giveaway #78
1.16.2012 at 5:06 PM
Awesome, right?! I told you that there would be ONE very lucky winner. And, the winner is:
Jen
Congratulations! Please contact me at yarnonthehouse@gmail.com to collect your prizes.
It's no secret that I love Stephen West's work. I've knit quite a few of his designs - especially his hat patterns for my hubby. Stephen is releasing his Westknits Book Three very shortly and he's done it again! The collection is cholk-full of beautiful, textured knitwear. Some of my favorites are: Bedrock, Moose River, Old Forge, and I'm loving the Sun Satchel.
But, my most favorite is the Dustland Hat and Mitts. I had the opportunity to knit up a Dustland Hat and it was such a pleasure. Fast, interesting, easy to follow with a fantastic FO at the end! I'm singing the same ol' song though. What can I say, Westknits is a keeper. Here are some pictures of my fabulous Dustland Hat:
Pattern: Dustland Hat
Designer: Stephen West
Collection: Westknits Book Three
Yarn: Malabrigo Yarn Merino Worsted
Colorway: Rhodesian 123
My Rav project page here
Modeled by: Jane & Danny
We had (and, still have) a winter wonderland in Woodinville, so this photo shoot with my bro and his girlfriend turned out so cute. Aren't they just adorable?! Not to mention how great the hat is!! It looks just as wonderful on Jane as it does on Danny. I love the outcome. Originally I wanted to knit this hat for hubby, but I think he's going to have to fight me for it!
In addition to the fun Westknits Book Three giveaway, I have a terrific yarn sponsor for you this time around. Skein is our lovely and very gracious sponsor. I have not had the opportunity to knit with Skein yarns as of yet, but I plan on changing that very soon. Skein's colorways are so amazing! I've been stalking their site for the last few weeks trying to decide what I would like to order. Stephen used Skein to knit the Moose River cowl out of their Merino/Silk Worsted. Stunning, right?!
Skein has been kind enough to send over two skeins of Top Draw Socks in the Barley color for two lucky followers to have a chance to win…
Along with the yarn, the two followers will each win an e-book copy of Stephen's West Knits Book Three. Yay!
1. Read over the rules if you have not done so already.
2. Leave a comment on this blog post by the end of Sunday, 1/29/12. What's your favorite WK Book Three pattern? And, if you were me, which color would you order from Skein?
I'll randomly pick the winners in 2 weeks and post the results along with the new giveaway, so be sure to check back. Good luck everyone.
Sincerely,
Ve
January 16, 2012 6:51 PM
I like Longview, fantastic cables. As for which colorway of Skein to order, I'm tempted to say one of each. Seriously, those are some gorgeous colorways! Envy is the one I'm most coveting, and I'll be envious if you order it.
January 16, 2012 6:51 PM
Gotta be Old Forge and Industrial Age (oooh they fit together.)
January 16, 2012 6:51 PM
Woohoo, I'm in first! Old Forge really caught my eye (actually the model caught my eye first - rawr - but I'm assuming he's not up for grabs). And I really like the Sugar colorway at Skein - it just looks warm and soft and creamy and wonderful.
January 16, 2012 7:00 PM
I'm loving Longview and I'd have to go with Fig. I'm really drawn to that color, though they are all so wonderful!
January 16, 2012 7:05 PM
I love old forge but would probably never cast it on myself .... bedrock looks more achievable.
If I were to order yarn from skein it would be either blue wren or little red.
Thanks for this chance to win lovelies again.
January 16, 2012 7:08 PM
I like the Dustland hat and mitts as a set. Old Forge is a real show stopper but looks a little too ambitious for me right now. As for the color, I pick Organic. Persian green, teal, and slate grey? Yes, please.
January 16, 2012 7:10 PM
whoa! Skein has some beautiful colorways. It would be very difficult to choose. I love their variegated ones like fig, nori and briar. As for the new patterns, I really like Longview.
January 16, 2012 7:12 PM
BEAUTIFUL colorway. I love Stephen West as well, and out of this collection I am most drawn to the Dustland mitts. And just to make me even happier there's a hat! Squee!!
As for colorway... oh my goodness. So many beautiful colors. I love hopeless romantic. and Sugar. And um, well, all of them.
Good luck to all. ♥
January 16, 2012 7:13 PM
I really like Moose River - a big squishy cowl would be awesome in this cold weather - in Outlaw.
