Wanna Win Some Classic Elite Paintbox?

This time it's more than destashing. This time I'm frazzled and deadline-crazy and need something to think about besides 1) the book that's about to come out and 2) the book that needs to be finished and 3) the campaign that has been going on for my entire adult life. (Okay, not really, but it feels that way.)

So how about 4 gorgeous skeins of Classic Elite Paintbox for one lucky knitter who emails me right here with Paintbox in the subject header. I'll pick the winner tomorrow night and open a new drawing at the same time.

Yep, there's gonna be lots o'yarn over the next week or two. And a DVD or two. And cashmere.
Stay tuned!

Yarnapalooza Winner #15

The very talented Rusty Morris is Yarnapalooza winner #15.

Congratulations, Rusty!

Our guest pet today is my beloved Perky - the picture was taken in February 1972. That's me holding the leash. Perks was almost three years old. (Goldisox and I were married nine months when we had a toy poodle. What can I say??)

You're looking at the second in a long and happy chain of dog sweaters my mother knitted for Perks until Perks left us in 1984 at the venerable age of 15 1/2. I remember watching my mom zip along on the sweater, her double points clicking merrily, and being amazed that anyone could manage so many needles with such skill. The sweater is a turtleneck, wide ribs (I'm thinking 4X4) from cast on to cast off. Of course there were openings for the front legs. I wish I had the pattern for it; this sweater was as close to perfect as it could be. Definitely had the pooch seal of approval.

Funny how, even after so many years, looking at Perks can still make me teary-eyed. Love, it seems, lives on.

Yarnapalooza Winners #10 and #10A

Congratulations to Shirley, Yarnapalooza Winner #10. (Shirley won Nancy's gorgeous Tofutsie; how cool is that?)

And congratulations to Dob, YW #10A who will receive Not Tofutsie from yours truly. (Don't worry, Dob. I'll take good care of you.)

Photo of Nubble lighthouse, York Harbor Maine, 2004. Taken with a $59 digital camera by yours truly who loves Maine more than I can say. (Almost as much as I love NJ.) (No sarcasm intended. I mean it.) (I really do love New Jersey.)

WINNERS!

It's cold. It's windy. It's early. Let's get right to the winners! (NOTE TO WINNERS: please email me your snail mail addresses and I'll send out the yarn immediately.)

1. The winners of the peachy-pink Sockotta are:

a. Mary Campbell
b. mizmikey

2. The winner of the manly Regia is Aruni.

3. And the winner of the shades of blue Sockotta is loribird.

Congratulations to all the winners. More drawings to come. Soon!