Final Count, and Prizes!

Our final tally of handmade gifts for Botswana is impressive: 2 bags, 4 blankets, 5 pairs socks/booties, 7 sweaters, 8 toys, 11 scarves, and 47 hats! More hats and gloves were purchased and donated by you, as well. My husband and I delivered everything to my doctor this morning, and he says thank you thank you thank you! He was amazed at how much you gave, and where the gifts came from!

I promised prizes, and my husband did the honors of pulling three names from his (Eagles) hat:



Our winners are Anne Marie, Lizzie and Laina! Congratulations! I've already emailed or messaged you about sending your prize. What did they win? In order, clockwise from the right: 4 skeins of Classic Elite Paintbox, 1 skein of Great Adirondack sock yarn, and 2 skeins of Fearless Fibers worsted.



Thank you everyone for your generosity. We will do this again, if you are willing!

The Winner Is . . .

After much deliberation, and clicking back and forth among the links, I have chosen a winner in our Warming Up Swatchy Contest. Each of the entries was terrific, and made me smile. But my choice for who warmed up Swatchy the best is . . . . .

mrsfife for her Swatchy in the Tropics photo.



Congratulations! Email us your address so we can send out your prizes!

Prizes!

Noricum came up with a great idea the "Warming Up Swatchy Contest." Just photoshop Swatchy (the original Swatchy only) into a warm weather photo and send her the link. Noricum is contributing the hilarious prize of a vintage book on fur. And I am happy to add TWO skeins of sock yarn:



Specifically, the prizes are one skein of Austermann Step with Aloe and Jojoba (420m, 75% superwash wool, 25% nylon) and one skein of Plymouth Sockotta (414 yds, 45% cotton, 40% superwash wool, 15% nylon). Both of these yarns are machine washable, too!

So get those links in! You have until the end of February.