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!
I'd love to check out the book and try Kristin's yarn! What a great interview
ReplyDeleteI love those colors!
ReplyDeleteOh I love these!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great giveaway. I'd love to win. Carisa
ReplyDeletethefunkyhouse@gmail.com
This is a gorgeous book! I really need to get on this and make my daughter some of these sweaters!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! And I love the colors!
ReplyDeleteMagicalSticks @ Ravelry
Here's my entry!
ReplyDeleteheather.gerety@gmail.com
And I tweeted it:
http://twitter.com/chickadeescout
Beautiful colors & a great book. The kind of knitting that makes you smile.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous colours and designs!
ReplyDeleterussell1370 @ shaw DOT ca
these colors are inspiring me...
ReplyDeletegreat giveaway.
Oh! That looks amazing! Thanks so much for hosting this. :)
ReplyDeleteWow that is such beautiful yarn!
ReplyDeletestartjumpin@gmail.com
I tweeted about it: http://twitter.com/underthestars/status/12302600853
What an amazing giveaway! I've always been apprehensive to try colourwork. This would be a great excuse.
ReplyDeleteMeredith
serendipity_723@hotmail.com
I love the color combinations in Kristin's knitting. She puts colors together that I would never think to try and they look fabulous!
ReplyDeleteThe yarn and book are so beautiful. Maybe this would give me the courage to try those steeks!
ReplyDeleteleslieblonde on ravelry
Wow! Stunning colors and I do have a 5 year old that would fit! I will also post on my blog www.misterbeasley.blogspot.com!
ReplyDeleteHi! I'd love love love to win. I also retweeted your post on my twitter (don't know how to put an exact link, but it's on twitter.com/cmtrull)
ReplyDeletecaramia_t@hotmail.com
What a very generous giveaway.
ReplyDeleteThe book and yarns look wonderful.
I'll keep my fingers crossed.
Good luck to everyone who enters and thank you for running the competition.
You can find me at:
(i-should-have-listened-to-my-mother.blogspot.com)
Listened to the interview on my way into work today. Sounds like a bright and fun book!
ReplyDeleteFantastic giveaway! I'm a new knitter and have been wanting to try knitting something up using several different colors. jmikrut62@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteGreat give away. Got to be in it to win it!
ReplyDeleteThat's a wonderfull contest and I also discovered a very nice book! I also love the colors of those 2 patterns. Lovely!
ReplyDeletebirana007yahoo.ca
I'd LOVE to try these juicy colors!
ReplyDeleteMotylek
mounthood.bloog.pl
That is, indeed, a wonderful contest!!!!! LOVE those colors!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat giveaway, delicious colors! I can be contacted via my blogspot account :)
ReplyDeleteSuper awesome! Pick me please!
ReplyDeleteWhat a generous give-away! Thank you for the sharing! p4chen@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI have the book but would LOVE the yarn!
ReplyDeleteHow gorgeous!! I put a link to your giveaway in my facebook status here:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=1110663149
So pretty please give me an extra chance to win this awesome prize!! BTW, I love the color work that Kristin does! So inspirational!
( JPeled on ravelry)
Wow, what perfect timing! I've gotten a little obsessed with colorwork lately, and this would be a great way to jump in.
ReplyDeleteI'm Muppetfeet on Ravelry, and will be linking this from my Facebook page.
Beautiful colors! Love love love!
ReplyDeleteOh that colorwork looks so beautiful!
ReplyDelete12 SKEINS!!! Woooeeee!
ReplyDeletekellykrupka at yahoo dot com
What a super fun contest. I crave color so much I would truly enjoy this book!
ReplyDeleteThe yarn colors are simply luscious. Hope I win.
ReplyDeletebebemallard@sbcglobal.net
Love the colors and the book. No matter what I will try the yarn.
ReplyDeleteI love this! Awesome giveaway! My girls would love these sweaters and colors too. Wicked.aimee@gmail.com. ty!
ReplyDeleteI just recently got into color knitting, what a perfectly timed giveaway!
