We have our winners!

First off, thanks to everyone who entered my contest and checked out my blog. I enjoyed reading all of your comments and stoking my own startitis (meanwhile, I keep adding to my holiday gift knitting list - what is wrong with me?!?!).

Our two Bonfire Fingerless Gloves pattern winners are:

Carmen said...: I intend to finish a short-sleeved sweater I started for myself a couple of years ago. If I start in Jan, maybe I'll have it done by summer!

Julie H. Rose said...: I plan on making myself a make-it-up-as-I-go-along fine gauge shawl, BUT as I got a big gift certificate for my LYS recently, I'm thinking I just might make a fair isle sweater. Unfortunately, I keep thinking about the unfinished projects in a certain closet. . .maybe it's time to finish them? On the other hand, I could rip 'em all out. . .

And of course, the moment you've all been waiting for - our grand prize winner of 1 lovely skein of sock yarn from Kitchen Sink Dyeworks & a Bonfire Fingerless Gloves pattern is:

Gracey is not my name.... said...Well if I win, I'll be making those bonfire mitts...if not well I have some lovely skeins that I have just wound and I'm waiting for them to speak to me...

Congratulations to our three lucky winners - if you can email your shipping info to me at: honeybee21(at)juno(dot)com, I will get your prizes out to you as soon as I can!

If you'd still like to get your mitts on these mitts, I'm offering 20% off ALL pattern purchases from my Ravelry shop throughout the month of December - just enter 'GiftCute' at checkout to save big on fun new patterns for the new year (click here to start shopping)!

Thanks again to everyone who visited my blog this week and entered my contest - I hope you'll come back to see what's new sometime soon!

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