DIVA KNITTING CONTEST!!!!
I’ve been thinking about having a little blog contest for a while. After reading Drew’s blog, an idea struck (well, not so much “struck” as “I am totally borrowing this idea”). So here it is…the first Diva Knitting contest…
What can you win???
GRAND PRIZE: 13 skeins of Jo Sharp Classic DK Wool Heather in Scarlet. This is a lovely 100% wool yarn that sells for $6.95 at Herrschners.com A $90 value…yours totally free if you win the contest.
Diva Knitting Challenge Rules:
1. Post a comment here…I’d like to get an idea of how many people will be accepting the challenge. You can save the button above and link to the contest from your site, but it’s certainly not required.
2. Make an 8 inch by 8 inch square (that’s 20.3 cm by 20.3 cm for everyone outside the U.S… can’t believe we’ve never switched to metric). You can use any pattern, any yarn, crochet or knit. This would be a great time to try something you’ve always wanted to learn or to show off your favorite stitch.
3. There is no limit to the number of squares you can send. Each square will earn one entry into the drawing for the grand prize.
4. Use the contact form to let me know your square is coming. I’ll send you my address. Send your square with your name, mailing address, email address and web address.
5. Wait patiently until the end of the contest.
6. All entries must be
7. On Monday October 24th, I’ll draw one name from all of the entries to receive the grand prize. Depending on the number of entries, I may also draw some “runner up” names for other prizes.
By now you may be wondering what I will do with the squares. It would be a shame to offer this challenge and have the squares go to waste, so my intentions are twofold…one totally selfish, one not. Selfish: I’m going to make an afghan for myself to be used for warmth and inspiration as I knit this winter. Not selfish: All remaining squares will be made into afghan/afghans to be donated either directly to Katrina victims or Crafter’s United Katrina relief.
Obviously, I am hoping for a lot of squares, so please help spread the word! In the event I get LOTS of squares, I may need some help getting the donation afghans ready (it would be WONDERFUL to have that problem). Let me know if you would like to help.
62 comments
What a clever idea!
sounds fun
:knitting: Great idea! Lesse what I got in my stash and I’ll start knitting up some squres ASAP:cheer:
Woo! I’m in!!
You know I’m totally there.
:mrt::thumbsup:
LOL I just had to use Mr T cuz it’s hilarious. I’m totally in, I WANT THAT YARN!!! Have you seen my stash??:whatever:
(OMG love that one too!!!!)
:cheer:great idea:cheer:
I hope you get lots and lots of squares, I will be sending some :jump:
I will give it a try, I am not very good at winging something off the top of my head in knitting and be able to come up with a correct size. Still a newbie and have no ida how to make something come out 8 x 8 without a pattern. Any suggestions and I will go for it.
I’ll play!
:jump:
OMG – I’m so stressed already!! What to knit … what to knit … I only have until 10/22?? OMG!! I … um … what to knit???!!
I would love to join in
Good way to practice my knitting, I may even have some crocheted squares that I could throw in as well. :jump:
Yay! Sounds fun. I’ll do it!
What a great idea! good thinking CK!
(On my blog, you asked about the pattern I am using for the Cami: it is from the book Weekend Knitting by Melanie Falick — great book, and this pattern has been on my list forever!)
Take care~
Will entrants from O/S be considered??
What a great idea! If only I had ANY crocheting talent whatsoever, I would love to participate.
I tried crocheting two winters ago — made scarfs for all of my friends. They were kind enough to wear them.
You are so creative! Great idea:grin:
Sounds like Fun !!!!
What the heck.. I only have about 15 projects going…:cheer::knitting::knit:
What a fantastic idea. can’t wait to start.:knit:
Oh, I want to participate too :jump:
Can I?
There are a lot of things I wanted to try out including making my own cable patterns. This challenge is perfect for it!
:knit: What a delightful idea! I can certainly spare a square!
I’ll give it a go! I’ll see if I can get the Northeast Knitters involved, too. But if one of them wins, I’ll have to wrestle them for the prize!
Bonnie
That’s a lot of incentive
I was thinking about that lately. i.e. how a foreigner like me could help in the cause.
:knit: I am in!!!
Very cool idea! Count me in.
This sounds like fun! and just what I need to get rid of some of my stash.
