Is it possible that I haven't done a giveaway since October? Shame on me. Let's fix that right now!
Recently I've been looking at my Baby Shane Blanket kits in a whole new light. I've had these kits available in my shop for a few years now, and suddenly I find them completely inspiring! I think that most people buy the kits with the intention of knitting my Baby Shane Blanket pattern (duh) but there are so many possibilities. I'm considering crocheting a ripple blanket, maybe knitting a simple striped blanket like this... I've started viewing these kits almost like sampler palettes that I can play around with, I've got a few more palettes in mind, I might refresh some of my currently available colour options and add some new ones too in the future.
Which brings us to today's giveaway! Leave a comment to enter to win the Baby Shane Blanket kit of your choice. In your comment, let me know:
1) What is your favorite palette? Or, is there's a palette that you'd love to see but that I don't yet have available, let me know!
2) What would you make with your kit?
3) Be sure to leave an e-mail address or Ravelry username so I can get in touch with you should you win!
As usual, for bonus entries:
Mention this giveaway on your blog and include a link to this giveaway post - be sure to come back and leave another comment here telling me that you blogged about it so I know!
Post a link to this blog post on your facebook page (be sure to tag TFA in the post so I can see it!)
Tweet about the giveaway on twitter!
A winner will be chosen and announced on Monday, April 2nd. Good luck!
Comments are now closed, thanks to all who entered!
Comments are now closed, thanks to all who entered!
Forgot to meantion I'd knit a blanket for my son =)
ReplyDeleteI love, love, LOVE the purple palette!!! The colors are just wowie!!
ReplyDeleteI would probably make some striped or ripple blankets. I graduate this summer and become a kindergarten teacher ( <333 YESYESYES!!!! ). So in September I will have my own kindergarten class -which means; i would make some feel-better-blankets for the kids. When they are not feeling well of when they are sad, they can grab a feel-better-blanket en snuggle up in it!!
-xoxox-
samentha_koning@hotmail.com
So hard to decide!!They are all fantastic but I think I would go for purples!! and I have been wanting to learn crochet for such a long time so it would be the occasion and I'll try "The Wool Eater Blanket"
ReplyDeletedodiepsi on Rav
and posted the news on Facebook (Elodie Bastié)
Thanks a lot for this giveaway!
I'm making a baby Shane blanket in pastels. It's so hard to choose! Will probably go with the reds...or a rainbow palette!
ReplyDeleteThey could make an awesome Tulip Baby Cardigan! Or possibly another stripey blanket :)
I'm y3nn on Rav
I'm really drawn to the Reds! (All are really beautiful, though.) I would probably make a blanket since I love them and never tire of knitting them!
ReplyDeleteSo many beautiful color choices! I love green, so that's my favorite of the kits...
ReplyDeleteI dream of a nice Shane lap blanket for my living room -- since we're dreaming here and it's fun to play with color combos, maybe Brick & Sunset, Deep Sea & Seabreeze, Chestnut & Gold, Olive & Spearmint?
RavID:YarnAndYarns
I love them all but always gotta go for the greens. :) I know SO many people having babies right now, I'd probably make either the Baby Shane blanket or some other sort of garter stitch rainbow stripe type blanket.
ReplyDeleteim a sucker for any and all greens so the green kit is my favourite :) i bet a kit in greens to greys would also be lovely!
ReplyDeleteGreens palette.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to see Eggplant, Green-Yellow, Gray-Brown, Mustard, Red-Orange, Beige, Taupe, and my favorite blues are Green with a hint of blue and blue purple.
A blanket would be nice woven or crocheted probably or knits for my daughter.
Wow! That blue to yellow palette is definitely calling my name! I'd love to try something like a lizard ridge throw, but a plain ole striped throw would be super in those colors!
ReplyDeleteRav: arlenemarie
I really like all of the palettes in some way or fashion, but I'm a big fan of the colors of the 60's and 70's and would love to see something like this http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/rings--things-afghan
ReplyDeletein some browns/oranges/olive drab/turqoise-y colors.
I think I would pick the jewel tones. I love getting those babies away from pastels.
ReplyDeleteI might try stripes or I might 'design' a baby blanket using some combination of patterns.
Jewel palette and I would make a decadent shawl! I love Tanis - just love it,I am making 2 projects using it now and am slowly become a Tanis Hoar - (as in Hoarder LOL)
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Rav Knittinella
I am in love with the jewel colorway, it's amazing. I think I'd make the Baby Shane blanket, there will be a slew of new babies to knit for soon!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for doing the give away!
I'm SplitStitch on Ravelry.
I love the blue to yellow colorways. I'm relatively new at knitting, so I'm not adept at mixing several colors yet. However, I think several striped sweaters for my little girl would be a lovely use of such wonderful yarn.
ReplyDeleteRavelry : Starryjean
My favourite is the Jewel Tone - I made my son a Baby Shane last fall with a kit. I would probably make the same again, with the Original but with a crocheted border or possibly a mitered square blanket like Autumn's Delight.
ReplyDeleteLia
Rav ID hatusu
My choice is definitely the purples and, but since I have no babies to knit for, I would use it to make the Color Affection shawl by Veera Valimaki. I love the look and it has so many possibilities,and would be lovely in your yarn.
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hmcclure@sympatico.ca
What beautiful colors! My favorites are the purples and blues, but all of them are great! I'm thinking a chevron blanket would be what I'd make. Thanks for such a great giveaway!