ReplyDeleteOoh such lovely colours!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colours! I love the sweaters you shared, colourwork is so perfect on kids!
ReplyDeleteoh my…beautiful, BEAUTIFUl yarn to knit with in the sunshine…would love to get my hands on that book, (and the yarn!)
ReplyDeleteOh, that's so pretty! I'd love to enter.
ReplyDeletesilly me…forgot my contact info…
ReplyDeletevanessawolfe@gmail.com
I would love a chance at this beautiful yarn. avennett@verizon.net
ReplyDeleteThis yarn makes me want to make mittens for everyone i know!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful Giveaway! I love the colors!
ReplyDeleteSam
buckets19@hotmail.com
This is such a beautiful book. Anything in it would be a pleasure to knit. fallsknit@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteWow gorgeous book! I love those sweaters! email is Sam.edgeATsbcglobalDOTnet
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome giveaway! :)
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful colors!
I posted a link on my blog at:
http://quandoavistei.blogspot.com/2010/04/never-not-knitting-giveaway.html
Pick me!
ReplyDeleteS.W.A.K.
The sweaters are so cute and the colors beautiful! jillpickle from WI
ReplyDeleteIt would be so amazing to win this! I've really been wanting to get into colorwork and this would be a great way to start!
ReplyDeleteThis would be a great way to start my first colorwork project!
ReplyDeletelizsto @ gmail
twitter: umlizzie
What a wonderful prize..... i want it......
ReplyDeleteI post your drawing link in my blog:
http://ladytrico.blogspot.com/
thank you
Wow! This is the most fab giveaway yet. I would love to win. Knitting with multiple colors adds so much fun and interest to the process. And I really appreciate Kristin's color sense. I lack that, thus don't usually pick the greatest color combinations if left to my own devices.
ReplyDeleteGreat giveaway lynzward@Hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteWoW!!! So beautiful. I would be heaven if I could knit one of those in all those brilliant colours. :)
ReplyDeleteI fell in love with the patterns... I'm in!
ReplyDeleteAnd I tweeted it at http://twitter.com/tucanasdream
I love the way Kristen puts colors together. It would really be awesome to win this giveaway!
ReplyDeleteBarbara
lmoore(at)flippinweb(dot)com
I've heard great things about this book. Would love to try something from it.
ReplyDeleteContact name: archercrafts for ravelry and Twitter (look for my post there, and don't worry I follow you). Or archercrafts@gmail.com
Ooo! I have two babies to knit for. I totally want to knit two gorgeous sweaters for my nephew & niece.
ReplyDeleteAren't those colors lucious? I can think of several things to knit using them...& I haven't seen the book yet!
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ReplyDeleteGreat interview! Has me very interested in the book but before i go out and purchase it, i'll see if i have a chance to win it. you can look for me on twitter @hndcrftdatelier or on ravelry via handcraftdatelier
ReplyDeleteI'm ready to start playing with color!
ReplyDeletenksullivan@comcast.net
or tinkpatience on Ravelry
Love this giveaway!
ReplyDeleteWonderful giveaway!
ReplyDeletedaizikat at hotmail dot com
I would love to have the book and try the yummy new yarn.
ReplyDeleteLove your podcast, love Kristin's blog, and know I would love the book and yarn!
ReplyDeleteThe colors are fantastic and I'd love to win.
ReplyDeleterrhockeymom@gmail.com
OMG -- What luscious colors. I've been wanting to try that Julia yarn. I have Kristin's other book, Kristin Knits -- it's great! :) THANKS for the cool giveaway!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous colors and book!
ReplyDeleteI have been looking at this book to get for my library.
ReplyDeletewilsonfam_98@yahoo.com
Please enter my name; I've bought her patterns before and have one of her books, would love another plus the great yarn!!
ReplyDeleteI would love to win this gorgeous give-away!
ReplyDeleteeevavalentine@gmail.com
Oh how fun! I'd love to enter. I'm MishaMonet on Ravelry and Twitter.
ReplyDeleteI seriously hope I win..........
ReplyDeleteGoodness! how generous of everyone -- and will listen to the interview next!
