Win a Hank of Fyberspates Vivacious DK ~ $26 Value
Time for the next giveaway.
Today it is the Fyberspates Vivacious DK. This is the yarn I just used for the Ponytail Beanie Free Pattern Workshop.
This yarn is a beautiful 100% superwash merino. It is hand dyed in an array of stormy blues and now it can be yours.
The Giveaway
Leave me a comment below letting us know what your go-to project is when you gift your crochet/knitting.
*Only one entry per person. US residents only please. Entries close Sunday, Sept, 21, 2014 midnight Pacific time. The winner will be chosen and announced Monday, Sept. 22, 2014 See more of the yarn in the review below. Don’t forget to follow the blog so you never miss out on the great giveaways.Discover more from Knit and Crochet Ever After
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218 Comments
Melissa (@TheDailyMel)
My go to gift projects are dishcloths and mug cozies. Most of my friends seem to appreciate both of them and they’re great portable projects for me to take with me to places like the doctor’s office, to work for lunch hour stitching, etc.
Cropperhopper
I personalize the gift to fit the person. I make shawls, fingerless mitts, sweaters, slouchy beanies, cowls, scarves, you name it. I haven’t even started yet for this Christmas. I sort of know what I want to do, but lack of funds for the yarn have kept me from making anything.
Kim Worley
My go to pattern? Potholder, trivet or scrubby. I use a bulky yarn in person’s colours. If I can’t find an appropriate yarn I double up the yarn, I prefer cotton, wool or bamboo (my new favorite yarn) and make SURE there’s no melty fibers in it. I use the log cabin pattern. Easy peasy and useful.
What a FABULOUS idea! I wear my pony tail higher than the photo shows. How do I make the space for it higher? Would LOVE to make it from the yarn that I hope I win. I’ve only won 2 things in my life. 2 truck tires (I owned a car) and $50. That was a decade ago. I bring other people luck but have none myself. Lol. Crossing my fingers and toes so I can be wearing my beanie for our first cold front this coming winter. 😀
Deja Jetmir
Hi there, the video tutorial talks about how to make the hole higher, but you basically put your ponytail in and as you make the beanie, try it on, once you hit your ponytail, move to the hole instructions and there ya go. 🙂
tilda2
This would make a wonderful cowl! Starting on my Christmas gifts now!
Ellen Gilvary
I usually give scarves or shawls, but this year I have added headbands that all the girls in my family seem to love!
Alexis Davis
My go to gifts are scarves and shawls.
Jules McNubbin
i make scarves and socks. i dont have much time for my hobby so they have to be quick or i lose interest.
Noreen
Almost 20 years ago I found a 5 hr baby sweater and matching hat, booties and blanket. It is my go to pattern for babies.
Jara Snow
I love to gift little amigurumi that fits the person’s interest. My Scotland obsessed mother-in-law got a little Merida (Disney’s Brave), my sister got an Ariel, my new little niece got an adorable giraffe, and I designed a little DanTDM doll (Minecraft YouTuber) and sent it to him in England. I just love how I can really personalize my gifts that’s way.
Lynda Prucha
The yarn would mix well with some other blue I haveto make multi color sweater or Shawl these see to be my addiction for the moment!
Lynda
Leanne Burlew
I don’t have a go to gift yet. Mostly I make blankets and toys but lately I have been making lots of shawls.
Carol D
With four grown children, seven grandchildren and LOTS of family and friends for which I am making various crochet gifts for Christmas! Had to start earlier this year….last year was a last-minute rush with nothing done to my satisfaction.
Have seen this yarn and would LOVE to try it…on my fixed income, I have to be careful about my ‘yarn budget’ – but am tired of dealing with ‘bargain yarns’ that create more problems….yarns broken in middle of skein, uneven spinning so you have a sport weight starting out – and ends up a super bulky on and off throughout the skein…REALLY want to use some GOOD yarn for a change…and this sounds amazing!
mschwark
Baby sweaters, hats, shawls and fingerless gloves.
Lynda Prucha
Love the fiberspates have a passion for sweaters and shawls right now the blue wouldwork well with some other blues I already have !
Ivonne
Lately I have been obsessed with making slouchy beanies for gifts. Great for all ages! Thank you for the giveaway!
joyce
I mostly knit for gift-giving, but it is very specific to the individual and the occasion. I have made aghans, baby sweaters,hats and booties, dishcloths and even some toys.
sherry boston
I love that yarn. My go to project is either a scarf or hat and I love broomstick lace. I can dream it now in that yummy yarn.
Linda
My skill level has gotten better as of late and I’m feeling more confident on the items I make.
I’ve only made dish clothes and small stuffed items. I’m using up the old yarns I have which is what I started with from Michael s and Hobby Lobby. Now that I know about the better yarns out there and my skill has increased I don’t want to make something really nice until I have some good yarn.
Thanks for the chance to win. 🙂
Lu
My go to is either a set of matching dish cloths or an afghan. Obviously time is a limiting factor but dish cloths are easy to make when traveling, which I do a fair amount of, but afghans are such a pleasure to plan and make too!
