Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Gale's Art Sock Yarn Giveaway!




I was tickled pink (excuse the pun!) to be able to drop a full sized skein of Gale's Art "Pigs in Space" yarn in a box in December! As I said in the video, I'm not much of a pink person, but I would totally wear some socks made with this yarn. It just works!

I was so struck by Gale's artistry that I purchased some "Swirl BFL" fiber from her shop she had named "Pretty Pretty". Though it looked pretty in the photo- it is rare that I gasp audibly when I open my fibery packages. It was not just pretty, but beautiful!! So artfully dyed and all the colors flowed together as if it grew on the sheep that way! Tucked inside my purchase was a beautiful tussah silk sample- the shiniest and softest tussah silk I have *ever* seen! I will certainly be back for more- and very soon!

We're giving away this beautiful "Pigs in Space" skein of sock yarn dyed by Gales Art to a lucky commentor! Visit Gale's Shop, find something you like, and write about it in the comments section below. We'll be drawing for a winner tomorrow so be sure and you get those extra entries by twittering/facebook/blogging about this giveaway!

Thank you Gale, for once again for showing us why your shop is called "Gale's Art" and not just "Gale's Yarn and Fiber!"

60 comments:

  1. Crafty MamaDecember 30, 2009 at 11:17 AM

    I love the Misty Mountain Lake colors- so pretty! Of course, it would have to be yarn not roving- I haven't gotten into spinning, yet. :)

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  2. AnonymousDecember 30, 2009 at 11:23 AM

    I've been a big fan of Gale's art for awhile. My fav rovings are Grape Vine (dark) and string of lights. They're so beautiful. And all the yarns are exquisite. I can't pick just one!

    Retweeted http://twitter.com/wildwoodflwr

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  3. teabirdDecember 30, 2009 at 11:25 AM

    This one's easy: the Soft Sage sock yarn. What a lovely Bakus that would make!

    teabird17 *AT* yahoo.com

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  4. cthulhulovesmeDecember 30, 2009 at 11:27 AM

    I'm really in love with the Deep Blue Sea (dark) roving. The color blend is just gorgeous.

    cthulhulovesme@Rav

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  5. vickieDecember 30, 2009 at 11:31 AM

    I absolutely love the string of lights so pretty vbarton24 at gmail dot com

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  6. InJuneauDecember 30, 2009 at 11:31 AM

    The Blue Christmas roving and String of Lights roving are beautiful!

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  7. Patience AnnDecember 30, 2009 at 11:32 AM

    OMG I just want Pigs In Space!!!!!

    Ok, not just.... Also want Crayon Box. They look like candy.
    OMG why has no one invented flavored yarn!??!

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  8. Patience AnnDecember 30, 2009 at 11:32 AM

    Oooh also rted @millarca!

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  9. AnonymousDecember 30, 2009 at 11:42 AM

    Pigs Innnnn Spaaaaaaaaaace! The colorway just takes me back and is very evocative of the Muppets and fun, happy things.

    Also a hearty compliment on Misty Mountain Lake - it's very beautiful, like an oil landscape painting of a tall peak in the Rockies. Gorgeous.

    geekgirl79 at hotmail dot com

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  10. ShelleyDecember 30, 2009 at 11:45 AM

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  11. ShelleyDecember 30, 2009 at 11:48 AM

    deleted and reposting with an accurate profile!
    All that great roving makes me want to learn to spin! I love the pigs in space, I was/am a huge muppet show fan and that was always my favorite part, well besides anything kermit was in. That and I really like pigs. The crayon box sock yarn is so great, totally my colors, once I get my stash down more It's something I'd have my hands all over.

    twitter @addictedtotext

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  12. JudeDecember 30, 2009 at 11:52 AM

    LOVE the deep blue sea roving! :)

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  13. DarcyDecember 30, 2009 at 12:08 PM

    I'm just now learning to knit socks, and either Crayon Box or Misty Mountain Lake make me dream ...

    darcy (dot) casavant (at) gmail

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  14. spinsandknitsDecember 30, 2009 at 12:14 PM

    Just LOVE the roving - string of lights (blueface swirl). All those pretty, pretty colors to play with .....

