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Destash Giveaway!!!!!!!

NOTE :: Destash Giveaway is now OVER!!!!
Winner to be announced Saturday April 4th, 6am PDT

This week has been a rough one. Last week involved Bronchitis, antibiotics and cough medicine…..this week entailed a day and a half of excruciating tooth pain and a 3 hour Root Canal on Wednesday. Or……was it Thursday?????? ‘Errrrr……anyway, needless to say, I have been going stir crazy at home and thought it was about time for a little excitement around here (on my blog).

How about a Giveaway????!!!!!!!

I recently discovered that I have an allergy to Acrylic. I pick up the yarn, begin crocheting and all of a sudden, my nose is running and I am sneezing my brains out. It took a short while before I realized……..perhaps it’s the acrylic fiber. It never happens when I’m using wool, angora, cashmere.

Now that I’ve stopped using it, I haven’t had any problems since. Perfect! Problem solved. But that leaves me with a dilemma.

WHAT to do with all that acrylic and acrylic blend yarn in my stash?????

Well, dear readers…..I think you’ve figured out where I’m going with this. I will be giving away my ENTIRE stash, along with a spiffy Rattan Yarn Bag to hold it all in!

You will receive ::

(1) 6oz skein Lion Brand Homespun in Apple Green [worth $5.99]
(2) 3oz skeins Lion Brand Jiffy in Country Green [worth $5.98]
(1) 3oz skein Lion Brand Jiffy in White [worth $2.99]
(1) 3oz skein Lion Brand Jiffy in Violet [worth $2.99]
(1) 3oz skein Lion Brand Jiffy in Grape [worth $2.99]
(1) 7oz skein Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice in Mustard [worth $5.99]
(2) 3.5oz skein Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice in Brick [worth $6.58]
(1) 3.5oz skein Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice in Linen [worth $3.29]
(1) 2.5oz skein Lion Brand Wool-Ease in White/Multi [worth $2.99]
(1) 3.5oz skein Sensations Angel Hair in Solid White [worth $5.99]
(3) 5oz skeins Caron Simply Soft ECO (20% recycled plastic bottles) in Forest Floor [worth $9.57]
(1) Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thick & Quick in Fisherman [worth $6.49]
(1) 2.5oz skein Lion Brand Micro Spun in Ebony [worth $3.49]
(1) 2.5oz skein Lion Brand Micro Spun in French Vanilla [worth $3.49]
(1) Rattan Yarn Bag [$15]

Over $65 worth of goodies!!!!

Just leave your email address in the comments and let me know what you plan to use the stash for. Next years X-mas gifts? A cute little baby dress for a friend whose expecting? Or just planning to stash it!

Entries will be accepted until next Friday, April 3rd @ Midnight (PDT). I will draw a winner randomly on Saturday, April 4th.

As always, if you blog about the Giveaway, you will receive TWO additional entries!!! Just be sure to let me know you have blogged about it.

This Giveaway is open to INTERNATIONAL Yarnaholics, as well!!! 😉

And DON’T FORGET TO INCLUDE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS!!! If you do not leave me a way of contacting you, I will not enter you in the drawing. Sorry!!

Hoping that you all have a fabulous weekend!

~Kalurah

kalurah

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  1. Don’t count me as contestant, I need to de-stash as well. Just wanted to say, you have a lovely way of problem-solving. Someone is certainly going be receiving a very generous gift!
    Hope this weekend serves up lots of good stuff for you. 😉

  2. I hope this giveaway is open to overseas readers as well. I would love the yarn to make baby blankets for friends and Xmas gifts for family. I’m unemployed atm so any free yarn will definitely help keep my knitting and crocheting going! Thanks for the very generous giveaway! salihan@gmail.com

  3. I’d love to be in the giveaway! I’m doing some baby blankets and hats for my mom’s church to give away… much as I love wool, acrylic is better for charity items.
    Thanks for the giveaway and good luck to everyone!
    Robin
    cokelush at gmail

  5. Lovely destash – I would use it to make comfort or prayer shawls for those who need them while in chemo – or for whatever reason. I am knitting with a group that make these.

  7. I would love to make a big, squooshy afghan blanket with it. I’ve never had a large enough stash for a project that big!

    naomiedlund at gmail.com

  8. Allergy to acrylic, how unique? Much better in my opinion than an allergy to wool or alpaca. I find myself coveting the bag actually more than the yarn though I can imagine making some cute goodies for my grand-daughter, a couple of neck warmers, and who knows what else. I’ll be blogging about your giveaway here: http://homemadeoriginals.blogspot.com

  9. Wow, that sucks that your allergic to Acrylic! I have a couple friends that are allergic too.
    There are SO many things I would do with this stash, Christmas gifts, Mothers Day gifts, Fathers Day gifts,Charity projects, I could go on and on. Whoever wins will be totally worthy of this awesome giveaway! I will also be blogging about your giveaway at http://coziathome.blogspot.com.

