Contest winners!

Contests | April 10, 2008
By Tina

Good Morning everyone!

Here are the 10 winners of the “How many skeins of STR does it take…?” contest. In order of the most votes first.

1.Hat for the Moon / tinkertots

2. Stonehenge Covers / irishgirlieknits

3.Breast Cancer Socks / Milly

4. Baby Surprise Jackets for Polar bears / Teri

5. Flamingo Neck Warmers / Patty

6. World Peace/Great Wall / Barbara

7. Ozone Cover / Sue Grandfield

8. Washington Monument / Rachel Griffin

9.Canadian Bacon / Lucinda

10.Lace Hot Air Ballon Canopy Cover / Sue Corkhill

Congratulations to the winners!!

please email us at sockclub@bluemoonfiberarts.com with “contest winner” as the title. Let us know the colorway you want (from the current site offerings) and whether you want STRL or STRM.

Thanks to all contest participants! You made it such a fun contest.

tina

Cast Your Vote!

Announcements, Contests | April 03, 2008
By Tina

Sorry for the delay. Here is the link where you all can vote on the wonderfully creative contest entries.

All the details are on the survey site.

thanks

tina

Top 20 BMFA picks are:

Jolly Green Socks / Melisa Berg , Lace Hot Air Balloon Cover/Sue Corkhill, Hat for the Moon/tinkertots, Stonehenge Covers/irishgirlieknits, Flamingo Neck Warmers/ patty, Tailwarmer for Sleipnir/Sid, Washington Monument “cover”/Rachel Griffin, World Peace/Great Wall/ Barbara, Blanket for the Antarctic Polar Ice Sheet/Donna, Baby Surprise Jackets for PolarBears/Teri, Breast Cancer Socks/Milly, Camouflage Kevlar Vest/Julie, Canadian Bacon/Lucinda, Body Bag/Jessica, Well Cozy/Tricia Rawsley, Homeless Socks/Jana, Ozone Cover/Sue Grandfield, Mail Carrier Bag/Cathy-Cate, Silk Sweater for the little sheepies/Jolene. Taa daa!

How many skeins of STR does it take to…?

Contests | March 13, 2008
By Tina

Let’s say knit a sock for an elephant or better yet a trunk cozy.

( It also could be a scarf for the Eiffel Tower, a car cozy, a neck tube for a giraffe… anything goes)

I want creative outrageousness and a bit of yardage info. So, you will need to do some guesstimation math.

For example, if you were going to knit a sock for an elephant you would need to know the average size of an elephant’s foot and how long up it’s leg you would want said sock to go. Then estimate the yardage based on those numbers. Oh, and of course stitch pattern. I am thinking you would not want to knit lace for an elephant. You might need a double sole also. A picot edge for the female elephant would be a lovely touch. We do not need a full out written pattern here just a concept with some numbers to support and embellish it. And of course the number of skeins of STR.

The world is your knit canvas! There are so many parts of our planet we could cover in knitted goodness (not just elephants). Consider this avant garde, textile art design.

We will award 10 yarn prizes ( a skein of STR in the weight/color of your choice) for the favorite absolutely most creative and ridiculous design concepts.

Please put your entries here in this post, as comments so we can all see.

Deadline for submissions is the 28th of March.

We will pick the top 20 and then put them out there for everyone to vote on. We have subscribed to a survey service which will make contest voting easier.

Well , I do believe that covers it and should keep us all occupied for a bit. I am off to see how long an elephant’s trunk is…