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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!

Comments

  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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Apple Knitting Patterns for Fall and Back to School

It feels like it’s too early to be thinking about back to school, but as I write this my daughter has just a couple of weeks of summer left! So let’s get in that school and fall knitting spirit by looking at some apple knitting projects. 

If you have a 22 needle circular knitting machine, knitting an apple is one of the easiest things you can do. I have an apple pattern over at Our Daily Craft that will take you just a few minutes to knit and they’re a great addition to your fall decor. 

Apple hats are a classic, and whether you want to knit a hat that looks like an apple or one with apples on it, we’ve got you covered. For hats that look like apples check out the rolled brim version from Emma Crochet Design 4 U, which uses worsted weight yarn and comes in sizes for kids of all ages; and the ribbed brim version from Hand Knit Hugs. This one also calls for worsted weight yarn and comes in four kids sizes. Both include a stem and leaf. 

If you’d rather have apples on your hat, try the Red Apple Hat from Little Red Window. This one is sized from newborn to 2T and calls for four colors of worsted weight yarn. 

How about apple socks? You’ll find Ariel Chang’s Apple Picnic Socks as a free download on Ravelry. These use three colors of sock yarn and come in three sizes. Stone Knits also a pair of stripey apple socks that show the inside of the apple. These also have three sizes but they use six colors total, with the main color being a self-striping yarn. 

If you want a little apple accessory for the house, the apple potholder from Nifty Knitter Designs is cute and a great way to practice double knitting. It uses two colors and you’ll find the colors in the reverse on the other side. The pattern only uses about 50 yards of each color of worsted weight yarn, so it’s a great use for odd balls, too. 

Once you’ve got your double knitting skills sorted you can also try the double knit apple scarf from Crow and Chai Shop. The Winter Apples scarf is shown in red and gold, but you can use whatever colors you like. There are apples, stars and random stitches in the design, which calls for DK weight yarn. There’s also a matching fingerless glove pattern.