Giveaway winner

Thanks to all of you who entered my giveaway. I am so glad you were fond of the wrist warmers up for grabs. Congratulations to the lucky winner, commenter number 13, the lovely lady from studio meez (which you should definitely check out, for she makes wonderful things). Please contact me with your address and I'll send your gift as soon as possible!

For all of you who didn't win this time, don't worry! I will be hosting more of these giveaways in the future. And there's always the handmade gift swap, which you could take part in. The autumn swap has been so well received, and the good thing is; everyone involved gets a present! I am eagerly planning it for this summer.

100 Posts and a Giveaway

Here it is. The long-awaited blog post number 100. Let's celebrate! If you like, the oldfashioned way, with honking horns and a good glass of selfmade fruit punch. But since that kind of excitement is rather difficult to share virtually, I prepared something you may enjoy just as much, dear reader - a giveaway!

I've always adored giveaways on other blogs, and have found many wonderful and talented bloggers via links and recommendations. I couldn't wait to hold mine. So here's what's in store for you:

A pair of selfmade wrist warmers to keep your fingers snug and swift for all those craftsy projects during chilly hours. The floral fabric is quite cozy and consists of 10% wool, whereas the lining is made up of a very soft black viscose jersey. These can be worn inside out as well. There's a small label close to the wrist on the black side. Both fabrics are very elastic and will fit your wrists perfectly.

You'd like to win these? Here is what you must do:

1. leave a comment below this post
2. cross your fingers and wait until I announce the winner!

Easy, right?

I'll be holding this giveaway until the 29th of February and announce a winner on the 1st of March, using one of those random number generator thingies.

Good luck! <3

Knitting and thoughts on how to spoil you

Some knit on my lap. I've started with an ear warmer for my dear friend, who doesn't like to cover her chignon with a hat. So we found this beautiful baby alpaca wool and I've been using an old vintage pattern to make it that little more interesting.

I've also been working on some wrist warmers. I still had some leftover fabric scraps from my autumn dress. And as the pattern and colors are just so divine, I couldn't resist to make some accessories with those. It wasn't enough for a scarf, but it will be fine for a couple more of these cuffs. The ones I am wearing are lined with a soft brown jersey fabric, but I've also made some with dark grey. They're so cozy and such an eyecatcher, and if you like it a little plainer on some days, you could just turn them inside out.

Making these autumn cuffs gave me an idea, since I'd like to spread the love for handmade things (and adore giving and receiving gifts as much as anyone probably does).

What would you think about a handmade autumn gift swap? Whoever likes to enter the circle has to send something handmade to another person, and in the end everyone will get something selfmade and treasured from someone else! Kind of like a combination of having a one time penpal and a giveaway. It would be a lovely way to get to know more of you crafty people, who are always such an inspiration to me.

Let me know, dear silent readers, what you think about that idea.