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Susan Bates Offers Knit and Crochet Prize Packages

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susan bates power of pink giveawayDo you like Susan Bates needles? If you like them on Facebook you could win a knit or crochet-themed prize package during the Power of Pink giveaway.

Two of their fans will be selected to win one of the prize packs — valued at $90 — on August 29 (my birthday, not that anyone cares). The knitting pack includes four balls of Luster Sheen yarn, four balls of Baby Sheen yarn, Thread Crochet for Today book, Silvalume knitting needles, yarn needles, a heart shaped cutter pendant, point protectors and a knit count, all in a Red Heart tote bag.

Winner will be chosen at random and contacted through Facebook to collect their prize. The contest is open to people worldwide who are 16 or older. Enter between now and August 24 to be eligible.

[Photo by Susan Bates.]

Comments

  1. can crochet and knit but do not have materials and would love some, especially with winter coming (I hope).

  2. Wow! I like to knit and to crochet. The different shades of pink look fantastic. I would love to win one of these kits. Thank you.

Have you read?

Easy Knit Baskets to Use All Your Stash

For the past few years I’ve taken part in a Christmas in July blog hop that encourages people to get a jump on their making for holiday gifts. 

I love to use yarn I already have for these projects in the hope that people will consider what they already have that they can use to make projects for themselves or to give as gifts. 

This year it was a couple of knit baskets made using partial balls of yarn left in my stash from other projects. 

They use the same basic pattern but the first one is made with two colors of bulky yarn, and the second used two strands of worsted weight yarn held together, which made the gauge about the same, but I cast on fewer stitches to make a smaller version. 

The bottom of the basket is square, though you can make them rectangular if you’d rather. Then I just knit up the sides in rounds until I was about to run out of yarn. This gave both baskets rather short sides — maybe more like a tray than a basket — but you can keep knitting as long as you like to make the sides of your basket as tall as you want. 

They’re worked in seed stitch, which keeps the edges from curling and adds a nice texture to the baskets.

Of course this also allows you to use even more odd balls from your stash. I’d love to make a big one someday combining lots of different yarn. I mean, I’d probably use it to store more yarn, but that’s a fine thing to do. 

As it is, these little trays are great for sitting on your desk or bedside table to hold little things that always seem to appear there. I like to use one to hold the supplies for whatever project I’m working on, things like little scissors, my tape measure, a crochet hook, etc.

And they would make good gifts on their own or as a container to hold some other goodies if you like. 

You can find the free pattern for these stash busting baskets over at Our Daily Craft.