ReplyDeletelaurahughes at charter dot net
I love the pastels! I've been looking around for yarns in "baby colors" and they are hard to find. This comb will be perfect.
ReplyDeleteLbest@grahamdunn.com
Hi Tanis...Wow..Where to begin..I think I would like the purples colourway. But the project would be hard to choose...we have no babies in our families future so I would be very selfish and treat myself. Most likely a shawl to wrap up in. Bonnie...jcharter@cogeco.ca
ReplyDeleteWhat a great giveaway! I would choose the original pallette to make the Shane blanket.
ReplyDeleteRav ID: AthertonGirl
Oh this is such a good giveaway. The winner will be very lucky. We will blog tomorrow :)
ReplyDeleteBlues, predictably, all the way.
ReplyDeleteI don't know yet what I'd make... some kind of slip stitch thing in which each color can transition gracefully into the next?
manduh on Rav
I would choose the Blues palette and either make a blanket, a sweater or a bunch of smaller projects. Thanks for the opportunity to win!
ReplyDeleteRav ID: Camanoah
I'd make the Baby Shane Blanket - so many babies to knit for these days, and since it's my favorite - I'd choose the purple palette. Closertofine722 on rav.
ReplyDeleteThe original palette is lovely. It would also be great to see a darker set, maybe garnet, plum, velvet, dove, charcoal, stormy, spruce, atlantic.
ReplyDeleteSomesylvie on ravelry
I'm an accessory person, so knitting a lovely shawl would be my preference and since I also love jewellery...the Jewel colourway would be my favourite.
ReplyDeletewoolybear on Ravelry
I love the Greens palette. I'd also love to see just a grey/gold/yellow palette (grellow). I'm decorating with those colours and would love to knit a Blooming Flower Cushion or Churchmouse's Vintage Crocheted Blanket.
ReplyDeletetwinsknit on Rav
Love the blue to yellow group! I would probably try a few Blank Canvas baby sweaters and experiment with colors and stripes.
ReplyDeleteKeep making kits - you are so great at color pallettes!
yarnhabit on ravelry
Rav Epilobe
ReplyDeleteI love the blue to yellow palette. I would likely make a baby blanket as there are lots of babies 'under construction' around me these days.
I really like the original set of colors, and would most likely knit a blanket if I were to win. Since you also asked about other color groups -- a cream/white, various shades of gray to black, with a pop of color to liven it up. Maybe turquoise or raspberry.
ReplyDeleteRav: KathyD
The jewels or the purples...and they would become a great big shawl, one that shaded from the dark to the light and served as a fabulous warm hug....maybe even something like Wests whale tale--but I'm not sure yet.
ReplyDeleteTechmuse (RAV)
I like the blues. but really i would like a rainbow palette.
ReplyDeleteroyal flush, sweetheart, orange blossom, buttercup, lemongrass, seabreeze, cobalt, jewel.
i would use it for colourwork mittens i think. or something that would use all the colours at once.
ravelry name: byneedleandthread
I love the "Jewel" selection of colours. I would like to design a "modular" knit vest or a "modular" knit blanket. Either of these options would showcase the beautiful colours.
ReplyDeleteI think my favorite color is the greens or green to yellow. If I won I would make the Baby Shane Blanket!
ReplyDeletepeatmoss83 on Rav
Dying to make the super simple Purl Bee striped blanket for my new nephew. Red colorway is my absolute FAVE!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI am in love with the Jewel palette. While most or many of the palettes are "rainbow" colours, which I LOVE, I think it would be fantastic to see an electric palette. I'm thinking about the Kryptonite yarn I recently bought, and something that had some subtle colours as well as some outrageous ones would be amazing. I see some great bright colours mixed into the other palettes which could work.
ReplyDeleteI think I would kit up Missoni Inspired Chevron Blanket (you can find it on Ravelry). I love anything Missoni inspired.
Ravatar: tankinisurf
Blogged: http://scrapstitch.blogspot.ca/2012/03/another-tfa-giveaway.html
Greens and purples are my favorites and I like yours....but I kept being pulled back to your blue to yellow pallette! Without feeling the yarn, I an learning toward trying your baby shame pattern. I am grannydani on ravelry.
ReplyDeleteYay for a great giveaway!!!
ReplyDeleteI would have to say either the Greens or Jewel would be my fav, but they are all so gorgeous!
I would probably make shawls or cowls.
RavID: cdavis
Either the Original or the Blues palette. Both speak to me. The Baby Shane pattern would be perfect as I have four baby blankets to knit in the next three months. The world population is on the rise!
ReplyDeleteRAV: deblyn153
Purple!!!! I'd make something for my two year old girl.... her fave is purple! Pick me pick me!
ReplyDeleteRav id : thisnutknits
I love the Blues colorway! I would make a fair isle pillow for my room.
ReplyDeleteOops. My rave name is greyowl. (blush)
ReplyDeleteLovely colour ways, and my most favourite is Pastels, with which I would knit a baby blankie! Also, I would enjoy knitting up a baby blanket or shawl in rainbow colours, both bold and muted :)
ReplyDeletesissu on Ravelry
I'm partial to the jewel palette. What would I knit? Maybe Undercurrent from Knitty or a lot of scarves/hats.
