Congratulations to the Winner!

Hello,

Well, today is the day!  The winner of the blogiversary giveaway is: Jules (Tanknit)!!  Congratulations Jules!!  I hope you will enjoy the project bag and stitch markers!!  

Thank you to all who entered, this was a lot of fun, and I hope to do it again soon.  I wish each one of you a wonderful weekend.

xoxo, R

Blogiversary Giveaway

Hello,

Well, it's finally time for my blogiversary giveaway!!  I know I'm a couple months late, but I thought it was better late than never.  I will be giving away a sheepy project bag and some beaded stitch markers, both handmade by me, to the lucky winner.  To enter all you have to do is leave a comment with your email or Ravelry id on this post.  The giveaway will be open for one week, and I will announce the winner on Saturday August 24, 2013.    

Here's a close-up of the stitch markers, they will fit up to a US 6 knitting needle.  They're made from the tutorial I did awhile back, so even if you don't win you can still make some of your own.  They are easy and fun and are great way to use up those cute beads they have in all the shops.  Plus, I always like to personalize my knitting, and these are a fun way to do it.  

Good luck to all who enter and thank you again for being such awesome blog readers.  I am truly Blessed!

xoxo, R

And the Winner Is...

Hello,

Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway and for all the kind comments!  The winner of the Bee Keeper's Quilt pattern is Lucy Chen.  Congratulations Lucy I have contacted you through Ravelry!!  I hope you have a fun time with this pattern.  I still haven't started mine yet, but soon, hopefully soon.

I hope you all had a wonderful week, mine went very well.  I got most of my tasks done and we enjoyed a lovely visit with my sister's friend over the weekend.  I didn't however make much progress on any of my projects but this week looks a bit slower, so hopefully I'll be able to make some headway.  I have yet to pick my Ravellenic Games project(s) so that is something I need to do this week as well, preferably in the next day or so.  I'm really not sure what I would like to make for it, I have a small list of contenders, but nothing has really jumped out at me yet.  I'll have to give it some more thought.  Are you taking part in the games this year?  What have you chosen?  What do you think would make for a good project?  I'm open to suggestions and ideas!

xoxo

The Bee Keeper's Quilt Giveaway

Photo: Tiny Owl Knits

Hello,

This week looks like it is going to be a busy one!  My cousin's stag and doe is on Friday and I still have baking to do for it, I need to get my products done for the Pancake House this week, my sister's friend is coming from Toronto on the weekend for a visit, we need to clean the house, and our Island is doing a bunch of community things this week for the War of 1812.  There doesn't look like there will be much time for blogging, so I thought I'd have a giveaway!  Sound good to you?  One of the projects I really want to start this summer is a Bee Keeper's Quilt by Tiny Owl Knits.  This pattern reminds me of summertime: the reference to bees which are always around in abundance, the mix-up of colours makes me think of a garden full of blooming flowers, and the small portable size of the hexipuffs which make for perfect summer knitting.   The idea of using summer free time to get a head start on something that will be greatly appreciated in the upcoming fall and winter months has me enchanted.  How fun it would be to knit these little "puffs" during all the different summer activities - camping, family vacations, sporting games, at the beach or the park or even the cottage.  I imagine all the memories I could knit into this gorgeous blanket!  Then every time I snuggle under it in the cooler months I'll have all those summer thoughts to keep me warm.

So would you like to knit along with me and make yourself one of these gorgeous blankets?  If so, all you have to do is leave a comment on this post with your Ravelry id and I will choose the winner next Monday July 30th.

Good luck to everyone and have a wonderful week!

xoxo

Blogiversary and 400th Post Giveaway

Hello,

I was planning on posting about this giveaway yesterday but before I knew it, the day had gotten away from me.  Bingley the cat is starting to fit in nicely at our house, although interactions between all the animals still requires supervision, which doesn't leave me with much time to get online.  Mom has been busy planting her gardens and flowerpots the last few days, so I've been the main supervisor while she's outside.  I don't mind though, I've been able to get some knitting done when they are sleeping.  I'm now on the final rows of my Whippoorwill.  Yay for nap-times!!  It's funny because I feel like I'm babysitting the animals as I would little children - making sure they get along, stay out of trouble, don't hurt themselves or each other, entertain them, feed them, etc.  It's been good practice for when I have my own kids!  Anyways, enough about all that, on to the giveaway!  Since I recently celebrated my 3rd year blogiversary and 400th post, I wanted to do something to thank all my wonderful readers.

I'm going to pick 4 lucky winners at random and they will be able to choose a pattern from one of these great designers:
Susan B. Anderson
Anna Hrachovec of Mochimochi Land
Veera Välimäki
SpillyJane

To enter leave a comment at the bottom of this post with your Ravelry id.  The giveaway is open until 11:59 PM (EST) Sunday June 10, 2012, I will post the winners on Monday and gift the patterns to your Ravelry inbox.  This is open to anyone who has a Ravelry account, if you don't have one yet, I highly recommend it, Ravelry is the best thing since sliced bread!