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  15. KristenDecember 30, 2009 at 12:15 PM

    Green is my favorite color so for me it would be the yarn in Soft Sage. (But I LOVE the name "Piiigggss Innnnnnn Spaaaaaace!" and I hear it in my head just like the announcer on the Muppet Show would say it.)

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  16. JagsDecember 30, 2009 at 12:16 PM

    It was really hard to pick a fave, your colors are all so bright and happy!

    I picked the sock yarn - Misty Mountain Lake

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  17. HollyDecember 30, 2009 at 12:31 PM

    I've found yet another etsy store to stalk! I love the crayon box and proud peacock.

    keikihulamama@gmail.com
    reposted on FB http://www.facebook.com/home.php?filter=lf#/keikihula?ref=profile

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  18. Little Miss S.December 30, 2009 at 12:42 PM

    I love the sock yarn called Misty Mountain Lake - the colorway is so beautiful.

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  19. CindyDecember 30, 2009 at 12:47 PM

    Love these:
    deep blue sea (dark)and
    Blue Christmas (blueface)

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  20. Lilm4105December 30, 2009 at 1:05 PM

    Love the Spark and Cherry Blossom rovings!
    Emily
    Serendipity
    www.lilm4105.etsy.com

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  21. Diana, Fiber FancyDecember 30, 2009 at 1:13 PM

    Love the roving - Blue Christmas (blueface), what a fun combination!

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  22. purple-powerDecember 30, 2009 at 1:54 PM

    My fav is sock yarn - Misty Mountain Lake.

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  23. ElaineDecember 30, 2009 at 1:56 PM

    Some tough choices. I love the Misty Mountain Lake colors. Beautiful!

    Off to blog.

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  24. ElaineDecember 30, 2009 at 2:04 PM

    I've blogged:
    http://elaine-knitting.blogspot.com/

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  25. SylviaDecember 30, 2009 at 2:06 PM

    I love her sock yarns. Crayon Box is fun.

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  26. UnknownDecember 30, 2009 at 2:08 PM

    Misty Mountain Lake is my favorite. Just beautiful!

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  27. UnknownDecember 30, 2009 at 2:10 PM

    Wow - the Misty Mountain Lake is great.

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  28. Rachel ODecember 30, 2009 at 2:11 PM

    Another vote for Misty Mountain Lake sock yarn. Seems everyone loves it.

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  29. UnknownDecember 30, 2009 at 2:21 PM

    I love all of her sock yarns, especially Misty Mountain Lake and Crayon Box.

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  30. CarissaDecember 30, 2009 at 2:25 PM

    I love the proud peacock roving!!! So beautiful!!

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  31. CarlaDecember 30, 2009 at 2:27 PM

    A giveaway for non-spinners! Fabulous. The Soft Sage Sock Yarn is my pick.

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  32. ChristineDecember 30, 2009 at 2:40 PM

    The crayon box colorway is fun! I just can't get past the PIGS......IN......SPAAAAACE sockyarn. that rocks. :)

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  33. Fru-la-la!December 30, 2009 at 3:25 PM

    I love the grape vine. It reminds me of the colors in a corduroy jumper that my Gramma made for me when I was a wee one. And the pink...hello...what's your name, I buy you stuff?! I want it!

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  34. UnknownDecember 30, 2009 at 3:31 PM

    Misty Mountain lake is beautiful. Cant' wait to get back from vacation to get some.

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  35. UnknownDecember 30, 2009 at 3:33 PM

    Twitter.

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  36. UnknownDecember 30, 2009 at 3:34 PM

    also on FB

    Can you tell I am in love with this yarn

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  37. SarahDecember 30, 2009 at 3:39 PM

    Oh my GOSH Crayon Box is ridiculously pretty.

    ::eyes fiber box, wonders if she can stuff something else in it before it explodes::

    Piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigs!
    Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin!
    Spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace!

