On Episode 49 I had the privilege of sharing a knitting story provided by designer, Gudrun Johnston and reviewing the beautiful yarns from the company Yarn Love.
Both Gudrun and Yarn Love have contributed this amazing prize for you to enter to win.
This prize includes a copy of Gudrun's new book The Shetland Trader Book 1,
and 7 skeins of Yarn Love yarn!
And the Elizabeth Bennet yarn would be so nice for the Hömin Shawl.
All of the Yarn Love yarns are wonderful, but I found myself particularly enamored by the Elizabeth Bennet yarn in the colorway Allure. It's just.. alluring. I'm really into this hazy gray/blue color lately.. and this yarn is incredible. It has a beautiful sheen and texture. This would make the loveliest shawl.
It's almost too good to use for socks..
So there you have it. 1 beautiful publication, 7 amazing skeins of yarn, 1 very fortunate winner.
To enter to win, please leave a comment including contact information under this drawing post.
Only one comment per person please.
In your comment I would love to hear what your favorite Yarn Love colorway is!
You can check out all of the color options HERE.
A winner will be randomly chosen and announced on February 15, 2011.
Please check back then to see if you've won!
806 comments:
«Oldest ‹Older 401 – 600 of 806 Newer› Newest»Wow. Those colorways are AMAZING. I love November Sunday. It would make a great pair of EZ's mitered mittens.
Awakening Earth. After the snow that just hit the Midwest, it would be lovely to see a bit of green.
Lagoon and Early Crocus are my favorites. I think. Or Tranquil Waters. or, or ......
mcado64@gmail.com
1d3c on ravelry
They are all beautiful, but Into the Blue & Art Deco speak to me.
Hi
What an amazing give away! I love the patterns and the yarn is lovely. my favorite is the antique teal. I have alot of thisncolour in my house and in my wardrobe. I loveit. Carla
Today my choice first choice is "Precious Jade" but I think if you asked me tomorrow it would be "Early Crocus". Lovely yarns!
jenniferhking at me dot com
The patterns are gorgeous. If I don't win I think I will have to buy the book! My fav colorway is bouquet because it reminds me of spring.
Angie
angie.smith@q.com
Bouquet is my fav. I love that whole package what a nice prize to win!
kingdom.knits at gmail.com
Rachel in VT
Pretty Yarns!
I don't know if I can even pick one or two colors, I love them all! If I had to choose my favorites are: Allure, Rhubarb, and Art Deco. I wouldn't even know which pattern to chose either, they are all so beautiful. My e-mail is: desire.is.a.wicked.little.high@gmail.com
Tulip is very pretty! amymay0269@yahoo.com
Tie between rhubarb and early crocus!
Thanks so much for the contest - I love Nirvana, but Art Deco is a close second!
I just bought some yarn from the overstock account and can't wait to knit with it. I've not heard of Gudrun before. I added several of her patterns to my cue.
kristen@dtbm.org
they're all absolutely beautiful! if i had to choose one, it'd be early crocus. thank you so much for your wonderful podcast--and blog--and patterns!
i'm littlegrey on ravelry just in case you need to let me know i won! ;)
I love Nirvana!
Pick me! Pick me! Pick me! Pick meeeeeeeeeee!!!
BTW my favourite colourways are Art Deco and Shiny Penny.
Great drawing!!!
earl grey is my fav! so beautiful! ashleymccauley on ravelry
I've been on a serious blue kick lately, so I'm really loving armour... so pretty! I'm drawn to the yellows too though- a sure sign that spring is approaching!
The colorways are beautiful! I love shiny penny and into the deep
pamelammgarcia@gmail.com
I've been eying this book, and the yarn colors are so gorgeous I couldn't possibly pick just one. I think my favorites are among the new ones: Allure, Martini, and Stallion. . . .
I love Elizabeth Bennet and this yarn!! Pick me! My ravelry name is Allengator
Art Deco !!
Its beautiful.
Id love to win this giveaway
fibbermcphee@hotmail.com
My favourite colour - lagoon!
