Monday, July 26, 2010

Spin your shawl kit giveaway!




I dare you to say "Miranda's Sea Shawl by the Seashore" 3 times fast! July, Garilynn came up with a beautiful and versatile shawl pattern- I think this pattern will become quite popular in the next few months when the weather begins to turn cooler and folks need a little something extra about them. I love the idea of spinning your own shawl and Garilynn has included fiber from WCMercantile for you to try in this kit.

In this pattern, Garilynn talks about how she notices that in Waterhouse's depiction of Miranda, she's not wearing any sort of shawl though the weather is obviously violent- see above picture from www.jwwaterhouse.com and I think it's very cool that she would notice this! Maybe it was intentional- showing how vulnerable the Miranda character is when the shipwreck occurs?

At any rate, this is an easy and versatile pattern and I think you'll thoroughly enjoy it!
Visit Garilynn today, find something you love, and write about it in the comments section below. We'll be giving away this kit to a lucky commenter this week- you can gain extra entries by twittering, facebooking, plurking etc! Just remember to let us know you did ;)

58 comments:

  1. Well, I really LOVE the "sea shawl by the sea shore" Shawl. : )

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  2. Honestly, I LOVELOVELOVE her elastic stitch markers. Brilliant idea!

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  3. I also really love the elastic stitch markers. Such a wonderful idea!

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  4. I think her skein snake is a great idea!

    Jess

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  5. The skein snake looks great for washing multiple skeins!

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  6. The Knit Stitch graph paper may get me to actually take the leap to new stitch patterns!

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  7. Miranda's Sea Shawl by the Seashore's wonderful, but I choose Elementary 'cause it's too much fun :-)

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  8. Can't beat that lovely Sea Shawl! RT'd @mitoticspindle

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  9. I used to use a lot of knitter's graph paper. I really like her little gray hare pattern and I love the idea of the spin your own shawl kit - too bad she doesn't have those in her shop!

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  10. The Miranda's Sea Shawl looks very pretty!

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  11. I like the Flower Scour Power patterns.

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  12. I also twittered about Garilyn!

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  13. Pam ~ CraftyQsPlaceJuly 26, 2010 at 7:30 AM

    I still love that skein snake

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  14. Love the Sea Shawl, the graph pattern paper is pretty cool too. As someone whose made my own, I know how difficult/annoying it can be.

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  15. I like the sea shawl and the
    Hyacinth Bucket Hat

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  16. I love the " Miranda's sea shawl by the sea shore" pattern. I also like "Bernard in Garter"--English Ivy Driving Jeff Flat Cap pattern.

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  17. I looove the 'Sea Shawl by the Sea Shore'.

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  18. I totally want the snake skein for washing skeins in. Such a neat idea.

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  19. Miranda's Sea Shawl by the Seashore is a really pretty pattern- very versatile!

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  20. ooh, this fiber looks lovely! I also like the Bernard hat pattern. thanks for this giveaway!

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  21. I really love the shawl kit and what an awesome giveaway!
    Emily S.
    Serendipity
    www.lilm4105.etsy.com

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  22. I like the Hyacinth Bucket Hat pattern and the sea shawl is awesome!

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  23. Miranda's Sea Shawl by the Sea Shore - KNITTING PATTERN - Shawl, Scarf is by far my favorite. BEAUTIFUL!

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  24. I really love the "Miranda's Sea Shawl by the Sea Shore" shawl. I really like the idea of a "spin your own shawl" kit, too.

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  25. Wow -- the thing that I love the most is the Sea Shawl that's the giveaway. :) Beautiful!

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  26. The Deerstalker hat pattern is great!

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  27. I love the "Miranda by the Sea Shawl". I'm relatively new to spinning and this would be a great opportunity to practice and wear what I've spun.

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  28. I really love the shawl kit!

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  29. My favorite item is the Miranda's Sea Shawl by the Sea Shore - KNITTING PATTERN - Shawl, Scarf.

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  30. Oh gosh, that would be such a fun project to complete! Add me to the giveaway, please.

    I went to the shop, and immediately I was drawn to their Knit Stitch Graph Paper. I got into fair isle knitting a few months ago and spent umptine hours creating graphs.. And knit stitches are not square! This really looks like a better way to graph fair isle and I just might have to break down and buy myself some.


    Sheri
    unhallowedashes@comcast.net

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  31. I love her skien snakes - what an awesome and helpful idea! :-)

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  32. I think the Bernard in Garter pattern is pretty cool. Also, I think the elastic stitch markers would be really handy if I didn't always lose mine! Anyways, I think this is a perfect project for me since my name is Miranda as well!

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  33. I've gotta choose the Hyacinth Bucket Hat - Knitting Pattern. Love Keeping Up Appearances!

    @TuttleDB

    FB

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  34. wow how generous! Love the sea shore shawl, but deer hunter is cute too, lol!

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  35. I too love the offering, sea shawl by the sea shore! stunning!

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  36. I think the Elementary - Deerstalker Knitting Pattern would be perfect for winters here in New England.

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  37. The Bernard flat cap would be perfect for my Dad.

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  38. Holy crappity, I do love the shawl knitting pattern the most, even if it IS part of the giveaway. ;)

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  39. I need to make that Elementary hat, I believe.

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  40. I love the skein snake. It's not something I would have thought of and it sounds very useful.

    (khat on ravelry)

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  41. Besides the shawl, I love the Flower Scour Power. I also have the Little Gray Hare pattern that I hope to make this week. She is a clever lady.

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  42. The Bucket Hat is cute too!

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  43. Tweeted about Garilyn!

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  44. Hyacinth Bucket Hat = a great tribute to a wonderful comedy character.

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  45. Elementary-deer stalking hat...Love it! It totally reminds me of sherlock holmes

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  46. The sea shore pattern looks pretty versatile!

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  47. i'm on a sherlock holmes kick lately so i have to say the deerstalker pattern! i may actually buy it.

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  48. What a fun giveaway! I really like the "Bernard in Garter - English Ivy Driving Jeff Flat Cap -Knitting PATTERN"!

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  49. Love the Miranda's Sea Shawl by the Sea Shore - KNITTING PATTERN :)
    Thanks!

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  50. I really want to knit(if I could. HAh) myself an Elementary cap.

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  51. I'm liking the Hyacinth Bucket Hat - Knitting Pattern

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  52. I have been a fan of the Bernard in Garter for awhile. Must move it up on my queue.

    desertgarden

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  53. I love the Sherlock hat pattern and the Hyacinth Bucket pattern. I really want those actually...

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  54. I tweeted about this giveaway!

    I'm TheRealKJo on twitter

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  55. Not only do I love the giveaway pattern, but that skein snake has to be one of the most clever inventions I've ever seen!

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