Prizes - Finally!!!

Whew... I'm sitting on my sofa, looking at the lovely yarns next to me thinking, "Where the hell did the summer go?!"
But we'll get to that another day. Today is about GIVING.
In May, I walked at Soldier Field after ending months of fundraising efforts that resulted in donations over $5000!!  You all were AMAZING and went above and beyond in your support of our walk for 2012.
I had prize donations set aside and had announced winners for three prizes before dropping off the grid for the past few months.
But you were never forgotten. I smile every time I see the shirt that I wore on walk day, bearing the names of the over 300 amazing crafters who donated to the walk.
And, now, I get to say thank you!

First is three skeins of Prism custom dyed yarns in the colorway Fog, donated by Legalknitter.
These lovely, silky soft skeins will go to:
mycozylife


Next are two skeins of Apollo base from The Great Adirondack Yarn co. in the colorway Clematis, also donated by Legalknitter.
These beautiful skeins will go to:
Susan Norcross


A four ounce bag of ...into the whirled fiber from the February 2012 Fiber Club - colorway Mercy Hartigan, donated by Cris of Into The Whirled
This beautiful fiber will go to:
bronwyndp


And then we have the coordinating sock yarn from Into The Whirled in Mercy Hartigan from Cris of Into The Whirled.
This squeee worthy yarn will go to:
marilu1213


Just in time for some fall knitting are three skeins of Alchemy Yarns Lone Star base in the colorway Early Fall, donated by Legalknitter.
These beautiful skeins will go to:
Lorraine Ea


One of my FAVORITES is Madelinetosh Tosh Sport and this Antler colorway would make a fabulour fall accessory, donated by Legalknitter.
These squishy skein will go to:
springpeeper



Two skeins of gorgeous Bijou Spun yak blend, donated by Legalknitter.
These indulgent skeins will go to:
AuntSuzeN


Two skeins of Mountain Colors Twizzle yarn in the colorway Glacier Teal, donated by Legalknitter.
These squishy skeins will go to:
BubbeMagoo


And two skeins of Mountain Colors Twizzle yarn in the Red Tail Hawk colorway, donated by Legalknitter.
These skeins will go to:
jenben


If you see your name, please contact me with your address and I'll get your yarnies in the mail to you.
As always, I thank you for your patience and your support!

AND... look for a new episode soon!

Love, Erin (MNY)

Episode 49 - Hello Stranger

No show notes this time - sorry! Please feel free to contact me via email or Ravelry with any questions. Thanks!! :)

She Lives! (And Gives Some Stuff Away!)

It's hard to believe that it's been almost a month since I've podcasted.

First of all, THANK YOU to everyone for checking in on me and for sharing their support/prayers/wisdom. It's been a rough one. And the better part of the last two weeks has been spent looking at this face:

Collin came down sick on the weekend before Spring Break started. It started as a nasty 103 fever that would come and go and come and go. It then turned into this horrible barking cough. Then I started with it. By the time last Monday came around I had no voice, couldn't breathe and had the fever too. So the kids' Spring Break was a bust.

Unfortunately, life doesn't stop when Mom gets sick. School was missed by me - which meant being behind (even more so than I was) on projects and reading and tests. I'm almost caught up but I have finals in two weeks so I'm more than a little freaked out by that I still have to get done.

There has been knitting though! I'm still working on my Calligraphy Cardigan by Hannah Fettig and I'm also knitting a sample for Unique Sheep out of their Tinsel Toes gradient. The pattern is Damask Rose Shawl by Janine Le Cras and it's BEAUTIFUL. I will be sad to send it off. Here's a WIP picture.

I'm several rows past this point now but it's working up so nicely. LOVELY pattern.
And, yes, that is some new ink on my wrist. I got my first tattoo a couple of weeks ago (right before I got sick). It is the Latin phrase for "know thyself" and it will NOT be my last decorative ink. :)

NOW - for some serious business. I owe some prizes!!! Thank you to everyone who has purchased the pattern and/or donated to the Walk. We have raised $3,860!!!!

So I would like to give away the following prizes! I will contact the winners on Ravelry if I have their names. Otherwise, please contact me at erin@mommyneedsyarn.com to claim your prize! :)

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First up, we have the SpinningFates Toula Sock in "It's A Puzzle" along with a great project bag from Knitting's My Bag.

The yarn will come from me while the bag will be sent to the winner directly from the lovely Lois. :)
And the winner is......  Katherine Drivas!

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Second, I am giving away the BMFA Funky Sock Monkey Kit that was donated by legalknitter (Thank you!!). 

The winner is......  Carla Hibbard!

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And finally, the third prize I'm giving away today is two-fold. First is a beautiful skein of DIC Smooshy in Romeo Blue donated by legalknitter. Along with this skein of beautiful sock yarn, I am giving away one pattern of your choice, up to $5 in value.

The winner of our third and final prize (for today) is......  Gina Assetta!

Congratulations to the three winners!!

Hopefully my voice, and subsequently the podcast, will be back soon!!

Episode 48 - Retreat Recovery