Thanks for the drawing.
littlemazeATyahooDOTcom
Art Deco is my favorite... Would love knitting up this beautiful yarn!
Art Deco is my favorite... Would love knitting up this beautiful yarn!
I'm loving the Saffron...love those bright sunshine colorways :).
I love earl grey - thanks for the giveaway!
I love Earl Grey! I've got many of these patterns in my queue...
Wow, this is gorgeous yarn,Alana! I don't think i could pick a favorite, but I'm loving the New Champagne.
cathi.myers@gmail.com
They are all soo yummy!! I think i would go with the Pizzaz!
Yummy! Teal and cranberry are my favourites. With a 2011 yarn diet going on, I am drooling!
Choose just one colorway! Are you out of your mind! They're all so wonderful! Art Deco, Armour, Ancient Forest, Earl Grey, Shipwreck, and Velvet Midnight are some of my favorites.
I love all their yarn colorways. What beautiful skeins: lagoon, tulip, fling, and early crocus to just name a few!
I can see why it's called "yarn love", because I'm pretty sure I LOVE all of the different colors! Please pick me! gorgeous...
i love the nostalgia and art deco colourways -- gorgeous!
I love the ancient forest colorway
I love Into the Deep and Allure. I've used Awakening Earth, and it's beautiful too. Any one of the colors would be wondeful.
brodorothy@gmail.com
I love Into the Deep and Allure. I've used Awakening Earth, and it's beautiful too. Any one of the colors would be wondeful.
brodorothy@gmail.com
OMG! All the colors are just gorgeous! If I was forced to pick a favorite it has to be Belgian Chocolate.
Gorgeous!
muse(underscore)79(at)hotmail(dot)com
She has wonderful patterns & the yarn colors are beautiful.
Fabulous colours! I love armour, haute couture and pizzaz
meeli@spinfinder.com
Oh, such a fab giveaway!
I love the colourway Into the deep, such rich and beautiful tones...
E-mail: moaboa [@] telia.com
Take care!
Moa
Sooo beautiful - but my favourite is Art Deco :) Thanks for sharing :)
My favorites are Valentine, Gala and Haute Couture - all their colors are lovely though!
Wow! Quite a prize. I would be honored to be entered to win. I am going to go with Cranberry, but it doesn't seem that you could go wrong with any of them! latifa
Forget me not, Into the Deep and all the greens and the cranberries...
asterideatgmaildotcom
Thanks, Alana, for introducing me to this beautiful yarn! It's so hard to choose a favorite color, but today I would say it's between Awakening Earth and Jewels of Autumn. Tomorrow it would probably be something else.
Shiny Penny and Forget me Not are my favorites.
crgennaroATyahoo.COM
As a Brit knitter I've covetted Yarn Love for some time- it's quite pricey here. I've always loved their variegated yarns like Nirvana but I have to say, having just seen Art Deco? There's a rival for my affections....
Beautiful yarn - and the small shawl is exactly what I have been looking for!
Pamela Fertitta
pmfertitta@att.net
All the colors are beautiful, but my favorite is *New* Art Deco.
anna.natalia@gmail.com
There are so many beautiful colours! I love Dryad and Early Crocus.
I'm KitsyBabcock on Ravelry. Thanks for the chance to win!
So many favorites but I love the bright colors of Nirvana!
Oh...what a giveaway! I checked the colours of the yarn and they are all beautiful...but my favourite are dryad and earl grey :) I'd love to have them!
I can't choose one colorway. I really like Haute couture, art deco, and valentine. basketballknit on ravelry.
Lots of gorgeous colors, but I think Earl Grey is the most eye-catching. Great giveaway!
The colorway Belle is just that, beautiful!
jc184304 (at) ohio (dot) edu
oh, there are soo many colors to choose from, I like the Tomato, Belle, Cove and soo much more. I've been wanting to try Yarn Love for a long time!
