Give-away at Yarn Madness!

Madeleine is having a fabulous give-away on her blog Yarn Madness! The prize is yarn, fabric, a book, buttons... Lots and lots of goodies :) Check it out! 

PlanetJune Christmas CAL

There is a new CAL going on! Anyone who's been following my blog for a while knows how much I love CALs. Love to watch lots of people make the same things and see how everyone makes it different, plus it gives me extra motivation to make something that's not my own. A kick in the butt, you might say :) Now it's time to make Christmas stuff. Yay, my favorite holiday! 

June has been somewhat disappointed by all the people who's taken advantage of her CAL discounts and then never finished anything, so this time it will be a little different. She has several Christmas patterns, some of which are free, and we are free to choose which ones to make. One or all of them :) Then, after the CAL ends on Christmas Eve, the participants can win prizes! Gift certificates and/or free patterns, I think :) Read more about the rules HERE.

I plan to make a Christmas tree or two, as soon as I've finished a few holiday patterns of my own :)

CALs and give-aways and stuff

First of all, I really need to thank Greenpixey for the lovely prize I won from her give-away in July. Thank you! What I won was a little heart shaped tin of mint candy to give to my boyfriend :) 

Also in the package was a surprise that I decided was just for me :p A yummy bar of milk chocolate! It was gone within minutes, hihi :)

The package arrived several weeks ago, but I waited to post about it since the mints were going to be a surprise, and I'm not sure whether my bf reads my blog or not. And then, of course, I forgot... I remembered to post about it now because my boyfriend came home from the library the other day and gave me the empty tin to keep little treasures in :)

I'm currently participating in another give-away that (hopefully) has not ended yet. At Artikaur's blog you can enter to win a ball of pretty blue crochet/tatting thread:

I think the give-away will end in a few hours (some time after midnight in my time). Hope I win - my thread stash is not big enough yet! Perhaps it never will be...? :p

So, the CALs... Well, I never got any further on my alpaca for PlanetJune's summer CAL :( I feel really bad that I got the pattern cheaper than I normally would, and then I never had time to make it... The CAL has now ended, and you can see all the finished alpacas and violets HERE.

Finally, there's a new CAL that's just about to start - a halloween themed fall CAL at Itsy Bitsy Spider (who also hosted the Great Owl CAL earlier). This time we're making pumpkins :) 

We are to decorate the pumpkins however we want, and at the end there will be a contest with a prize. Whoever makes the coolest pumpkin wins! I have to concrete ideas for my pumpkin yet, but I'll come up with something as I crochet along :)

Give-away!

At Itsy Bitsy Spider! You can win an adorable little plush owl like this!

It's one of a set of collectible Owlets by Harley & Boss. You buy the box, but you don't know which plushie is inside until you open it! Both plushie cutness and excitement all in one box :)

The name of my new pattern is...

Cute Little Dudes! Meet the Forest Dwellers:

There wasn't exactly a overwhelming response to the naming contest in my previous post,  only two comments in two days.. The first suggestion kind of stuck with me, because calling them something with "dudes" had already crossed my mind a few times, but I just couldn't get it right. (Now, "Huggies" is not at all a bad suggestion, I like that name a lot, and I might make something of it some day. Something cute and cuddly.) So congratulations to jucatca for coming up with the name, a copy of the pattern will be e-mailed :D

I suppose I can't really blame people for not noticing the contest, it was badly advertized since it was a spur-of-the-moment thing, and I guess most people can't be bothered to read all the way to the end of my sometimes very long blog posts (and very long sentences!)... Next time I'll do better, I promise :)

Anyway, the pattern will be added both to my Etsy shop and Ravelry store some time tonight. Hope you like the Cute Little Dudes :)

Give-away & contest!

Cheryl of Bingle Bears is celebrating her one year anniversary of blogging with a give-away, and the prize is this really sweet bear:

He's so adorable, I want him! :) His name is Sammy and he's 11 inches tall and fully jointed.

Fiffel & Tråd is celebrating 1000 visitors with a contest! The first prize is this lovely pile of yarn:

Second prize is some other goodies like pompons and hearts to decorate amigurumi:

Congratulations to the both of you :D

Great Big Bumblebee pattern & more

I managed to finish the patterns sooner than I thought (I e-mailed the documents to my aunt who converted them to PDF and sent them back to me), so I actually listed the Bumblebee pattern yesterday. And I've made a sale already, can you believe that? I almost don't :D You find my Etsy shop HERE.

Oh, I forgot to mention in the post yesterday that the body of the bumblebee is brushed to make it furry and fuzzy and cute like a real bumblebee :) The pattern is actually based on the Buff-tailed Bumblebee, which is the most common species in Europe.

I edited my old Kitty Princess pattern and relisted it.

Also, both patterns are now found in my new Ravelry store :) I decided to try it because selling patterns on Ravelry is a little cheaper than Etsy, since there's no listing fee...

