Winter 2011 Prizes
This page reveals all of the amazing prizes that Local Yarn Stores, Etsy Shops, Designers, Independent Dyers, and other Generous People donated to fill the Prize Closet during Winter of Lace 2011 Prize Closet. It also identifies who won each prize, and what they won for.
If you got here by accident, thinking perhaps that we’d not yet fixed the labels in the drop down menu, remember, the current season’s Prize Closet is the top of the drop down menu.
To make finding specific things easier, we’ve sorted the Prize Closet into several categories.
Other (all sorts of fun things there!)
(Some of our members are donating as well!!! (Remember, if you donate, you get more chances to win). The links in their information are to Ravelry home pages or to blogs).
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| Patterns |
| Helen from Fiber Dancers’ Design Studio has offered a copy of her latest pattern release – the first in a series of cowl designs. She calls this one Linda’s Lace Cowl
It’s a quick knit, using only one ball of yarn, and will either keep you toasty warm, or simply provide an elegant alternative to turtleneck’s indoors depending on your fiber choice. You can see this and other designs on Ravelry, lostcitydenise won this for wee lace Helen has been sponsoring Seasons of Lace from the very beginning. |
Last season, Laura of Fiber Dreams has gave one lucky winner a copy of her latest pattern: Anjou
This season, Laura is offering This is Laura’s sixth season as a Seasons of Lace prize donor and supporter. strangeangel won this pattern for small lace |
Teri Lindstrom (our own KnitsByTeri) has once again donated one of her lovely patterns… the winner will get to choose. She’s also donated two other prizes! This is Teri’s fourth Season supporting Seasons of Lace Hilltopkatie won this prize for medium lace |
Mary R. White has donated one of her lovely patterns. You can see them on her Ravelry page – or here (on her Flick’r page). The winner (janineny2001, for the large lace raffle) gets to choose! And better still — Mary has promised us one of her patterns every season for the foreseeable future! This is Mary’s second season supporting Seasons of Lace |
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 Sandra Singh has offered a Lace Pattern of the winner’s choice specifically for a Random Joy prize! There are lots to choose from, this link shows all the Lace patterns on her site from all the different designers.
This is Sandra’s fourth Season supporting Seasons of Lace. She’s also supporting us with a discount!
Midnight Sheep won this in the Random Joy end of season raffle!
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| Stitch Markers |
Gloria Patrie will be providing two sets of Stitch Markers this season.
This is Goria’s first season sponsoring us. Welcome! knitsbyteri and sligo won these markers in the end of season raffles for Gift Lace and Resurrected Lace. |
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Teri Lindstrom (our own KnitsByTeri) has donated a kit to knit the Abigail Shawl, using Blue Moon Fibers: 70% mohair, 20% mulberry Silk, 10% nylon. color: Geisha(she reports that it doesn’t feel like mohair). This is Teri’s fourth season supporting Seasons of Lace. |
| Yarn |
Our own LostCityDenise, from Lost City Knits has promised us a lovely skein of Lost City Sock Yarn. The lucky winner will get to choose her (his) own color. … and that winner is… nolaboard, for supporting our sponsors. This is Denise’s fifth season sponsoring Seasons of Lace! |
| cgirl has donated one skein of Lost City Sock Yarn in the color Pumpkin Pie.
It was awarded to mwhite for self designed lace |
| Other |
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Teri Lindstrom (our own KnitsByTeri) has given us a copy of “Knitted Lace” by Marie Niedner and Gussi von Reden (ISBN:0-916896-53-6) — it IS in GERMAN with an English chart translation and introduction (the book is published by Lacis).
Cathy-Cate won this book in the lace partnership competion. If you scroll upward, you’ll see that she has also donated two other prizes! This is Teri’s fourth season supporting Seasons of Lace |
| Our very own Sligo, of Sligo’s Muse, has discovered a duplicate of Marianne Kinzel’s First Book of Modern Lace Knitting, in her stash. She’s offered it to us a s a prize for this season.
nolaboard won this for Lace on Display Additionally, she has offered another crochet hook stand, (she’s offered these for a couple of seasons, and I can tell you that they are a dream for bead knitters). This picture is from last year’s prize – to show you the way they work….  Crochet hooks (loaded with beads) stand at the ready And here is this year’s hook stand — note the nifty black lines — they’re part of the wood!
Thislittlepiggy knits won this prize for beaded lace This is Sligo’s fourth season supporting Seasons of Lace. |