-saff
HEy DIva!! I’ll TRY my best to whip off a few to add to the fun! I’m currently spearheading a square making knitting mission for Katrina Afghans — but I’m speadheading it in CHINA! It’s amazing how these ladies all wanted to help out folks in the USA! Really heart-warming.
I’d send you a few of my squares (that I make) from this — but ours are 12″ x 12″. :knit:
I’ve commited myself to 20 squares for that! If I finish in time — I’ll send on over what ever I can whip up!!
Cheers!
Kimberli
For news on the Chinese Knitting Adventure…:knitting:
http://www.kimberlinewyork.blogspot.com
How cool!! I love it!! Does handspun count?
I love
this idea!!! I will go home and knit away this weekend for ya!!:knitting::knitting: Hopefully this will be me….:mail::jump:
What a great idea. I’d love to join in! No doubt in all this free time I have I can manage to make at least ONE square.:knit:
SOMEONE’s gonna lotto! Might as well be ME, right?? This is gonna be a GREAT way to break in my perpetual knitting sts calendar AND clean out some of those little yarn leftovers that are taking up VALUABLE STASH DRAWER space!! :jump: GLEEEEEE! :jump:
Good idea…i am in..:cheer:
That’s a great idea!! I’ll enter.
:grin:
WOOHOO! How cool!
Count me in!
Cant wait to tell all my friends.
Great idea! I’d be delighted to join in on the fun!
I love your idea! Wish I had thought of it. I´d like to try too. :knitting:
I’m in too!
:knit:
:knitting: I’ll join in!
ooooh!! I can do this! I can try out cables! Been dying to do that. And a little lace perhaps? Sounds like a plan!
I’ll snatch that button and spread the word!
Great idea, Kemp! I’ll see if I can put one or two together. There are some stitch patterns I’ve been wanting to try out!!
:knitting:
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Sure, I’m in. Knitting of squares will happen after the first of October as I’m working on something right now.
:knitting:oooh I found a great bobble twist pattern to try.. but I might just also do some plain ones as well to get them out the door!
Starting this project next week this week I have a deadline, and some soap sacks to knit up for a project at church for Katrina relief!
Keep knitting guys! The reward is great whether you win this contest or not.:knitguy:
Besides I am going to win!! hehehehe
:cheer: Count me in… I have something in mind that you may like…
angela
[...] I have a lace edge washcloth on the needles right now also, and when that is done I will start the squares for the Diva Knitting Challenge. [...]
:knit: Me! Me! :cheer: I’ll do it to win that prett pretty yarn! :jump:
:knitguy: I’m always game for a contest. And I just happen to have the book 100 afghan squares to knit! I think I’ll have a few ideas to knit up!
Claudia
Just what my creative mojo needs – I’m in!! :knit:
A parcel is ont the way to you……Enjoy!:jump::happydance:
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Heh, sounds like a good cause, the yarn I wouldn’t mind having, but I’ll do this because you asked, Kemp. See you on KH
-R-
Hi Kemp! I’m gonna try, though the deadline is coming and I have a few things I NEED to finish. What a great idea you’ve had to do this though, I’ll do my best!!
Jeez.. what a wonderful idea…
I, however, didn’t find out about it until this past weekend (too busy) and i have a the perfect idea but no time… phooey! :nono:
Can’t wait to see it, kemp!!
-hh
I would have loved to join in, but being all the way over here (=Sweden) there is no way I can knit squares and post them and have them with you by Oct. 22nd. The mail is usually pretty fast, but not that fast.
Good luck to everyone participating!
what a great idea!
my hurricane andrew blanket still goes everywhere with me.
and very tempting since i was just looking at jo sharp yarn.
Sure,I’ll send a square, even though it looks like you’re going to be seaming up several afghans.
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:knitting:
I am going to try to get the square done….jeesh, the 22nd huh….YIKES!!!!!!!!!
Just sent a big stack of squares!! Check your mail:mail:
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what fun and how nice!!! some questions, please? does one need a website/blog in order to be a contender (rocky-ish!)??? do you need to send only one square per envelope or can there be more (like one or two for you and one or two for crafter’s united)? .. will you send to canada? thanks!! :-)
[...] next picture is a bunch of squares knit up for the Diva Afghan contest some of them need to be blocked to their full 8″x8″ splendor, however I hope they work [...]
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