January 16, 2012 7:16 PM
I'm loving the Dustland hat and the Beach Shack color way!
January 16, 2012 7:17 PM
I loooove Old Forge, but the Sun Satchel looks more achievable. Skein has so many pretty color ways I'm having a hard time choosing, but I think that Cocoa and Night Owl are my favorites.
January 16, 2012 7:19 PM
I like Dustland the best, definitely. And as for colors, I really love blue wren!
January 16, 2012 7:27 PM
I like Longview in Quill.
I would also like the model wearing it if you can arrange that!
January 16, 2012 7:28 PM
I really like Thendara in the Westknits book - the shape of that shawl/scarf is very cool! I would pick Equinox or Spice in the yarn - really gorgeous colours!
January 16, 2012 7:33 PM
I've had my eye on Old Forge for a long time (though I'm wondering if it would work as a lighter-weight shawl rather than an aran-weight blanket). And Skein colorways...oh my...I would get Outlaw. I've spun some targhee by Skein and just adored it.
January 16, 2012 7:34 PM
Dustland Mitts. And Pearl, or maybe Plum.
January 16, 2012 7:34 PM
Old Forge stole my heart just now. Barley is my favorite color from Skein, close call with Inkstone.
January 16, 2012 7:35 PM
I love pretty much everything in the new book, although I have my eye on Moose River. I love Barley, and Urban, and geez, I could go on for a while! I pre-ordered WestKnits 3 a while ago, so someone else could have the book, but oh man, would I love to try Skein!
January 16, 2012 7:40 PM
Dustland hat & mitts. And I am in love with the Sugar colorway!!
January 16, 2012 7:44 PM
I like Moose River, although I doubt that I know a guy confident enough to wear it...I'd just have to make it for myself. :-)
As for the Skein yarn, I LOVE the Whitewash colorway. The combination of muted pastel is not my usual thing at all, but it caught my eye immediately.
January 16, 2012 7:44 PM
moose river and colour inkstone would be my picks!
January 16, 2012 7:44 PM
I'd say get some Geisha and Organic....And I think the sun satchel is pretty nifty.
January 16, 2012 7:47 PM
I love that Seaway hat and I'd order "Make Hay While The Sun Shines" for sure. Many of the colors are beautiful, but I love the name of that one ;)
January 16, 2012 7:48 PM
I like Thendara, with its angular shaping. Plus since it's multicolored, you get to choose TWO colors of yarn. I'd pick Blush and Sugar for some warmth, or Peppermint and Urban for something cooler.
January 16, 2012 7:57 PM
the pattern and colorway currently catching my attention are Thendara and Sci-fi. thanks for this chance to win!
January 16, 2012 8:05 PM
I really like the Sun Satchel, it's a bit different and very useful. For colourway I'd go with Elderberry; suck a lovely colour
January 16, 2012 8:19 PM
Longview, hands down. Which colorway is a lot harder...Barley or Urban.
January 16, 2012 8:19 PM
Wedgewood looks so cozy and I would have to go with Industrial Age. Skein dyes great greys (I already have some stashed away).
January 16, 2012 8:26 PM
I love Longview- those cables look very squishy and cozy around the neck! Skein has amazing colourways! Not an easy decision, but I love both Blush and Midlands. Thank you for another fantastic chance to win!
January 16, 2012 8:30 PM
I love the Longview pattern! I'm also loving the Outlaw colorway.
January 16, 2012 8:37 PM
Love the Dustland Hat and Dustland Mitts. And I'd choose the color Midlands.
January 16, 2012 8:54 PM
OHHHHH Skein is one of my new favorites to drool over online! I have yet to pet it but I know I would love it. Great pics!! They look so cute :D And that hat is awesome, I will help you fight Mark for it ;)
January 16, 2012 9:10 PM
Old Forge. Wow. And Beach Shack for the yarn. Double wow.
January 16, 2012 9:15 PM
Old Forge and Sun Satchel!!
January 16, 2012 9:25 PM
I like Bed Rock pattern and Little Red yarn.
melodyj(at)gmail(dot)com
January 16, 2012 9:48 PM
I like the Dustland Mitts! But it's so hard to choose just one color! I think Beach Shack or Skyline, although they are all very lovely.
January 16, 2012 9:48 PM
Love that Barley color. I can so see it in the Dustland Hat. I think the subtle color changes would make the patterns really pop.
