Surprise Yarn, Sparkles And A Birthday Bonanza Contest

A bit long. But it’s worth it, there be a contest at the end!

Why No Short Term Memory Can Be A Good Thing:

So yesterday I mentioned how I liked getting mail. And how yarn in the mail is super duper wonderful. And I mentioned how I had a few packages heading my way. It turns out I forgot one.

Thanks to brain fog and general energy issues I have the worst short term memory. Lists are friends because otherwise I can’t remember anything. And since I had not written down that I was expecting this yarn (I have to write down everything I’m expecting to receive or I will forget), I completely forgot about it.

I was a winner in one of Tiennie’s contests! And my prize? A huge skein of the most gorgeously soft and cushy laceweight mine eyes hath ever seen. So soft! So pretty! So huge! Thanks Tiennie!

Why Mr F’s Desire to Watch Liverpool Highlights Can Be A Bad Thing:

Mr F is a big Liverpool fan. He missed quite a bit of the last game they played so he went online to see if Sky (like cable) was playing any highlights. And it was on this program you had to download which then let you watch whatever you wanted on your computer. And it turns out that this is what has infected Mr F’s computer with the most virulent of viruses. He’s having to format his two 250GB harddrives (which will take forever) and then reinstall Vista. As such I’m going to lose quite a lot of Sims 2 data but as things go I don’t suppose that’s a crisis. More annoying is that I did not backup my iPod. So either I don’t load new music on it for awhile or I lose the newer stuff. Stupid technology.

Why Mr F’s Desire to Watch Liverpool Highlights Can Be A Good Thing:

We were up until nearly 3am last night since Mr F kept having to fiddle with his computer which meant banging around to find Windows disks and such. I decided to get out my jewelry making stuff and make a few new pieces.

Goldstone Signature Necklace.

Lepidolite Signature Necklace.

Pretty, no?

Why Turning 30 and Having A Knitting Blog Can Be A Good Thing:

When I told Mr F I wanted to do something silly for my birthday on this blog, he couldn’t guess what I was on about. But when I told him, he coined it “Phoe’s Birthday Bonanza Contest”. And so it is.

From left to right: Orange, Light Pink, Red, Hot Pink, Purple, Dark Green, Light Green, Yellow, Dark Blue, Turquoise.

For my birthday I have decided to have another contest. In this contest I will give away 10 prizes. The catch of it is that with the exception of possible allergens/non-knitting content, I won’t tell you what you’re going to win. Just comment here with the package color you want to win and I’ll pick the winners on my birthday. Please note that the package color does not necessarily correspond with the items inside.

So what is inside? There’s some yarn and patterns for the knitting folk and a few packages sans knitting accoutrements. Including that Lepidolite Signature Necklace! This is a one time thing as I have no future plans to sell or give away any of the Signature Necklaces. So if you want one, now’s your chance.

Package Colors For Allergens/Non-Knitting Content:

• light pink
• dark green
• dark blue (Allergen/Sensitivity: scent)

Please note that there is wool free yarn in the purple package.

Otherwise, I’m not telling! Comment away and winners will be picked on January 24th which is my 30th birthday.

Also, since this is my birthday and since it’s a rather large contest I would like as many people as possible to take part. I would be really bummed if only three people commented so please spread this around like wildfire. I even broke out that Shag stationery just for the occasion.

So get commenting if’n you want to win. And happy Friday!