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  38. UnknownDecember 30, 2009 at 3:42 PM

    Oh I know just the person who would love the piggy yarn! My personal favorite is Misty Mountain lake

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  39. Darcys Knotty KnitterDecember 30, 2009 at 4:01 PM

    Okay she has to be marked as a fav in my etsy favorite roving - crayon box (merino or blueface)
    It is like every color you've ever wanted in bright vibrant yumminess!! Hugs Darcy
    darcysknottyknitter@gmail.com
    P.S. giggling pig's in space muppet show skit was my favorite yes this is an age teller;)

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  40. GerryARTDecember 30, 2009 at 4:36 PM

    Oh, what I'd do with that dreamy Crayon Box sock yarn. I can feel it on my circulars right now ! ! !
    What color, am I dreaming?

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  41. KellieBelleDecember 30, 2009 at 4:44 PM

    OOooo, such pretty colors! I love the Orange Pebbles bulky yarn :)

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  42. ElisabethDecember 30, 2009 at 4:57 PM

    The Grape Vine (dark) would be my choice for roving. Deciding on one of the yarns would be really hard -but maybe crayon box for fun!

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  43. RobinDecember 30, 2009 at 5:29 PM

    Gale's sock yarn - Misty Mountain Lake is calling me - I love the colors and faved it.

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  44. AnonymousDecember 30, 2009 at 6:12 PM

    Ohhhh! That Blue Christmas looks so good I could just bury my face in it!!!!

    RT'd as @potentialandexp

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  45. Sarah in DCDecember 30, 2009 at 6:18 PM

    Wow. So lovely - I love the peacock rovings...but my boyfriends favorite color is pink and he'd go nuts over the giveaway yarn! I made him some fuschia & bubblegum pink boot socks last winter and he wears them with great pride now; he deserves some "springtime" socks :)

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  46. Sheri KarobonikDecember 30, 2009 at 6:27 PM

    I has to be the crayon box sock yarn, I just love the colors.

    I will facebook and tweet.

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  47. Renee JDecember 30, 2009 at 6:27 PM

    I love the orange pebbles.

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  48. TurtleDecember 30, 2009 at 7:01 PM

    love the pigs in space!!!

    crayon box looks like such fun!

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  49. AnneDecember 30, 2009 at 7:04 PM

    I LOVE Cherry Blossom.....

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  50. vickieDecember 30, 2009 at 9:52 PM

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  51. vickieDecember 30, 2009 at 9:55 PM

    http://twitter.com/morgaine24/status/7224303556 twittered vbarton24 at gmail dot com

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  52. vickieDecember 30, 2009 at 9:58 PM

    blogged http://vickiescontestblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/pigs-in-space-gales-art-sock-yarn.html vbarton24 at gmail dot com

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  53. RuhammieDecember 30, 2009 at 10:22 PM

    I love all things that to me are "mermaid-y" blue/green. I really like her bulky "Blue Pebbles" yarn. ramie_simpson at hotmail dot com

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  54. Knittingdancer on RavelryDecember 31, 2009 at 7:02 AM

    I love the Crayon Box sock yarn

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  55. RaymieDecember 31, 2009 at 7:20 AM

    Grape Vine has some neat colors in it!

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  56. Jenn DollDecember 31, 2009 at 8:42 AM

    Misty Mountain Lake, somewhere I would love to visit!! :) Thanks! What a great Etsy store!

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  57. ikkinlalaDecember 31, 2009 at 9:40 AM

    I love the Dark BFL roving.

    ikkinlala AT yahoo DOT ca

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  58. PenelopeRoseDecember 31, 2009 at 10:14 AM

    The roving - Grape Vine (dark) is so dreamy! I love her store!

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  59. AnonymousJanuary 2, 2010 at 10:39 AM

    First off, Gale *SO* gets bonus points for naming a colorway after a Muppets skit! LOL! I love the Misty Mountain Lake and the Soft Sage sock yarns!

    Jen

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  60. NancyJanuary 5, 2010 at 7:40 PM

    I wish I had the Proud Peacock and a spinning wheel at this very moment to make some wonderful yarn.

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