One final thing... I really could use some help with this, both me and my boyfriend are stuck trying to come up with a name for this pattern set:

The pattern is as good as ready, I just need a name for the little creatures. Now, I feel like I can't call them critters, because that would make them too similar to CraftyAlien's very cute knitted & felted ones. Calling them Something-something Friends also seems a little used... They are fairly small, with a flat bottom that allows them to sit up straight, and fit perfectly in you hand:

I plan to make a lot more of these sets, and not only forest animals, so I need a general name for all of them, and then the individual sets will have more specific names added to that. *sigh* Hate it when I'm stuck like this...

Ooh, I just had an idea... If I get any suggestions (as comments to this post), the winning suggestion will win a free copy of this pattern! I have a few thoughts myself, but I'm still undecided, so you have a fair chance of your name suggestion being picked :D (If I come up with a name myself you can still get the pattern from one of my stores..)

Big contest!

Mia Bengtsson has a big contest on her blog, where you can win this great prize:

Both of her amigurumi books (the 2nd book is released in June), a big pile of yarn and a handful pairs of safety eyes, a bag of poly pellets, a bag of brads & buttons etc., a couple of crochet hooks and a stuffing tool. Everything you need to make amigurumis :)

The winner will be drawn on May 17th, which, by the way, is the national day of Norway, so I hope I win :) There will even be five other prizes in this contest, plus a second contest for the same package as described above for people who have pre-ordered the new amigurumi book already. 

Good luck, people :D

Contests, give-aways & challenges :)

There seems to be a lot of contests and give-aways these days, and I thought I'd advertise for some of them :)

The Norwegian blog Lysstreif is giving away two very cute crocheted paradise birds:

If you want to win one of these birds, leave a comment on her post for one ticket, link to her blog in your right sidebar for two tickets, and become a follower for three tickets. The contest ends on March 7th.

Sarah London has a mystery give-away where you can win a whole bag full of yarn! Isn't that great? The contest ends this Friday, the 26th. Here is a picture I borrowed from her blog:

Thessan's Amigurumi celebrates 7000 visitors, and a lucky winner gets to adopt this very cute crocheted wiener dog, just leave a comment on the post before Friday at 6pm. Link from your blog to get a second ticket. Thessan's picture of Werner the wiener dog:

Finally, Ulliga Gulliga Saker has a contest/give-away with a twist. It's a challenge to try out a whole new hobby, or to pick up an old one that you haven't done for a while. I thought I'd take up needle felting. I have tried it before, but my needles have been rusting away in a bag somewhere for a few years now. Needle felting is a good way to make details on knitted and crocheted items, a good substitute from freehand embroidery, which I suck at :p Anyway, the challenge ends on March 1st. Leave a comment on her post and let her know what you have tried out, and you can win these pretty scrap-booking supplies:

Calendar contest & give-away update

I have a few links to share with you today, plus an update about the Christmas give-away on Tygra Beaumont's Dollie-cious blog. The ending date of the give-away has changed from the 25th to the 15th of December!

There's an Advent calendar contest at Thessans Amigurumis, where you can win a crocheted amigurumi :) I know it's a little late, but if you hurry you can still catch up and collect some points if can answer the riddles correctly.

Fröken Elsa has created an Advent calendar that features her adorable crocheted mice. Read about their new adventures every day!

You can also find a good Advent calendar at Drops Design, with a new knit or crochet pattern every day :) (Note: the link brings you to the American English version, but if you click 'home' you can find the patterns in your own language.)

Contest!

The blog Syltyg & Saftig is having a contest to celebrate two years of blogging. Congratulations :) Three lucky winners can pick their prize from this lovely selection:

Just leave a comment on her post for one ticket, and mention the contest in a post on your on blog (with a link) for two tickets :) The contest ends on December 13th. I really love those plush cakes, they look absolutely yummy! :)

Christmas give-away!

From today (November 25th) to 25th of December, Tygra Beaumont has a give-away on her blog, to celebrate the opening of her Etsy shop :) The prize is one of these very cute felt plushies! Click on her name to get to the give-away.

The rules to compete are:

1) Add her blog on your favourite blog's list
2) Follow her blog on the right sidebar
3) Make a little post with the link of this Giveaway on your blog

I'm hoping to win the little reindeer, he's so cute :) Good luck, people!

UPDATE: Just wanted to mention that the ending date of this give-away has changed from the 25th to the 15th of December!

Contest!

The blog Elsas Pärldjur ("Elsa's beaded animals") has a contest, and the prize is this cute little beaded fox :)

Leave a comment on the post for one ticket and put a link on your own blog for another ticket :)

The contest ends on November 26th.

Contest at Krimskrams!

Tävla hos Krimskrams! Tävlingen avslutas 17/11

Click on the link to get to the contest :) (It's in Swedish..)

Contest! :)

Just posting a link here, to a contest by Mia Bengtsson on her blog. You can win her book, Virka Amigurumi ("Crochet Amigurumi"), and some other stuff :) I'm excited to see if I win anything.. I already have her book, but I know a few people who would love the book as a Christmas present :)

Well, I guess that was all, really. I'm still working on my alien boy, but new ideas keep popping up and distract me. In a good way, of course, I like to have ideas, even though it can be a bit much sometimes...