We’re fixin’ to start buttoning it up!
The ‘My Ex is Full of Knit’ contest that is.
We’ve gotten some great entries, but in true knitter fashion it appears that the bulk of people are waiting until the VERY last minute to finish (or in some cases, start) their Ex bags.
Be sure to check out the entries we have gotten so far that are in our gallery, and as they come in more will be added.
In case you’re new to the ADHD Knitting website and blog, the contest runs through midnight on March 31st which is next Monday. Voting will open shortly there after and run through April 5th. Voting is open to the public and will be conducted via a poll on our forums. The top 5 entries picked from the open voting will be the finalists, and the winners will be chosen by the ADHD Knitting staff. Winners will be notified by email and then posted on the blog!
This week we’re working on putting together the winning loot to be shipped out mid April to our winners. Prizes will be packages of yarn valued at $500, $300 and $200 respectively. The yarns will be yarn store quality (no cheap acrylic from us!) and will include brands like Crystal Palace, Rowan and Berroco, plus whatever else we have lying around the work space stash.
So my question today is this: for contests in the future is there anything other than yarn you’d like to see given away? Needles or sets of needles? Roving? A spinning wheel? (Okay, truthfully, if we end up being able to give away a spinning wheel it better be because Gail and I already have one and don’t need another one.) Knitting totes or other accessories? What else is of interest to knitters? Is there a particular author that you’d like to see books from in our giveaways? Gift certificates to yarn stores? I’m not making promises but we always want to know what our customers want/need.
I need more good quotes! Email me your quotes about mental illness, knitting, insomnia, mania, yarn, or anything loosely related to maxxnv@aol.com. If I use one of your entries you may win a little surprise from me! (Nothing like $500 worth of yarn, but I’ll do my best.)
Until next time, check us out on Ravelry.com too, at the ADHD Knitters group. There’s lots of chatting, advice and yarn licking going on over there and we’re up ’til the wee hours of the morning gabbing about all sorts of interesting things.
March 25th, 2008 at 2:42 pm
your the best. love it. perfecto.
March 30th, 2008 at 10:59 am
“…for contests in the future is there anything other than yarn you’d like to see given away?”
I think the yarn is great, but also think the other ideas are wonderful. Gift certificates for yarn stores might work best if they are for online stores, since so many are localized. Sets of circular needles, or dpn would be pretty awesome too, who can have too many?
Love the contest entries, I’m only sad that my schedule has prevented me from entering this time. Great job - to everyone, and a special shout out to the ADHD Knitting administrators (you guys are great).