Happy Blorthday To Me!

      My Blorthday is this week, so I'm giving away yarn in celebration.  A few months ago, Bob walked into the yarn room while I was sorting and reorganizing my sock yarn stash and he asked me how long it would take me to knit all of that yarn.  I told him I wasn't sure, but I thought it would take a very long time.  He said, "Would it take a year?" and I had to admit that it would take something more like a decade for me to knit up all of my sock yarn. 

     In the last year, I've been a member of three different sock yarn clubs and my business and family related travels have taken me to yarn stores all over the country.  Somewhere along the line, I stopped caring about the fact that I already have a lot of sock yarn and I kept buying it because it's pretty or hard to come by or because I was in a tiny LYS in some out of the way place and I felt like it was my duty to buy at least one skein of something.  Because I have a truly mountainous stash of sock yarn and only two feet, I've chosen four tasty skeins from some of my favorite independent dyers (all of whom are new to me in the last year or so) to give away to you, dear readers, in honor of my third blorthday.

     I wanted to do something different this year.  Just leaving a comment is too easy and it's not that interesting.  In my last post, I asked if anyone had any great ideas for my blorthday extravaganza and only one person responded.  Fortunately, Pretty (a.k.a. Amanda who I actually know in real life) was that person and her idea is brilliant.  She suggested that I have people send me a picture of their most loved knitted item from the last year and then I could post them all in a Flickr mosaic.  This is perfect because it gives everyone a chance to show their stuff, it gives me new ideas, and I just love Flickr mosaics.

     If you'd like to be entered into a random drawing for the yarns below, please send me a picture via email or post a link in the comments (if you Flickr, Flickr links are great) to a picture of your favorite knit or crocheted item, your favorite yarn or pattern or knitting book or any crafty item.  You can even link to a pattern on Ravelry or elsewhere on the interwebs, or even to your favorite blog post.  I'm not picky, but I will put all of the pictures I receive into a Flickr mosaic.  Since Amanda came up with this plan, she automatically wins one of the prizes which leaves three for the rest of y'all.  Here they are....

Zen String Lotus Toes in Hope 100% superwash merino from the Zen String Winter Yarn Club

Red Rocks Fiber Works Snowmass Sock in No Repeat 5 100% superwash merino

 

Pagewood Farm Yukon in Crayon,  70% Merino, 20% Bamboo, 10% Nylon

     And last but not least, my very favorite new to me yarn of the last year.....

 

Twisted Fiber Art Duchess  Sport Weight in Ravelry 100% Superwash Merino

     Good luck to everyone.  If you choose send me a picture, please send it to yarntootin at yahoo dot com.  I'll take entries until 12 P.M. Central time on July 29th.  Thanks for reading and thanks for playing!

Comments

[Kate]

Happy Blorthday! Isn't it great to hit the 1 year mark! I hope your next year is just as great as the first.

Here is the link to my favorite item. It was a hat for my boyfriend - knit on size 1 needles! Talk about some tedious work, but he loves it!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23377282@N07/2447547766/

[quinn]

Happy b-day!
I sent a photo to your email address. Fun idea!
Quinn

[Becky]

Thanks for the cool contest! These are socks for my husband (foot model) made of my all time favorite sock yarn, Shibui Sock.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12888038@N08/2535675059/

Luv your blog - want more!

Becky
Medical Librarian in College Station
(colleague of Janna who I think you know from SA)

[Erin]

Happy Blorthday! I knit this angel for a friend's wedding gift. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2404/2492766610_ab2ee55427.jpg?v=0

[SylcChezPlum]

Great idea, Flickr mosaics are so cool !
My favorite FO this year (on top of the satisfaction to finally learn to spin my own yarn...) is my Violaine top in Noro Kureyon:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27573937@N00/2382055559/in/set-72157594537233711/

[Darcy Watts]

I couldnt pick just one favorite.lol
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2205/2236709777_e82c24c4c1.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2363/2236805617_ea1823858b.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2321/2501686561_0139ba25a5_m.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2119/2467306892_2c46725950_m.jpg
Hugs Darcy

[Jen]

My favorite project from the past year was this little guy:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/75867193@N00/2305696774

My first real project out of my own handspun. My Ravelry page for it is over here: Cthulhulovesme's Dumbo Octopus. -> http://www.ravelry.com/projects/cthulhulovesme/dumbo-octopus

Happy Blorthday!

[Deborah]

Hi! I just emailed you a photo. My favorite knitting project for this year has been the pink scarflet...see photo I emailed.