ReplyDeleteI also retweeted this on Twitter -- I'm MaryjoOrd
thanks!
What a great drawing! I have been recently bitten by the colorwork bug so I'm even more excited than usual...
ReplyDeleteallirosen@hotmail.com
OOH, OH, ME! Pick ME! :)
ReplyDeletePlease enter me! What an opportunity to try color work with PIZZAZ!
ReplyDeleteLove the colors.
ReplyDeleteWould love to look at the book.
jlpudsey@cogeco.ca
Oh, that book looks fantastic & the yarn...well, too beautiful for words. Please enter me!!
ReplyDeletecris@kcdconstruction.com
Yes, wow, you do have a very great giveaway!! thanks for the chance.
ReplyDeletenurnanc@gmail.com
Oooo lovely colors! And the book looks gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI actually have the book already (and a signed copy even! I bought it direct from Kristin's Web site), but I would love to try the yarn.
ReplyDeletecatepolacek@yahoo.com
Wowza! Those sweaters are gorgeous! What a fun sounding book :) Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colors, I would love to see them up close!
ReplyDeleteWow - this is exactly the kinda of knitting that sings to my heart. What a challenge waiting to happen thanks for the opportunity.
ReplyDeletePamela
I've been a fan of Kristin's designs for years and love her use of color! What beautiful colors of yarn! I've not tried it yet. Maybe I'll be the lucky winner!
ReplyDeletemomartist on Ravelry
I love Kristin's blog and I'd love to win her book. The sweaters are terrific!
ReplyDeleteOooohhhh! What a wonderful giveaway. Love all those colors.
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ReplyDeleteKristin's books are great.
ReplyDeleteI would love to win Kristin's book and the yarn well thats a real bonus!
ReplyDeletethanks, beautiful colors
Kathie
Oh! Me!Me!Me! :-)
ReplyDeletele0nasaid@hotmail.com
I love your podcast and would love to win wool and/or a book. Pick me, please.
ReplyDeleteGeri
inglisg@sympatico.ca
Yummy!
ReplyDeleteeldictson@yahoo.com
i would love love love to win..
ReplyDeleteBAM_2006@hotmail.com
I have not explored colorwork yet...what a fabulous way to try it out! Love your podcast. I am curretly catching up from the beginning. I have 6+ hours of labwork a day to listen to podcasts and you make my day soooo much more fun! I'm Jennie-Pennie on Ravelry. ~Jennie S.
ReplyDeleteYummy Yummy Colors..........
ReplyDeleteWhat a great contest, all those colors make me happy!
ReplyDeleteI borrowed this book from my library when it first came out and fell in love. It's been on my wishlist ever since. I love those sweaters too and the little blanket with hearts on it. What a great interview!
ReplyDeletepick me!
ReplyDeleteThose sweaters are beautiful
ReplyDeleteThe yarn looks so pretty and I'm starting to try color work and have looked at getting the book.
ReplyDeleteMsT on Ravelry or book_lover_1982@yahoo.com
Oh MY. Scads of colorful yarn!
ReplyDeleteI recently came across an older book of Kristin's and have fallen in love with all the color work. So far, I have made mittens and a hat. I need to check out her newer book for more great inspiration!
ReplyDeleteWould love to try this yarn!!
ReplyDeleteThose colours look gorgeous! Thanks for hosting the giveaway :)
ReplyDelete(SarahVV on Rav)
I still haven't tried real color work like the ones in this book!
ReplyDeleteAwesome giveaway! I'm AmeliaKnits over on Ravelry.
ReplyDeleteI've just begun to learn colorwork. I'd love to have a chance to work with this yarn and these gorgeous colors.
ReplyDeletejoyceetta@gmail.com
I love the colors!!!
ReplyDeletenelljorae@gmail.com
Beautiful yarn! Would love to be able to play with it!
ReplyDeletedawnk777 at gmail dot com
Tweeted at http://twitter.com/dawnk777/statuses/12312368683
I actually knit the two sweaters on the left for my granddaughters and can attest to the beauty and great handling of the Julia yarn and the great patterns in the book.