ReplyDeleterav: "kelseayarn"
I love the Blues colorway, it's a good thing I had two boys :)
ReplyDeleteThe Original colors are gorgeous. I would probably make a baby blanket. Those colors would make a beautiful striped blanket.
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welcra@comcast.net
I love them all, but if I had pick I would go with the greens palette. I would love to knit a Baby Shane, but would also love a striped cardigan...hmmm.
ReplyDeleteLove love love the red colorway! I've been thinking of starting a simple graduated color crochet ripple blanket, this kit would be wonderful!
ReplyDeleteSadly, don't have a log in, but ..
ReplyDeleteI've got another baby blanket in the queue (silly people getting pregnant!) and would love to do a blanket in the Blues (or maybe Greens?).
JenBee on Ravely, Athena4lynn on Twitter (I also retweeted!)
I would choose the greens palette. I have at least six friends due to give birth between August and October, so I am thinking that yarn would become baby sweaters, hats and/or booties. The greens are perfect for either a boy or a girl.
ReplyDeleteravid: astevenson11
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ReplyDeleteAll the color combinations are beautiful but I think my favorites are the original and the jewel combinations. I would make the Baby Shane Blanket if I won a kit. Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeletemarilynknits on Ravlery
I love the greens palette! I'd make a giant stripey shawl (or a series of stripey shawls). Wearing shawls is a socially acceptable way of curling up in a blanket in the workplace.
ReplyDeleteThe Baby Shane blanket reminds me of Kaffe Fassett quilts, so if I won this kit I'd make something inspired by his work and yours.
Oooooooh - so many lovely choice - I'd probably pick Greens and do some sort of zigzaggy striped blanket
ReplyDeleteskywater on Ravelry
I love all of them :) I love the kits because they are great for doing colorwork and because I can see the colors in person before committing to a color for a larger project!
ReplyDeletePurpleViolets on Ravelry
That's a very hard choice. I would probably make a blanket for a new grandbaby due in August. So I'd stick to original or blues so it would be suitable for a boy or girl. My Rav ID is winenwaves.
ReplyDeleteI like the blue palette! I would make a blanket - maybe the breezy baby blanket
ReplyDeletePalmerck10 on rav
I love the Purples and the Blues and the Jewels! If I had to pick, I think...Purples? No, Blues! Not sure what I'd make (colour me indecisive) -- blanket is tempting, but a stripey cardi might be amazing.
ReplyDeletesep on Rav
Love the blues palette, so much variety and lovely tones. I would use the set to make a throw inspired by the colour patterning and shapes of Mucha, which I've been meaning to do for ages.
ReplyDeleteI've made one Baby Shane from the purples - and have the original palette for another - which will be for the "baby chests" of my grandchildren (someday)! I think the original palette has always been my favorite!
ReplyDeleteHi Tanis,
ReplyDeleteLove the jewel colourway...so beautiful! I'd make a blanket for my little niece and nephew to snuggle under.
Ravelry ID: Hilarysara
Fingers crossed!
I love the original, but I have made two Baby Shane blankets already (in original and red) for twins. Dad was Shane, that's why I picked it.
ReplyDeleteSo I would pick pastel because my daughter would love those colors and I would make something of her choosing, which varies from moment to moment (she's four) but currently she's saying she'd like a pod of pastel whales.
cdbutkiew@yahoo.com
I just love the purples! I would knit the sunnyside sweater as I am in love with the sweater and purple is my favorite.
ReplyDeleteI posted about your giveaway here:
ReplyDeletehttp://thethreeessentials.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/tanis-fibre-arts.html
Thanks for the great giveaway.
Blogged the giveaway here! :) http://dearknits.blogspot.ca/2012/03/in-which-we-discuss-baby-knits.html
ReplyDeleteI like the Blues a lot! Can't help to always choose blue! I think a Baby Shane blanket would be nice! I love stripes a lot! Thank you for that great contest!
ReplyDeleteI would love to use the original colors in a blanket. So pretty!
ReplyDeleteKathyD on rav
They're all beautiful, but I like the Original best, and I think I'd make the Baby Shane blanket!
ReplyDeleterdtebby on Ravelry
My favorite would have to be the blues... It would look SO good in my house! I think I would make a garter stitch striped blanket...
ReplyDeleteI love the Jewel and Purple colourways. I would make a pair of socks for every day of the week! - mitchell14 on ravelry
ReplyDeleteI love blue, greens and yellows and any combination of those colours.
ReplyDeletetvknits
I like either the blue to yellow colourway or the original one. Very cool.
ReplyDeleteI think then I'd make either a granny square scarf or get a start on some sort of granny hexagon blanket like Whip-up has a few weeks ago.....so many awesome blankets!
sockmonkery at yahoo dot ca
Too many choices! I'm immediately drawn to the Blues, Greens, and Blue to Yellow colorways. And what would I make? Probably a baby blanket... I just found out a friend I used to work with JUST had a baby and I didn't even know she was expecting! It was a boy... maybe why all that blue looks good.
ReplyDeleteI think the green colourway is my favourite. The blanket is supercute, so I might make that, or I migth horde this in stash because it's just so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI'd choose the original palette but I love all your colours. I would probably make a lovely blanket.
ReplyDeleteduncanch on ravelry
I really love all the color palates, but I think for the project I have in mind I would choose the Jewel palate. I would knit the Purl Bee pattern. I was just looking at the finished projects yesterday. My Rav ID is: tybearwat.
