Honors Geometry on Knit Picks! (and the winner of the Giveaway)

Exciting news! My Honors Geometry pattern just went up on Knit Picks as part of the IDP program.

Knit Picks makes it so fun to pick out yarn for their IDP projects - you can just drag and drop your color choices and see which look good together. For this sample, I had fun with some new colors. I knit it in Wool of the Andes in Fedora (brown), Lullaby (dark purple), Fairy Tale (magenta) and Avocado (green). 

This face says NO NONSENSE

And thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway for my new pattern, Julep Jacket. The winner is...

Congratulations, NanaJen! Look for a message from me today! 

Holla Knits Spring Blog Tour (with a Giveaway!)

I showed you my new design, Julep Jacket, on Monday, but there's a lot more of Holla Knits amazingness where that came from...

There's a two-way tie for My Favorite Design in this issue, and it's between Stefanie Pollmeier's Nachtfalter (above) and Emma Welford's Just Beachy (below). Which to knit first? Both are super cute California-appropriate summer tops. 

These designs aren't the only lacy, summery designs in this issue, though.

Tessa Gregorio created the lovely Lady Bat (above), and Courtney Spainhower's Meeting Point combines lace with geometry. 

But if you're not quite ready for light, lacy knits, there's still something for you in the form of Allyson Dykhuizen's El Matador, a bobble-encrusted cape! 

Each pattern is available for $6 on the Holla Knits site

So, who wants to win a copy of my Julep Jacket pattern? 

I'm giving away one copy to a lucky reader - just comment below, and make sure to leave your email address! 

The giveaway will close next Friday, April 26th at midnight. In the mean time, check out the rest of the blog tour:

April 16 - The Sweatshop of Love

April 17 - Canary Knits

April 18 - Yarn Hollow

April 19 - Under the Red Umbrella

April 22 - Stash, the Knit Picks Staff Blog

April 23 - Emma Welford Designs

April 24 - Pink Brutus Knits

April 25 - Rewolluzza

April 26 - Knits in Class

April 29 - WEBS Yarn Store Blog

May 1 - Masi Knits

May 3 - Unplanned Peacock

And the giveaway winner is...

Thank you so much to everyone who entered my giveaway for Sew Mama, Sew's Giveaway Day! I had a record-breaking 334 entries. And welcome to new readers!

The winner of the giveaway is Michelle who blogs at Sew Shellz!

Thank you to everyone who left a link to something inspiring - I have to do a round-up post tomorrow, there was a lot of stuff I want to share! 

If you'd like to give feedback on the Giveaway Day, head over to Sew Mama, Sew and check out this post.

It's May Giveaway Day!

It's that special day: Sew Mama, Sew's May Giveaway Day! 

I love participating in SMS's Giveaway Day - hundreds of blogs will be giving away fun stuff all week, so visit the link to check out what you can win.

This time, I'm giving away a copy of Amy Karol's Bend the Rules with Fabric, and two fat quarters of vintages linens. 

If you haven't read the Bend the Rules books, you'll love them! Very inspiring stuff. 

To enter you must:

• Leave a comment on this post before 9pm on May 25th
• Leave your email address in the comment
• Live anywhere on planet earth

If you'd like, you can leave me a link to the most inspiring project you've recently come across. I love new inspiration!

The winner will be chosen at random on Friday morning. Good luck, and happy Giveaway Day!

Ohio Knitting Mills Knitting Book Winner!

Congratulations, Elizabeth!

You won the Ohio Knitting Mills Knitting Book. I'll email you later today!

Giveaway - The Ohio Knitting Mills Knitting Book

This past Christmas, my mother gifted me The Ohio Knitting Mills Knitting Book.

I'm a sucker for vintage and vintage-inspired patterns, so I requested it, thinking it might have a few fun patterns. The photography looked amazing from the promo pictures online, and I love a knitting book with great photography - just inspiring, you know?

I was not prepared for the wealth of information this book contains! Not only does it have great vintage-inspired patterns with gorgeous photos (for men and women, both), it includes the entire history of the Ohio Knitting Mills. From inception to designers and designs, there are lots of interesting details about running a knitting mill in the early 20th century. Each pattern is inspired by not just one sweater, but many, and there are great photos of these lovely vintage sweaters. 

Now, if you're like me - you'll love the mix of interesting history and hip patterns, with a great visual aesthetic. Lucky for you, when my mom ordered this book for me, she accidentally clicked twice, and ordered two. So you can thank Jean M. Canavan for this giveaway. 

To enter:

• Just leave a comment! 
• For fun, tell me which decade inspires you most (I love the 60's. So much fashion packed into 10 years!)
• Leave your email in your comment - written like this: katie (at) gmail (dot) com
• Open to everyone

The giveaway will close Tuesday, May 10th at 9am. I'll pick the winner randomly at that time. If you're bored, hop over to my mom's blog and thank her for accidentally sponsoring this giveaway. She's a really talented watercolor artist, so there's lots to see!

Good luck!

friendship bracelet winner

Everyone's a winner when it comes to friendship, right?

And since only 5 of you entered my friendship giveaway - you all win! 

Congratulations Meghan, Allyson, Sloane, MafiosaGrrl and Nicky! 

I'll send each of you two bracelets of your choice. Look for an email from me later today. 

friendship bracelet giveaway!

Ok, so I got a little carried away...

I started making a few of these finger-knit friendship bracelets to send to some college friends, and I just couldn't stop! They're so fun and easy, and before I knew it, I had a lot. Soooo many. 