ReplyDeleteI've never done color work before!
ReplyDeleteHishandmaiden on Ravelry
I would LOVE to win this amazing prize and have a chance to explore color more!
ReplyDeleteI'm a little scared to try color work, but I think I'd like to try it!
ReplyDeleteExcellent giveaway!!!!!
ReplyDeleteRav ID whitsknits
springtime with Julia... an irresistible offer. That yarn looks scruptious!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous colors! I actually have some in my stash. I didn't know that Kristin developed it.
ReplyDeleteThis book might inspire me.
Let's try this again...Colorwork is the one thing I really haven't gotten a handle on yet. What great motivation! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteAnd... I posted about your giveaway here: http://youjustgottakeepknittin.blogspot.com/p/contests-giveaways.html
Such beautiful colors and I'd love to check out Kristin's book too!
ReplyDeleteElizabeth
rwb53@optonline.net
wow: would love to have both those things! Thanks for the opportunity!
ReplyDeleteThe yarns are gorgeous! I would love to win that book!
ReplyDeleteI'm at Poethead@gmail.com
Oh wow. Me please!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful stuff!
ReplyDeleteLove Kristin! And her yarn and patterns. Thanks for the interview and the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteJust started listening to your podcast and am enjoying it very much. Also, I happen to have Kristin's book out of the library right now and am loving the colors!
ReplyDeleteI love Kristin's sense of color and design. Her patterns are also very well written. Oh, I hope I win!!! :) kellanefarm@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! Hope I win!
ReplyDeleteI love that book & would love the yarn, too! Thanks, Alana--Dana
ReplyDeleteGorgeous colors and beautiful sweaters. What a fabulous giveaway.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great giveaway!! Such beautiful yarn and the book looks awesome. I'd love to win. Thanks for the chance to color my world. :)
ReplyDeleteOh my! Winning all that yarn would be like Christmas! I would love to win it!
ReplyDeleteGreat giveaway! Count me in please!
ReplyDeletejuliewittATshawDOTcom
What a generous giveaway! I took a class with Kristin recently and had a blast! The yarn is to die for! Soft and great to knit up. I have the first book, but not the second one, yet.
ReplyDeletepointysticks@verizon.net
Your blog is getting so popular and I can't believe I am the 141 commnts since you have posted this new post! One of us would be the lucky winner - so excited!
ReplyDeletea6wong@yahoo.com
Colorific!!
ReplyDeletejendada on Ravelry
Pick me! Pick me!
ReplyDeleteWOW! very, very nice colours!
ReplyDeleteThis looks lovely! I love your podcast. :)
ReplyDeleteI am definitely entering for me and my cat.
unicorn.moonwoman@gmail.com
Oh my what a fantastic giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI love your podcast - i came across it just two days ago :o)
radiantreflections@xtra.co.nz
What wonderful colors!
ReplyDeleteI've been dying to make a colorwork sweater for my little baby girl. I'd love to win!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the colors of the yarn!
ReplyDeleteGreat colors and the fiber content is yummy.
ReplyDeleteNebraska Knitter
what lovely yarn! oooohhhhh. so many colors!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful giveaway, as always. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteOh wow! This is truely an awesome prize. I really enjoyed the interview too :)
ReplyDeleteJenny (jrt35 on Ravelry)
That's an awesome prize! The book looks great, as does the yarn. :D
ReplyDeletedragonharrower@gmail.com
How wonderfully generous of you!
ReplyDeletejustplainbeth@myfairpoint.net
Would love to try colorwork from that wonderful book and lovely yarns. What a wonderful prize. You can find me on ravelry
ReplyDeleteI think this is one of my most favorite books ever! I did post a link here as well: www.littlenutmegproductions.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteI would love to add this knitting book to my library and this yarn to my stash!
ReplyDeleteI have had my eye on this book since it came out a little bit ago. And I love these yummy yarn colors! (Valerie: george544 @ juno dot com)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteWow wow oh my gosh wow
ReplyDeleteWow - I just found Kristin's blog and info. It is so fun, playful and creative - I thought I'd burst! Can't wait to see more!
