The Third prize for my 200th post contest is a limited edition sock yarn from SWTC and a print off of the pattern that was made for this sock yarn. It was on a CD with other patterns for their limited edition sock yarn but I am not giving you the CD. :P (I have a few of the yarns for the patterns on the CD. Sweet!)
50% Superwash Wool
25% SOYSILK brand fiber
22.5% Cotton
2.5% Chitin (made from shrimp and crab shells!)
8 sts = 1"
needles:
US 2 (2.75mm)
425m / 100g ball
machine wash and dry
Pattern: Pedal Pusher
This yarn reminds me a lot of the Russian Sage we have growing in our yard.
Clickety Biggety!
I love this stuff. It smells sooooo good. It's weird though. Most people around here think it's Lavender. I guess I can see that, but some of them are total asses about insisting that it is Lavender. Trust me, I know lavender. This is not it, though lovely it is.
I like this yarn a lot, but I have several skeins of the Tofutsies and I just can't have that much stash right now. It's become a burden. A weight on my shoulders to be knit up. In fact today I returned $270 worth of yarn to a local yarn store today. Granted they gave me store credit so it's still out there in the void, dollars waiting to be knit up. But at least I can use it for specific projects... or Winter Holiday Presents. Not for me to knit up mind you, but to buy my knitter friends their. ;^)
That's what this week is about to me, Stash Reduction. All the yarns in this giveaway are from my stash of yarn. After this I will have a few yarns that if anyone is interested in a swap, so long as you aren't some kind of socially and interactively challenged nut job that is, that would be cool.
Speaking of the socially and interactively challenged nut jobs of the world, if you come to my blog and post rude and completely clueless remarks or even say something to the effect that my blog makes you want to vomit I can pretty much guarantee you will not be winning any prizes here. Random generator true, but I don't have to include you in the mix.
I would also like to address the issue of some other blog out there announcing my contest as their own and then changing the rules of my little contest here to suit whatever delusional fantasy they have in their head about how this works. I never said I would be choosing a favorite for the second place prize thingy or that I was doing a co-blog contest. (WTF?!) Whatever y'all do on someone else's blog will not effect the outcome of what I do here. The second smaller prize will be randomly generated as well. It's not that hard to see what I'm doing here and if you want to reread what I said I would do, please see this post.
This was supposed to be fun and easy. I hope it's still fun for y'all.
In order to play along you'll need to go read this post and answer that questionnaire. Post the answers to the questions on your blog and then link your post into the comments of Saturdays post or leave your answers on Saturdays post in the comments.
In other news Cookie is right again. She is ALWAYS right. It fucking boggles my mind. I must never forget this. Ever.
(Isn't Zarzuela's roving that Cookie posted today just gorgeous! I need to learn to spin...)
Also Dave is a true fucking sweet heart.
And in Monday Loves, I love the rain that fell here a bit ago. That was a nice change.
I still hate stupid people though.
See Otter's can be cranky too. I'm feel'n down right smackety to be honest.
Please may I use the word smackety with your permission? I won't unless you give your consent. But I'm tempted, it's a great word.
Posted by: joan | July 14, 2008 at 08:10 PM
that russian sage is gorgeous. i didn't know there was such a thing as russian sage. the things you learn. :)
Posted by: Opal | July 14, 2008 at 11:04 PM
I hope your contest process continues with more joy for you. I have been enjoying getting to know everyone more.
Posted by: Sarah | July 14, 2008 at 11:08 PM
It's Lavender. I know it's lavender! ;-)
How does russian sage taste different from regular sage? Or do you just keep it around for its flowers?
Posted by: Devorah | July 15, 2008 at 03:32 AM
It's Lavender. I know it's lavender! ;-)
How does russian sage taste different from regular sage? Or do you just keep it around for its flowers?
Posted by: Devorah | July 15, 2008 at 03:32 AM
I know its Russian sage!I have a some growing in my flowers garden.I love it.I do have some lavender too.They smell completely different.Some people think they know everything.Except for Cookie,she DOES know everything!
Posted by: La Verna | July 15, 2008 at 08:27 AM
Yeah, you're friggin' wonderful yourself!
And, hey, I saw that co-blog-contest crap, too, and was all WTF??? I hate that shit. Too many copycats out there. Get original, people. That's all I gots to say on it.
That purple flower stuff? Clueless. it's purple/lavender, though. But pretty.
Posted by: Dave Daniels | July 15, 2008 at 10:43 AM
Do you have enough of the shrimp yarn for a top?
I'm so glad that you're destashing some. I know having all that stuff around makes you crazy after a while.
We hate people for a reason, honey.
xo
Posted by: Cookie | July 15, 2008 at 11:52 AM
mmmyum! have some growing out in the garden as well....love it!
Posted by: Tanya | July 15, 2008 at 08:53 PM
I guess I read all the 'wrong' blogs..or perhaps not. I totally missed the mutant contest post. Which is a good thing because I'm easily confused. :-0 I'm just glad to see you posting!
Posted by: Susan | July 17, 2008 at 04:26 AM