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AllFreeChristmasCrafts Giveaway: Two Skeins of Stained Glass Yarn

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This giveaway is sure to delight Christmas-loving crocheters and knitters! Even if you don’t own a hook or needle, you can still create plenty of cool crafts with Stained Glass Yarn from Darn Good Yarn. The color and texture are so amazing and unique – you’re sure to get hooked on this amazing product!

Stained Glass Yarn is colorful without being overwhelming. In a single skein, you’ll find deep blue, forest green, hot pink and black all woven together. This two-ply yarn is made from wool and reclaimed silk, so no two skeins have the exact same texture. This is evident when you look at the yarn – some yards are fuzzier while others are more smooth. This will make your projects look a little less polished and a lot more fun. Stained glass yarn is worsted weight, so it’s perfect for wearable Christmas gifts, stockings, ornaments and more.

The winner of this giveaway will receive two skeins of Stained Glass Yarn. Whether you’re an experienced yarn crafter or you’re looking to test out a new skill, this yarn is sure to spark your creativity. Step outside the box and make something you can wear, hang or give to someone you love this holiday season.

Enter to win two skeins of Stained Glass Yarn from Darn Good Yarn. This giveaway ends May 22nd.

Meet and Make: Nicole Snow

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This week’s Meet and Make designer is Nicole Snow of Darn Good Yarn.

In 2008, Nicole Snow created “Darn Good Yarn” by combining her two passions in life—art and helping others. The idea was simple: created high-quality, beautiful yarn without using child labor… all while helping the women of India and Nepal support their families.

Within a short period of time, Snow and Darn Good Yarn had a passionate following. “To our customers, it isn’t just about high quality fibers,” Snow explains. “It really is about helping people. That’s what separates Darn Good Yarn from the other companies.”

As it turns out, however, helping the women of India and Nepal and their families isn’t the only thing Darn Good Yarn has put its sights. Mother Nature is getting support as well.

About a year ago, Snow was being interviewed for a magazine article and an interesting question came up—“How much waste, if any, has Darn Good Yarn saved?” She pulled out a calculator, ran a few numbers, and came to the conclusion that in 2010, they had removed roughly 4,000 pounds of waste from landfills through their recycled yarns—the equivalent of 106,667 water bottles!

“Our recycled yarns have always been extremely popular,” laughs Snow. “But, in all sincerity, I had never realized exactly how big of an impact the sale of those yarns made! Seeing that impact gave me another goal—in 2012, I wanted to get rid of even more waste.”

A week ago, after running the final numbers, she knew she had reached her goal. In 2011, Darn Good Yarn removed a whopping 6,000 pounds of waste from landfills, or the equivalent of 160,000 water bottles.

Let’s meet Nicole!

10 Fun Facts about Nicole:

1- I’ve moved my house and Darn Good Yarn 10 times in 5 years (I’m finally in Maine)
2- I was an officer in the Air Force
3- I love red wine (until my knitting starts to suffer)
4- I can still do a pretty mean cartwheel
5- I’ve met Josh from the Fabulous Beekman Boys (Yes! He’s totally fab!)
6- I have an almost unhealthy love for the show Absolutely Fabulous…sweetie darling
7- I love to cook humungous meals (like Thanksgiving!)
8- I wanted to be an astronaut when I was little
9- I knew I was going to marry my husband after our first date–we’ve been married for 6 years!
10- I had a dream last week and everything in my dream was yarn bombed!

 

Here’s Nicole’s Project:

An Obi Belt

 

Abbreviations:

WYIF= with yarn in front
WYIB=with yarn in back
CO=Cast on
RS= Right Side
Sl=slip
K=knit
P=purl

Materials:

  • 1 skein of Darn Good Yarn’s Recycled Silk Sari Ribbon in “At the Bahamas”
  • 1 skein of Darn Good Yarn’s Banana Glama(If you ever have questions just email me nicole@darngoodyarn.com)
  • Size 15 needles
  • Optional: Crochet Hook (Q/15mm)

Instructions:

With your size 15 needles and At the Bahamas Reclaimed

Silk Ribbon, CO 11 stitches.

Row 1 (RS): k1, *sl1 wyif, k1; rep from *
Row 2: k1, p1, *sl1 wyib, p1; rep from *, end k1
Repeat row 1 and 2 until your piece measures 26 “.
Bind off. With your crochet hook (or you can use your fingers as well) use both Banana Glama and the remaining at the Bahamas and chain the two lengths of 32” each. Alternately, you can braid two lengths as well. Secure the ends and tie each length to each side of your obi belt as pictured. Weave in ends.

