Winner!

The winner logged in from Lima Ohio.

Editing to add update:

We had a bit of confusion. I think Sitemeter often registers visits as originating in sub-station along the way.

Our winner is Chelle from Chez Chelle, who actually resides in Ontario.

Thank you all for being readers and good sports. Congratulations Chelle! Yarn will be shipped when I can actually leave my cul-de-sac and get to the post office!

Contest Prize

The 100,000th visitor to my blog will win this bag of Berroco Mohair Classic Heather (78% Mohair, 12% Wool, 9% Nylon) in a nice plum color. 10 balls at 43 grams/85 meters each.

I got this yarn in a grab bag deal from Webs a few years ago. I love the color but I don't wear much mohair these days. This yarn has been stored in a plastic bag in a box. There are cats in our home, though they have never been near this yarn.

Winner will also get to choose one of my patterns.

If you are the 100,000th visitor and have an issue with mohair, let me know. I'll pick something else.

BTW, if you are the 100,001st visitor, be prepared to identify yourself. You know, in case the 100,000th doesn't come forward to claim a prize.

Something I Noticed... And a Contest!

I got The Best of Interweave Knits from our public library system. There are a lot of wonderful patterns in there, which isn't too surprising. But I did notice a funny thing about this book.

How many of you remember the cute red headed model who worked for IK for years? Quite often, she was the one chosen to model the most dubious designs that made it into the magazine. Further, the items they put her in were often not well-suited to her build. I miss seeing her in IK these days. The funny thing I noticed is that she does not appear once in this book! Which goes to show that of the 25 or so patterns deemed by the editors to be the best from the first decade, not once was it one that she got to model. I wonder if the editors were to choose the 25 worst patterns from the first decade of IK, how many she would be wearing?

And one more thing I noticed. The model on the cover of the book is also quite familiar to regular readers of IK. She's a lovely, lithe young woman with a dancer's poise. She's also the daughter of the former editor, Pam Allen. Over the years, she has very rarely been posed in unflattering designs. She appears in this book more than any other model.

I'm just wondering...

The Contest
I just realized my sitemeter is fast approaching 100K! If you are the lucky 100,000th visitor to my blog, take a screen shot and email it to me at elizabethmorriso (at) gmail (dot) com. That's right: no final "n" on my last name. My site meter is at the very bottom of the page, so scroll on down. If you don't know how to take a screen shot, just email me and let me know. I'll know if you cheat if I get more than one claimant.

I'll think about a prize and post that tomorrow, after I rummage in the stash. Maybe I'll come up with a few items and give you the choice.

At my current rate of visitors, the 100,000th hit should be in three or four days.