What an opportunity! The colors are all beuatiful, I love ALL the blues and greens, but if I had to choose one I would have to say the Art Deco? Or maybe Bouquet (even though I realize it's not blue or green). I can not look away from Teal either...it's impossible to choose.
schatzi.knits@gmail.com
Favorite colorway is Fresh Celery.
Love this giveaway!
Wow, there are so many great, vibrant colors to lust over! I really like the new Vintner Green. Very luscious!
How difficult to choose a colour! I would go with Nostalgia...or maybe Earl Grey or even Tuscany. But really? I love them all!
ytknits
What an amazing bundle of goodies! I love Art Deco myself.
jmharald AT hotmail DOT com
Allure is so pretty. What an amazing giveaway!
With so many beautiful choices, it's hard to narrow it down to just one. Martini and Earl Grey definitely caught my eye.
Thanks for all the time you put into your podcasts. I always look forward to listening to them!
You can contact me by clicking on my name. My email address is listed in my Blogger profile.
I love the "Ancient Forest" color. That's definitely my favorite, although they are all just beautiful! (I'm karlak63 on ravelry)
The patterns in that book look lovely. I especially like Teetik and Norie. My favorite Yarn Love colorway is Champagne.
My email: pokehdot@gmail.com
What an incredible drawing! I have been looking and looking at all of the The Shetland Trader patterns ever since they were announced -- they are so beautiful that it is hard to decide which one to knit first. The Yarn Love yarns are just stunning, too. I love so many of the colors, especially the blues and greens. I think Allure would have to be my first choice, but I'm smitten with Antique Teal, Ancient Forest and Fresh Celery too.
You can find me on ravelry as shadystroll.
Gorgeous! My favorites are Vintner Green, Candied Lemon, Martini and Allure.
Would it be greedy to want them all??? Such beautiful colorways - I just can't pick one!
tracihans@aol.com
I love Gudrun's patterns...they are all beautiful.
Love this! Great Valentine's gift.
slj1807@yahoo.com
Wow! So many colors. The Art Deco is very much MY color, but I think I'd love to knit with the Candied Lemon right now. Perfect for these gray days.
not sure I'll be lucky... But I'll try :) My favorite colorways are teal, gray, light blue.
otruta80(at)gmail(dot)com
http://t-otruta.blogspot.com/
I love art deco
I can hardly just pick one. I love Early Crocus, and would love to see how it knits up. Please enter me... divine_nanny@hotmail.com
I love the yarns. My favorite is friendship and tuscany. They are all so beautiful..Sue (alagrneyez@aol.com)
Wait, I can only have one favorite colorway? Eek. Um, I'll go with Martini, whose shininess jumped off the page.
Wow, lots of great colors - I think my favorites are vintner's green and bloom.
bowmanrach@gmail.com
Wow, what a great giveaway! :) I'm not sure what my favourite colourway is; Bouquet looks interesting in the skein, as does Earl Grey. The solids are really pretty too, especially the pinks and teals.. But I think my favourite will have to be Earl Grey! Gotta love a cuppa. ;)
The yarns are gorgeous- but to keep my "favorites" to just 3- it would be the Rhubarb, shiny penny and earl grey colorways! Thank you for the opportunity to win such a generous and beautiful gift!
Thank you for the opportunity to win such a generous and gorgeous gift! My favorite top 3 colorways are Rhubarb, Shiny Penny and Earl Grey.
I like Allure and Ancient Forest, but it is a hard choice will all of those pretty colors.
"archamanda" on ravelry
I am always drawn to purples, so Violet Vale looks lovely to me!
CathyP
Great giveaway with awesome patterns and beautiful yarn! It was hard to choose, but my favorite Yarn Love colorway is Bouquet, as it reminds me of a watercolor painting. My favorite "subtle" colorway is Earl Gray and my favorite "bright" is Tutu. Lots of great choices!
stephanieDOTnoganATgmailDOTcom
love love love love me some gudrun. thanks for hosting this giveaway, that's mighty nice of you.