ReplyDeleteI love the jewel tones! I think I would make a knitted variation on the ripple blanket-maybe with a feather and fan stitch.
ReplyDeleterainykay on ravelry
I hope I can win this.
ReplyDeleteI would like to use this to knit Honeycomb Stroller Blanket http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/honeycomb-stroller-blanket
I think it would be interesting!
xiaomin0914@gmail.com
If I have to choose one, they are all saying choose me, choose me, I'll go with the original. I love the baby shane blanket pattern & would like to take & work it into a scarf & mittens, maybe a shawl. Fun.
ReplyDeletevhuennekens@hotmail.com
Oh My! They are all so lovely! But if I had to choose, probably Jewel, or Green.
ReplyDeleteIt's been years since I made a ripple afghan so that would probably be one of my choices, that or a chevron stripe.
audreylenore (Rav)
How about a "rainbow" palette? Suggested colours would be: poppy, orange blossom, buttercup, lemongrass, cobalt, deep sea (gotta have two blues!) lilac, and jewel.
ReplyDeleteI could see this in a striped blanket or a check where the stripes go both ways (if you know what I mean?)
Rav name: lambdamuepsilon
I love the jewel tone pallette! I would likely make a shawl or a colorwork shawl or colorwork fingerless mitts or ... Drats, I can't decide!
ReplyDeleteRav=lightning
I love the original! I haven't crocheted anything for a while, but a ripple is calling my name!
ReplyDeleteI love the purple palette
ReplyDeleteI would ether make the Shane blanket or a knitted version of the crochet ripple you linked.
oh GORGEOUS!! I love the Purples the most
ReplyDeleteI would probably knit something for my daughter, a striped dress!
sezza on Rav.
I posted about your give away on facebook
ReplyDelete1) I love all the palettes! Picking a favourite is hard. I think I'd have to say Jewel just because it's such a wide variety of colour. But Greens is a really, really close second.
ReplyDelete2) With that amount of gorgeous coloured yarn, a striped blanket is just asking to be made!
3) I'm shiver on ravelry :)
Cute and Easy Crochet by Nicki Trench, and your lovely yarns would be a great match! I have filled my cart a few times with colours to do the Springtime Throw, but keep changing my mind about the colours! The Pastel Palette would be perfect . . . . . . . .or would you be open to a 'Country Cottage' Palette? with these colours:
ReplyDeleteButtercup
Sweetheart
Lemon grass
Natural
Royal Flush
Orange Blossom
Grape
Tidal
Thank you for your great ideas. Playing with all your colours is so much fun!
I am 'workinghandstudio' on Ravelry :-)
tinking@telus.net
I think I like "original" the best. I'd probably use the yarn for a bunch of little projects, maybe stripey socks?
ReplyDeleteI really like the blues to yellow palette....and I think I would make a Baby Shane blanket, or one of EZ's Shetland baby shawls.
ReplyDeleteRavelry: birdybirdy
I love the jewel tones. I would probably make another blanket with it.
ReplyDeleteRav: clevercloud
I would love the make a Baby Shane Blanket in purple. But all colourways are so beautiful it's hard to choose.
ReplyDeletepauline.fong@gmail.com
my fav palette is green, but as I'd get this kit for my sister I'd have to say purple... I'd love to see a rainbow palette in time for the Toronto pride parade... I knit something for my sister every year :) and it's usually rainbow themed!
ReplyDelete2) I'd make a happ shawl (quill by Brooklyn tween in their new look book... for my sister... he birthday is in June and I always knit her something fabulous!
2) What would you make with your kit?
3) email: lovescalculus@hotmail.com
I love the purples! I'd probably make a baby blanket for my grandmother's hope chest.
ReplyDeleteI love the striped blanket in the Reds color way.
ReplyDeleteRavID: vrileyravelry
my fav palette is green, but as I'd get this kit for my sister I'd have to say purple... I'd love to see a rainbow palette in time for the Toronto pride parade... I knit something for my sister every year :) and it's usually rainbow themed!
ReplyDelete2) I'd make a happ shawl (quill by Brooklyn tween in their new look book... for my sister... he birthday is in June and I always knit her something fabulous!
2) What would you make with your kit?
3) email: lovescalculus@hotmail.com
I love the blues. I always love blues. :) I'd probably use my kit to make a great blanket with the hues shifting from light to dark to create an ombre look.
ReplyDeleteRav: crochetblogger
I made a Baby Shane blanket from the pastels colorway for my grand daughter. It washes beautifully and is amazingly soft! I also used my scrap yarns and made another Baby Shane for a friend at work who was expecting her second child. I would love to make this blanket again in the purple color way. Your yarn is simply the best! Sooo soft....
ReplyDeleteThe kits are all beautiful. But having to choose just one, my pick is Jewel. I would knit the simple garter stitch blanket with it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for such a great give away.
raverly id: mmgrrr
I really like the original colorway! and I've never seen the baby shane pattern before, but I really like it!
ReplyDeleteRoisinD on Ravelry
Oh, don't make me choose! Okay, Original or Greens, but I'd love to see greens/oranges/yellows/reds for fall. And a blanket is a logical choice, but I think the range of shades would be great for a Kalahari Tote type of bag, which I made for 2009 Ravelympics. (KWAK's project page on Ravelry.)