Heather
My go-to project are crochet cowls, since they’re really quick. I’ve made quite a few of the Richmond Lace Infinity scarf and everyone raves about them.
roberta oster
I like to make fingerless gloves, hooded scarves, and dishclothes and scratchers….people are disappointed if a couple dishclothes are not included in their Christmas package….
Nicole
I don’t really have a “go to” gift. They’re all different for everybody. My sister is getting a lace scarf, my brother a cabled scarf. Mittens for my parents, and a shawl for my best friend. So busy 😀
Shirley
My go to gift in the winter time is a scraf and matching hat. This color is great!
Emily hernandez
My next go to project us going to be brace covers. We just found out my 2 year old grand baby had to wear a leg brace for the rest of her life due to a bow leg. So I got to thinking why not make a brace cover since this yarn was used for the hat that us worn every dayI thought it would hold up great for the brace
Linda Ruquet
I haven’t given the gifts yet! I’m working on them at the moment for Christmas. So far I have an afghan, 3 scarves, 1 cowl and 2 shawls that are done! I have to make another 1-2 cowls, a hat, maybe another shawl and finish up an afghan. I better get my butt moving, times running out!!!!!!!!
Marcia
I usually make scarves and hats for everyone on my gift list because they are quick and you don’t generally need to worry about size. For those really close to me like family members I make sweaters, socks, and beautiful lace shawls.
Barbara
I am loving Amigurumi. Intend to give all my friends a small amigurumi for Christmas.
Linda Stella Zentner
My go to gift for over a year is your green men’s beanie, now I can finally enjoy spiral crochet! Also- I just made my youngest daughter a slew of new washcloths in cotton from the dishcloth you designed, which first introduced me to you. No one ever, ever told me in over 30+years crocheting, to bring the yarn up to the shaft of the hook, & all the technical tips you generously share! This changed my life! I also love to make chokers around neck that I design.
Emme
cowls and boot toppers!
mes862
I love to make holiday themed scarves and have them ready for giving at Thanksgiving time. This way they can wear the scarf as soon as they receive it!
turtlefamily88
My go-to gift is cowls. Easy and not too time consuming.
Laura L.
Hi, Deja, and thanks for another chance at a great giveaway! I would love to win this yarn and be able to make your ponytail beanie for one of my daughters-in-law, she would really use it and love having it.
Rachel
Hats and slippers are my goto gift right now, but that’s because we have a lot of new babies in my family 🙂
Sharon DeGrote
I do scarfs for friends and family where it gets cold. Shawls or wraps for all areas
Heather Bucci
I like gifting hats, gloves and scarves. Also I’ve made afghans. I want to start making some amigurumis for my boys and my friends babies.
Rose Howerton
Shawls, scarfs, hats.
Christine
I used to make afghans, but lately I have been making amigurumis and hats (funny and regular) and fingerless gloves. Have also been making scarves and cowls. Grandsons have so many ami requests. My granddaughter (5) is now requesting hats, sweaters and fingerless gloves. So I see a beautiful hat and mitts in her future if I were to win! 🙂
knittingdancer
Hats, fingerless mitts, cowls or dishcloths.
Darlene
This yarn is so beautiful. Thank you for hosting this give-away! Of late it has been slippers!
annehaun
I love to make afghans but also smaller items like hats.
Maria
Oh goodness, I love making gifts. I’ve only been crocheting for less than a year so I started with scarves (regular and infinity), then I moved onto hats, then a few afghans and bunny baby blankets (the cuddle ones with the head of a bunny and the body is a blanket). I just started learning how to knit too and am making my first scarf. I am going to try and make some purses for my daughter next and some fingerless gloves and mittens. Oh and I have a request for an afghan for a bridal shower for next year. If I get real crazy, I may try to make my first sweater this winter too.
Amber
hats and scarves usually and sometimes ear warmers.
Cindy
I usually gift hats and scarves but, I’m gathering patterns for and planning to try my hand at making some gloves this season!
mejfarmer
Mine is typically an afghan. If time is an issue then it’s a scarf with matching wrist warmers.
Mippy/Sabrina
My go to gifts so far are crocheted scarves 🙂
Anita Tingley
My go to gift item when I crochet is currently wash cloths. I found a pattern I really enjoy, and love how the stitched pattern works up. I’m fairly new to crocheting, so maybe I will gift bigger items with time. I just gifted a set of 3 cloths to each of my 4 sisters and my mom….they seem to love them.
Flo L
My go to gift is always a knitted or crocheted cowl. I know they’re very appreciated because I receive requests for more 🙂
Diane
Hats mostly, scarves secondarily.
carol
I love to make hat and scarf sets as gifts. I have made 3 so far to give as Christmas presents this year. Love all the new yarns and colors available.
kim dawson
ok to be honest I have not made many gifts. The only gifts I have made are stuffies of TMNT for my hubby and boys and a monster for my oldest. I do make donation hats each month and send if that counts then I would say hats… oh and I have made hats for my boys ,,, so hats 🙂