In what looks like becoming an annual tradition, I am celebrating my blog birthday a little late. I think it was about 10 days ago if you want be pedantic, but whenever it was, The Wool Palace is officially 2 years old.
To celebrate 2 fun packed years I'm having a little competition, with woolly prizes of course. As I'm 2, each prize consists of 2 skeins of wool - clever touch isn't it?
So, first up, we have 2 skeins of Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock yarn in Poppy.
To win this yarn, just leave a comment with the answer to the following question : How many sets of dpns do I own?
Maybe you don't like sock knitting? No problem. We also have up for grabs 2 skeins of Margaret Stove laceweight Merino, in the Spice colourway.
There is 300m per skein, so easily enough to do a good sized scarf. To be in with a chance of winning this yarn, leave a comment answering this question: Based on 1 pair of socks per 100g ball or pair of 50g skeins, how many pairs of socks could I knit from my current sock yarn stash?
Last up, I'm giving away the Limbo DK weight yarn I bought for Sock Wars but didn't use.
There's 100g here but I am happy to include the yarn I knitted up and frogged, which should give you plenty to knit a pair of adult socks. To win this one, I'm going to make it easy and give it to the 1900th commentator. I was hoping to go for the 2000th, but that's over 100 comments from now, which could be a little ambitious.
OK - everyone clear? You can leave one comment with answers to both of the questions if you like and all comments are eligible for the Limbo yarn. First correct answer for each question wins. If someone manages to be the first to guess both questions correctly, then they can choose between the sock yarn or the laceweight, but it's only one prize per person. If no one guesses correctly, then it goes to whoever is closest. If someone guesses both questions correctly first and is the 1900th commentator, I'll be very surprised but will feel quite smug that I had already thought of that eventuality.
You have until midnight on Sunday 26th November to guess and I'll announce the winners on Monday 27th November. Good luck!
What Fun!
1. 12 pairs of DPN
2. 14 pairs of socks
MaryC
Posted by: MaryC | November 20, 2006 at 04:55 PM
I Reckon
1. 16 pairs of DPNs and
2. 24 pairs of socks.
Happy Blog Birthday!
Posted by: Roo | November 20, 2006 at 04:59 PM
hmmm, this is when I should have taken more notice of your knitting chatter!
Let's see
9 prs of dpns
17 prs of socks
Happy belated bloggiverary!
Posted by: dawn | November 20, 2006 at 05:12 PM
Wild guesses:
1) 15 pairs dpns
2) 35 pairs of socks
(PS Mag went in the post today)
Posted by: Brigid | November 20, 2006 at 05:25 PM
Happy Blogday! I'm going to guess 20 sets of dpns
Posted by: domesticat | November 20, 2006 at 05:35 PM
OK, here goes . . .
1. 18 sets of DPNs
2. 28 pairs of socks
Happy Blogiversary!! :)
Posted by: Suzanne | November 20, 2006 at 05:49 PM
10 prs of dpns and 19 pairs of socks, happy blog birthday.
Posted by: yvette | November 20, 2006 at 05:57 PM
14 dpns and 22 pairs of socks.
Happy blogiversary.
Posted by: Jessica | November 20, 2006 at 05:59 PM
Happy Blogiversary!
I say 21 sets of dpns and 29 pairs of socks from stash.
Bet I'm way off on all 3 competitions!
Posted by: Anna | November 20, 2006 at 06:00 PM
14 sets of dpns, 41 pairs of socks. Happy Blog Birthday! Jan
Posted by: Wibbo | November 20, 2006 at 06:33 PM
15 sets of dpns
38 pairs of socks.
and a partridge in a pear tree.
Happy blogiversary!
Posted by: Mary de B | November 20, 2006 at 06:59 PM
ok, here goes my guesses, I can never resist a contest even though I never win
6 sets of dpns
30 pairs of socks... which is not including the yarn in the give-away or anything on the needles
Happy blogiversary!
Posted by: p | November 20, 2006 at 07:44 PM
happy two years! and ten days!
33 pairs of dpns, 33 pairs of socks. easypeasy. ;-)
Posted by: kris | November 20, 2006 at 08:16 PM
I don't really need a prize!! but congratulations, 2 years is such a long tiime to keep a diary!! You're very Samuel Pepys!!!
Posted by: 2paw | November 20, 2006 at 11:49 PM
happy blogiversary!!
umm, how 'bout 7 sets of dpns and 9 pairs of socks? :)
Posted by: chris | November 21, 2006 at 01:10 AM
DPNs aren't just for socks, so I'm going to guess 25 sets!
And I think you probably have a very decent sock yarn stash. 50 pairs, let's say. It's a nice round number. ;-)
Posted by: Beth S. | November 21, 2006 at 02:26 AM
ME WANT POPPY!
Answer is very very simple.
Too many.
Posted by: Donni | November 21, 2006 at 03:12 AM
17 pairs of dpns and 34 pairs of socks. Happy bloggiversary!
Posted by: Inge | November 21, 2006 at 05:28 AM
Happy blog birthday! It is fun with competitions so I will go with
22 sets of dpns
27 pairs of socks /Maria
Posted by: Maria | November 21, 2006 at 07:00 AM
19 sets of dpns
42 pairs of socks (coz I think that's how many I've got in the bag... better start to knit socks !!!)
Happy Bloggyday :-)
Posted by: sue | November 21, 2006 at 09:04 AM
Happy Blogiversary2 !
1) 23 sets of dpns
2) 55 pairs of socks
Posted by: Mary-Lou Quick | November 21, 2006 at 09:10 AM
16 sets of dpns and 22 pairs of socks...somehow I can see you laughing at all our inaccurate underestimations ;)
Posted by: Tracy | November 21, 2006 at 09:11 AM
1. 20 sets of dpns
2. 33 pairs of socks...
Happy Belated Blog birthday :)
Posted by: mrspao | November 21, 2006 at 01:07 PM
1. 13 sets of dpns
2. 27 pairs of socks
belated happy day!
Posted by: jenny walton | November 21, 2006 at 02:06 PM
How about 11 pairs of dpns & 15 pairs of socks...
Has it really been 2 years!
I totally forgot about my blogiversary this summer due to moving and other things! So Happy Blogiversary.
Posted by: Kira | November 21, 2006 at 03:07 PM