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Shetland lace Smokering in pure wool-Giveaway December 2013

Destined to be a Lace smokering

Long dark days are ahead. winter is upon us. rejoice in all that is knitting. 

 
 
The yarn has a beautiful soft handle to it so much so that it is of fine enough quality in texture & Luster to be either a smokering or beautiful flowing lace scarf.
                     I'm never without a scarf or smokering. A scarf really adds the finishing touches to your outfit all you have to do is colour coordinate & if you get it just right adds a little bit of pizazz to you & your clothes !
                     Now I'm not a white person. White on me makes me look Pasty ill, I'm more a Black person. I love rich dark colours, Moorit reds, browns & deep blues & solid Raven black etc. so if this smokering was going to be for me I would have to dye the yarn or dye the finished smokering to sooth my need for colour.

Voila.....here are the choices:


The dye really loves to soak into sheep wool. White sheep wool gives a true Brilliant vision of how absolutely wonderful colour can be.
From Left to Right: Turkey red, Hunter green, Mahogany, Copenhagen blue, Buttercup yellow Or Ocean Green. My personal favourite is the ocean green with its hint of colour variations
I can also do Black (not shown).
***Click on any picture to make them larger***

 


You get to choose. Will it be natural white as shown above or one of these rich colours ?
I will randomly draw out 2 winners each will receive a lace smokering knit in their choice of colour.

To enter simply tell us what would be your choice of colour

open to everyone world wide.

Runs from: 06 December TO 31st December 2013   

Comments

  1. Awesome!!!! Love the Copenhagen blue!!! Hope I win!
    Shine

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  2. I agree with you; that green is glorious!

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  3. A tough choice, they're all so gorgeous! But that deep, dark, hunter green just sings to me ...

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  4. I love them all, but I think I would choose the mahogany. Its so rich looking

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  5. I love smoke rings. I've made a few myself from wool and alpaca to give as gifts. Family members love them. Of course, I haven't kept any for myself, so one in Hunter Green would be frabjous!

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    1. Hello you won a smokering, please contact me with your details so I can mail it out to you...congratulations !

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  6. I'd pick Buttercup yellow. I have that colour on my coat.

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  7. You have a flair for lace patterns. I think the winter white looks so lovely

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  8. Love the turkey red color. So vibrant! neyabenz(at)gmail(dot)com

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  9. I would love the natural white. It looks so lustrous and fine!

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  10. I like turkey red color. Even the white looks good. thanks for the awesome give away .

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  11. Ocean Green is absolute perfection :) :) Thanks for the chance!

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  12. Thank you. I love that rich deep blue!

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  13. I would adore the white or that deep blue!!

    EvilSquirrel on Rav :)

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  14. So gorgeous! I love both the Copenhagen Blue and the Ocean Green. That lace pattern is just so pretty, feminine and delicate. OrchidFire81(at)msn(dot)com

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  15. This is the first time I've ever seen a smoke ring! I love the white, so elegant :)

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  16. That is gorgeous! I'm slowly improving in my lace knitting, but it requires so much more attention that I'm used to giving my knitting :-) So I drool over lace, knowing how hard it would be for me to make! I think I would leave it white. Thanks for the chance :-)

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  17. Buttercup yellow - reminds me of spring!

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  18. Turkey Red for my daughter
    I knitted my girlfriend a smoke ring for her birthday from qiviut from Cottage Craft Angora
    It is beautiful .

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    1. congratulations you won the smokering...please contact me so I can mail it out to you !

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  19. I love this, you have imspired me. I would pick the White
    Jane

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