Lose The Winter Blues with Lenox Knits Giveaway!

I'm excited to be having my very first blog contest. I am giving away the year round set of knitted accessories worth $50 in the above picture. It includes the following:

1. A lace knitted scarf in a blue hemp/cotton blend yarn with clay beads, worth $18.
2. A knitted pouch in the blue hemp/cotton yarn with the same beads. It has a draw string closing with a long paper bead, worth $12.
3. A matching headband in lace, worth, $7.
4. A knitted wire wrist cuff with matching clay beads and some fun paper mache beads in matching colors, worth $11.

There will be one contest winner and there is free worldwide shipping! Contest closes on March 7, 2009.

Contest Rules:

1. For one easy entry just visit my Etsy shop, Lenox Knits, and tell me what your favorite item is.
2. For another easy entry follow me on Twitter and Tweet to all your followers about the Beating the Blues Contest.
3. Because it involves more effort on your part I will give you 2 entries for blogging about this Contest.
4. If you add my lovely new blog widget to your blog or myspace page, there is code for each, you will get an additional 2 entries.
5. And finally I would be thrilled if you signed up for my new newsletter and will give 3 entries for following through with the steps to submit your e-mail address. I promise not to spam you and you can unsubscribe any time. I will be e-mailing specials and deals seasonally.




Please leave a comment on this post for each step you complete. There are a total of 9 possible entries per person. I will print each eligible entry and put them in a basket, most likely wicker, and have my niece draw a name on March 7th in a secure location, probably my living room. The contest is open to everyone, even non-bloggers. If you don't have an active blog please leave me an e-mail address to contact you. If you have a blog you will be contacted directly through your blog.

Custom Headbands

So I finished my second cold weather custom order headband. I'm seriously thinking I have been missing a market here. Obviously there is a need for people to keep their ears warm and I should be getting some eye catching and ear warming headbands out there. It's a little late for this year I'm afraid, but it is definitely something I will be working on for next year.

I love how this one came out. It is a soft and fuzzy soy/wool blend yarn. It is variegated with stripes of pinks, purples, and tan. What I love is how the yarn stripes matched up perfectly. Any knitter who has ever worked with variegated stripes knows what a lucky break that is. I wish I could say I planned it but that would be a lie. Sometimes the yarn gods just smile on our efforts. I generally don't care about stripes matching up but I know knitters that drive themselves crazy trying to get colors to match up in different garments. Self striping sock yarn can be a source of great consternation for some knitters if they end up with fraternal rather than identical socks.

I've had people ask why I don't make hats. The honest answer is that I don't enjoy the process of making them. I really prefer flat knitting and hats are generally made in the round. I really am more of a process knitter and I sell my items mostly just to support my yarn buying habit. So for me if I don't like making something it isn't worth my time. I have some design ideas I've been thinking about for making hats without working in the round. I know that it is done so I'll be playing with that some for next year's craft show season. I also like the idea of a line of earwarmers like I've been doing for the ladies who have requested them. This one will be headed for Melissa of Feel Chic Boutique. She blogs and sells items to support those living with chronic illnesses. I hope she enjoys her new earwarmer headband and gets some good use of it still this season.