Well not so much a winner but a tie, yes a tie people!!!!
With 11% each of the voting totals the winnners of the poll are :
Hodr/Skadi, the norse god/goddess of winter
&
Rynkar, the norse god of time
As for the winner of the surprise for their comments...
vtknitboy from plurk is the winner!!! I will be sending you a congratulatory email through the night to get your contact information in order to send off your goody package (no not a euphimism).
I want to take a moment to thank you all for voting over the last few weeks and for posting your comments to enter the contest.
When will the designs be finalized and patterns available? Well I am in the sampling stages right now for a few ideas for the inspiration winners and will let you know in the next week what the designs will be. As for the patterns themselves, well I am hoping that sometime before Halloween for sure to have them ready for you all on Ravlery.
Once again thank you all and will chat soon!
-D
Monday, August 25, 2008
Thursday, August 21, 2008
The final stretch...
Well it is almost time to end the contest poll, and I would like to take a moment to thank you all for your votes and entries into the contest.
It looks like it will be a close result as well and just want to let you all know to make that final push for your favourite!
I have started on some sampling this past weekend for the potential designs and I hope that they will work out well as final outcomes not just as samples.
Hopefully my first attempt at knitwear design turns out well, with friends like you all supporting this it needs to be!
-D
It looks like it will be a close result as well and just want to let you all know to make that final push for your favourite!
I have started on some sampling this past weekend for the potential designs and I hope that they will work out well as final outcomes not just as samples.
Hopefully my first attempt at knitwear design turns out well, with friends like you all supporting this it needs to be!
-D
Monday, August 18, 2008
When your sausages explode...
Euphimise if you want to but may I just say ouch.
This past Saturday, August the 16th, was our annual family party(reunion of sorts). We always have a blast when we all get together and we finally smartened up a few years ago and decided to make it potluck.
This year I decided to take care of the bbq since I was able to get a good deal on spicy Italian sausage through our meat supplier at work. oh they are good sausage. Even if some of them did explode while on the bbq. How did this happen? No freaking idea.
All I know is I had the bbq on low as this is how I always do them, and just let them go for as long as they need to. I put them all on and closed the lid, and not even a minute later, BOOM!!!!.
I put down my margharita and run the five steps to the bbq. I grab the tongs and lift the lid. BOOM!!!!!!! Another one explodes. Let me just tell you that I am glad I was wearing my glasses and nto my contacts as sausage meat flying at you at top speed can be dangerous. I have the welt on my neck to prove it. Yes I did say welt. It hurt!
Thankfully only three sausage in total exploded, and no one was seriously injured.
I can hear the news headings now... "Sausage explodes in mans face". OY!
This past Saturday, August the 16th, was our annual family party(reunion of sorts). We always have a blast when we all get together and we finally smartened up a few years ago and decided to make it potluck.
This year I decided to take care of the bbq since I was able to get a good deal on spicy Italian sausage through our meat supplier at work. oh they are good sausage. Even if some of them did explode while on the bbq. How did this happen? No freaking idea.
All I know is I had the bbq on low as this is how I always do them, and just let them go for as long as they need to. I put them all on and closed the lid, and not even a minute later, BOOM!!!!.
I put down my margharita and run the five steps to the bbq. I grab the tongs and lift the lid. BOOM!!!!!!! Another one explodes. Let me just tell you that I am glad I was wearing my glasses and nto my contacts as sausage meat flying at you at top speed can be dangerous. I have the welt on my neck to prove it. Yes I did say welt. It hurt!
Thankfully only three sausage in total exploded, and no one was seriously injured.
I can hear the news headings now... "Sausage explodes in mans face". OY!
Sunday, August 10, 2008
IT BEGINS!!!
Well a little late I understand but it was a chaotic weekend here at work so please no snide remarks.
My first contest is truly finally open! I am so freaking excited about it!
In honor of opening the conest I am going to tell you some of the choices I have made towards the patterns, a bit of a spoiler if you will but not much of one as I will not be telling you what the pattern is going to contain or to which God/goddess it is going to be linked to. Naughty of me I know! (insert devil horns here)
Here is what I have in mind.
- a cowl scarf
-weekend boot socks
-a few hats
-a bag/satchel
-lap blanket/baby afghan
-a belt
Feel free to be confuddled when thinking about which God/goddess could be linked to which potential design.
I am not going to go into details at all about color choices, yarn choices, or even stitch patterns as the patterns are still in the works and once the winner is named I will be doing my mock ups. Besides I like to think of patterns as I do with recipes, the ingredients are merely guidelines. I could say that I am going to use the most expensive yarns around but honestly, who wants to do that all the time? I like to use what I have and let you know that and let you see what you want to make the items in in the weights of yarn.
Now for the real fun bit. Your comments!
Now don't give me any of that attitude. This contest is for you all afterall. I want all your comments to include the following:
-preffered item from above
-which God/goddess you would like me to place said item above with
-and last but not least the color/s you would like to see it in
Keep voting and making your comments.
-D
My first contest is truly finally open! I am so freaking excited about it!
