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weekend hats giveaway

it just occurred to me, that in all the excitement of getting ready for, and having a baby, i completely forgot to have a Weekend Hats giveaway.

so, here it is, a contest.

i've missed out on a lot around the internet over the last few months. so, while the baby sleeps, i'll do some catching up. to be entered to win one of 2 copies of Weekend Hats, just leave a comment here, with a link to something that you'd like to share. it can be a blog post, some knitting, something you bought, a photo, anything. winning comments will be chosen using a random number generator. you can leave a comment until the end of the day EST on 7/15/12. i will ship the books to any country.
and so that everyone can be a winner, enter WEEKENDHATS at checkout and get 30% off of 1 pattern in my Ravelry store here.


Good Luck!


Posted by melissa on July 6, 2012 02:30 PM |

Comments

I'm first? That's a honor!
I really love the Greenery Beret from that book and I will definitively knit it in the fall. Right now, I'm focusing all my knitting for tree sweaters for this charity: http://www.yarnsunlimited.com/knittingforcharity/knittingtoheal.html
I'm proud to be part of this cause.

Posted by: Cecile | July 6, 2012 03:19 PM

I would love to have a book for quick knits. :)

Posted by: Brenda | July 6, 2012 03:31 PM

Wow- thanks for such a great give-away. I've been craving this book for a while. I just put a poem about hand knit socks by Pablo Neruda on my blog. I think it mirrors my feelings pretty well!

Posted by: Michelle | July 6, 2012 04:37 PM

Would love to win! I have been looking at this book and really like the patterns :)

Posted by: Whitney | July 6, 2012 04:42 PM

I have been coveting this book for a long time. Here's a rav link to the hat I'm currently knitting:
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/aotearoa-beret
You may have to copy and paste to see it in your browser. Thanks!

Posted by: Meredith MC | July 6, 2012 04:43 PM

Would love to win this book!
Congrats on the baby!
Visited this site last weekend on the way home from a camping trip. Really cool. Most of the older buildings in our town were made with bricks from this place.
http://claybank.sasktelwebsite.net/

Posted by: Melanie | July 6, 2012 05:02 PM

I am a fan of this book and have been meaning to pick it up! I'm brewing a baby right now too & found this site with cute (well, snarky-cute) onesies and outfits (non-knitted) for the behbehs. http://www.babywit.com/

Posted by: Sarah C | July 6, 2012 05:17 PM

I would love to win a copy!!!

I just got back from an amazing camping trip and now I can't stop thinking about the next... until then, my daughter and I are going to try camping in the backyard complete with BBQ S'mores :) http://janerichmond.blogspot.ca/2012/07/canada-day-2012.html

Posted by: Jane Richmond | July 6, 2012 06:26 PM

I've looked at that book many times, had it in my cart a few times, and I've always been "good" and haven't hit the "buy" button. But I still really want it!
Hummm...what to share...I teach in a program for under-educated public school kids that does absolutely amazing things for their future. So I'll share their web site: http://www.ric.edu/upward_bound/ There are generations of people who wouldn't be where they are now without this program!

Posted by: Christine | July 6, 2012 07:18 PM

I've been spending all my free time spinning for TdF, and I'm really proud of what I've accomplished so far:

http://www.ravelry.com/projects/Miranda8Rose/tour-de-fleece-2012

Posted by: Miranda | July 6, 2012 08:13 PM

So glad you remembered! :) Seriously, thanks for the chance to win a copy - your book looks awesome.

Posted by: Jani | July 6, 2012 11:44 PM

I love this new knitting podcast :) http://downcellarstudio.blogspot.com/

Posted by: ryan ann | July 7, 2012 12:51 AM

I love this book...and I'd love to win a copy! I'm enjoying knitting with wool after a dozen or so projects in silk, linen and cotton. truly, knitting wool is the best!

Posted by: Mary | July 7, 2012 07:13 AM

I would love to win! I'm planning to knit hats for my development team as gifts for when we launch our new product later this year.