It is really hard to pick just one color, but I am really drawn to Nirvana when I look down through all the gorgeous colors.
rrhockeymom@gmail.com
Saffron and Belle are beautiful. Would love to try some of the patterns too.
msbaerbaer@yahoo.com
Really love Whisper and Allure. Such gorgeous yarn! (love.and.knitologie@gmail.com)
It's impossible to pick just one, but I love how rich and restrained Earl Grey is, and the exuberance of Stormlit Poppy. Thankyou for the giveaway!
Hi
Shiny Penny does it for me but they are all gorgeous!
Looks like beautiful yarn. Count me in.
barbalt1 (at) cox (dot) net
oh, I saw the book when she previewed it on her website!! I love that hat. I really like Art Deco and Belle. And about 10 others. :)
bigblueice on Ravelry!
The allure and antique teal are my favorites.
How can anyone choose one color?!?!? But I have wanted to do something in a type of teal so Art Deco would be very wonderful.
backpackandpearls@gmail.com
What an awesome giveaway!
Oh wow, so many amazing Yarn Love colors! I think Stallion is my #1, followed closely by Earl Grey.
I love the candied lemon colorway! I see spring!
I am literally drooling the book and yarn is so lovely.
Yarn Love does not make a color I wouldn't love to squish in my hands. Into the Deep and Art Deco are tied at the top for me. Champagne is second, or perfect to pair with either of those. I think I love them for their names as much as the colors!
SO hard to pick just one favorite colorway! But Violet Vale is calling me right now :)
millertime on ravelry
This looks like beautiful yarn! I always love knitting with a new yarn . . . it's like finding a new friend. I love them all, but have to go with Allure, I think. Thanks for making this available through a giveaway!
My favorite is 'Martini'....such beautiful colors all! Hoping to win...Ana
anahuron@gmail.com
Oh wow - I can't choose just one favorite color. Allure, Cranberry, Stallion and Earl Gray, and New Martini.... so beautiful!
It's either Saffron or Art Deco (I think - it's so hard to choose!) Thanks for the giveaway.
slj14850@gmail.com
Oh my, what lovely colors!
I've narrowed my favorites down to three - Bouquet, Forget Me Not, and Tranquil Waters.
Keep up the great work.
Loved this podcast and Gudrun's story. Reminded me of myself. I'm a purple lover so I was instanly attracted to Stallion but I also love the variegated Armour and Awakening Earth. Thanks.
bsmommy11(at)yahoo(dot)com
Beautiful yarns! I love Earl Grey and early crocus. I live in Wisconsin, and the crocus buds are a welcome sign of spring, and the yarn is perfect!
So so many....My choice is Tulip.
IL love the color Tomato. Beautiful red!
These are GORGEOUS! If I have to choose just one: FLING
what beautiful yarn and a great giveaway! i am especially draw to colorway allure it is gorgeous!
I love Yarn Love yarns! I have a few skiens in my stash in the Elizabeth Bennet yarn. My favorites from the site are Rhubarb, Fling, Valentine and Warmth. My email address is vwstexas@yahoo.com
I love Gudrun's patterns and I have been aching for her book. The yarn is gorgeous, too hard to choose a favourite. illicium@hotmail.com
I love Yarn Love already, but would welcome the opportunity to love her more and fall in love with Gudrun! The Pizazz colorway speaks to the girly-girl in me.
I'm particularly fond of Warmth and Armour, but it's had to resist any of them posed all pretty like that.
That yarn looks absolutely divine! I'd love to win this giveaway!
charlottejane17@gmail.com
For me, it's a toss-up between Art Deco and -- oh, wait, I just spotted Earl Grey. Augh! Can't decide!
(arletterocks at yahoo)
Hard to choose a favourite colourway but I'm going to go with Ancient Forest because it reminds me of going for walks in the forests near my home on Vancouver Island.
I am currently knitting a pair of Gansey socks with Elizabeth Bennett yarn in Plum Cake. It has the most fabulous feel - I want to knit all of my socks with this yarn. This colourway is from last year, don't know if it is still available, but it is soft and pretty and delicious, just like a plum cake should be.