The yarns that could be won are beautiful! My eye keeps being drawn to the first one...Zen Strings Toes. Lovely!

dbstout[at]juno[dot]com

[Kim Evans]

My fave pattern is bunny blanket buddy (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/bunny-blanket-buddy---knit) by lion brand. I knit this with patons be mine for my littlest one. Here is the link to the pic: http://www.flickr.com/photos/7780661@N02/2495644917/.
Thanks!

[amysatx]

Fun contest! My favorite for this past year would be my 2 versions of Maine Morning Mitts:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/amysatx/2440941051/
and
http://www.flickr.com/photos/amysatx/2058482960/

They were fast, easy (and perfect for our southern Winters) and I loved knitting with the Noro.

[Eileen]

Oh count me in! My favorite knit would be my Josephine Top. It definitely gets the most wear time here in Florida!http://www.ravelry.com/projects/KnittingEileen/josephine-top Thanks for the contest and happy Blorthday. Many Happy Returns!

[Jeannie]

Happy b-day!! This is my fave FO so far:

http://www.ravelry.com/projects/pretywtch/stunning-sultana-earrings

Granted, I haven't been at this long! lol But, I love it. :)

[bean]

This is the only picture I have nof these together that looks good. They were my first real knitted item and I am so proud of them. hope you all love them too.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/24208349@N08/2549283108/

[Maria]

It's not mine, but rather a friends creation:

http://craftycocktail.blogspot.com/2008/06/this-is-what-feminist-drinks-like.html

Not the fanciest or anything, but still my favorite of the year.

[Maria]

It's not mine, but rather a friends creation:

http://craftycocktail.blogspot.com/2008/06/this-is-what-feminist-drinks-like.html

Not the fanciest or anything, but still my favorite of the year.

[Christine]

Happy Blorthday!

This is my favorite FO (so far!) that I've done this year: http://www.flickr.com/photos/13373959@N05/2451821755/

[jackie]

My favorite knit this year is here on Ravelry:

http://www.ravelry.com/projects/JackieCastsOn/my-first-lace-project---diamondback-scarf

I'm a new knitter and I have to say I enjoy this first lace project the best!

JackieCastsOn on Ravelry

[Daniella]

Happy Bloggy Birthday to you!

My favorite project that I've done this year is this:
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/danido/moonset-cap-3

It's a chemo cap I designed and knit for my godmother who is going through her second battle with breast cancer. It brought me comfort to knit it, and her comfort to wear it. So it's extra special to me!

This is a wonderful contest idea by the way. Great job. :)

[Gretchen]

This is my favorite because the yarn is so soft and warm. I wear it all the time when the evenings are cold.
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/brownbear/the-republic-hat

[Rachel O]

I'm a relatively new knitter and I'm very pleased with my first pair of knit socks. You'll notice that there are 3 socks in the "pair" because my Mom mentioned that I had enough yarn left for a third sock and I might as well use it so the pair will last longer. And if I grow a third leg ...

I'm sending a photo for the contest. And happy blorthday.

[Blogless in NJ]

I love doing charity knitting and I'll send you a photo of some preemie caps I knit.

Happy Blorthday and blogiversary.

[Re]

Happy Blorthday!
My favorite is the Five Hour Baby Sweater I did for my SIL. You might recognize the pattern :) It is a great pattern. Thanks!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3269/2566803228_c7dbc9bfb6.jpg

[Leesy]

Hmm. I think right now my favorite is my Slow Bee Mystery Shawl http://flickr.com/photos/28231002@N07/2697444528/
Just because it's my most recent impressive (to me) FO.
Happy Blog Birthday!

[Tanya]

just one? So tough! Happy blogiversary by the way!!

http://www.knitspot.com/knitting_pattern/whispering-pines-triangle-shawl-p-101.html

I am halfway finished with this and am loving it!

[Siobhan]

Happy Blorthday! Due to some technical difficulties, I can't download a picture of my finished object on time, but I'll tell you about it. It's a crocheted washcloth. That's not very inspiring in and of itself, I realize, but I think the story behind it is.

A friend of mine is in Vietnam this week where she is adopting a little boy. The first day she met him, he was clutching a washcloth and would not part with it for anything. She talked about it in her blog, how he would wipe his face with it, rub it on his cheek. It was very endearing. So I decided to make him a washcloth as a welcome home present.

I'll send you the link when I finally get to post the picture. Better late than never, I think.

BTW, I'm Megan O'Brien's aunt. She told me about your blog when I was admiring the blanket you made for Gabriel. Every time I visit her, I take a moment to take a gander at it. It's really lovely.