I'd love to share my latest knit, a fun cabled sweater:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/anjanette/

Raveled here: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/explodingpinecone/that-time

Posted by: Anjanette | July 7, 2012 09:02 AM

I'm in! I'd LOVE to knit every hat in the book.....
I'm dropping a link to a recent shawl, only because I have plenty of yarn left over (for hats, perhaps?)
http://www.ravelry.com/projects/knitsandpots/boneyard-shawl-3

Posted by: Amy | July 7, 2012 09:38 AM

Wow...would love to win this book! Love hats! Right now I am knitting socks with afterthought heels (I have 7 pairs on the needles only 2 of which are for gifts). My sock drawer has a lot of missing-in-action socks. I enjoy this website with it's great video tutorials: http://www.knitpurlhunter.com/

Posted by: Yolande T. | July 7, 2012 10:25 AM

Is it really hot and humid there? I want to share these popsicles with you:

http://thatssovegan.blogspot.com/2012/07/red-white-blueberries.html

I hope your wee one is well!

Posted by: Monica | July 7, 2012 10:53 AM

Perfect timing, I've been thinking that hats would be the ideal summer projects, but haven't found the pattern inspiration to cast on yet.

I'm really late to this party, but in case you are too... shrub: http://angrychicken.typepad.com/angry_chicken/2012/04/shrub-the-drinking-kind.html
It's super easy, it's perfect for summer, and I might be obsessed.

Posted by: bethany | July 7, 2012 01:26 PM

I have been reading the Make Something blog about her experiences with her dog, Maisy, who has cancer. She and her husband moved to Wisconsin for a month for treatment. The posts have been beautifully heartfelt, and the crafting she has done along the way is a testament to why working with your hands is so important to us all. Here is a link, give it a read, it is compelling writing, http://www.makesomething.ca/

Congratulations on the baby!

Posted by: Samantha | July 7, 2012 01:53 PM

I really like making hats and would love a copy of Weekend Hats. I just found a fun technique by Cat Bordhi and maybe others would like it too. It is Cat Bordhi's Knit-as-you-go Tendrils. It can be found on her website: http://catbordhi.com/videos/knit-as-you-go-tendrils/

Posted by: Leslie C. | July 7, 2012 04:22 PM

So I just checked this book out from my library (and then renewed it for another two weeks). SO many great patterns to knit! I've been knitting away on a lot of baby things and right now I'm really taken with my rainbow baby blanket!
http://ravel.me/peatmoss83/syb2

Posted by: Andrea | July 7, 2012 05:44 PM

I would love to win this book. I haven't had much success with hats! I have been working on sock monkey water bottle holders that were ordered from my site on Etsy.com. It was my second order. Yeah!!

Posted by: Michelle | July 7, 2012 09:23 PM

Would love to have this book. Great hats!

Posted by: Gale Longley | July 7, 2012 09:26 PM

Congrats on the baby! I just knit a baby blanket and kimono sweater for my sister-in-law's baby. The blanket is http://www.ravelry.com/projects/enidb/sand-cable-baby-blanket She wanted an "under-the-sea" theme, so I chose a cable pattern that looked like waves. Her son was born last week, on my birthday!

Posted by: enidb | July 7, 2012 10:31 PM

Stunned to see Tammy's "Leaked news" on the comment page...not exactly the forum for this kind of hatred!

Love your book, I also have used our library copy, my own would be even better!

Posted by: mamamagda | July 7, 2012 11:20 PM

It is so hot, looking at a book of knitted hats is the perfect treat. Makes me dream of cooler weather.

Posted by: tracey | July 8, 2012 09:31 AM

I just read this http://www.postsecret.com/2012/07/sunday-secrets.html. I still have tears in my face from the last secret/email.

Posted by: Jill | July 8, 2012 01:23 PM

This is one of my photos from my trip to Italy. I want to go back soon (and repeatedly).

Posted by: Robbie | July 8, 2012 02:39 PM

I've sorta-kinda fallen off the knitting for a few months and started learning to use a sewing machine. I refashioned a large tee into one that fits me :)

Posted by: alicia | July 8, 2012 05:13 PM

Looks like a lovely book. I'm working on this blanket: http://www.classiceliteyarns.com/WebLetter/63/Issue63.php
The thought of a small manageable project like a hat seems utterly refreshing...

Posted by: Molly | July 9, 2012 10:09 AM

Love that book. Thanks for the raffle!

