Thursday, October 1, 2009

The Critter Ranch Giveaway!





I am supposed to be cleaning my house right now. But I can't wait to show you all this lovely giveaway from The Critter Ranch!

Sue's interpretation of our September theme was inspired by dragons. She presented us with two different versions of these yummy llama batts- one was a dragon tale and the other dragon's fire. Both of them were lovely, but I particularly loved the dragon tale colorway. I haven't yet seen this spun up on the forum, but I am eagerly anticipating it!

I love Sue's shop! It seriously looks like I could fall into it and roll around! Sue is away until tomorrow so let's suprise her with all of our comments on what we like about her shop!

I'll go first: My favorite in her shop right now is the great pumpkin! It looks so plum and soft I want a giant bin full of this!

Now it's your turn! Visit The Critter Ranch, find something you like, and post about it in the comments section below. I will draw for a winner this weekend so hop to it! Be sure and use twitter, ravelry, facebook or any other social media networking site to let folks know about The Critter Ranch! We'll count those pings as extra entries for the prize- oh! The prize! It is a full 2 oz batt of the beautiful Dragon Tale sample from September!! Yay!!

Sue, thank you so much for sharing your huggable fiber with us!!

55 comments:

  1. BriannaOctober 1, 2009 at 1:11 PM

    I have to admit that "A Dragon's Tail" is right up my alley. The gorgeous greens and blue--wow!

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  2. InJuneauOctober 1, 2009 at 1:13 PM

    I, um, love it ALL?!?! Those batts just look so fluffy and warm and squishy that I'd like to pile them all up for a nap. I do LOVE the Dragon's Tale!

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  3. Patience AnnOctober 1, 2009 at 1:13 PM

    Empire Expo handspun, yes yes YES!!!
    PURPLE RAIN SINGLE OH GOD YES!!!

    Yarngasmic.

    RTed @millarca

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  4. KatharineOctober 1, 2009 at 1:23 PM

    Sunday Morning, Halloween, and Caramel Candy Apples are all in my favorite color palette right now. Sparkles & alpaca, I love it!
    RTed @ssailorss

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  5. Puddytat purrOctober 1, 2009 at 1:25 PM

    I'll have 3 of everything ;)

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  6. SteeleSpunOctober 1, 2009 at 1:25 PM

    I love the Sunny Morning roving in her shop... so pretty.

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  7. AndreaOctober 1, 2009 at 1:27 PM

    her summer sherbet handspun looks nice.

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  8. lissa in western paOctober 1, 2009 at 1:28 PM

    while i have never thought of myself as a 'batt person', lol, phat fiber folks are changing my mind. ooohhhh the big fluffy batts. these are just gorgeous. and the addition of a little glitz gets me every time.

    i especially like 'things that go bump in the night'.

    oh, and the yarns and rovings are lovely too. ;-)

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  9. SJSOctober 1, 2009 at 1:40 PM

    Ooh, Lavender Breeze and Midnight Sky are my favorites!

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  10. MichelleOctober 1, 2009 at 1:47 PM

    I really like the Garden Harvest batt. Lovely colors!

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  11. RaymieOctober 1, 2009 at 1:54 PM

    Love Blue Bells and Got sum Milk!

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  12. KTOctober 1, 2009 at 1:59 PM

    I'm really, really amused by the Funny Face roving - great presentation! The coral reef rovings are really lovely too, but I think my fave might be A Summer's Garden (the llama/alpaca batt).

    RT'ed under knitwithkt!

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  13. burnt rainOctober 1, 2009 at 2:04 PM

    hmm I'm pretty in love with the farmer brown's mixed veggies (http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=25605170) cute!

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  14. Diana, Fiber FancyOctober 1, 2009 at 2:27 PM

    I'm with you! I love the Great Pumpkin Batts! They are even cooler in person. The Bewitched Batts are also very cool!

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  15. AnonymousOctober 1, 2009 at 2:28 PM

    Oh! Where to start! I'm going to say Tide pool because I'm missing summer already and you could just dip your toes into that fluffy mass!

    Hazel Young (KniLa on Ravelry)

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  16. Cheshire Bunny CraftsOctober 1, 2009 at 2:44 PM

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    I like bewitched, and LOVE the halloween batt the great pumpkin.

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  17. Cheshire Bunny CraftsOctober 1, 2009 at 2:44 PM

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    I like bewitched, and LOVE the halloween batt the great pumpkin.

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  18. AnonymousOctober 1, 2009 at 2:50 PM

    It is so hard to choose one thing! I liked the summer harvest batt. The colors looked nice together.

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  19. TinkerTotsOctober 1, 2009 at 2:54 PM

    For me it's a toss-up between Sangria and BeWitched. YUM!

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  20. Marimba26October 1, 2009 at 2:56 PM

    So much to choose from, so little time to spin! I can't decide which I like better, her "Dragonfly" batt or her "Summer Melon" roving. Both are exquisite!

    I tweeted about her too @marimba26

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  21. funkyfiberfarmOctober 1, 2009 at 3:42 PM

    Handspun Empire Expo - so many colors! And of course, all the fluffy batts that look so fun to spin!

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  22. CindyOctober 1, 2009 at 3:43 PM

    I need this to remind me of the sun this winter
    Roving.... Sunny Morning....2oz Braid...

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  23. HeatherOctober 1, 2009 at 3:43 PM

    http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=31017802

    A Dragon's Tail. I love it! It'd look great spun with long color runs and navajo plyed to preserve it. Gorgeous stuff!

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  24. KellieBelleOctober 1, 2009 at 4:54 PM

    Love the sunny morning roving!!