ReplyDeleteAnn
The Lavendar Tree
www.thelavendartree.etsy.com
www.thelavendartree.blogspot.com
What a beautiful giveaway to inspire spring knitting!
ReplyDeleteWhat a stunning prize ... the colors are so vibrant. My fingers are crossed. randidukes@verizon.net
ReplyDeleteGive linked on Facebook account:http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bettys-Loft/258108806110
ReplyDeleteWow-wee...what a giveaway! Gorgeous yarn and thanks for the great interview.
ReplyDeleteiI love that Kristin is not afraid of color! And she is so creative.
ReplyDeleteparknpaige@att.net
Wah! What a great giveaway! Kristin has such a wonderful eye for color. It'd be great to win to try out her color designs and her yarn.
ReplyDeleteI'm dying to do some colorwork soon. That is great book!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great give-away!
ReplyDeleteWow what a great giveaway! Hope I get lucky!
ReplyDeleteOh goodness! I've had that book in my wish list for a month or two and can't believe your about to give it away! I would SOOOOO love to win.
ReplyDeletetaconsolo@yahoo.com
Wow. i love all the color!
ReplyDeleteI've seen pictures of the patterns before and loved them, but didn't know until the podcast that there was so much instruction on how to do the colorwork. Awesome! The more tools I can learn to improve my colorwork, the better!
ReplyDeletelexiworthington@gmail.com
I am such a big fan of Kristin Nicholas. Her yarn colors are simply gorgeous, and the possiblilites for creativity are endless! Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteKelly (kiwibirder@verizon.net)
thanks for the giveaway. the book looks awesome. kungfucujoATgmailDOTcom
ReplyDeleteThis would be so fun to knit!
ReplyDeleteI've finally decided to try my hand at FairIsle. I would LOVE to win that gorgeous yarn and Kristin's extoardinary book.
ReplyDeleteSusie
lsdelozier@msn.com
Would love to win this! I really like Kristin's color sense and designs.
ReplyDeletewhat a wonderful prize packet :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a treat it would be to be able to knit with that lovely yarn. My fingers are crossed (which certainly makes typing difficult (~_~)
ReplyDeleteAmm
abelau@ocsnet.net
Waoh! Beautiful colors and beautiful patterns. Pick me, and you'll make a very very very very happy knitter! :)
ReplyDelete(silenceacide@neuf.fr)
Would so LOVE to knit with this! Oh please... let me win :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful giveaway. My children are grown but my neighbours have baby girls & those patterns are adorable
ReplyDeleteChris x
beautidul colors and I love this book too!! this is really a beautiful giveaway!
ReplyDeleteon twitter http://twitter.com/CirceBellesB/status/12332750951
I can't begin to tell you how happy I would be to win! Thank you. just2debbie2000 at yahoo dot com.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic giveaway! I'd love to try some colourwork and that would be a push in the right direction
ReplyDeleteHow about a woven basket for your knitting projects or the beach. These are from Lantern Moon.
ReplyDeleteColored Regenerated Yarns
I haven't tried out knitting with so many colors within a garment! I would love to see if I can attempt it!
ReplyDeletehandworks@gmail.com
The projects in the book look so fun! Just beautiful yarn too!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win these lovely yarns.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! Love the colors of Julia.
ReplyDeleteSara in AL
smdenbo@aol.com
Love it and would love to win. susankuyk@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!!!
ReplyDeletebarblt99@yahoo.com
I love all that color! Absolutely beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhat amazing colors! Kristin's work is just wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to win this yarn. It's so soft and beautiful.
ReplyDeleteCarol D
This book has been on my wish list for some time.
ReplyDeleteI was really inspired by this. Listening to her, seeing her house on the website, the patterns...now to get some time to do something! Maybe I will add some colorful flowers to my next grand daughter sweater.
ReplyDeleteEvery color is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLove those sweaters and would really enjoy knitting one for my daughter.
ReplyDeleteWhat gorgeous yarn!
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