Give Thanks (and GIVEAWAY)

When I began designing these mittens and hat last fall, I really was motivated by thankfulness.  That I have little ones to hug and love, that they are healthy.  That we have enough food to eat and a warm house when it gets cold.  That I have good friends and a wonderful family.

Anyone who knows me well knows I like to complain.  A lot.  When I get overly anxious or down, I try to remember to be thankful for the good things I have.  I am lucky in many ways, even when I'm feeling overwhelmed by life.

So I try to remember to give thanks for the simple and most important things I have:  a home to live in, a family to share it with, and people in my life whom I love and who love me back.

I'd like to give away a copy of both the Give Thanks Mitten and Hat patterns.  I will email the winner a pdf version of each pattern.  To be entered, leave a comment about what you're thankful for.  I'll pick a winner at random next Friday, October 7th.  

New pattern and blog giveaway!

I'm excited to be releasing my fourth design--the Give Thanks Mittens pattern--next week. The pattern includes instructions for four sizes: infant (which are thumbless), 1-2 years, 3-4 years, and 5-7 years. These mittens are knit in the round, by magic looping, and have a slip stitch pattern that creates a thick fabric to keep hands warm.

I'm very thankful for the knitters who helped me test knit the pattern, and I'll post more about them later on.

The pattern will be available next Tuesday, February 15th on Ravelry and in my Hyena Cart store.

But here's the fun stuff. I'd love to give away a copy of my newest pattern (either a .pdf or printed copy, your choice) along with a skein of Lamb's Pride worsted in Cranberry Swirl (color represented in the middle picture above) to one of my blog readers. Each person who leaves a comment for this post will be entered to win once. To enter more than once, you can do any of the following things:

1) Follow or subscribe to my blog. Make sure to leave another comment letting me know you've done that.
2) "Like" Pumpkin Pie Baby on Facebook and leave me another comment here letting me know you did that.
3) Comment on another blog post of mine. Then comment on this blog post about your other post. Sounds redundant, I know, but it'll help me keep your entries straight!

Please make sure in your comment that you've included a way for me to contact you if you win.

You've got until Monday, February 14th at 12PM EST to enter. When I've received all the entries, I'll enter the comment numbers into a random number generator and that person will win.

Good luck and thanks for reading!