Tuesday, 21 February 2012

Giveaway: Fluffy Yarn

Remember the long loopy scarves I knitted for my sisters at Christmas?



Well, I've got lots of that fluffy faux-mohair (100% acrylic) yarn leftover and - as there's a limit to the amount of fluffy scarves I can knit for my friends and family - I thought it would be fun to share some with you guys :)

I'm giving away one set of cloudy blue yarn...



... and one set of black yarn:


My scarves were knitted in basic garter stitch, knitting two strands of yarn together to make one thick strand. I used very chunky needles (needle size 000 / 15 / 10mm) and cast on about 15 stitches and then just kept knitting until the scarf was as long as I wanted. Then I cast off and stitched the ends together to form a twisted loop (like this). Easy!



If you'd like to knit your own loop scarf or have something else you fancy making from the fluffy yarn, leave a comment on this blog post for your chance to win. Remember to say which colour you'd prefer! 

I'm happy to ship internationally, so anyone can enter. Leave your comment before 10pm on Tuesday 28th February, and I'll pick two winners at random on Wednesday 29th February. 

Please make sure you leave a name or pseudonym (no anonymous comments please!) and leave a blog link, Twitter username, Etsy username or email address so I can contact you. If I'm unable to contact the winner within two weeks, I will pick someone else. 


P.S. pop back tomorrow for another crafty giveaway...


UPDATE: this giveaway is now closed.

40 comments:

Sian said...

Ooh, I'd love to be in with a chance of winning the black yarn. That's a lovely scarf. Love your blog by the way!
@pickettywitch

The undomesticated scientist said...

always up for wool. mum does loads of charity knitting and i know she'd love to use this! either colour is fine by me!

Nannie Sheila said...

Oh a lovely *fluffy* give-away ...... yes please, I would love the blue ..... my eyes don't knit black lol.

Lynn M said...

I'd love to win, I'd like the blue one.

Amy said...

I'm all for the cloudy blue - They both look pretty and soft though!

My e-mail is wallmalker1 at gmail dot com. Thanks!

CarlaK.be said...

wowee ! i'd like to win the blue yarn, thanks for the chance!

creadientje said...

I have this kind of yarn in light blue in my stash, but with a black scarve I will make one of my relatives very happy!!

Annabelle said...

Wow - oh to be first at something!
I have just come back from a knitting circle meeting - I am a new knitter - and finding this is wonderful. Blue is my favourite colour and I just LOVE fluffy yarn.

Suzanne said...

How generous of you! I'd love the blue. It's just beautiful!

Melissa Graham said...

I love the blue fluffy stuff. I would love to make me a scarf with that. Thanks for a great giveaway and good luck all.

Pene said...

Oh how strange I'm crocheting a mohair scarf at the moment and was just thinking I need to get a different colour to do a frill round the edge? I think either of these would be lovely so please include me thanks
Hugs
Pene x

Moois van mie said...

joepie!!!
I'm totally in yarn at the moment!
NI like the blue !

brooke said...

Fun! Seems like an easy project too!
Id love the black one!

le petit architecte said...

Oh "it's so fluffy I'm gonna die"
I like the black yarn the most :)

Fiona said...

Love the idea of faux fluffy mohair. Either colour is fine by me. But if I did win and have a choice I think blue is my fave.

MM said...

love the blue yarn...would love to make a similar scarf...it's lovely!

http://pedacosdomundomm.blogspot.com/

Fleur Cotton said...

Thanks for the lovely giveaway, if I'm lucky I would love the blue yarn.

Happy Knitting
Fleur xx

fleurcotton.blogspot.com

Vixanne said...

Oooo, please include me in the draw. I'm thinking either of those yarns would look lovely worked up into a crochet creation. Both yarns look yummy, an blue is my favourite colour :)

Eliana said...

Great giveaway...I love the blue!!

Eliana

Chelsea W said...

Lol, Le Petit! The scarf is beautiful :-) I would be happy with either color, but if I have to choose, I would go with black. Thanks for the chance!

shouchlei said...

Would love the dark yarn. Little Bee hat for my lil' BB would be great!

chrissie said...

Ooh how lovely. Got a feeling that we will need nice soft fluffy scarves well into spring. Please enter me into your giveaway and if I win then either colour if fine- love them both.

homemade@myplace said...

Well, I was thinking to knit a black cowl for my little sister because of her birthday....what a lovely coincidence!!!
Love, xxx Alessandra

brambleberrycards said...

Hello. Would be thrilled to win either and try knitting for first time sice I was a little girl!
Thanks @bramble_cards

Hayley said...

I would love to win this!
I love both colours, but I think a blue fluffy scarf would look lovely :)

@hayleysellick

Gabrielle Hellwig said...

I would love to win the fluffy light blue yarn! So pretty!

Etsy username: TinyTiptoesBoutique

Drianis said...

Beautiful yarns! I would accept one of those sets! ^^

@drianis or drianis@gmail.com

Ofelia said...

it's difficult to decide but I think I'd love to win the black yarn better than the blue.
Thank you for the giveaway.
ofelialamejor(at)yahoo(dot)es

marta said...

I do not knit, but if I win the wool, I'll give it to my mother and ask hr to make me the scarf. I prefer the blue colour.thank you. marta (sakehanska@virgilio.it)

lovelyai said...

I would love to win the black yarn!

ai_lotus2(at)yahoo(dot)com
Twitter: lotusearthlight

Crochet Addict UK said...

Wow what a fantastic giveaway. I would love to win the blue! susand1408(at)googlemail(dot)com
I hope you don't mind but i've also added your giveaway to my blog giveaway page.
http://crochetaddictcfs.blogspot.com/p/giveaways.html

Aida said...

I'd really like to try my hand at a loop scarf with the blue yarn. It looks very very fluffy :)

Tanita said...

I will try my luck!

Doug said...

Would love a chance at the black yarn, thank you for doing such a fun give-away! (@dgou)

Kathy said...

Blue would be my choice if I won.

craftymummy said...

Ooooo, I'd love to win either colour of these lovely wools

Rachel @ The Philosophers Wife said...

I'd love either yarn!

Unknown said...

I like your scarf and would love to make one of my own.So,pick me :-)
My e.mail is hanci06@net.hr and my blog is http://strasilo.blogspot.com/

davybidosa said...

my mom would just love the blue one! thanks for sharing:)

ursulla@ukr.net

Robyn said...

I like both colors, but I would pick the blue over black.

Thanks for the giveaway!

robyn(dot)geddes(at)gmail(dot)com