Posted by: Barbara A. | July 9, 2012 02:52 PM

What a generous offer = I am looking for a new project http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lintillan lovely a fun hat would be also be good. This is always fun

Posted by: kathy wetherell | July 10, 2012 02:15 AM

i'd love a copy! thanks for sharing :)

Posted by: sharmie | July 10, 2012 11:15 AM

It's not knitting, but this is an absolutely beautiful crochet art/entertainment piece of work:
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2012/07/crochet-playgrounds-by-toshiko-horiuchi-macadam/

It's gorgeous and inspirational. Makes me yearn for the days of a simple childhood. Perhaps you should get started on making one for the new babe :)

Posted by: Heather | July 10, 2012 11:39 AM

Thanks for the great coupon code and giveaway. I purchased Avery, i've been looking for a fall cowl pattern and Avery is perfect. I love Weekend Hats, if I win I'll look for a hat to compliment Avery.
Oh yeah, here's a picture from my recent trip to Maine. Love it there. http://www.flickr.com/photos/thistledew/7543593466/in/photostream

Thanks

Jan janmarie- on Ravelry

P.S. Unfortunately you have some nasty spam comments in your thread. For all the good the internet does, it's a shame that some use it to cause harm. I know it's not your fault about the comments, maybe someone can help you get rid of them.

Posted by: Jan Flaherty | July 10, 2012 11:44 AM

ugh, sorry about all those horrible spam comments. i'll try to stay more on top of deleting them!

Posted by: melissa | July 10, 2012 12:41 PM

Would love a copy of the book! I just got in 5 skeins of Quince and Co. Chickadee to knit a Lucinda Cardigan! Can't wait!

Posted by: Kristen | July 10, 2012 12:58 PM

I am fairly new to podcasts so maybe this is old hat but I am really enjoying Knitters Pipeline and Knitmore Girls. Thanks for a chance to win, I too have almost bought this book.

Posted by: Jen | July 10, 2012 01:18 PM

What a great prize, with some lovely-looking hats in that collection! Anyway, I thought I'd share this picture I took of a stationary bike with a bubble-maker attached to it, which I thought was cool — plus I love the bubbles and the people's happy expressions.

Posted by: Ivy | July 10, 2012 03:00 PM

What a gorgeous book :) I thought I'd share this photo of my kitty 'hanging' out on the sofa: http://www.mrspao.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/20120126-231651.jpg

Posted by: mrspao | July 10, 2012 05:53 PM

Thrilled to discover your blog. Happy new baby. Check out the Knitters Pride video contest: http://www.knitterspride.com/showyourpride/ Looks like fun! Rav amchart

Posted by: Anne Marie | July 11, 2012 06:45 AM

Love anything that you, Cecily and Quince do

Posted by: meppybn | July 11, 2012 10:18 AM

looks like the rest of my comment didn't come through :( how strange - anyway, have you checked out petitepurls.com? great patterns for littlies and so cute too :)

Posted by: meppybn | July 11, 2012 10:20 AM

great work

Posted by: Madness Man | July 11, 2012 11:10 AM

I've been knitting and sewing a bunch this summer. My dogs like to get into the action as well. They want to be close whenever I sit down with needles or sit in front of the sewing machine. Here's a pic:
file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Stephanie/My%20Documents/My%20Pictures/2012_06_25/IMG_0091.JPG

Thanks for the contest! I love the designs.

Posted by: Stephanie Tipton | July 11, 2012 11:17 AM

great work

Posted by: Madness Man | July 11, 2012 11:44 AM

This blog has inspired me to start working on my own blog

Posted by: kava kava AST level | July 11, 2012 03:57 PM

I don't usually knit in the summer but the weather in England has been so bad that I've kept on going and I'm working through the stash. I need some new ideas so would love to have the book. I'm sharing Corbury Festival - a lovely country fayre/music festival in Oxfordshire, England. Bx xxx

http://www.cornburyfestival.com/

Posted by: Becky | July 11, 2012 05:14 PM

cheers for your super input :D

Posted by: Happy Harry | July 11, 2012 06:03 PM

http://curlygirlstore.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=28_1&products_id=168#.T_4dFXAZz-l
I hope this link works - it is to the curlygirlstore.com for a card that is one of my favorites! And, I'd love to have a copy of your book!

Posted by: Francesca | July 11, 2012 08:43 PM

all vaccines and western medicine is tainted you would be much healthier without :)

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Posted by: Issac Maez | July 12, 2012 05:21 AM

Great giveaway! Just wanted to share a poem very close to my heart! "Ithaca" by the Greek poet Constantine Cavafy
http://www.cavafy.com/poems/content.asp?id=74&cat=1

Posted by: Aristi | July 12, 2012 08:39 AM

Look at this book a lot, but not in my budget, this could be good.