January 16, 2012 10:32 PM
This one is easy for me. I love the Dustland hat (not trying to be a copycat!) and I would die for Skein's pastel sky colorway. So delicate. So gorgeous.
January 17, 2012 12:46 AM
I think the Thendara pattern is really interesting! I like the Cocoa colorway at Skein, as well as Midlands!
January 17, 2012 1:03 AM
Love Old Forge and the Sun Satchel.
As for the yarn... wow.
Midlands? Spice? Any of them!
January 17, 2012 1:17 AM
My favorite pattern from WK 3 is Wedgewood. It is so simple and elegant and just really seems like something I would wear. I really like Bedrock and Old Forge too.
The skein colors look really gorgeous. I am in love with gray this year so I like Graphite but Dapple really calls to me as well.
January 17, 2012 3:09 AM
I think I gasped out loud when I saw Old Forge, but the thought of actually knitting that beautiful monster is a bit daunting. In reality, therefor, Thendara would be my first knit from the book - what can I say, I'm a sucker for stripes! It looks like an interesting knit, too.
From skein, I would order blue wren, it's so lovely and luminous.
January 17, 2012 3:25 AM
Wow! Gorgeous colors! I think I'd pick Sunlight and knit a Wedgewood with it.
renewedmind on rav
January 17, 2012 3:56 AM
I like the shawls but am on a hat kick. I like dust land too. And I would pick organic or pearl. But all are lovely. You can't go wrong with any of your choices.
January 17, 2012 3:58 AM
I really like the Dustland Mitts pattern. If I don't win I may just have to spend $6 to get it. As for Skein yarn's colors, I'm partial to Sea Salt. I also like Outlaw. The two would pair well together, don't you think?
January 17, 2012 4:35 AM
I like the Bedrock hat. I would order the Blueprint colorway.
January 17, 2012 4:50 AM
It's a tie between Thendara and Wedgewood. Perhaps with the latter being slightly ahead. And if I were to choose for you I'd go with the Daisy colourway. Gorgeous colours.
January 17, 2012 4:51 AM
I like Old Forge and I'd make with Skein's Barky & Quill colors.
January 17, 2012 5:14 AM
There are so many great patterns but I love Thendara. Fav colour is Tundra. And that giveaway, OMG, could I be lucky enough??!!
Rav: zenitude
January 17, 2012 5:20 AM
I like Thendara. I'm pretty smitten with stripes lately. As for colors, I think Envy and Barley are lovely.
January 17, 2012 5:21 AM
I have to say Old Forge is gorgeous! And picking just one fave colorway of Skein is hard. But I think today I'm feeling the Organic.
January 17, 2012 5:32 AM
I also love the Dustland Hat and I am torn between two colours - the varigated Industrial Age and Hopeless Romantic!
January 17, 2012 5:34 AM
Hard to choose, but Bedrock catches my eye (and as someone new to knitting, I think it looks like a good one to start with). As for colorway, it's almost impossible to choose. Right this second, I'd probably go for Organic.
January 17, 2012 5:46 AM
How in the world is it possible to pick one of those gorgeous colorways? Maybe Bittersweet or Spice or Midlands. Lovely! They would all be fantastic for Dustland Mitts - long gloves are AWESOME.
January 17, 2012 5:52 AM
Do I have to pick just one favorite pattern? They're all so wonderful! I guess it would be bedrock...or maybe seaway. It's so hard to choose when all of the options are fantastic. And picking my favorite colorways are just as hard...beach shack looks like it would make an awesome pair of socks, but element has those spots of bright green! Such a hard decision.
January 17, 2012 6:03 AM
I think I favor the dustland hat and mitts, though I rarely knit mitts. I don't know why. I should more often. Colorways are tough as they are all so gorgeous. I'd probably go for a gray shade like Be Mine, Graphite, Inkstone, or Urban. I also love the greens.
January 17, 2012 6:08 AM
I am strangely drawn to the Old Forge pattern. I hardly ever wear green, but Skein's Gingko is lovely.
January 17, 2012 6:10 AM
The Skein colorways are absolutely fabulous, as is Stephen West's design genius. It was a struggle, but I vote for Moise River in Dapple.
January 17, 2012 6:12 AM
I love the Little Red and Spice colorways, and I would love to knit Thendara. The construction looks really interesting.