ReplyDeleteWe were all devastated when our family pusscat of 15yrs died during last weekend . Our son (8yrs old) lovingly gave her one of his baby blankets to be buried in. So I was thinking of knitting him something stripy and fun later in the spring - as he says..."you can never have too many nankets mama". I think this pattern: Rainbow Chain Carriage Blanket by Erika Flory (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/rainbow-chain-carriage-blanket) would be lovely in your blue to yellow kit (or green or jewel or blue...oh my... I think they would all be lovely!).
ReplyDeletethanks, Claire (clairestarrs on Ravelry).
How gorgeous! My favorite colorway is the jewel tones. As for what I'd make, I'm honestly not sure... probably not a baby blanket because I have no need for one, but I bet you could make something fun and stripey! Maybe a nice big shawl and matching mitts...
ReplyDelete(adronzek on ravelry)
I love the pastels! And I would make a the baby blanket for my best friend who is expecting her first baby in September. A fall baby definitely needs a warm and snuggly blankie!
ReplyDeletesleepyinsomniac on rav
I love the jewel colors.I am always drawn toward jewel tones. If I didn't make the baby blanket,I would probably knit a Sunnyside sweater or two. I have two friends that will be first time grandmas in the coming months, so I have to knit some baby items.
ReplyDeleteKpolland on Ravelry
I'm a fan of the jewel tones. I just finished a stripe study shawl and would love to try another. I am working on collecting some shawls or wraps for snuggling while enjoying my morning coffee on the dock this summer.
ReplyDeleteRavID sierpinski
I love the "blue to yellow" palette. It might be fun to have a tropical-type collection, with bright yellow, orange, some red/pinks and green/aqua colors.
ReplyDeleteIf I won, I would probably crochet an afghan, perhaps a granny square or ripple.
Ravelry ID: nortner
I love this giveaway! I also love the Green palette, in fact, I love it more and more the more I keep looking at it. And it's definitely going to be a blanket, something simple; something I can throw on the back of my futon and curl up in with a cup of tea.
ReplyDeleteAzpidistra on Ravelry, or srmaclinATgmail.
Link to blog here. I'll also be posting to Twitter and Facebook.
I'd have to go with the Reds palette. And I'd definitely make the Baby Shane blanket. Thanks for the opportunity to win!
ReplyDeleteRav ID: Omyogini
oh the fun of possibly winning!
ReplyDeleteMy fave colours are the blues to yellow.
Like you I would love to crochet (still learning) a ripple or granny square blanket. Or maybe a Missoni inspired one.
flowerpot2 on Ravelry.
I'm torn between the original and purple colorways. I would definitely make the Baby Shane Blanket! Thanks.
ReplyDeletephopkin1@rochester.rr.com
I'm a hopeless lover of the green palette. I just finished a mitred baby blanket...but with such lovely yarn, I just might have to make another!
ReplyDeletemrsmoose on Ravelry
I love, love them. My favourite is the Purples. I would make one (or two) "little coffee bean cardigans" for a friend who's newly pregnant, and then have enough left to make me a something too! Hurray!
ReplyDeleteRavelry: Emilinaj
I love the blue colorways; I would make the blanket.
ReplyDeletegwmercer -at- hotmail.com
I love the Blue to yellow! It caught my eye right away. I would probably knit a striped blanket or perhaps a striped shawl. If I was to win there would be hours of pattern searching for the perfect project to showcase the beautiful colors. Rav name: whodatknittin
ReplyDeleteWhat about a rainbow color way, combining some of the colorways together.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite palette is the blues. I am pretty sure I would make some kind of throw for my couch. Such a good set of colors.
ReplyDeleteRav name ikkleknitter
i like the reds, but i'd maybe replace the light gray color with an aqua. i think i would either make the baby shane (great pattern!) or the missoni inspired baby chevron blanket. redflowerknit on rav
ReplyDeleteI love the originals (the jewels are a close second). I must say, though, that all of the colors are so nice! I really like the blanket as designed - if I win I would want to have another baby to knit this for (but at almost 42, I'd have to settle for making it for a gift or for a lap blanket - might be neat to try to convert the pattern into a shawl otherwise). Thanks for the chance! Love your colors, blog, etc!! Stephanie (indigodogmt on Ravelry)
ReplyDeleteI love the jewel tone colour palette, i would love to make a bag or a cardigan. thanks fot the giveaway!
ReplyDeletek_rampersad03(at)yahoo(dot)com
Is it possible to make one choice....I love all the colourways!!!! I'd be happy with any of them.
ReplyDeleteThey are all so beautiful! Very hard to just pick one, but.... the original colourway is amazing.
ReplyDeleteAn old friend just had a very premature baby and I would make a blanket for her homecoming.
Rav ID: pipnmilly
Ooooo! You should have a rainbow palette! Everything is so pretty!
ReplyDelete1) The Purples palette is my absolute favorite for a girly-girl baby, or the Blues palette for a less gender-centric and still gorgeous blanket.
ReplyDelete2) I'd love to make the Junipers Ginormous Baby Blanket.
3) Rav username: tinyplasticmeat
I love the blues palette. I have been eyeing a wool eater blanket. bananannab(at)verizon(dot)net
ReplyDeleteI've been wanting to play with designing my own patterns, and our living room is in dire need of an afghan that isn't 35 years old with the color scheme to prove it. Someting with texture and color, perhaps cables or ribbing in unexpected places. SoCal doesn't often call for terribly heavy blankets, but when you want a little something, it's nice to have the right sort of thing handy.