Posted by: donyu | July 12, 2012 10:18 AM

Would love the book of course :)

I teach a group of people who suffer from chronic pain...
I wrote a post about how knitting and crochet have benefited them and how to start your own group.

http://lokipancrochet.blogspot.ca/2012/07/angels-crochet-knit-time-benefits-of.html

Posted by: MarieAnge | July 12, 2012 12:26 PM

I would love to have a book for quick knits - thanks for the chance to win

Rav id: oddaud

Posted by: Audrey Milne | July 12, 2012 12:32 PM

I really love the hats in your book. My first knitting project after a washcloth (which i don't count) was a hat. I found a perfect hat for someone who likes to wear ponytails like me: http://www.ravelry.com/projects/remmy/hannah

remmy on Ravelry

Posted by: Remmy | July 12, 2012 12:37 PM

I want to knit the hat that Susan B. Anderson wears on her Facebook avatar. I knit with her KAL for Patchwork socks last month....post 4005 on

http://www.ravelry.com/discuss/itty-bitty-knits/2146336/4001-4025

Thanks for a chance to win!
Sara

Posted by: Sara in WI | July 12, 2012 12:47 PM

Congratulations on your baby and for offering the contest. I'd love to win. Also, I'm headed over to Rav (I'm always logged on) to purchase Madigan. I queued it recently. It's a wonderful pattern. Thanks!

Posted by: Lynette | July 12, 2012 12:48 PM

I love hats! This would be perfect! I love knitting hats! :.))

Posted by: Lisa-Marie Haugmoen | July 12, 2012 12:50 PM

Would love to have this book. Thanks for doing this!

Posted by: Janie | July 12, 2012 12:52 PM

Fun book! Thanks for giving them away!

Posted by: Desiree | July 12, 2012 12:58 PM

I love making hats. I'd love to be the lucky one!

Posted by: Celia | July 12, 2012 01:07 PM

I have been eyeing this book for so long, it's kind of sad that I don't already own it! Winning it would be fabulous ;)

I love this blog post on how to regrow scallions, how to can beef and how to make your own vanilla extract/sugar!

http://homemadeserenity.blogspot.com/2011/03/putting-food-by-beef-onions-and-vanilla.html

Posted by: Christine | July 12, 2012 01:10 PM

I'm sharing this great story on speakers of vanishing language. Such moving photographs: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2012/07/vanishing-languages/johnson-photography#/1

Posted by: Shannon | July 12, 2012 01:50 PM

I'm going to share this tunic that I recently finished for my daughter. I just love it! http://www.ravelry.com/projects/cnuland/baby-ziggy

Posted by: Carmen | July 12, 2012 02:49 PM

love this pattern

Posted by: donna murray | July 12, 2012 02:50 PM

I'd love a copy of this book!
Have to share a link to my brand new, very first pattern ever released!: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/pas-de-bourree

Posted by: Jessica M. Anderson | July 12, 2012 04:08 PM

sashiko bag from the purl bee..cute as a button

Posted by: mary | July 12, 2012 08:30 PM

What an awesome book to win! I'd love it!

Posted by: Lisa | July 12, 2012 08:51 PM

I'd love a copy of this gorgeous book! Here to share my pattern...a beanie! http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/mare-nero
And congrats for the baby =)

Posted by: Carlotta | July 12, 2012 09:19 PM

Oh I would love this book, I have been wishing for it for awhile now. Here is a link to my favourite blog http://susanbanderson.blogspot.ca/. I know Susan has a hat in this book, all the more reason to want it.

Thanks,
Heather

Posted by: Heather | July 12, 2012 09:30 PM

I want to make Susan B Anderson's hat so badly! I love it. I haven't had a chance to look through the book to see the rest of the hats since I can't find the book locally. Congrats on the baby!!

Posted by: Leanne | July 12, 2012 09:47 PM

I love hats and wear them all the time. Also, I make hats for lost everyone I know! Would love this book!

Posted by: Murphy | July 12, 2012 10:06 PM

http://xkcd.com/1079 is a neat picture I came across this week. I would love tone entered in the contest! :)

Posted by: Ruthie | July 12, 2012 10:16 PM

I love posting something on this site. WHile you may have dropped out - I got kicked out of high school sociology for knitting! Would love this book and I'm pondering gifts for this winter.

