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Join Me for a Giveaway of Olympic Proportions!

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olympic giveaway craft gossipI’ve been hinting at something special happening in conjunction with the Olympics, and now that the opening ceremonies are just a day away I can share with you what I’m planning. I really wanted to do something special to celebrate joining the Craft Gossip team as well as celebrating the Olympics.

The Games are such a fun event, bringing people from around the world to their television sets to watch great feats of sport (and, let’s hope, sportsmanship) and enjoy a moment of togetherness and commonality it’s rare to feel these days.

Odds are good, despite the recent unpleasantness, that a lot of knitters around the world will be watching the Games, and many of us will be knitting while we do. I know I’m going to be working on a bunch of projects for my book, and I hope the dedicated TV time will keep me on track (grin) to finish a few things.

So, on to the fun stuff: the giveaways! Starting tomorrow, and continuing each day through the Olympics (that’s through August 12) I’ll be giving something away — a book, magazine, yarn, I don’t know what all yet.

What I do know is they’ll be one giveaway a day and it will last a day. You’ll enter by posing a comment on that day’s post; the winner will be chosen at random. You’ll have to comment on each giveaway to be entered, so come back every day to see what’s on offer. And winning one giveaway won’t make you ineligible to win future giveaways, so keep coming back and enter as many as you like.

Because of that I’ll wait until the Olympics are over and all the winners have been notified to mail the goodies.

I’m really excited both to clean out some of my stash and to share some knitting goodies with you. Who’s ready to win some free stuff? I’ll see you tomorrow with the first giveaway!

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  1. I am SOOOOOOOO ready for goodies! Who doesn’t love them! There is nothing like digging in a box of craft stuff to see what is all in there. LOVE IT!

  10. What could be better than to watch the Olympics and knit…oh…..to knit with a Free Giveaway project !!!!!

  16. Yes indeedy!Knitting sox and watching the olympics!! A match made in craftgossip heaven

  20. Socks, knitting, Olympics. What could be better? Gift Giveaway !!!!!! Life is good.

    Bring on the treats. Yeah

  25. I would love to win because I’ve never knit socks before. — My kids were up early this morning thinking the Olympic games started today!

  29. Only once in my lifetime I have won something in another contest this year. For me to win again would be outgrageously impossible. But, what the heck, it does not hurt to try, does it? Especially if it has to do with knitting, which I have been making shawls and will continue to work on during the olympics. Thaks for your generosity.

  32. Whooo hoooo another give-a-way. Love to win something. I never seem to win anything. Thank you for putting this on.

  34. I shall be knitting when the Olympics start, I hope everyone will also be copying me. Great prize, I hope I will win, thanks for this giveaway.

  37. I’ll never be an Olympian…but I’d still like to be a winner. Pick me!
    Please!!!

  42. This is going to be a lot of fun it’s gonna be fun and intresting not knowing the prize in advance leads to the anticipation Thank-you.Becky

  46. I love watching the Olympics especially swimming [go Michael Phelps!!], gymnastics, dressage, and track. Hope the USA wins lots of medals!!

  47. 17 days to win prizes ! How much fun is this going to be checking each day to see what geat prize is available to win.

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Calcifer Knitting Pattern

I don’t know if you all know this about me, but I’m a huge fan of the Studio Ghibli movies and the books that inspired them. Calcifer, if you don’t already know, is an important character in the book and the movie Howl’s Moving Castle, which is one of my daughter’s favorites (though she did like the book better thanks to some changes that were made for the movie).

Whether you’ve got a Ghibli (or Diana Wynne Jones) fan in your house or you just want to knit a roaring fire to sit in your fireplace in the off season, the Calcifer Knitted Plushie from Kamila Hernandez Firl is here for you.

This irresistible pattern is super cute even if you aren’t familiar with the story (which I won’t spoil for you, but you should check it out!).

The pattern calls for DK weight yarn in eight different colors, for of which make the colors of the flame, two browns for the log and black and white for details. You’ll also need some black embroidery thread for finishing the details on the face. The project is worked in the round, with the flame and the log worked separately, stuffed and sewn together. The general instructions for the pattern are written, but the color changes (and some shaping on the flames) are shown in chart form, so you should have some familiarity with reading and following charts before you start this one.

It’s well worth learning how to do it if you know someone who loves Calcifer, or even just to make a pretend play “campfire” for your kiddos who aren’t old enough to know who Calcifer is yet. They’ll thank you later.

This pattern is free to download on Ravelry, so go check it out and get ready to stitch up some firey fun.

[Photo: Kamila Hernandez Firl]

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