your next podcast. Your interviews are funny, interesting and informative. Thanks so much for your podcast, it is just wonderful!
Suzi Porter - GabbaJabbaZabba
gjzporter3@yahoo.com
Shrewsbury, MA
As always, I can not wait until your next podcast. Your interviews are funny, interesting and informative.
I also enjoy your personal touch!
Keep Podcasting!! Please!!
Suzi P.
Shrewsbury, MA
gjzporter@gmail.com
So colorful and happy. I have a 4 year old daughter who would love something like that.
I love the colors, beautiful patterns would love to knit with them . I will look for her books, great interview. Thanks
Oh to dream! I have been wanting to try color work and this book looks amazing!
tblomgren@eaglenetworks.com
I thought I'd entered, but it appears not. Yet another great giveaway: hopefully one of these times I'll win!
Oh yes! I love Kristin Nichols - have her first book and love her yarn. Enter me please. Thanks!
oh my, i so love this book. i flipped through it at the bookstore. I lvoe colorwork, what a prize, to be able to play with all those colors of yarn! great interview!
teri P
tpasto@comcast.net
It's a rare luxury to get to work with so many colors on one knitting project - and an added bonus to win such a beautiful selection of colors!
andrea.hungerford@mac.com
Beautiful book, beautiful yarns. What a wonderful prize!
Hi Alanna -
Hoping against hope that I am the ope picked for this great prize! Great interview, too - Kristen sounds like a great person!
Eileen Yu
Great episode, Alana! Thank you for putting together such a great give-away, too.
Beautiful colors! Great book :)
Incredible color combinations! Thanks for introducing us to this.
DebbieSoCalif on Ravelry
what great yarn!
I'd love to win this. What great projects! fleurito@hotmail.com
Oooohhhhh.....colorwork. And that Julia yarn is so pretty!
hope i'm not too late. would love to try some fun patterns from this book!
becky in michigan
beckyrae@charter.net
Beautiful patterns and beautiful yarns! This would be a great win!
What a fabulous package to ease someone's entry into color knitting!
All I can say is yummy, yummy, and more yummy!
All I can say is yummy, yummy and yummy!
Great colors! I would love to kniw with this yarn!
Thanks for a great podcast! I loved the interview with Kristin!
What a wonderful opportunity! Kristin's work is very inspiring and the colors of the yarn are amazing!
emilyrcrum@gmail.com
a great interview and you successfully got me interested in both the book and julia yarn.
Thanks!
Those sweaters are beautiful!! Thanks for the awesome podcast!!
HeatherD on Ravelry
Great blog, Alana!
Love the colors. I have her book; but would love love love to try out Julia.
Oh, wow.... I love all those colors! What a fantastic give away.
I love the Julia yarn and all the colors!
firedryad1@yahoo.com
What a beautiful display of color. I'd love to see these on my needles! :o)
I love anything Kristin does. The yarn looks wonderful - I am expecting a new grandchild and would love to win this one!! Thanks
I love the yarn and would like to check out some of the patterns in the book.
Kristin is a great designer. I would really like to try this yarn.
Elly
AZ
I've always loved the colorwork in her patterns. What gorgeous sweaters!
Wow! What a fabulous giveaway!
Ashley
billnash@hotmail.com
Wow what a giveaway ! I don't blame you being tempted to keep it for yourself.
Melody B.
hibiscus_ballerina@yahoo.com
I also Tweeted about the giveaway.
http://twitter.com/melkrist
Melody B.
hibiscus_ballerina@yahoo.com
Can't wait to check out this book. It sounds really interesting.
Jeanne
Kristin's book is lovely and so is the yarn.
I love knitting with colors. The book and 12 skeins of yarns are terrific giveaways. I can be reached at sherivas@hotmail.com. Thanks.
I love the colors and have been wanting to look at that book. And I mentioned you on my blog www.yarnaddictanonymous.blogspot.com
angeleyz13@gmail.com
Fun yarn! Beautiful patterns! Pick me!
danettefoster at yahoo dot com
Wow!!! Awesome!!
<3
Kj
kjleah@gmail.com
http://sewgraciouslyblessed.blogspot.com
Love Getting Stitched on the farm and Kristin's color work. I would love to play with this!