Okay,I checked and Plum Cake is no longer available, so sad. But so many new and fabulous choices. I do love Allure, Velvet Midnight and Whisper.
And Belgian Chocolate and Champagne....sounds like dessert to me.
These seem to be gorgeous yarns ! I'm always on the search of beautiful yarns, they are not so easy to find over here. Most of the yarns they are selling are more commercial, less natural. Although I should choose for 'Belgian chocolate', my fave is 'Stallion'. I hope Belgium is not too far away to participate ... ?
I love Maiden. But it was so hard to pick a favorite from the divine selection. Love the names of the yarns too. So many of my favorite people/characters!
libertyjbe@gmail.com
I would choose whisper
Oh - this yarn looks delicious, and I would *love* the book! I've had my eye on it for a while!
"Dryad" seems to echo of wonderful fairytale places...
So hard to choose. Guess it will be Velvet Midnight. Thanks for another great drawing!
clovermillie@gmail.com
Those yarns are scrumptious! Love the Earl Gray. Love it!
trisha(dot)rothoff(at)yahoo(dot)com
Stallion and Art Deco are great. dana.sloan at gmail dot com.
There are so many lovely colors! But I like Pizazz, Art Deco, and Allure. I've been wanting to get Gudrun's new book--thanks for the chance!
I love Martini and STormlit Poppy (What a name!, though I would choose something more connected with leaves (ie, green, yellow green, etc). for that gorgeous hat of yours.
I love Yarn Love! All the colors are so beautiful (lately I am really loving Sunny Skies!) and so so squishy and soft. Love, love, love them!
~Jessica, RAV ID: MonkeyButtBabies
I do agree, the Elizabeth Bennett in Allure is just gorgeous!! But all of the yarns are simply delicious.
How lovely! I think Stargazing is especially beautiful.
What beautiful yarn!
danettefoster at yahoo dot com
Wow what great color..my favorite would be Into the Deep, you can't top a great deep blue.
denrhof@gmail.com
Those are beautiful patterns, and I'm a huge fan of Yarn Love. I adore Art Deco.
I love Whisper, Ancient Forest, and Antique Teal.
Too many to choose a favorite, but if there must be just one, Whisper is it.
Pick just one??? Ack! Lagoon.
good2bhome02@hotmail.com
Oh, I love Gudrun's new book - it's on my list to buy, but would love to win it. As for the yarn - total drool. I guess my favorite colors are antique teal and cranberry, but I love all the semi solid ones.
I LOVE the dryad colorway and the patterns! I love finding pattern collections where I want to knit all of the pieces and this is definitely one of those.
Great Blog, I think my fave colors would be martini or stallion or maybe ancient forest, it is hard to pick.
Mel
melshel1@yahoo.com
I love the new colour Rhubarb... it's so fresh and bright..... and then there's cove, and art deco and stallion..... wow!
pbmorrell@shaw.ca
Wow, what beautiful colors, I think my fave is martini, stallion or ancient forest.
Melanie
melshel1@yahoo.com
Wow, what a spectacular prize! the yarn and the book are both gorgeous.
Wow! The colorways are gorgeous. Into the Deep is definitely calling to me. bufo13 on ravelry
Wow - a ton of color choices! All lovely! I'd have to pick Ancient Forest as I'm a sucker for green!
lndkent comcast net
I think the idea of yarn named for Elizabeth Bennet is simply delightful!
It is really hard to pick a favorite colorway - at this moment, I think I'll say "Fresh Celery" - although I'm sure I'd have a different answer 10 minutes from now!
Thanks!
RobinV (Ravelry)
Wow, those are beautiful. I've been wanting to knit Norie so much!
I love it all! I have used Yarn Love before and I love it! I really like Shiny Penny.
cmliffengren at gmail dot com
I love so many of the colors, but my favorites are Art Deco and Belgian Chocolate! Thanks for continuing to put together such a great podcast!
MissyT on Ravelry
They are all wonderful - I'm partial to Champagne, Earl Grey, Cranberry and Bloom.
