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Hey friends! I am pleased to announce that one lucky reader will win a copy of "Simple Crochet" by Erika Knight, along with a 120 yd. skein of Sugar 'n Cream cotton yarn and a crochet hook. Everything you need to go from beginner to awesome expert crochet-warrior princess.
St. Martin's Press sent me a copy to review along with one to give away. The author really lays it ALL out in this book... Differences between yarns, tools, terminology, etc. I already knew much of it from experience, but there's always more to learn. I can imagine that if you knew nothing about yarn aside from "what is yarn?" you could jump right into this book. Learning to crochet by yourself (like me!) can be a little tricky but the illustrations in this book are honestly super helpful. Between that and YouTube, I'd say it can be learned pretty darned quick. Don't get me wrong, you'll need to focus a little, but it's easier than knitting (says me!)
My favorite part, and what I think is the most helpful to me is that there are 20 project patterns in the book and they go up in skill level for each successive project. So you don't jump into a project and feel like you've bit off more than you can chew. If you follow the progression, you can develop quite the skill. And the projects are of useful things, like slippers and mittens and laptop covers...So you don't end up with like 1000 scarves and 300 doilies (though there are a couple in there, for your experience :)
Anyhoo, there are 3 ways/chances for each of you to ENTER!
1. Be a follower here, and leave a comment on this post telling me your favorite snack! or favorite animal.
2. Be a liker on Facebook and comment on the giveaway photo there
3. Share the giveaway link on your blog or Facebook and post another comment here letting me know you shared (and a link to your blog, if applicable. I like to look at blogs!)
Each person can enter up to 3 times in the ways above. International readers are welcome! The winner will be chosen on Monday, September 10th in a random way. Thank you for entering, and good luck!
I'm a follower! Win. My favorite snack is chocolate covered gummi bears, and favorite animal narwhal.
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I am a blog follower!!!! What a great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI forgot to mention my fave snack in my previous I'm a follower comment oops :) it's White Cheddar Cheese popcorn. I also shared the link to the giveaway on Facebook.
ReplyDeleteI'm now a follower, thought I already was because I've been reading your blog forever but I guess I just had it book marked. lol
ReplyDeleteSo, favorite sweet snack is Nutella, salty is Baked Ruffles and chip dip.
Favorite animal would be Wombats.
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Liking it, linking it, loving it!
ReplyDeleteFavorite animal is Octopus but not as a snack...
I'm a follower. My favorite snack is a coconut cream pie lara bar. YUMMMM!
ReplyDeleteHi! I'm follower for some time already.
ReplyDeleteI don't have favorite snack. May be popcorn.
I love cats!
Ooh, great give away. At the moment my favorite snack has to be chocolate with caramelized almonds and a pinch of salt...Fave animal...all! Except maybe really big or poisonous spiders
ReplyDeleteLove the blog, great giveaway. And truly...I like all snacks, it's all about the mood.
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower via Google Reader (and it was you who introduced me to its awesomeness!). My favorite animal is a frog (followed closely by a giraffe!).
ReplyDeleteI love Erika Knight's work- her projects are great, and her directions a clear. This looks like a fantastic book, so thanks for the chance to win it!
I would love to win this book! My favorite animal is my dog Grace. She is a Yorkie mix, rescue dog. :) My favorite snack is bacon, I am on a low carb diet! Thanks! :)
ReplyDeleteI'm a blog follower and my favorite animal is the Tiger (rawr!) and my favorite snack is apples, goat cheese and honey (yum).
ReplyDeleteGreat Giveaway..I shared it on my blog... http://blackberrythyme.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteI am a total M&Ms freak! I don't really have a favorite animal; they're all wonderful.
ReplyDeleteShared on FB. Look me up!
ReplyDeleteI would love to learn. My favorite snack is popcorn!
ReplyDeletei'm a follower! love this blog! my favorite snack is m&m's (plain)
ReplyDeleteI am a follower too! My favorite animal is a guinea pig, ours just had babies and they are adorable! I also have a weakness for chocolate!!!
ReplyDeletei follow you on gfc. my favorite animal is a llama. they look so cuddly and sweet! my favorite snack is animal crackers!xo.
ReplyDeleteooo! i also like you on fb!
ReplyDeleteOooh, I'd love to win this. I know a little about crochet but could use some help. And everything I do know is in Dutch, learning the correct English terminology would be a great start! Thanks, Hanneke
ReplyDeleteHi! I've follow your blog!
