Win a Hank of Olympics Medal Yarn

February 12, 2010

By Kim Werker

UPDATE 18th February: A winner has won! Please continue to leave your thoughts about the Olympics in the comments, but note that the contest has ended. Thank you so much for participating!

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I’m driving my own self nuts today with my giddy Olympics enthusiasm. So when the delightful Scout tweeted that she’s dyeing a limited edition of 80 hanks of Olympic Medal yarn, I ordered a hank right away.

Actually, I put two hanks in my cart because, holy crap, what an awesome blog giveaway would this be! But my conscience immediately kicked in. I didn’t want to take away an 80th person’s chance to score some.

But then? – And this is why I love the internet so much – Scout told me she’ll totally toss a second hank in my package.

Ergo: Giveaway!

To enter, leave a comment that contains at least one full, grammatical sentence about the Olympics. I don’t care if it’s positive or negative, enthusiastic or curmudgeonly, go-team-go or go-world. But it’s gotta be at least one sentence, and a full sentence at that.

I’ll send one hank of yarn to a commenter I’ll randomly choose after 3PM Pacific time on Thursday 18th February.

Note that I likely won’t have gotten the yarn by then, so no promises to the winner about when they’ll receive it. It certainly won’t be till after the Games.

Since I’m in a joiner mood, I’ll start:

I’m not only psyched about this yarn because the Olympics are here in my town, but also because one of my partner’s closest friends collaborated to design the actual 2010 medals. There. Now I feel special having not-really dropped his name.

(See what I did there? I started with the yarn, but I totally brought in the Olympics.)

Go tell your friends and get commenting. Good luck!

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Tags: Olympics, Scout's Swag, van2010, vancouver2010, Yarn

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sparklypia

I love the Olympics and even more, I love Vancouver! My husband and I made a trip to BC this fall and were so excited to take a drive up to Whistler and see the sites before the games.
http://twitter.com/e_to_the_m Emily

I don't have a TV and haven't watched any of the events online. The exception is curling; I will always find a way to watch curling.
http://www.doublepointednoodle.blogspot.com/ JennJustJenn

I love the Olympics, and am surprised by that every time they roll around. (Normally, I wouldn't really care about things like snowboard cross, but throw in some medals and an Olympic Knitting project, and here we are!)
http://madebytraytray.wordpress.com/ Tracey

I love watching the Olympics! I find the stories about the athletes so inspiring and interesting and usually shed a tear or two for the winners (and losers). Thanks for the give-a-way and for encouraging people to type in full sentences. Sometimes I think we're moving backwards as a society with medias like twitter and text messaging (full disclosure – I do both).
http://twitter.com/thecrochetninja Katie

I don't know if my comment posted or not. But I'd like to say again how much I LOVE this yarn! and snowboarding. Snowboarding rocks.
http://kelknits.wordpress.com/ Kellie

I adore the Olympics because for two weeks at a time it feels like there is hope for peace in the world.
http://catharticink.com/ thebon

I watch the Winter Olympics mostly for the figure skating. Some nostalgia of when I was still living at home and would watch figure skating regularly with my mom.
Toni

I wish I had more time to watch the Olympic games. I enjoy the adrenaline of the athletes and the way they are constantly improving their sport.
swatterson

—Traditional Knitting Endures Generations—
With the 2010 Winter Olympics and a unique view of athletes from all parts of the globe, one has the opportunity to absorb current knitting fashion and also the unparalleled archive of film from previous years of celebrated sports events from generations past.
Helen

I'm not typically a sports fan, but the Olympics are a totally different things altogether. DH isn't enthused at all, but had to come out see what I was cheering about the other day (short track speed skating). AND – I think that it is just wicked awesome that you have gotten to be present at some of the events.
http://twitter.com/stringsofme Nic-e Hemsley

I love the Winter Olympics. They are much better than the Summer Olympics. The sports are way more extreme and exciting! I was so happy for Lindsey Vonn lastnight winning the Gold. She defenitely deserved it! This yarn is so beautiful and I would be so happy to win!
Amy

This year, my son and I sat and watched Biathlon together and enjoyed watching those on skis stop to shoot their 22's.
Toni

I wish I had more time to watch the Olympic games. I enjoy the adrenaline of the athletes and the way they are constantly improving their sport.
swatterson

—Traditional Knitting Endures Generations—
With the 2010 Winter Olympics and a unique view of athletes from all parts of the globe, one has the opportunity to absorb current knitting fashion and also the unparalleled archive of film from previous years of celebrated sports events from generations past.
Helen

I'm not typically a sports fan, but the Olympics are a totally different things altogether. DH isn't enthused at all, but had to come out see what I was cheering about the other day (short track speed skating). AND – I think that it is just wicked awesome that you have gotten to be present at some of the events.
http://twitter.com/stringsofme Nic-e Hemsley

I love the Winter Olympics. They are much better than the Summer Olympics. The sports are way more extreme and exciting! I was so happy for Lindsey Vonn lastnight winning the Gold. She defenitely deserved it! This yarn is so beautiful and I would be so happy to win!
Amy

This year, my son and I sat and watched Biathlon together and enjoyed watching those on skis stop to shoot their 22's.
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