Christmas Giveaway!
December 16 2015 – Holly
COMPETITION NOW CLOSED
In the midst of all the wonderful generosity surrounding the 12 days of Tin Can Knits, with plenty of free patterns and shop discounts, we've decided to spread even more joy and add a cherry on top: by doing a Christmas Giveaway here on the blog! One lucky winner will receive one of our very popular "I Want That Wrap" project kits, all festively wrapped up and ready for the holidays!
Included in the kit is 3 skeins of the gorgeous Donegal WSC Tweed in your choice of the available colours, the full pattern instructions (with helpful tips for the best results) and 7 x beautiful wooden buttons. This wrap is a quick and easy knit, and oh-so-cosy! Take a look at our shop sample below, it was a hit at our Yarn Dating event, truly flattering on everyone who tried it on.
The combination of a relaxed gauge and the lightweight Aran tweed makes for beautiful drape, and the perfect effortless layer for chilly weather. The pattern is simple: worked flat as a basic rectangle with a tidy i-cord edge. Buttonholes are not even required, as the buttons are simply sewn in place afterwards and the wrap slips on over the head. It's a great gift for any knitter, and we're giving one away on December 21st!
We do love a good surprise, and Christmas is all about surprises, so to top off this already lovely giveaway we're also adding a mystery goodie bag of yarn worth €35! What could be better than a mountain of wool for the holidays? You could be our lucky winner and take home the wrap project kit and a goodie bag packed full of yarn, find out how below.
To enter for your chance to win, leave a comment here and share what your absolute favourite knitting project was this year. Deadline for entries is Sunday December 20th, the winner will be selected at random and will be announced on Monday the 21st on our Facebook and Twitter pages.
A little bit of small print: The prize can be collected in store or delivered free to any address within Ireland; international entries are welcome too, but the winner would be asked to cover the cost of delivery.
49 comments
My favourite project this year is the hat I’m currently working on (does that count?!). Its my first project using circular needles and wouldn’t have done it if it wasnt for the lovely staff at This Is Knit for being super helpful with a pattern to start off with and encouraging me not to be afraid of circular needles!! I actually love it and don’t know how I managed without them :-)
My favourite project this year was the Feamainn shawl from the Irish yarn club. I’d never knit a lace weight shawl before and it was a real struggle and I thought the knitting would never end. But the end result was so beautiful it was totally worth the pain!
My favourite project this year was a knitted jumper from Ravelry pattern inspired by the the pullover Ron was wearing in Deathly Hallows for my friend’s beautiful 1 year old little boy.
My favourite project this year (it’s hard to pick just one) was probably the blanket I knit for my little baba. Jenny custom dyed some Townhouse mini skeins and I knit TCK’s Vivid.
My favorite project this year was The Doodler . Stephen West MKAL. A skein of townhouse yarns was my main color ! love it !!
There are so many wonderful patterns! I have enjoyed making the ribbon tool shawl, the hitch hiker neck wrap, Brickless shawl, knitted vest and mr. flurry snowman. Oh yes and several pairs of socks.
Merry Christmas!
I think it would have to be ‘garfunkel’!! Learned alot and it’s quick and the yarn is delicious and it looks much more complicated than it is! :-)
My very very favourite knitting project of this year was my wall hanging project! I’m so proud of it! It’s so easy to make & can use up any leftovers from all your past years project. A monologue of them all :)
Happy Knitting everybody x
I’m just one year into knitting and this year has been consumed with knits for others, baby knits, Christmas gifts etc so I’m hoping my favourite knit will be in the year ahead! I’ve some gorgeous Malabrigo yarn waiting as well as getting the Irish Yarn Club from Santa this year to look forward to… so this year is the year of knitting what I want… The Carol Feller Short Row Knits book I bought from This is Knit is surely to be a contender for my favourite…. to do…. knit ideas! There is never enough yarn and I love surprises so this would be an amazing surprise!