Red Sweater KAL: today is a RED LETTER DAY!

Wednesday, November 01, 2006

today is a RED LETTER DAY!

today is our first Red Letter Day, generously sponsored by Chris Roosian of http://www.briarrosefibers.net/ Chris's red letter day is her birthday, so if you have a minute, stop at her site and give her a shout-out! or better yet, stop at her site and take a gander at her wonderfule yarns (there's plenty of red over there!)

anyway, let's get to the drawing. i printed all the names of the KAL participants out on the computer and cut them apart to enter them in the random name generator

then i stirred and stirred til i felt one that felt right

and the winner of the Briar Rose Yarn is . . .

get ready . . .

i know you wanna know . . .

congratulations fiberjoy!

6 comments:

Laura said...: Woohoo! Congratulations, Fiberjoy! :-); November 01, 2006 9:38 AM
Fiberjoy said...: Hurray! Hurray! Hurray! Shouting with happiness.
(I never win at drawings.)
To win some of lucious Briar Rose yarn; ymmm, ymm. I can scarcely wait to bury my hands in it.

Jigging with joy; November 01, 2006 11:28 AM
Jean said...: Congratulations Fiberjoy!

Happy Birthday Chris!

Great blow-by-blow action photography Anne!; November 01, 2006 1:35 PM
Linda said...: I agree with all that Jean wrote! Congrats to Chris for birthday (and prize giving!),to Fibrejoy for winning, and to Anne for THE most suspense-filled blog entry!!; November 01, 2006 1:59 PM
Jo at Celtic Memory Yarns said...: Oh Fiberjoy, I'm so pleased! Couldn't have been someone nicer! And you with a new baby granddaughter to celebrate and all! I'm so happy I'm doing a little dance right here in West Cork!
Love
Jo
Celtic Memory Yarns
(who is getting on with her own Red Sweater KAL project, honestly); November 01, 2006 2:09 PM
Anonymous said...: oooh, lucky fiberjoy!! i so wanted this prize.. i'm totally jealous!! :)
happy birthday chris!!; November 02, 2006 4:13 AM

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Red letter days

I know that often there aren't prizes given to KAL participants, but there will be this time. Since this isn't a race or anything, prizes won't be given out for the first sweater knit or anything like that. Anne had something a little different in mind, and it goes like this...

Prize contributors will pick a Red Letter Day. The names of all the current KAL participants will go into a hat, and one will be drawn. Ta da! A prize winner is born. The contributor will contact the winner, get her address, and send off the winnings.

Anne wanted me to be sure to let you know that anyone can contribute to the Red Kitty. To put it in her words, "maybe leftover red yarns from KAL projects, i dunno! books, needles, etc, also welcome." Let Anne or I know directly (email us) if you want to add to the Red Kitty.

Chris wants to celebrate her red letter day, November 1, her birthday, in style by donating either a 1500 yard skein of red Legend yarn or two hanks of the bulky Sonoma in red, winner's choice. Either way, it's enough to knit a sweater. Winner: Fiberjoy
~~Deb will give away a ball of red merino sport weight yarn on November 3, 2006.~~ Winner: Julia FC
~~Lynn will give away a set of four ladybug stitch markers on November 11, 2006.~~ Winner: Charity
~~Lillith will be giving away a kit for a little red beret, on November 17, the day she's having her commitment ceremony. The yarn is her own handspun (similar to this); the pattern is included.~~ Winner: Lyn
Also on November 17, 2006, we have Karen celebrating her birthday by giving away a copy of the book, Simply Shetland 3 - at Galisteo. Winner: Carole
~~Peg will give away "some lovely red yarn and a few goodies in a red chocolate package" on November 19, 2006, her 46th wedding anniversary.~~ Winner: oakleyoriginals
~~Anne will be giving away one of her own patterns (winner's choice) on her anniversary, November 25, 2006.~~ Winner: Carie
Jo will give away one 100g/160meter skein of her yarn on December 1, 2006. The yarn will have everything from ribbon to glitter, handspun to homespun, eyelash to mohair, in reds of course but also golds, emeralds, and all the colors that evoke the glamour of a bygone age. It will make a scarf or small shawl that stops even winter traffic. Winner: kbattenhender
~~Laura will give away two 50g balls of burgundy Socka sock yarn on her very own red letter day, the celebration of her day of birth (we won't go into how many years its been): December 4, 2006.~~ Winner: Jan
Jacqui wants to add an Australian flair to the festivities. She has two balls of Rare Essentials cocoon in cherry (a blend of superfine merino, alpaca, silk and mohair) and one ball of Jo Sharp Desert Garden Aran Cotton in mareschino that she wants to give away on her birthday, December 14, 2006. Winner: Earin
Erica has a whole collection of things to give away on December 16, 2006 in two batches. Batch 1: a 100g ball of Opal sock yarn, a keychain sock blocker and mini-sock pattern, and a set of stitch markers. Batch 2: a ball of Brown Sugar yarn from Yarn Pirate, and a set of stitch markers. Winners: Briar Rose Fibers and Peg
~~Anne wants to celebrate Valentine's Day 2007 with style by giving away some yummy red yarn and a sweet surprise.~~ Winner: Deb