ReplyDeleteThe blues to yellow, I think. It manages to be both soothing and cheerful in the right amounts.
(jenberc at Ravelry)
I love them all. Anyone would be perfect.
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kellymagill - rav
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ReplyDeleteI cant find my comment, so I dont know what happened, if I posted twice forgive me!
ReplyDeleteI would pick the purple it makes me swoon just looking at it. I think I would do 1-2 skein projects with each one and then hopefully make some kind of stripey thing (maybe childs sweater) with whats left. To showcase the original colors alone and then a small mix. All of your things are so beautiful I would love to see them "in real life"
ummrania on Ravelry
Hmmm - I very much like the Reds. I also wouldn't mind a version where the reds included the charcoal through greys. I would like to try a multi-coloured version of Gathering Stripes with this kit!
ReplyDeleteJentjes on Rav
Mmmmm the blues palette is sooo lovely and oceaney. I've had a hankering to knit a big stripey blanket for some time now, and this would be perfect for it!
ReplyDeleteI would choose Jewel color palette and make hats and mitts for my 3 little jewels.
ReplyDeleteSince in all likelihood I won't win, this is easy! Original, pastels, jewels, purples, blues.... What I see is some sort of light weight sweater/jacket.
ReplyDeletePossibly with some pretty abstract color work. Maybe Van Gogh or Monet. This of course would necessitate purchasing more yarn but as long as I'm indulging a fantasy...
Rav.id, intavira
I like the purple option. I've been on a baby knitting spree. So, I'd use this wool to continue to make clothes for a baby-to-be.
ReplyDeleteRav: equaloppkitchen
the blue au vert au rouges sont mes favori
ReplyDeletele couleurs sont magnifiques et quoi faire mille de mille projet des chandails pour un de mes garçons aussi pour quoi pas une jette pour le sofa du salon qui manque de punch
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Eugenie
i can't make up my mind, which palette i love the best :/ the blue to yellows.. the greens...oh i like them all! but if i was lucky enough to win? i think i'd go with the greens.
ReplyDeletei would use the yarn to make some sort of garment with, most likely for my newest niece or nephew due later this year!
thank you so much for your generous give-away!
barbara
(ravelry: mishuus)
Purples for sure!
ReplyDeleteI'd probably do a ripple afghan.
What a wonderful giveaway!
Sarah (punkponyyarns)
I am so predictable, but I love the blues palette. I don't know what I'd make with that much DK-weight yarn. . .maybe some really complicated small colourwork things, or a wee log cabin blanket.
ReplyDeleteI was just looking at the Shane pattern for my nephews new baby is brother's name is Shane, so it seemed like it should be the one. All colours that are boyish would work. You have such lovely yarn, and such a unique way ofputting patterns and colours together!
ReplyDeleteI think the pallettes are all lovely, as is the blanket... But I would pick the blue to yellow pallette and do a centre-out baby blanket with it.
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alisonj on Rav
This giveaway could not have come at a better time. I was going to go to my LYS to purchase some yarn to knit a baby blanket for a good friend's first grandchild. I love the red palette is the one I would choose as red is my favorite color. Oh, I hope I win.
ReplyDeletereneew0560@gmail.com
Your yarns are always so beautiful, I've been slowly introducing them to other people as I can pry them out of my own greedy hands.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of doing a duster-length ombre cardigan in graduated colors.
I've been on your colors page using the spearmint to chestnut 8 colors exactly as you have them displayed would be a really lovely green summer to late fall colored something.
You really are amazing!
Leah (marveloustoy@yahoo.com)
The original palette is my favorite! I'm a greens-purples-blues kind of girl. I would use the kit to start a colorwork project of some kind. I haven't done much in the past, and the palette would be a good starter kit for inspiration and practice!
ReplyDeleteknitsnips on Rav.
Ok, I will probably seem like a huge "copycat" but I absolutely love the colors and design you chose for your Baby Shane blanket. My only revision would be to knit a lace edging instead of the garter stitch border.Thank you so much for this opportunity!
ReplyDeletewell, since my friends are having a baby soon and i've been eyeing this blanket, i guess i'll have to say i'll make the original Baby Shane. i like both the red and green colorways, which is weird because i usually pick blues. :)
ReplyDeleterav name is duniknits. thanks for the giveaway! it's such a great pattern.
Oooo yarn. I'd love to win.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite palette of your current selection is Jewel Tones... or maybe Blues. But the palette I'd love to see is an 'Earth Tones', all greens and browns... Say, Sand, Amber, Chestnut, Stormy, Olive, Midnight, Mallard, and Spearmint.
I'd probably make a lap blanket or shawl in crocodile stitch - wouldn't that look lovely in the Blues?
I'm Sealgair on Ravelry and Livejournal - where I posted about the giveaway: http://sealgair.livejournal.com/481683.html :D
I love the REDS palette. Thanks for the chance to win something so fabulous!
