Topic of the Week: Winners!

First of all, thank you to everyone who participated. There were over 80 entries in just 6 weeks. Amazing! Second of all, I'm sorry that I couldn't extend the topics longer but with moving house... there is a lot to pack and I didn't want to misplace the prizes.

Now... onto the winners. Every time someone left a comment, the comment came to the UK Swap Email. If it was a Weekly Topic, it went into a special folder. I then used a Random Number Generator (aka boyfriend - "pick 3 numbers") and counted up to whichever entry was that number.


THIRD PRIZE... "The Sheepie Package" with Sheep Tape Measurer from Purlescence and Sheep Stitch Markers from VikingKnits (now Wild Fire Fibres) and some goodies from me ... goes to... ANG!



SECOND PRIZE... A Gift Certificate to Shunklies Etsy Shop ... goes to... SARETH!



FIRST PRIZE... The "Purple Package" including a Bag from RuinMe Designs, Yarn and stitch markers from VikingKnits (now Wild Fire Fibres), and some goodies from me ... goes to ... CLAIRE!

Congratulations to our winners and thank you everyone for participating!! I hope you enjoyed playing even if you didn't win. And hope everything is going well with putting together packages and stalking your partner. Don't forget that weekly contact is advised!!

Revealing VikingKnits' Donation

Co-Host Vikki is the creator of VikingKnits, but will soon be relaunching herself as Wild Fire Fibres at her new Etsy Store! Stay tuned to her blog or the store for new details!

Vikki donated a bunch of lovely goodies...


3 skeins of "Cranberry" colourway


2 skeins in the "Sugarplum" colourway


Lovely "bauble" stitch markers


Adorable Sheepie stitch markers


So Sweet Strawberry stitch markers!

Treasure Hunt Winner!!

Congratulations to JEN who (by Random Number Generator) won the Blog Treasure Hunt!! I'll get that in the mail this week Jen.

Thank you to everyone who participated!! I hope you had fun. There were a number of possible answers, but I think that over half of the participants got the BONUS Question. In case you didn't and were curious... it was Caroline's Cardigan!

Revealing RuinMe's Donation

Sareth of RuinMe Designs creates 'alternative' alternative clothing and accessories.


For the swap, she donated two handmade bags, one big one and one small. The small one has a little purse clipped on the inside.

Revealing Purlescence's Donation

Robynn of Purlescence was kind enough to donate this adorable tape measurer from Lantern Moon. It's a sheepy!

This is one of the items included in THIRD PRIZE in the Weekly Topics Contest!!



They also come in different animals/bugs if you want to get one for yourself or your pal. And there are many other "luxury knitting supplies" in Robynn's online store. From needles and bags to yarn and patterns! Check it out:

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We Have a Winner!

The names, the bucket... (Thanks to everyone who entered!!)


Thank you BF. You should be a hand model! Haha


And the winner is..........



Congratulations Knit-Knacker on winning the Pimp the Swap contest!!! Please email me (monnibo AT hotmail DOT com) your mailing address and I'll send off your prize as soon as I can!

Is the suspense killing you yet?

I'm back in London and tallying up the entries in the Pimp the Swap Contest. I haven't drawn the winner yet, so I thought we should tease you with a bit of yarn pr0n. This is the prize from Posh Yarn - it is the "Laura" colourway.

There will also be a couple goodies added by me into the package for the winner! Who could it be!?!

Pimp the Swap Contest Closed

Wow! That was an amazing rush of people in the last day. Great to see people telling their friends. Just because the contest is over, don't let that deter you from telling even more people! Grab a button from the sidebar and post it on your blog. I'd love to hear if you'd put it up so post a quick comment if you can. Love to see everyone spreading the word.

The winner will be announced later this week (when I get time! Wow these holidays are so full!).

In the meantime, I'll be posting up the Questionnaire later today, so check it out. If you're planning to participate in the UK Swap and want to get a head start on your Questionnaire, please feel free to post it to your blog. Although blogs are not required, they are STRONGLY recommended because of the ease it adds to getting to know your partner. Because some people requested that blogs not be required, an anonymous email IS required, so please make sure to create an email that doesn't give away your identity.

Call for Donations

As many of you know, the big swap is being planned for January - March. To promote the swap and then keep it interesting during those three months, I am hoping to do a couple contests.

I will be buying some of the prizes myself but I am also looking for store-owners and local artisans interested in donating knitting-related item(s) for prizes. In exchange I would love to put your link/button on the blog page and make sure to plug your involvement as a sponsor.

If you own a local store, or even an Etsy store and are interested in becoming a sponsor please contact Monica. Thank you for your consideration.