ReplyDeletemy fav snack is candy especcially cotton candy and my favorite animal is dog. thank's for the chance ^.^
I'm a loom knitter who took up the loom because I couldn't learn to stick knit or crochet - I'd really love to be able to do at least one (and crochet seems much neater). I love horses and pesche lambic!
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ReplyDeleteI LOVE YOUR BLOG SO MUCH. You have really and truly been an inspiration to me. I've read every entry. I have been an artist forever, but after 4 kids, I'm basically finding where I am now with my art, (my kids are 16, 14, 11, and 8). So now I have time for my art, and I've been really cranking it out. I'd like to thank your for your blog, and I'm planning on starting my own shortly. I'm starting my etsy page this week, but you mentioned ebay- what are the benefits? ANyway, back to the book. I learned to crochet as a child, and I would love to get back to it. This would be a great start. My favorite snack is doublestuff oreo cakesters, soaked in milk. Trust me, it's delicious!!! My favorite animal is most definitely a sloth. But, it's only barely heading out virginia opossums, of which I raised and had as a pet (litter trained and sweet as a baby) for three years. I hope I'll get lucky for once, and get this book. I've shared your link on fb, I already like your page there, but I'll go there and gush on you some more. Which, by the way, I already do! Tate
ReplyDeleteGreat giveaway! My favourite animal is most of them. I am a birder, love cats and dogs, and otters, and seals, and deer.....
ReplyDeleteI am already a follower.
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I am a follower, my favourite snack is homemade chocolates and my favourite animal is the wolf. I just love the way they look and move.
ReplyDeleteThank you for having the chance to win the book.
I like Kettle Style Potato Chips and cookies.
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I am a follower of your blog. My fave snack or animal??? How about Mother's Circus Cookies!
ReplyDeleteI shared on Facebook and I saw my friend shared as well!
ReplyDeleteIm sorry. I think someone needs to say it. Your blog title is awesome.
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower! My fav snack is cereal and my fav animal is bunnies. Thanx!
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I'm a follower! My favorite animal is cats. Big cats or little cats, they are all awesome! Thank you for the giveaway! :)
ReplyDeleteI also shared the giveaway on Facebook. :) My favorite snack depends on what mood I'm in. Chocolate or wasabi soy sauce almonds go on rotation a lot.
ReplyDeleteNice giveaway.My favorite snack is veges and hummus.
ReplyDeleteOOh I love Erika Knights books, she's awesome. My fave animal are Frogs, they are soooo cute.
ReplyDeleteGoing to make extra specially sure I follow you 'officially' and not just bookmarked and stalking you ;)
I love cats of all kinds and snack... heh. Pick one. Baked goods and candy rule the top spots but I'll nibble on salty snacks if I must. :)
ReplyDeleteI have been a follower for some time and love your posts. My favourite snack is cheese and crackers or warm peach cobbler with ice-cream. Mmmmmmmm.
ReplyDeleteI am going to share this on Facebook as I know my cousin would love to win this too!
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Follower here, follower on FB. LOVE THIS! Love your blog.
ReplyDeleteawesome blog :)
ReplyDeleteThis is so amazing and generous of you,thanks for the chance to win it.Now I follow =o).My fav animal is cat.
ReplyDeleteHi, Kira! I'm totally a follower. My favorite snack is Pirate Booty and my favorite animal is a skunk. I just learned the basics of crochet a couple weeks ago. My tension stinks, but I bet this book would help! ;)
ReplyDeleteI shared it on facebook, too.
ReplyDeletemy favorite snack probably milanos, but I only get them when I go somewhere else to scrapbook. Anything with nutella is a close second. And my favorite animals are bunnies, but real buns as pets are hit or miss depending on their personalities. I would so love to win this book. Crocheting is my last crafty type thing that I haven't tried. I just can't seem to make myself do it even though I want to. Probably because there are like a million other things I want to make and know how to.
ReplyDeleteI just recently started blogging so there aren't many "followers" to my blog but my friends read it when I post a link on my FB page. I made a quick post about your giveaway! Here is the link: http://electronsandprotons.blogspot.com/2012/09/link-love-giveaway-at-oops-i-craft-my.html
ReplyDeleteI'm excited that someone I don't know in real life might read my blog :)
Thanks!
Kangaroo I love them. To bad I don't live down under.
ReplyDeleteI love BEARS!!! All of them. Also, I am addicted to chocolate covered pretzels. Thanks for having such a cool giveaway!!
ReplyDeleteI love to munch on kettle popcorn. I liked on facebook, thanks for the opportunity to win the book.
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