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Carla
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I’ve been admiring these kits for ages, and would love to make a baby shane blanket – I like the look of two colours striped together a lot. I think the blue to yellow colour scheme is my favourite, but it’s a tough call! Lately I’ve been looking at ravelry pictures of the finished blankets for colour inspiration in planning a striped sweater. While looking at your different colourways, I was thinking it would be nice to have a baby shane blanket where each quarter is devoted to a different colour, and the stripes within that quarter are lighter and darker shades of a similar colour (for example, purple, green, blue, and orange quarters: maybe lilac/plum, tidal/midnight, spearmint/spruce, and gold/sunset). So many options!
ReplyDelete3emily on ravelry
The Jewel tones or the Blues are what I have been gravitating towards of late.
ReplyDeleteThey are all so stunning.
As for what I would make I would probably make a shawl. I just made a shawl for my mother while she was in the hospital.
Thank you
msgb245 at gmail dot com
I love the purple colorways, I would make a shawl if I'm the lucky winner! Thanks
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Hi: I like the original palette best. I would definitely make the baby shane blanket and then buy another one with pink tones for a girl. I have so many nieces and nephews on the way I don't know how I will A)afford all the wool b)afford all the time to knit each new one a blanket. But I will try my best. I have been thinking of buying two of the jewel tone kits to put together to knit an afghan for my son and his wife.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! Found you from my sisters' blog, Nice and Knit. I'm a new knitter, and would love the blues palette- and I'd probably knit another Mystic Comfort pillow with the yarn. Love your colorways!
ReplyDeleteI really like the blues to yellow colors, but the reds is also really nice. I'd probably make a super simple baby blanket, something to show off all the great colors.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! I love all the palettes you've put together, but I'd really like a yellow/orange palette. I think it would go really well for the spring/summer against a neutral decor, especially in a trendy chevron pattern. :)
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ReplyDeleteI really like the blue pallet. I am not sure what I would knit, but Katie and Kara from Nice and Knit are my daughters and I am sure they would have some ideas of what I could do. I have checked your blog periodically since they told me how much they enjoyed your blog and your yarn. My husband is the potter that made the yarn bowls they featured on their blog, so I am surrounded by "crafty" people.
ReplyDeleteThey're all so beautiful, but I think the Jewel palette is my favourite. I'd use it to make a baby Shane blanket for my sister who is pregnant with her first. If we knew whether it was a boy or a girl I might choose different colours, but for some reason I think the Jewel colours work for either a boy or a girl without screaming "I didn't know the gender of the baby"
ReplyDeleteMorganeTP on ravelry
I love the jewel tone kit and I'd make a striped lap blanket for myself. I think it would bring some lovely cheerful colors to my cubical at work.
ReplyDeletekatieweiher(@)gmail(.)com
I can't really choose one!! But if I won, I think I'd like to do the baby blanket and I'd choose the jewel tones! :)
ReplyDeleterav: sweetnettle
I like ALL the colorways! Too hard to select just one. I would make a Baby Shane blanket. I think you should do some varigated colored yarn.
ReplyDeleterngmckenzie@xplornet.com
I would love to knit the Corrie Fair Isle Vest in the Jewel palette. I think this would turn out beautifully in TFA!
ReplyDeleteBurntwine on Ravelry
I'm very torn between the Blue to Yellow and the Greens - but I think the greens win by a horses hair. Woul love to make myself a gradiating green dress - with dark at the bottom going through all colours towards the top. But all sets would work perfectly for that - man, those are some great coloured yarns...
ReplyDeletekerneknop on Rav
choosing one option is NOT my strong point. I swing between the original pallet and the purples. i would love to make a lacy wall hanging and stretch it to fit in a window where the sun would shine on the colours and leave a shadow on the oppisite wall, perhaps something in my work shop. :)
ReplyDeletescottishlass48@hotmail.com
I like the blues. They would make an awesome sweater. Ravelry user name is catarmy.
ReplyDeleteP.S I shared the link on my facebook but am not sure how to tag it.
I could not figure out how to put a picture in with a comment so I am emailing you with one. I would knit a Shane blanket to go with my newly renovated living room. What a swell design! The sofa and chair are denim blue leather, and the painting is one of my husband's. I love the pastels color way the most, and seem to be stuck on them as I make soaps lately. (mamouchasoaps.com). But for this room, I would go with the greens palette. The blues would be too obvious.
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How about which one don't I like--so many beautiful colors! I would probably go with original though as it seems like a great mix of shades. Johnston4kids on rav
ReplyDeleteI love any of the colours! I'm a weaver and a knitter so would probably do some sort of shawl using the colours to guide the pattern. I'm 1countrygirl2 on ravelry!
ReplyDeleteWhat pretty palettes! I'd pick the Jewels because there's so much depth in the colors and lots of them!
ReplyDeleteI've got lots of babies from family and friends arriving and so I'll be making tonal hats and cocoons or a blanket. :)
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ReplyDeleteThe purples are my favorite, but I would love to win the blues so that I could make a blanket for my husband's grandmother. She has diligently made blankets for all of her kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids. I would love to be able to make something for her to show our appreciation of how wonderful she is.
ReplyDeletetmr714 on Ravelry
The purples make me happy, in terms of a colour palette. I admit, however, that I am particularly drawn to either purple, or to a combination of olive-y, Shrek-y and willow-y greens, with a strong cream/yellow and a soft rose as a combo!
ReplyDeleteI love them all, but my favourite would be the "Jewel" colours. I would design either a Modular vest or a Modular blanket. This would showcase those beautiful colours wonderfully.