In honor of opening the conest I am going to tell you some of the choices I have made towards the patterns, a bit of a spoiler if you will but not much of one as I will not be telling you what the pattern is going to contain or to which God/goddess it is going to be linked to. Naughty of me I know! (insert devil horns here)
Here is what I have in mind.
- a cowl scarf
-weekend boot socks
-a few hats
-a bag/satchel
-lap blanket/baby afghan
-a belt
Feel free to be confuddled when thinking about which God/goddess could be linked to which potential design.
I am not going to go into details at all about color choices, yarn choices, or even stitch patterns as the patterns are still in the works and once the winner is named I will be doing my mock ups. Besides I like to think of patterns as I do with recipes, the ingredients are merely guidelines. I could say that I am going to use the most expensive yarns around but honestly, who wants to do that all the time? I like to use what I have and let you know that and let you see what you want to make the items in in the weights of yarn.
Now for the real fun bit. Your comments!
Now don't give me any of that attitude. This contest is for you all afterall. I want all your comments to include the following:
-preffered item from above
-which God/goddess you would like me to place said item above with
-and last but not least the color/s you would like to see it in
Keep voting and making your comments.
-D
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
The votes keep coming in & "contest" information.
Thank you all for keeping the voting going. (see poll above)
The leader keeps changing daily so please continue to make sure that it is the one that you want to win, win at the end of the month.
I have numerous thoughs in mind for all the candidates and have been slowly working on stitch patterns and pattern mock ups. Let me tell you that it is fun. Seriously. I love it.
No this is not a sad attempt at sarcasm I seriously do love working on these potential patterns.
What types of things will the patterns be of? Like I would give you that information at this time! You have to keep voting and wait until I have declared the winner. At that time I will also announce on the blog who the winner of the goody package is.
Contest?
Please refer to a post or two ago ("upping the anti...") about the additional incentive I have put forth for you all.
Starting this weekend on Saturday, August 9, the contest will be open.
I know in the "upping the anti..." post I stated that in the last week of voting however I felt it would be more of a contest if it started sooner. Same rules apply as stated before. Just leave a comment on this Saturday's post and I will decide the winner of the goody package from all who comment.
What is in this package? Well good things of course! As it is still being put together I will give you some information now about it. It will consist of:
a box of Rheo Thompson mint smoothies ( a local chocolate factory known for their mint smoothies)
some handmade beaded stitch markers
a small project bag designed by yours truly
and more!
Till later!
-D
The leader keeps changing daily so please continue to make sure that it is the one that you want to win, win at the end of the month.
I have numerous thoughs in mind for all the candidates and have been slowly working on stitch patterns and pattern mock ups. Let me tell you that it is fun. Seriously. I love it.
No this is not a sad attempt at sarcasm I seriously do love working on these potential patterns.
What types of things will the patterns be of? Like I would give you that information at this time! You have to keep voting and wait until I have declared the winner. At that time I will also announce on the blog who the winner of the goody package is.
Contest?
Please refer to a post or two ago ("upping the anti...") about the additional incentive I have put forth for you all.
Starting this weekend on Saturday, August 9, the contest will be open.
I know in the "upping the anti..." post I stated that in the last week of voting however I felt it would be more of a contest if it started sooner. Same rules apply as stated before. Just leave a comment on this Saturday's post and I will decide the winner of the goody package from all who comment.
What is in this package? Well good things of course! As it is still being put together I will give you some information now about it. It will consist of:
a box of Rheo Thompson mint smoothies ( a local chocolate factory known for their mint smoothies)
some handmade beaded stitch markers
a small project bag designed by yours truly
and more!
Till later!
-D
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Upping the anti...
Well the new cable for my digital camera works... I am just stuck on doing some minor editing of the pictures... hate indoor lighting ...
I want to take a moment to say thank you to all who have voted so far on the poll I have running.
To date with over 40% of votes it looks like Rynkar is in the lead. Looks like it might be the winner but with weeks left in the voting who knows which one will be the winner.
I want to up the anti though for you all. How will I up the anti?
"giggles"
This is how I plan on doing it.
I will put the pattern inspired by the winning God/goddess up on Ravelry for you all to knit/crochet. Remember I have not decided on the patterns as of yet but have several ideas per inspiration. Some are knit, some are crochet and some are combination.
I will also send a little goody package to one lucky person who places a comment on my blog in the last week of the voting process. No worries, as another blog entry with all details of the package will be written in a week or two.
Hopefully this gets you all voting even more!
-D
I want to take a moment to say thank you to all who have voted so far on the poll I have running.
To date with over 40% of votes it looks like Rynkar is in the lead. Looks like it might be the winner but with weeks left in the voting who knows which one will be the winner.
I want to up the anti though for you all. How will I up the anti?
"giggles"
This is how I plan on doing it.
I will put the pattern inspired by the winning God/goddess up on Ravelry for you all to knit/crochet. Remember I have not decided on the patterns as of yet but have several ideas per inspiration. Some are knit, some are crochet and some are combination.
I will also send a little goody package to one lucky person who places a comment on my blog in the last week of the voting process. No worries, as another blog entry with all details of the package will be written in a week or two.
Hopefully this gets you all voting even more!
-D
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