January 17, 2012 6:14 AM
I love the Longview scarf! Thanks for pointing out this book...I hadn't really looked much at Stephen West's designs before. If I were you, I'd order the blush colorway. It's deep and rich and would work for a man or woman. What a lovely giveaway. I've been enjoying seeing your projects so far this year. Keep up the sharing!
January 17, 2012 6:21 AM
I love the Dustland hat ... too many beautiful patterns to chose from . Beach Shack is my favorite colorway...
great giveaway
January 17, 2012 6:39 AM
Your photos have totally sold me on the Dustland hat! It's so cool.
As for the yarn, I LOVE Be Mine! (and maybe one of those models could be mine too!)
January 17, 2012 6:39 AM
I think I'd start with the Seaway cap. Skein color? Maybe "Envy" or "Savannah". Lots of pretty colors!
January 17, 2012 6:57 AM
Oh, must knit Dustland hat in the Blueprint colorway. Fantastic giveaway!
January 17, 2012 7:03 AM
I really like Theandara. The construction looks interesting, and I'm sure I would wear it all the time. As to which color Skein you should choose, I can see your dilemma. As I was scrolling down my red were bugging out. They're all lovely. In particular, plum, quill, organic, and sunlight caught my eye.
January 17, 2012 7:05 AM
Love Moose River and Organic
January 17, 2012 7:05 AM
Love the cables on Longview. The colorways are amazing. Thistle looks lovely. Rav amchart
January 17, 2012 7:07 AM
With your fantastic photos, you've sold me on Dustland! Though Seaway is a great hat too. My favourite Skein colour is Ao. You really have to see it in Merino/Silk Sport to get the full effect of this fantastic colour!
January 17, 2012 7:15 AM
I love Stephen West's patterns and I want to knit Dustland. My favorite colorway is Geisha
January 17, 2012 7:37 AM
Old Forge - no question. and I would work it with Outlaw and Envy... oooo
January 17, 2012 7:39 AM
I'm loving the Sun Satchel, and Outlaw is the colorway that is calling my name! Is it calling yours?
January 17, 2012 7:42 AM
Since you force me to choose, I'll have to say my favorite design is the Old Forge shawl. I think this would be amazing as a blanket!
And given the fact that I'm in the middle of a snowstorm right now, I think everyone need a little 'sunlight'. Such a dollop of cheer in the midst of winter!
January 17, 2012 7:48 AM
It's SOOOO hard to choose *one* pattern and *one* color! But If I had to, I think I'd go with Bedrock (hat) in Tuscany.
(Or maybe Bedrock in Sci-Fi, or Old Forge in Inkstone and Thistle... AGH, too many choices!)
January 17, 2012 7:54 AM
I've had my eye on Theandra for a while now. I'd love to make it in Envy/Graphite or Envy/Outlaw. Sooo pretty!
January 17, 2012 7:58 AM
I would love to see Moose River paired with a bright yellow like Sunlight. Perfect for the gloomy winter days!
January 17, 2012 8:01 AM
I love all the patterns, but I've been eyeing Dustland for a while. I love it in the orange you used! As for Skein, their colorways have been tempting me for a while. I'd say Fig or Midlands. Or, you could buy one of all of the colors and give the rest away once you decide!
January 17, 2012 8:04 AM
I LOVE your dustland hat. So much so I have to say that's my favorite. As for colors, talk about a hard choice. I would have to say Ginko, because it is SO HARD to find a nice green and that one is beautiful. But there were so many other colors! Like elderberry and the reds.
January 17, 2012 8:08 AM
So hard to choose one color, lots to love! So guess I would go with ghost gum for the moose river cowl!
January 17, 2012 8:13 AM
This decision making has nearly short circuited my brain.
My favorites would have to be Old Forge and Blue Wren.
Now if I can just manage to post the comment without changing my mind again...
January 17, 2012 8:15 AM
I think Longview is my favorite, though there are a few that I really like a lot! As far as colorways go, I am having a tough time choosing. But, 3 of my favorites are Sugar, Thistle, and Midlands.
January 17, 2012 8:22 AM
I like Thendara. The shape fascinates me.
All the colors are beautiful but I settled on Hopelessly Romantic.
January 17, 2012 8:33 AM
I like Wedgewood, very classy.
Wow, the colors! how can you choose? Umm, lets say Keffir Lime.