ReplyDeleteI love reds palette.
ReplyDeleteA baby blanket is an excellent idea!
craftink on raverly
Hi Tanis,
ReplyDeleteI would definetley LOVE to win a purple kit. I have a new niece who would absolutely love this. I'm normally drawn to pinks and such for little girls but I haven't yet made anything substantial for the latest little addition to the family.
Goldielocks11 on RAV
I really love the Blues palette but if you're looking for something new why not try a black/gray/brown combo for a cowichan style pallette? I would love to make the popular Spoked Cardigan by Carol Feller but just to kep my options open I tagged all the projects in my favorites that woul be stunning in your yarn. See them here http://www.ravelry.com/people/littlevigilante/favorites?q=babyshaneblanketgiveaway&view= The Baby Surprise Jacket by Elizabeth Zimmerman is a close second with all the babies coming into my life this year. Ravelry ID is littlevigilante email at littlevigilante@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteWow! i'd choose the purples pallete for a baby shane blanket. I am having a niece in June. My nephews are going to have a baby sis. Yay! My brother and his wife have waited so long to have a baby girl.
ReplyDeleteravID: maiknits2
I love the blue/yellow colorway.
ReplyDeleteravID: Taggi :-)
I'd choosen purpuls - the most lovely colours:D
ReplyDeletedeilephila@interia.pl
Wow....all the colorways are beautiful, but I think I'd pick the jewel tones. I would knit a shawl. RavID triciaknitz.
ReplyDeleteall the palettes are pretty, but I would make an new one of earth tones (i.e. chestnut, brick, olive, gold) with a couple of neutrals (sand, charcoal) to knit up a bunch of squares for a barn raising quilt: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/barn-raising-quilt
ReplyDeleteor, if i were feeling more ambitious, for an Escher-inspired tiling fish blanket: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tiling-fish
cool idea for a give-away! the wheels are turning...
thanks Tanis :)
- Tamara (tshep on Ravelry)
I love the blues! I honestly have no idea what I would make, perhaps some type of blanket for my son?
ReplyDeleteBellyLaugher on Rav
I tweeted and I still like the blue kit!
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BellyLaugher on Rav
All the palettes are gorgeous!! So hard to choose just one but my favourite is the Blues. I would knit striped scarves, mitts & hats for my family & friends so I could share the TFA goodness. Thanks for another great giveaway Tanis.
ReplyDeleteWoollyMomma on Rav :)
Love the Jewel Tones and I'd probably turn them into a circular throw by modifying a shawl pattern.
ReplyDeleteRav: nmujillybean
Once again I like the blue kit! I have now posted on Facebook. I wasn't sure how to tag you on a wall post?
ReplyDeleteBellyLaugher on Rav
I like the blue to yellow and i would mae A lap blanket for me!
ReplyDeleteJill L -- jgl61@sbcglobal.net
So hard to pick a favorite - they are all stunning! I guess I'd go with the jewel palette if I could only have one tho. rethahase AT gmail or RethaKnitsAlot on rav.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite palettes are the red and green. I would find it hard to choose between them. So to fix this, I would make a combined palette with lots of the green, and then 2 or 3 skeins from the red palette.
ReplyDeleteThen I would make some fair isle mittens, or if I felt really brave, a fair isle sweater.
My ravelry user name is Geriatric.
I'm a sucker for greens, so that would be the kit for me! I've been eyeing off the Missoni Inspired Chevron Blanket for a while (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/missoni-inspired-chevron-blanket) so I think that's what I'd put the yarn towards.
ReplyDeleteI would be hard-pressed to choose between the blues, the original or the greens, but probably the blues!
ReplyDeleteI would probably try to find one-skein projects to make the most of it!!
What other colors would I like? Maybe a whole family of grays??
I love the Jewel Palette. If I won, I would make a Baby Shane blanket. :)
ReplyDeletegrafovna on Rav
By far and away - the Greens palette. I'm always drawn to the greens. And my son's teacher (a fantastic guy, who is so much more than a mere teacher...) and his wife are expecting their second child, so I would actually make the Baby Shane blanket for them! (Although an Ombre for me would be tempting...)
ReplyDeletei adore the Jewel tones palette. And I really like your Baby Shane pattern so I may just stick to that. I'm a new knitter so still a bit scared to be too adventurous right now.
ReplyDeleteatraxia on ravelry
My favorite palette is Jewel Tones and I would love to try the Baby Shane blanket!
ReplyDeleteChels580 on Rav
I really love the greens, reds and purples! They are all amazing!
ReplyDeleteI think I'd knit some kind of picnic-blanket because it's almost (soon, very soon) picnic seasong again!
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Blogged about it:
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Thanks for the giveaway!!
Ohhhh..I love the "Blues". Just gorgeous!!!! My sister is pregnant with her first baby and I think this calls for a gorgeous timeless heirloom to pass through the family. I'm definitely thinking blanket.
ReplyDeleteLove your yarns and am crossing both my fingers & my toes for a win!
My favorite palettes are original and blues to yellow. I wouldn't mind seeing a rainbow palette -- like pastels but all really bold and vibrant colors.
ReplyDeleteI'd probably try one of the following: Shetha's Knitting Way Wrap/Blanket, Moorish Mosaic Afghan, Bright Star Throw, or Babette Blanket.
Ravelry username: swellest