Wow, it's hard to pick a favorite color. I love them all. But I'll say I really like "Art Deco".
francieos@yahoo.com
Maybe it's because we have gotten 6' of snow in the past month but I am feeling drawn to Early Crocus right now, which is very out of my comfort zone. Lagoon is much more typical of my favorites!
-aprilshowers
Another fantastic giveaway!! I like the shiny penny colorway!
Just discovered your podcast for the first time this evening (via Gudrun's blog). I now have a great new site to bookmark. Looking forward to making the cabled cowl. It's impossible to choose one color but I think I'd start with antique teal, martini, ancient forest and earl grey (love the tea and the color!).
I love the saffron .. omcv04@gmail.com
Hard to pick just one....
I really like Fling. It's very festive.
Thanks for the chance. :)
kellieps3 at gmail dot com
Beautiful! If I have to pick one colorway I'd choose "Belle" but there are so many wonderful colors!
theyarnkat on Rav.
every color that has blue in it, i like. and green. and pink. and...yeahhh. i didn't see a color i DIDN'T like.
tak307@comcast.net
I love "stallion". Would love to win this give away!
It is a beautiful book, and the yarn is gorgeous!
rachakno at gmail dot com
I forgot my favorite colorway! Probably because I can't pick just one: velvet midnight, art deco, nostalgia...
Hands down: SAFFRON. It looks good enough to eat, and I can't imagine a happier color to be able to wear!!!
Elizabeth Bennett? Awesome name! =) Hope I win! renferi@gmail.com
Nirvana, Art Deco, and Stormlit Poppy all called to me. I hope to see them at Sock Summit this year!
knitwish on Ravelry
WOW - so many to LOVE. Saffron and Tutu are definitely high on my list!
Knit Knock
Great podcast! Wow, I think there are quite a few beautiful colors here....hmmmmm, I guess, if I had to choose, it would be Friendship!
Great hat pattern too.
haccents@att.net
All the colors are so beautiful but I think my favorite is Stallion! I hope I'm the lucky winner as that sweater on the cover is calling my name!
bertalizbal@yahoo.com
This is wonderful. I love the Tomato and Ancient Forrest colorways. Too many to choose from. :-)
A beautiful giveaway! Thank you so much!
indigoandquince@hotmail.com
I love Dryad and Vintner Green - both such lovely greens.
jessica (dot) snell (at) gmail (dot) com
Shiny penny! (:
Awesome giveaway. Thank you!
I've been putting off purchasing this book because I couldn't decide if I should get a hard copy or not.
The pictures are so gorgeous that I know I want the book. But I also know that all I need (or will use, really) is the digital copy.
I really, really want to knit Norie, so I guess I need to decide soon...or win (:
tracynoel79 at gmail com
So hard to choose, but I would pick cranberry - thanks for the giveaway! cynthiadonahue@gmail.com
Such pretty yarn, so hardvto choose a favorite. But I really like Early Crocus.
Tuscany and into the deep !!!!
Love her patterns- would love to win
Beautiful patterns... Love them all, but my fav is Martini...
Sparkling pool ? lagoon ? Gala ? difficult, love them all!!
Thanks for the chance to win
My favorites are Belgian chocolate, Earl grey too.
Beautiful colors and beautiful patterns.
My absolute favorite is Nostalgia... I love the pops of red!
ooo! the antique teal is gorgeous. gorgeous!
They are all beautiful but Allure is stunning.
Candied lemon, the most sunny of yellows ever, is my favorite.
I love Nirvana!
There are so many!! It would have to be either Lagoon, Tranquil Waters or Earl Grey. Hmmm. Beautfiul yarn.
tazrus1@hotmail.com
Wow, I swear I could feel that yarn through the podcast! I would love to feel it in person, and knit some of those amazing patterns!
I would love to knit one of those amazing patterns and from such amazing yarn!
I have to say, Celestial Rose is the most delicious!
Beautiful yarn and book - thanks!
To go along with my purple love right now, I would have to say harmonic violet.
Hello!
I think I like dryad the best!
mlangfitt777@comcast.net
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