I have more than enough to swap, so I want to give some to my online friends, too! Just leave a comment to enter the giveaway and I'll pick two winners next Monday. Each will win two bracelets in the colors of your choice. Huzzah!

winnerrr!

I enter a ton of blog giveaways, but I rarely ever win - luck of the draw! So when I got an email from Julia & Yuriy of Mr & Mrs. Globetrot, saying that I won their giveaway, I was extra excited. 

Julia & Yuriy took 6 months to travel the world after their September wedding, and they post tons of gorgeous pictures and interesting stories of the people and places they've seen. After taking so many awesome pictures, they opened a store for their prints when they returned to the states - Handle with Care.

They sent me a t-shirt! I love the cute illustration. You can get one for yourself or look at their pretty prints here.

Giveaway Winners!

Thank you to everyone who entered the Sew Mama, Sew giveaway! Extra thanks to those of you who are new followers or said you'd book mark my blog and stop by later. Always nice to have new friends!

It was so fun to read through all 215 comments. I loved hearing about your holiday traditions and stories. So many good ideas, and some really funny stories.

Without further ado, random.org tells me that the winner of the ornament is Sandy and the winner of the brooch is Kim! 

If you didn't win and would like to purchase a holiday ornament or brooch, please stop by my etsy shop. Anything that is ordered this weekend will be shipped on Monday. Thanks, everyone!

It's the day of the (holiday) Giveaway, y'all!

Another giveaway, you ask?! Tis true! 

Once again, I am participating in Sew Mama, Sew's Giveaway Day (Welcome, new readers - I'm Katie, nice to see you!). Myself and hundreds of other generous bloggers will be giving away goodies all week, so click the image below for more details.

Now on to what I am giving away!

There will be two winners, chosen at random. Winner #1 will win their choice of felt holiday ornament (pictured above, more pictures on my flickr and in my etsy shop). 

Winner #2 will win their choice of felt brooch, below. Please note that I will make these to order, so you can pick and choose which styles and colors you like. 

To enter, simply leave a comment and make sure your email address is somewhere in there. The giveaway will close at 9am on December 17th, and I'll pick two winners at random at that time. I will ship internationally, but please note that I cannot guarantee that your prize will get to you before Christmas - sadface. 

Ps. If you want to make my day, in your comment you could also share some sort of holiday story or tradition or anecdote! Good luck!

Happy December!

I feel like December is really winter. November is just like - "maybe it will snow, but hopefully not." Once I went to the beach in November in Chicago, so really, I will probably never be able to take it seriously ever again. I mean - I swam. in. the. lake. So yeah, November is not winter.

But December - it's cold. 

And on that note - the giveaway! Thank you to everyone who entered - reading your stories was amazing. Random.org tells me the winner is...

Jingle, I'll email you today about the particulars!

Holiday Giveaway!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend! I had a deliciously huge meal with my friends, spent some time with my family, performed a few shows, and sewed a lot of ornaments. 

To kick off the holiday frenzy, I would like to giveaway an ornament to a lucky reader - Whoohoo! You can see the available styles above and in my shop. 

To enter, just comment here with your favorite holiday tradition or memory and I'll pick one winner on Wednesday, December 1st!

technical difficulties....

Sorry for the lack of blog-age around here. We have been very unhappy with our ISP for awhile (who shall remain nameless...) so we've been trying to switch for the past week or so, meaning we have not had any internet at home, a sad situation.

Ooo, and these little labels. I ordered them awhile ago from a rather generic label website and I just looove them, but I keep forgetting to sew them on things! The next batch of stuff will have them, I promise (myself).

Also in the past week or three I've noticed a little bump in followers - Welcome, new friends! Thanks for all the kind comments, I'm glad you're here!

I'm counting down to 100 posts now (this should be 92?), and I'm thinking about a doing a 100th Post Giveaway! What kinds of things would you like to win? My creations? Craft Supplies? Vintage... something? 

Giveaway Winner and an Interview

Thank you, everyone who entered my giveaway! There were 90 of you, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading your comments. I think the overall winner for 'favorite book' was Pride & Prejudice, which I have never actually read. So I'll get on that.

Now on to the winner:

Annnndd number 45:

Congratulations, sy! I will be emailing you later today for your mailing address, etc.

Gwen did a little interview with me over at the Brain Surgeon Theater blog. It has a bunch of crafty stuff in it, so if you're new to my blog, head on over and read all about it!

It's the day of the Giveaway!

Yay! As part of Sew Mama, Sew's giveaway day, I will join over 250 generous bloggers in giving something away. Huzzah!

Here's what you can win from me:

An embroidered wall hanging, handmade by me. This Alice in Wonderland-inspired hanging is just over 4.5" at the diameter, and is mounted on a hand-painted wooden frame. The pattern is my own.

A felt birdie brooch, also handmade. It's about 2" at the widest point, and the pin back is securely sewn on.

Also included in the package will be some sewing supplies - two remnants of vintage plaid wool, a yard of vintage lilac pompom trim, 5 skeins of brightly colored embroidery floss, and a pretty patterned pillowcase (the background).

So the winner, which I will select at random, will get everything you see pictured above!

To enter, just leave a comment on this post and tell me one of three things:

1. A book, album/band or movie you would recommend

2. Your favorite craft

3. Your favorite project of all the projects I have blogged about

Alright, you only have until Friday, May 21st to enter. Good luck!

Edited to add: I will ship internationally, and please make sure I can contact you somehow, or check back on Friday. Thanks!