January 17, 2012 8:36 AM
My favorite is definitely the Dustland hat and mitts. My friend is knitting the mitts and I COVER them! Thanks for the opportunity to win!
January 17, 2012 8:41 AM
Such hard choices!! Dustland hat would be a fun next project... and the colors! I keep changing my mind about the color -- I think my favorite might be sterling. :-)
January 17, 2012 8:44 AM
I think I'd make Wedgewood out of that book - it looks like something that my husband would enjoy wearing on his walk to work. And I'd order Gingko - it's just and *interesting* combo of colors; I think it'd be fun to see how it worked up.
January 17, 2012 8:49 AM
I'm on a blanket kick right now, so I'm really liking Old Forge. And I have to say that both the name and the color of Hopeless Romantic is seriously making me crave a new skein of yarn ...
January 17, 2012 8:50 AM
I would like to see Moose River knitted out of the colorway "Be Mine". My favorite pattern from the book is Thendara.
January 17, 2012 9:02 AM
I really love Moose River cowl and Dustland hat. It doesn't hurt that the pieces are all on such handsome men. I can't pick a color, because they are ALL gorgeous, and I would use them all.
knitterlydesigns on Ravelry
January 17, 2012 9:06 AM
My choice would be Moose River in China Town or Moose River in Barley. Scrumptious!
January 17, 2012 9:14 AM
I just love the Longview scarf. But there are loads of really lovely knits, so it's very hard to choose!
January 17, 2012 9:20 AM
I love the Sun Satchel and Thendara.
And I'd love to get some Tundra from the Skein colour way choices.
January 17, 2012 9:36 AM
I love the Moose River cowl, esp. since I think I need to knit myself a cowl (won't be fast enough for this cold spell though!).
Color? Gingko or Tundra or Sea Salt or Spice... There are so many awesome colors at Skein!
January 17, 2012 9:43 AM
I am enamored with Moose River - love the big cowls. And Blueprint from Skein.
January 17, 2012 9:54 AM
I love the Longview scarf, and oh my the colorways are gorgeous! I think I'd pick Daisy, or Rouge, or both ;-)
January 17, 2012 9:55 AM
I like the Dustland Hat and Mitts the best. All of those colorways are gorgeous! I like Hopeless Romantic.
January 17, 2012 10:02 AM
I have been coveting Steve's Dustland Mitts since I first saw them :)) As for my colorway choice, I am unable to view them, just blank . . but I love earth tomes . . . btw: that is one great looking hat
January 17, 2012 10:17 AM
Oooo I'm liking the Dustland Hat. So many pretty colorways....fig looks really pretty though. :)
January 17, 2012 10:19 AM
I think the Seaway hat is my fave, though it totally needs a bobble on top :-) As for the Skein yarns -- woah. Those colors are fabulous! How do you even choose? I think I like rouge the best, or maybe plum. Or Midlands! Sorry Madelinetosh -- I think I have a new yarn obsession :-)
January 17, 2012 10:30 AM
The thendara scarf for sure! sooooo beautiful. I cannot even handle it. I can't wait to get my hands on the pattern.
I love those colourways! I'd say quill is one of my favourites. oooo, boy! i have a weakness for variegated blues!
January 17, 2012 10:36 AM
Wow so many colors so beautiful Industrial Age is so unique, I would have to pick it. THe colorway is not something you normally see. I think I have to agress with Alex, that this color goes with Old Forge, but other colors would go with other projects. Being So Calif, hats are not a hot item to make.
do love his patterns and have made one of his scarfs
January 17, 2012 10:37 AM
I'm totally in for this! I like Bedrock & I like Sunlight, Little Red & Quill for colours.
January 17, 2012 10:45 AM
Dustland Mitts strike me - I love long fingerless gloves, and the texture looks totally appealing. Been hearing lots about Skein, and they are just over the pond from me so I anticipate getting my hands on some in the future. Dolce really sings out to me, but also Silva and Ghost Gum.
Hope you'll bring us an interview from Skein sometime - her colours are so unique and interesting I'd love to hear about the inspiration and process!
January 17, 2012 10:54 AM
I have to say that the Dustland set is my favorite. Colors are so hard, I want one in each of those colors. Spice and Ghost Gum are my two favorites though. I just love the name and it fits the dusty pink/gray coloring.