Posted by: Mae | July 12, 2012 11:22 PM

http://www.generation-t.com/ on june 28th. a cute neckless. linda gerig

Posted by: linda gerig | July 12, 2012 11:52 PM

I'd love to win this and go back to hat projects this fall hopefully with better luck and attention to gauge they will actually fit the attended recipients. I'd like to share an idyllic weekend with you (full disclosure my sister owns this} http://www.skylightretreat.com. Wouln't it be great to hang out and knit and hike and just be at this awesome retreat in California? I look forward to my stay.

Posted by: cguard(on rav) | July 13, 2012 07:43 AM

Hats are my go to knitting. Thanks for the chance to win this book.

Posted by: Marianna | July 13, 2012 08:12 AM

Hat making is my favorite knitting pastime. From baby hats to adult caps, they are satisfying, quick and just plain fun. Check out: wisconsinsheepandwoolfestival.com/
It's coming in Sept.

Posted by: Sandy Ralston | July 13, 2012 08:45 AM

What fun to see all the links...Great idea. Currently making hats for Nepal Babies to send to one of the mods of A Swap in Time Rav group. This is the pattern I am using: http://annavirginiafashion.blogspot.com/2010/11/baby-flapper-girl-hat-pattern.html

Posted by: Bee | July 13, 2012 09:08 AM

I just bought some yarn from Unwind Yarn Company: http://www.etsy.com/shop/unwindyarncompany

It makes me happy :)

Posted by: Erin | July 13, 2012 12:17 PM

I love this book! Thanks for the chance to win it!

Posted by: Kim | July 13, 2012 02:03 PM

I am ready to think about knitting for the winter holidays! what a nice idea :)

Posted by: Brigi | July 13, 2012 04:06 PM

My link didn't show up!! Sorry here is the link: http://crochetawayallday.blogspot.com/2012/07/finished-hat-and-mozart.html?m=1

Posted by: Carissa | July 13, 2012 07:47 PM

I've been pining after the book for so long! Thanks for the chance to win!

Posted by: Kathleen | July 14, 2012 09:32 AM

I love knitting accessories. I've been making preemie hats lately and it would be nice to knit something bigger.

Posted by: DebrafromMD | July 14, 2012 10:26 AM

What a lovely book and thank you for hosting a giveaway! Here is a new blog I've been enjoying: http://hollyolmstead.com/

Posted by: Carol | July 14, 2012 12:48 PM

Great info! These are really great guidelines for everyone to know! Thanks for sharing!

Posted by: Emily Whitesell | July 15, 2012 08:52 AM

A great use of hats is to donate them to Halos of Hope, a nationwide charity for chemo patients. Want to keep your hat, but still want to donate? Why not vote to buzz the head of DREW Emborsky, MARK Moraca, or BENJAMIN Levisay on stage at Stitches East?

Posted by: Pat Salvatini | July 15, 2012 09:01 AM

Thank you for the contest! I hope the whole family is spending a great summer! Here's a link to Manos del Uruguay: http://www.manos.com.uy/productos/hilados.html. I bought some yarn from them yesterday for my Ravellenics project and I really think it is beautiful yarn and they have beautiful colorsways!

Posted by: Maryse | July 15, 2012 10:10 AM

Welcome back! How about checking out one of my recent FOs: http://work-in-progress.typepad.com/work-in-progress/2012/06/baby-g-fo.html or some adorable patterns that you might want to get started on for your little one at: http://celticcaston.com/

Posted by: Kathy | July 15, 2012 12:00 PM

That looks awesome. I'd love to win that book. Here's the link for a blog post about a knitted nativity I'm designing. it's turning out great. http://littleknittedkittens.blogspot.com/2012/07/knitted-nativity.html

Posted by: Emma | July 15, 2012 12:35 PM

That book is on my wish list for sure! Thanks for the opportunity:)
how about a ceramic handmade cheese knive: http://bigoceanblue.blogspot.com/2012/06/who-cut-cheese.html

Posted by: Agnieszka | July 15, 2012 03:07 PM

It looks like a very nice book (not only pretty to look at but with beautiful patterns I'd really knit!)
And thank you for the promotion!
I really enjoyed knitting your Avery and Agnes so I'll try http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/crooked-paths.

Posted by: Olivia | July 15, 2012 11:02 PM