AllFreeCrochet’s Giveaway: Handspun Darn Good Yarn

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Look for some new free crochet patterns because we have some awesome yarn you’re going to want to use right away. Jazz up your wardrobe or make some fun accessories with Handspun Darn Good Yarn and Felt Balls. We are giving away two balls of yarn and one package of felt balls from Darn Good Yarn. All of the yarn is made from recycled and Earth friendly materials and much of it is created from the colorful remnants of the production of silk saris in Nepal and Northern India.

We’re giving one lucky crocheter this great yarn. It could be you!

Learn more about this yarn.

Contest ends October 12, 2011. You can enter once daily, so return often to improve your chances of winning!

AllFreeCrochet Product Giveaway Darn Good Yarn

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All you crocheters who have been crocheting for years and years might be getting tired of using the same old yarn. And those of you just starting to crochet might be looking for the best of the best. Well have you heard of Darn Good Yarn? These are some of the prettiest specialty yarns you will ever come across and now you have a chance to win two skeins! Enter for your chance to win two skeins of Fair Trade Silk Yarn. It’s unique and soft just like you would think silk is; you won’t be disappointed.

Contest ends August 31.

Enter for your chance to win! And of course read the review and leave a comment.

DarnGoodYarn Needs New Product Names

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Owner, Nicole Mikkelson Snow, owner of DarnGoodYarn is launching 6 new colours for her Silk Sari Ribbon Yarn Line. Each selection needs a name.

It’s rare to have an opportunity for the public to name new coming yarn lines. But Nicole is wanting the public’s help to look at her new yarn and think about it.

To participate, I will provide 6 Links to all 6 colour variations. Click the link, be sure to leave a COMMENT in the blog posting with the appropriate colour. Nicole will decide based on the comments what the new names will be.

List of colour variations. Click the link to see the colour and make a comment in the posting about what you think it should be called. Nicole is interested to how you got the name as most of the colour choices in her collection have a story of why it is named.

  1. Mystery Yarn 1
  2. Mystery Yarn 2
  3. Mystery Yarn 3
  4. Mystery Yarn 4
  5. Mystery Yarn 5
  6. Mystery Yarn 6

Be sure to comment to have your names considered.

AllFreeCrochet Product Giveaway

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Have you ever heard of Darn Good Yarn? If not here we go. It’s this amazing yarn company that carries some of the most beautiful yarn you will ever see. We are giving away two skeins of Recycled Silk Sari Ribbon. This ribbon is truly beautiful you’ll just want to stare at it all day. Be sure you read the video and watch Michael Sellick’s video review of all the fabulous things he has to say about the yarn.

Learn more and enter now!

Contest ends June 8.

Win $90 Worth of Yarn from Darn Good Yarn + A Special Offer

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What would you do with $90 worth of yarn?  Well, you better figure out soon because you might be the lucky person to win!  Today, AllFreeKnitting is hosting its very first Facebook contest.  The prize?  $90 worth of Darn Good Yarn’s newest yarn, Recycled Resolutions.  All you have to do is become our fan on Facebook and you’re automatically entered into the competition!   The contest lasts until February 27, 2011.

Plus a Special Offer: Receive a 5% discount and a free Flower Power Notions Purse (a $5.99 value) with any purchase of yarn from DarnGoodYarn.com when you use the coupon code ALLFREEKNIT at the checkout. Offer is valid for a limited time only and while supplies last!

Isn’t this stuff gorgeous?

I knew you’d love the yarn.  Recycled Resolution is an amazing recycled sari silk yarn!  Each100g/90 yard recycled sari silk skein is unique and individually handspun by a cooperative of woman in super-rural Northeast India. New sari fabric remnants are recycled to make this a worsted weight yarn that will yield 4.5 sts per inch on size 7s (4.5mm).

So what are you waiting for?   Go to the AllFreeKnitting Facebook page, “like” us, and enter to win this beautiful prize!  Want to try out the yarn too?  After you enter the contest, use the coupon code ALLFREEKNIT at the DarnGoodYarn check out and receive a 5% discount and free Flower Notions Purse with every order.  This is great, right?  All you have to do is like us on Facebook!

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