January 17, 2012 10:58 AM
I like the China Town color although there are so manny beautiful choices I can see why you are having trouble choosing. I really like the hat patterns (also hard to choose one)!
January 17, 2012 11:18 AM
I like seaway, but I'm a big fan of cables! And blue wren...blue is another soft spot for me.
January 17, 2012 11:19 AM
I really like Old Forge. For the colorway it would either be Cinnamon or Knight.
January 17, 2012 11:26 AM
I love Bedrock. Like Dustland, just a simple beautiful design. And I like Outlaw, for the colorway.
January 17, 2012 11:34 AM
Pattern: Thendara. But it's a tough choice. So many great patterns.
Color: Impossible choice! Blue wren, Midlands, Inkstone, Fig, Wintertied, Whitewash, Knight, the list goes on and on and on. Oh my gosh!!!!
January 17, 2012 11:46 AM
I like Longview. It would be great in any yarn.
January 17, 2012 12:07 PM
I love Longview and Wedgewood. I think these are the most gorgeous colorways I've ever seen. I've always wanted to knit with something like Dapple or Tribal.
January 17, 2012 12:11 PM
I think my favourite of the patterns is Thendara, and if I were you I'd order the Inkstone yarn.
January 17, 2012 12:19 PM
I really like the chunky cables of Longview, but the hats are great too. Then there's the YARN! Absolutely gorgeous!!! I want one of each. Not sure I could only choose one if I were buying, but the colorway "Whitewash" has an interesting name and I like the subtlety of the hues. :)
January 17, 2012 12:22 PM
My favorite pattern is the Sun Satchel. Skein has such beautiful colorways, but the two that called out to me are Elderberry and Metallurgy. Gorgeous.
January 17, 2012 12:44 PM
I hope I win! I really like Seaway- as for colors... I would love Daisy or Peppermint, but for you- Geisha or Outlaw!
January 17, 2012 1:02 PM
Dustland would be my first knit, but Westwood close behind. How about the Thistle colorway? It looks like spring, not too pale.
January 17, 2012 1:09 PM
Oh my oh! Those colours are stunning! So hard to narrow down. I loved Lush, and Spring, and Blue Wren..... Wouldn't they look lovely knitted into a Dustbowl hat?
January 17, 2012 1:28 PM
dustland hat for sure! and id have to go with midlands..its just so awesome!
January 17, 2012 1:38 PM
For the patterns it'd be a toss up between Bedrock or Moose River. As for the yarn, you really can't go wrong with any of the Skein colors. I love Industrial Age and Nori (Kaffir Lime is beautiful as well!)
January 17, 2012 2:04 PM
I like Bedrock.
Little Red, Midlands or whichever! They are all gorgeous.
January 17, 2012 2:13 PM
I think I have to say the Dustland Hat. The mitts look like a lot of fun too. And "Be Mine" is to DIE for.
January 17, 2012 2:40 PM
I like the Moose River. And I would pick the hopelessly romantic colorway!
January 17, 2012 2:44 PM
I am a sucker for hats, so Seaward is obviously right up my alley. Picking a color, however, is a bit more problematic. I think I drooled over every picture at least three times. I think I have to go with Blue Wren. It is subtle and shiny and perfect!
January 17, 2012 2:49 PM
I think the mitts pattern is interesting and the color that caught my eye is envy!
January 17, 2012 2:50 PM
Seaway and Rouge!
January 17, 2012 2:54 PM
Bedrock spoke to me the loudest of the patterns. Like others I want one of each Skein! But I would start with blush and hopeless romantic.
January 17, 2012 3:01 PM
I like Seaway. The Yarn color are wonderful. The Graphite and Daisy are my faves.
January 17, 2012 3:04 PM
wow! wonderful!!! loved all the patterns but old forge and dustland mitts caught my eye first.. I loved the silva yarns as well as ghost gum, must go back and bookmark that site! thanks,
January 17, 2012 3:48 PM
I like Thendara! Wow, love the Skein colorways. I would pick rouge - so pretty! I like the Dustland hat, too.
January 17, 2012 3:55 PM
I love Thendara and the Inkstone colorway. Thanks for the giveaway.
January 17, 2012 4:11 PM
I've long been admiring the subtle greys of Skein colourways, although the reds and oranges are gorgeous too, and the pinks...as for a pattern, Old Forge looks like a lovel challenge!
