I won!

I won some free yarn last week – what fun! 

I’ve been listening to the Knit Picks podcast ever since it began back in April 2007.  I love the interviews with designers, I love hearing about how yarn is created, I love hearing what people do with various techniques, I love the book reviews.  It’s a good podcast, and that’s why I keep listening.  After the 100th episode, Kelley Petkun (host and owner of Knit Picks) introduced some new segments to involve her listeners more.  One of them is a trivia contest.  I enter this occasionally, and this time I won!

The question was: “Who created the SSK decrease and made the technique popular?” (or something to that effect).  The answer is Barbara Walker, which I learned at the Luminary Panel at Sock Summit (the crowd gave Barbara a standing ovation when this fun detail came out).  I sent in the answer and was chosen in the random drawing.  The winner was announced in episode 122.  I got to select 2 free skeins of Stroll Handpaint.  I picked colorways Lullaby (the blue one) and Make Believe:

I haven’t knit with any of the Knit Picks handpaints yet.  Will they sent up to my Felici standard?  Hmmmm.  Felici sets a pretty high bar.  The yarn feels very soft, though.  The hand reminds me of one of my new favorites, Cascade Heritage, so my hopes are high.

We’ll find out.  Expect a full report in a future post.

Thanks, Kelley and Knit Picks!  It’s sooooo much fun to win something, and winning yarn is the BEST!