Good luck to you all!!
xoxo

Double Pattern Giveaway!!

California Dreamin'

Hello,

This week is going to be a busy one for me since Easter is coming up on the weekend and I have lots of baking as well as Eastery related things to get done.  I thought the blog would be on the quiet side over the next few days, so I've decided to have a giveaway!!  The theme is things that have been on my mind lately:

1. I am trying to patiently wait for the newest Jane Austen inspired knit-along to be released over in the Knitting with Jane Ravelry Group.  I'm really hoping it's based on Emma.
2. California.  Last year at this exact time I was in California for a wedding, and so I've been thinking back to that a lot this week.  I blogged about it here, here, here, and here.  Such fun times were had on that trip.  Sunshine, the ocean, great family, a wedding and yarn....what more could a girl ask for? 

So because of these two things, I've decided to giveaway a pattern of your choice from the designers Annie Riley, because she is the designer for the Knitting with Jane Group and Alana Dakos of Never Not Knitting, since she is based out of California and is a favourite designer of mine.

To enter:
Leave a comment with your Ravelry ID.  I will choose two winners, one for Alana's pattern and one for Annie's pattern.  The winner will then get to choose which pattern by that designer they would like and I will gift it to your Ravelry account.

The giveaway will be open till Monday April 9th 11:59pm EST.  I will announce the winners the next day and will contact the winners by Ravelry message.

Here's a link to Alana's pattern store.

Here's a link to Annie's pattern store.

Happy Easter to you all!!

xoxo

P.S. This giveaway is only open to those with a Ravelry account.

And the Winner Is....

Helloo There!!

We have a WINNER!!  Congratulations kepanie!!  Yay!  I'm so excited for you :D  I hope that you enjoy your prize and I will try to get it sent out to you right away. 

Thank you everyone for participating and for all your lovely and kind comments, they made my whole week :D  I'm so blessed to have such wonderful blog readers!!

I will be back very soon with a TON of updates on all the projects I've been working on.  Until then, have a great day!!

Much Love xx

A Few More Additions

 Hello Again!!

I just wanted to pop in to show off a few more things that are making their way into the giveaway :-)  Since summer is almost here, I thought a nice beach tote and some summery reading were in order.  There's nothing quite like relaxing in the sun flipping through the newest magazines.....it's one of my favourite things to do.  Just ask my sister.  I remember how we spent hours one particular summer floating in the pool reading the July and August issues of Vogue (which are always the best!).  Nowadays, you will find me reading issues of Debbie Bliss (my favourite by far!), Vogue Knitting, and most certainly Interweave Knits while soaking up the sun.  This issue has some lovely lacy cardigans, a pair of lacy socks and the cutest Camp Smock by Mary Keenan.  It truly is a great issue!!

I also made a few little sparkly stitch markers to add.  I can never seem to have too many, and I hope that you are the same way.  Plus, it's always so nice to have something pretty to mark repeats and rows I think.

Today is the last day to enter (which you can do here) - you have till midnight!!  I will be back tomorrow with the winner :-)  Have a great evening everyone!!

Much Love xx 

2nd Year Blogiversary Giveaway

Hello!!

Yesterday marked my 2nd year of writing this blog!!  Wow eh??  In some ways it seems like I've been doing this forever, and in other ways it seems like I just started.  A lot has changed over the last two years and I'd like to think that I've improved in both my knitting and blogging.  This blog has been a real source of joy in my life and I hope to have many more years of blogging ahead. 

To celebrate and to thank you all for coming along on my journey through my crafting and my life, I'd like to host a little giveaway.  The picture above shows the main part of the giveaway prize - the book Nature's Wrapture contemporary knitted shawls by Sheryl Thies and a ball of Shoppel-Wolle Crazy Zauberball.  There will be a few more added goodies that I don't have finished just yet, but I will leave them as a surprise for now (you never know though, I might share a little peek during the week).  I chose these two because: 1. I'm thinking of doing a "Summer of Socks, Shawls and Sweaters" on the blog, where my knitting will be pretty much focused on these projects, and both of these seemed to be quite appropriate.  And 2. I've been knitting so many socks lately that I thought I'd give you all a chance to knit some too :-)  They're quite fun and I'd like to share the fun with you all! 

To be entered to win, please leave a comment with your name/email or Ravelry id so that I can contact you and let you know you've won.  I will be keeping the giveaway open until Wednesday June 8th 11:59pm EST.  I will choose a winner at random. 

Good luck to you all!!  And thank you from the bottom of my heart for reading my blog and following along with me through everything!  I feel so blessed, and I think of you all as my friends :-)  Have a wonderful weekend!!

Much Love xx

Happy Belated Canada Day!!