January 17, 2012 4:22 PM
Old Forge is the most beautiful, but a bit daunting. I'd prolly knit the Longview.
as for yarn colors, I love Rouge and Blueprint.
Thx!
(Goodstuff on Rav)
January 17, 2012 4:24 PM
I just got Westknits books 1 and 2 and love them! I would love to knit Thendara from book 3. As for the Skein yarn, I'm kind of in love with Dapple!
January 17, 2012 4:30 PM
Moose River in Knight. There's so much depth to the colourway - and imagine that peeping out from underneath your winter coat!
January 17, 2012 4:38 PM
It's difficult to choose. I like the Seeway hat and Thendara scarf.
January 17, 2012 4:44 PM
I love Longview and I would knit it in Outlaw....in fact I think I will do just that. Thanks for the great idea! wowza!
January 17, 2012 6:12 PM
I love the Longview. And the colorway would have to be Midlands, a beautiful green!
January 17, 2012 6:51 PM
I love the bedrock pattern and would definitely get about 20 skeins of Briar if I were you!
January 17, 2012 7:13 PM
I like Sun schatchel in Fig color
I think this yarn is yummy.
AuntGerry on Ravelry.
January 17, 2012 7:19 PM
I can't stop looking at Longview. There are so many great colorways of to choose from, but Mangrove is my first pick.
January 17, 2012 9:32 PM
Moose River and Blue Wren. Love Stephen West designs!
January 17, 2012 11:11 PM
I love the Dustlamd Mitts and i think they'd look great in Midlands!
January 18, 2012 12:44 AM
I loved his Thendara and as for the colourway, they're all so gorgeous - difficult to choose just one! But I'd go with Envy!
January 18, 2012 1:11 AM
I love all the hats in this collection but especially Bedrock. And as for Skein colors, wow, so much eye candy.Inkstone is kind of calling to me, as are Quill and Spice.
January 18, 2012 2:32 AM
Wedgewood is a very sophisticated design and I would suggest that you could choose Cocoa as a colour that was very suited to this item.
Happy knitting!
January 18, 2012 3:49 AM
I really like Thendara for the bold geometric shapes together as a shawl/scarf. For the skein color I think "Wild Apple" is my favorite!
January 18, 2012 4:16 AM
I really like the Thendera shawl...oh and I love the Dustland hat! Colorways...blush in semi-solid and gingko in variegated.
January 18, 2012 4:32 AM
I really like the Bedrock hat
January 18, 2012 4:50 AM
I like the Thendara shawlette, reminds me of Daybreak, of which I'm thinking about knitting again!
Skein has some gorgeous colors, but I'm really loving the blues -- Quill & Blue Wren. It'd be so fun to pick 2 for a pair of colorwork socks :)
January 18, 2012 5:16 AM
Jen is definitely a lucky winner!
I am also drawn to Stephen's designs, although I have yet to make one. What really draws me are his more linear designs, so my eye was drawn to Wedgewood and Thendara...And for the color of Skein, Night Owl is gorgeous! and I really liked Be Mine, too
January 18, 2012 6:30 AM
I agree with you, Stephen has some really great patterns! I have knit a few of his patterns and loved them!
From Westknits Book Three I'm loving Bedrock a lot!! Super nice!!!
From the lovely Skein I would order Quill, Barley or Organic. WOW do they have some gorgeous colors on that page!!! lol
thank you for the great giveaway!
January 18, 2012 7:18 AM
Right now my favorite is your hat the Dustland and the color - I can't choose one! but if I must I will go with Be Mine (pretty please!)
January 18, 2012 7:52 AM
Longview would have to be my favorite pattern, although I do love the Dustland hat. And my favorite color from skein is Be Mine.
January 18, 2012 8:37 AM
Dustland in Plum would be beautiful. Thanks for the opportunity.
January 18, 2012 10:04 AM
Dustland Mitts for my husband. I don't know what color I'd choose were I you, but I'm ordering Quill for the ones I'm going to make.
January 18, 2012 11:33 AM
Dustland Hat is my favorite.
Yours is fabulous!
Okay, I am going crazy here.
I Love all these: Be Mine, Cocoa, Midland, Outlaw, Barley, Drift, Sci-fi. Can't pick just one now.
I Hope so much to win!! I've never used Skein before.