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  25. Lady OOctober 1, 2009 at 4:56 PM

    I like the Midnight Sky, Dragon Fly, and Sangria Punch batts

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  26. Mandy HOctober 1, 2009 at 4:58 PM

    I love the Lavender Breeze fiber batt and the Coral Reef roving, actually I love it all!

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  27. Linda DOctober 1, 2009 at 5:13 PM

    Summer Garden, without a doubt!

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  28. maya | springtree roadOctober 1, 2009 at 6:30 PM

    i really really like the sangria punch.

    but a dragon's tail i like quite a lot as well!

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  29. MaganOctober 1, 2009 at 7:08 PM

    Oh man, I desperately want BeWitched. And Summer Garden is luscious!

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  30. AutumnOctober 1, 2009 at 7:31 PM

    I love the Coral Reef Roving! All of them look so amazing.

    RTed @autumnsflame

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  31. AnonymousOctober 1, 2009 at 7:43 PM

    really like the Tropical Morning and the Coral Reef rovings the best. Great colors!

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  32. Max. HOctober 2, 2009 at 3:42 AM

    Oh my, these are some of the most beautiful batts I've seen in a while! The mix of jacob, llama, mohair & alpaca sounds luscious. My favorite is the Dragon Tail colorway!

    mc.crafty.bunny at gmail dot com

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  33. TamaraOctober 2, 2009 at 4:45 AM

    I like the llama fiber sample pack. The packaging is very appealing and it looks like CANDY! So yummy:)

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  34. AnneMarieOctober 2, 2009 at 5:08 AM

    I love the Sangria Punch batt!

    I recently used my Critter Ranch August sample (along with one I traded for) in a recent batt that I just spun up. Lovely fiber - Thanks!

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  35. invisibleOctober 2, 2009 at 5:41 AM

    I got a phat fiber box of fluff for the first time, and fell in love with this stuff. I got a cinnamon colored sample and it is so soft I can hardly stop running it over my face!
    So , back I go shopping! Stash for a cold winter!

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  36. UnknownOctober 2, 2009 at 6:42 AM

    WOW. Love the colors - so bright and fun. But for some reason, I always fall back on the more natural colors with contrast. For example: the Got Sum Milk and Shades of Black.

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  37. KenlynnOctober 2, 2009 at 6:52 AM

    I like the Sunny Morning roving,
    its so pretty.

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  38. AnneOctober 2, 2009 at 7:09 AM

    I love Garden Harvest!

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  39. sueOctober 2, 2009 at 7:14 AM

    It's all about the Orange. One of my favorite colors. The Great Pumpkin is yummy, and looks like a fun spin. My favorite:)

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  40. ikkinlalaOctober 2, 2009 at 8:52 AM

    I love the Chocolate Swirl Llama yarn.

    ikkinlala AT yahoo DOT ca

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  41. AlexandraOctober 2, 2009 at 8:58 AM

    I love all of them!!! Especially dragons tail *sigh*

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  42. CinderLisaOctober 2, 2009 at 9:03 AM

    I love the Summer Melon roving! Such pretty colors, it looks delicious!

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  43. Jan LOctober 2, 2009 at 9:15 AM

    The batts are all so yummy looking, but the Dragon's Tail is really calling my name.

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  44. jadecat9October 2, 2009 at 9:59 AM

    ooh, the dragon's tail is yummy, but so is the naturally colored pony tail too!

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  45. Campbell or @FELTit or Designs by AnnaOctober 2, 2009 at 10:20 AM

    Garden Harvest...Be Witched...Midnight Sky...and the list goes on and on and on...

    I love the fibers at the Critter Ranch!

    Anna
    www.annasplaceofholding.blogspot.com
    anna.pamprdchef@gmail.com

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  46. EgaterOctober 2, 2009 at 11:20 AM

    Beautys again :)
    My favorite is Hand spun.....Fall Leaves.....Llama and merino
    egateris at gmail dot com

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  47. KimothyjonesOctober 2, 2009 at 3:17 PM

    I love the Painted Pony Show batt, summer garden batt, and the fiber sampler pack! The packaging is adorable!

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  48. SavannahOctober 2, 2009 at 3:24 PM

    I'm in between Dragon Fly and a Dragon's Tail. But everything in the shop is gorgeous.

    Bannahleigh@gmail.com

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  49. GidgetknitsOctober 2, 2009 at 4:44 PM

    Got Sum Milk and Funny Face just made me laugh! Fluffy batts and laughter... what more could you want from an Etsy shop?

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  50. JenOctober 2, 2009 at 4:46 PM

    The Dragon Fire llama and alpaca is gorgeous!

    Jen
    wenchamok at gmail dot com

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  51. cwisnerOctober 2, 2009 at 6:48 PM

    The Lavender Breeze fiber batt reminds me of the county fair we just had. I entered a vase of dried lavender which was the same color as this batt. How I would love to learn to spin using this batt.

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  52. UnknownOctober 2, 2009 at 10:32 PM

    I really love the Empire Expo Handspun The colors are really bright and fun Thanks
    tanyainjaville@yahoo.com

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  53. UnknownOctober 2, 2009 at 11:46 PM

    i love the dragon tale batt gorgeous vbarton24 at gmail .com

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  54. ĽubašaOctober 3, 2009 at 12:13 AM

    My fav is Fiber batt...Carmel Candy Apples...Alpaca, Llama,Mohair, BLwool,and glitz Blend 2.5 oz.Nice colors. Thanks.
    lubaska dot k at gmail dot com

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  55. PenelopeRoseOctober 3, 2009 at 7:08 AM

    I love Sue's stuff! Right now the Fiber Batt...BeWitched....Llama, with a sprinkle of Alpaca and firestar is calling out to me. Perfect colors for this time of year!

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