  10. That stinks! Allergic to any yarn would make me cry! I am new to crocheting and so I don’t have much of a stash yet! I have started making Chemo Caps for my aunt! They turned out so cute, I’m going to make more to give away to other cancer patients!

    mrs.weber (at) gmail (d0t) com

  12. Can I enter? I live in Italy. Just in case, my email is riohnna at hotmail dot com. I am so sorry you are allergic to the acrylics! if I win, I would iuse it in an afghan, or make amigurumi’s. I am going to blog about this right now. (just in case I CAN enter)

  14. What a marvelous giveaway Thanks so much:) I would use all of that acrylic goodness to finally make the afgan for my livingroom that the hubby has been bugging me for And then I’d proboly make somethings to donate as well.
    Email tanyainjville@yahoo.com

  15. So sorry to hear about your allergy! I would die w/o acrylic yarn. I would really dig winning as my husband was just laid off and no yarn will be bought in my house, so sad.I would make a Fishermans Wife neck warmer, grunge gloves from the Vanna. These would be used as gifts and also make some items for the Ministries I am part of. Saving Stitches ~ anything for those in need or homeless and My Prayer Shawl Ministry ~ Shawls for terminal patients or who have suffered a loss etc. The yarn would be put to good use. Thanks for a great giveaway.
    procek@verizon.net

  16. Oooooh… a give away! Too cool! I’d use the stash at my daughters’ school. So many cool things to teach!

    marsbarn(at)comcast.net

    And as to the acrylic allergy, I’m the same way with the poly brocades I sew sometimes. My nose gets all stuffy and I start to sneeze.

  17. Sorry to hear about the allergy, but I’m glad that you figured out what was going on! 🙂

    I’ll likely use the stash to go towards holiday gifts this year.

    eicart at gmail dot com

  18. I forgot to mention what I would do with the yarn. Most likely it will go to making things for my 8 year old daughter. She’s still young enough to appreciate a handmade item. My email is christinacreations AT gmail DOT com

  20. I was blog-hopping and found yours 🙂 I'm so sorry about your allergy! It's very kind of you to have a giveaway & good luck to everyone, including me! lol

    my email is
    ahensnest at windstream dot net

    I also blogged about your giveaway! on my blog here:
    http://dudechick.blogspot.com/

  21. Oh No! I’m so sorry to hear about all your health problems, that’s NEVER very fun.
    But I’d love to get in on the giveaway! I love yarn and can always use more!
    My family and I went to a Spring Fair today and I got SO many great ideas for more yarn projects!
    Pretty sweaters, wraps, scarves, hats with cute ear flaps, and fun quiet books – there was so much to see! (All that I’m sure I could make myself!)

  22. wow!!!!!
    first, i’m so sorry for all of the sickness you’ve been going through. how awful!
    this giveaway is so awesome! i have a long list of xmas gifts to start on – after i finish the baby gifts which i need to do for this summer. but honestly, i think one of the first things i’d do is make myself something. i realized the other day as we went for a walk and all of my little family had a handmade hat but me that i’ve never once made myself something.

  23. I was so excited about your giveaway I forgot to say what I would make if I won! I would love to make a new handbag and a few Christmas presents 🙂

  24. Hi…so sorry to hear about your allergy, but would love to be considered in your giveaway. I am going to be teaching 4th and 5th graders how to crochet and knit this summer, so we would definitely put it to good use. I personaaly would also love to use the aqua blue and yellow for some ami’s!

    Good Luck!

  25. wow!!! I read about your giveaway at homemadeoriginals blog and I’d love to be entered this. I am learning to knit (my 17yrs already knows how) and i’d love to have this stash to get started on new projects.
    thanks
    robinpich.blogspot.com
    klpich@aol.com

  26. How horrible to have a yarn allergy! That’s the pits. I would love to enter your giveaway and will blog about it also. I have a niece who is expecting her first child and I’d love to make something for her or perhaps a prayer shawl or a cap or two? I can be reached at twistylane at aol dot com.

  28. I’m here by way of Snap. Sorry to hear you’re having so many health problems. I hope you’re feeling better soon.

    If I won the stash of yarn I’d make myself an afghan. I’ve made one for just about everyone in my family but I don’t have one for myself!

  29. I know you must absolutely hate to have to give away part of your stash. Your stash is almost like an appendage–or at least, mine is!