Hello Knitters,

I know I said I was going to be back on Wednesday with a picture of me in my dress I sewed, but you know what, I forgot my camera at home when we went to the graduation! My Aunt did get a picture of me, so hopefully I can get a copy from her and share it with you soon. I wanted to write on Wednesday and update you all, but I wasn't feeling very well, so I just laid low and relaxed. Yesterday was super busy, I baked bread and worked on various things and before I knew it the day was done! So here I am today :-) Ready to share a few projects.

First off, last Sunday after I finished my Seaside socks, I began another pair of socks using Knit Picks Felici Fingering weight in Positively Pink. I'm using a pattern written for a child's sock and adjusting it to fit my feet. I really liked the design and wanted to have a pair of my own! So far it's working out. I've gotten to where I'm about to start the heel. These are anklets so I can wear them even on warmer days. Here's a picture:



The next thing I wanted to show you all is the finished project bags for the giveaway winners. They are now all ready to go. I'm hoping to mail them out on Monday. I thought it best to wait till after the holidays to send them out.

And last, but certainly not least is my most current project. It is a Wrap-Me-Up Puppy from Itty Bitty Toys. I'm making it for a special someone and will reveal more once it's complete. I started this on Wednesday, but soon realized I forgot my fiberfill at home last week, so this evening my sister and I are going to Fabricland to look for wedding related material, and I thought I'd pick up a bag while there so I can get this little one finished soon. I also hope we get a chance to go to Walmart so I can pick up a ball of cotton yarn to make the blanket with since I don't have any colours that I want for it here. My goal is to have this done by the end of the weekend.

Yesterday was Canada Day here. We didn't do anything exciting, but I'm hoping that on the weekend we will be able to have some sort of a celebration. I'm thinking of combining Canada Day with the Fourth of July since part of my Dad's family lives in the States and I feel like I have a small little bit of American on the inside of me :-)

I hope everyone is having a lovely start to the long weekend. Take care to be safe and enjoy the festivities!!

Happy Knitting!!

And the Winners Are....

Hello Knitters,

I've picked the winners for my blogiversary giveaway! I'm so excited for both of them :-)

Winner #1 - (Comment #2) Lisa said...I'd love to be in your giveaway...that yarn is beautiful and I love the project bags, too. Happy Blogiversary!

Winner #2 - (Comment #20) One Sheep said...Happy Blogiversary, and Thanks for the giveaway. The flowers are beautiful, and the prizes are too. If I don't win a prize, may I have some flowers?

Congratulations Lisa and One Sheep!! Please email me at fairytaleknits@live.com with your mailing address and I will get these prizes out to you as soon as possible.

I'm sorry I never got back with pictures of the finished project bags, but the cording I bought was too big, so I need to pick up some smaller ones tomorrow. I will post a finished picture of both before I send them off.

It's been a super long day for me today, so I will be back again tomorrow with an update of my weekend and what I've been up to. Congratulations again to the winners!

Happy Knitting!!

Blogiversary Giveaway!!

Happy "First Day of Summer" Knitters,

I hope you are all enjoying this lovely day! As promised, I'm having my one year blogiversary giveaway today! Are you ready to see the prizes? Well, here they are:

This time I'm having two winners!!

Winner #1 will receive two skeins (one blue 604 and one blue 630) of Blue Sky Alpacas Dyed Cotton as well as one large project bag and one small project bag (made by me).

Winner #2 will receive two skeins (one purple 618 and one yellow 638) Blue Sky Alpacas Dyed Cotton as well as one medium project bag and one small project bag (also made by me).

You can seen the corresponding project bags in the group picture. They're not completely done, that's why I didn't take full pictures of them. I'll try to get some up as soon as they are done. All that's left is to add the drawstrings, but what I had originally bought for them is not going to work so I need to find something else. The larger project bags are big enough to hold medium sized projects, and the small project bags are the right size for socks or small toy projects.

All you have to do to enter is leave a comment at the end of this post. The contest will be open for one week, and I will announce the winners on Monday June 28th, 2010. Good luck to everyone!

I thought I'd leave you all for today with some pictures I took this morning in my sister's garden. What a perfect way to begin the summer, don't you think?

Happy Knitting Everyone!!

P.S. Sorry for the edit, but the post posted itself before I was finished.

100th Post Giveaway!!

Hello Knitters,

I have something very exciting to share with you! Today is my 100th post, and to celebrate, I'm having a giveaway! One lucky winner will receive: 1 Blue Sky Alpacas Project Bag, 1 Spud and Chloe Pencil Case, 1 Spud and Chloe Two-For-One Socks Pattern and 2 Skeins of Spud and Chloe Fine in the new shade called Lipstick. All you have to do is leave a comment (just one per person please) at the bottom of this post, and you will be entered to win. I will leave the contest open till Friday April 30, 2010 @ 11:59 pm and will post the winner on Saturday May 1st. I wanted to do something special for all my wonderful readers, you all are such an encouragement to me and I appreciate you taking the time to read and comment on my blog! Thank you so much for all your support!

Good Luck To Everyone!!