What a great giveaway! Count me in! I'd love to improve my colorwork.
Great interview! Love your podcast. I would love to win this giveaway - thanks for the chance to win!
Eileen
WiscKnitter on Ravelry
I just finished my first lace pattern, looks like a wonderful book to walk me through my first color knitting!
ktbird8@yahoo.com
The interview you did with Kristin was inspiring!
Beautiful patterns.
Corneliabayley@yahoo.com
I know the book and the techniques inside... Wow! Would like to have... The colors in the book are splendish!
Oups! josasse@hotmail.com
Your interview was very good. Can't wait to see the book as a result.
Your interview was fantastic. I usually listen to your podcast while riding a bike but was home this time and grabbed my book. It was great to follow along with Kristin's interview.
I'd love to enter the contest. What a fun book and your blog is great! Cklbc82@gmail.com
What an amazing giveaway and gorgeous colorwork!
(tikihead on Ravelry)
Great interview with Kristin! I'm inspired to give colowork another try. I love her designs and would love to win the yarn and book!
Great interview with Kristin! Her patterns are so cheerful and cute. I would love to win the book and yarn!
Wow, I guess I am in good company. This was a great interview. It felt like a conversation in your living room.
latham@sccoast.net
I have the book and would love to have some yarn to go with it.
I'd love to win the book and yarn. Those sweaters are so cute!
Holy smokes. Gorgeous patterns. Talk about a color wheel!!
This was my first ever podcast listen, and now I'm HOOKED! Kristen's book and yarn sound great. Since I never win anything, I'm off to the net to order! LOL Happy days to the lucky winner!
All I can say is "WOW". I would love to try that yarn, it is so beautiful and colorful!
Please enter my name!
I read Kristen's blog and appreciate her colour sense and her tales of the farm.
Amazing! The patterns in the book are spectacular, and the colors are just gorgeous. Thanks for the great drawing!
Amazing! The patterns and yarn are gorgeous. What a wonderful offer!
After hearing you talk about "julia" earlier on the interview with Susanna B. Anderson, I've been wanting to try it. Winning this would be so fabulous! And Kristin's book might help me figure out what to do with it. Thanks for the opportunity!
jan@twinset.us
Thanks for the fantastic interview, it was very inspiring. I blogged about your podcast and giveaway at www.craftactually.com and my email is helenstewart at hotmail dot com
Just found your podcast on the internet. Will be tuning in again!
Wow, what a fantastic giveaway! :D
yarnerella on ravelry
What a lovely book! So colorful!!!
I'm usually too many weeks behind in listening to your podcast to enter, but not this time! Thanks for a great podcast and a cool contest!
What an amazing giveaway! Those colours are stunning!
Those are the most beautiful color combos!
heidi.keck@yahoo.com
Love your podcast - great giveaway!
Beautiful yarn! *drool*
annieblog@yahoo.com
I'd love to win this giveaway! What great colors. whitney@luckymebeads.com
I'm a new listener, great podcast! Thanks.
nightngale (at) hotmail (dot) com
I am new to knitting,I love all interviews! the book look fabulous and colors!
Drooling!! NNK iss one of my favorite podcasts. I started at the beginning so I am just now catching up. Thank you for all the wonderful interviews and yarn reviews.
You can find a link to your site on my blog, www.chattywomen.com/getmoving
nicholmom3@gmail.com
I'm a new podcast listener, and I particularly loved this interview. I want to win!
I have never seen such a creative use of color in knitting. Love it, love it, LOVE IT!
I've been wanting to try this yarn for ages!! Sure would be nice to win. . .
It would be fabulous to win! I know of Kristin through my daughter who teaches 'after school knitting' in WI. I am 71, still working and forever a knitter!
knitsky (in VT)
What fabulous yarn and colors and the book is incredible! Thanks for the wonderful podcast. I enjoy it.
I would love to win this for my son.
debp
twoofakind12@yahoo.com
Please consider this my entry, the book and yarn colors look great!
Such cute colours and patterns!
mandlisone@hotmail.com
I've been knitting Kristin Nicholas patterns since 1986. Does that make me old??? I love all her colorwork!!!
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