    I would love to win, and I would treat your stash as my own. 🙂 As for what I would do with it… Well, I’d do what I do with most all my yarn. I’d pet it regularly until it tells me what it wants to be. LOL

    vadotson@gmail.com

  30. It almost pains me to hear of someone giving away part of their stash… I’m so sorry ):
    it’d find a nice home here as perhaps pillow covers for my mum or a couple grannies in my scrap granny afghan or these crocheted octopuses that are kind of an obsession or jeez one million different things! haha
    alyssacritt@gmail.com
    and acrylic is a pretty nice allergy to have if you can afford it haha 😛

  31. Oh please enter me in your giveaway. I would like to make scarves for the children who need them.Thanks and I am sorry about your allergy.Sharon

  32. Hi there! I’d love to be entered! I would plan on stashing it, LOL! I am teaching myself to crochet and have recently learned to knit and it would definately get used for something eventually! If I win you are welcome to comment on my blog to let me know! I don’t leave my email address in comment sections for online privacy/safety reasons, but would give it to you if I won, for sure!

    Speaking of giveaways:
    Hope you stop on by for my 1st Blogoversary/100th post celebration! I’m even having a giveaway! Do come on over! Everyone is invited!!! 🙂

  34. A bailout!! And one I can feel good about. (Unlike the others in recent news) A bailout of your bad reactions and a bailout of my meager stash. What a win-win situation. I don’t know of a crocheter who doesn’t regularly give to friends, family and charities and I would likely to all of the above. What a generous soul you are! Good Luck to all. Good health to you!
    Kris
    ladyntsn@yahoo

  35. I have recently taught myself to crochet and would LOVE to use this to make more gifts for my family and such as gifts.I am sorry to hear your allergic as well.I also want to say good luck and congratulations in advance for everyone who posts as well. amanda_dillen@yahoo.com

  37. So sorry about your allergy! It is SO nice of you to give all that yarn away. =) I have 3 boys who love it when I make them things, and the birthdays are right around the corner.

    Ally mommylove05@gmail.com

  39. There are so many ways I could use this yarn! To name a few: baby clothes (for my daughter due this summer and as gifts for friends), baby blankets, amigurumi toys and finger puppets for my toddlers and their friends, winter hats, a couple of bags…it sounds like a lovely stash, and I would love to win! Thanks for the giveaway!

    thriftycraftmama at gmail dot com

  40. I don’t know what I would do with all of them but I like the bulky yarns for bath mats. I use simply soft for scarves and hats. I am always making something for family members and like to have a lot of yarn around when inspiration comes. What a generous give away! Thank you!

  41. I am so sorry about your alergies with acrylic. Thank you for your give away, I am in South Africa, so if i can join the comment for the give away with would be nice.

  42. I’m so sorry to hear you’re allergic. I don’t know what I would do since I have used primarily acrylic since learning to crochet at age 7. Your stash would be a very welcome addition to mine.

    pattycrafts@verizon.net

  44. hi
    I’m Valentina from Peru and I was wondering if you can please include me, I will crochet or knitt scarves or baby blanket and also gloves…
    Also I want to know if you can send me your pattern of Cotton Vintage Style gloves, I love them…
    Thanks and lck for everyone

    my email cristiesan4@hotmail.com

    Valentina

  45. Hi…..I am Shawna and live here in the States. Sign me up for the giveaway and I have also posted this on my blog : http://shoezimm.blogspot.com/2009/03/give-away.html I think this is a wonderful thing for you to focus on…instead of dwelling on the sorrow of your allergy to instead bring joy to someone else. As for what I will do with the stash….I will actually be giving it to my younger sister to use. She’s recently married and doesn’t have a lot of money for yarn but she loves to knit.
    My email address is shoezimm@gmail.com

    Thanks again!

  46. Hi, I’m just short of retirement and we find out my wife has cancer..were doing chemo and know what the end result will be. My wife has been teaching this old dog how to knit so I won’t go crazy by myself. Thanks,
    mywest@nctc.com or Rocking Chair Memories

  47. Count me in! I will make beanies and booties for young and old! my baby on the way (6 weeks to go!!! YAY!!) and a couple of friends in Chemo. jaleegirl @ yahoo dot com

  48. OMG! I don’t need that at all, please enter me! 🙂

    I have an empty box, and my other two boxes of yarn are getting too used to each other and arguing, they need a mediator.

    licia at liciabeads dot com

    I am going to teach my sister to knit, and she is going to teach me to crochet. I am sure we will abandon it all and resort to beads too. 🙂

  49. What great giveaway.. I would use to make Crochet Critters 🙂 You never can have enough yarn 🙂

    toewsrus(at)gmail.com is m y email..

  50. Ooh the things I would do with this stash! I love small projects- like clutch purses and washcloths, so I imagine I would do some of those with this. I also need to make a pair of baby booties for my friend’s newborn! krgoullaud at gmail dot com

    -Kate!

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