January 18, 2012 12:22 PM
The dustland hat and mitts are great patterns. I like the Beach shack colorway.
January 18, 2012 1:04 PM
Longview is cool. And for the colorway - oh my, that´s hard. But it might be Sugar. Thanks a lot.
January 18, 2012 2:28 PM
Since I am in a bit of a cowl jag (last 4 projects . . .) I would have to say that Moose River is my favorite project from WK3. And my favorite colourway is definitely Kaffir Lime.
January 18, 2012 2:58 PM
Hands down Old Forge and elderberry....the hat is awesome
January 18, 2012 3:06 PM
I love all the color ways but my eyes kept going back to thistle and I am adoring the Longview pattern!!
January 18, 2012 5:05 PM
Dustland is also my favorite. Lovely texture.
Night owl and organic are my favorite colorways! Gorgeous!
January 18, 2012 5:21 PM
Thank you for that great contest! I would say my favorite pattern is Bedrock and as for the colors, I agree that they are wonderful, especially the semi-solids. If I were you, I would order: Inkstone ;-)
January 18, 2012 5:42 PM
Oh, this is hard. My favorite patterns are Dustbowl Hat and Seaway, but they are all cool. And Skein! Talk about drool. If I were doing something for myself, I'd order thistle or night owl, but for something more manly... maybe metallurgy or hush. So hard!
January 18, 2012 9:25 PM
My fave pattern in that e-book actually is the Dustland Hat, but I also really love the Sun Satchel. As for color, I can't seem to get the link to the website to work, so I'm not sure. :(
January 19, 2012 6:12 AM
I love the dustpans and seaway hats from Westknits 3. My favorite. Color ways of Skein are blush, organic, and envy. Thanks for the giveaway!
Katie
Rnmama on rav
January 19, 2012 6:16 AM
The Dustland Mitts are so cool! As for Skein, I think their Inkstone colorway is very sophisticated.
January 19, 2012 7:19 AM
OLD FORGE OLD FORGE OLD FORGE
Its absolutly stunning!
and my favorite color is inkstone but if I were you i would pick the Hush just because it is different from what I have seen but still beautiful.
January 19, 2012 7:53 AM
Dustland mitts. I've been in a teal mood lately so the color would have to be Blue Wren. Love the semi-solids.
hotknitter on Rave
January 19, 2012 7:57 AM
Lovely patterns and gorgeous colors! I love all three hats and I think Cocoa is a perfect color.
January 19, 2012 8:13 AM
my favourite is probably longview. as for the skein colourways, wow! i didn't see a single colour i didn't completely love! they're all gorgeous!
January 19, 2012 8:32 AM
One of those semi solid blues! It would take more time than I have right now to narrow it down! They're all gorgeous!
January 19, 2012 10:25 AM
Wow, Skein has some gorgeous semi-solids. I love all of those greys across the bottom row... would make a super cozy winter cowl neck! And continuing the cowl theme, I love the Moose River cowl. That might just be heading in my queue right now...
January 19, 2012 10:47 AM
Love love love the bedrock hat. It would look lovely in the Midlands green color! My fiancee would love it!
January 19, 2012 11:36 AM
Mooseriver in wintertide!
January 19, 2012 11:43 AM
A great pattern is Wedgewood and a lovely color is Blue Wren.
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January 19, 2012 11:52 AM
Favorites - Thendara and Wedgewood. But I love most of them.
January 19, 2012 2:24 PM
I really like Seaway. It looks like a hat everyone in my house would fight over!
As for colorways, I can't decide between Envy and Blue Wren.
January 19, 2012 5:11 PM
The Seaway hat is very cool. One of my favorite Skein colors is cocoa, but there are alot of close seconds
January 19, 2012 6:50 PM
Rouge looks pretty on my monitor. As for the SW patterns. There are so many to love! I'd say the Dustland hat is my fav from this book (the Dustland fingerless mits are awesome)...see, there's so many!
January 19, 2012 8:10 PM
Oh man, Old Forge looks great! As for the yarn, definitely a semi-solid, but picking just one colour might break me. I'd go with elderberry or blue wren. Or everything, that's a good choice too.
January 20, 2012 7:24 AM
I love Old Forge. It's one of those patterns that keep popping up in my browsings. And the metallurgy colourway is just what I would dye if I knew how to dye.
January 20, 2012 10:07 AM
I love the Dustland hat and I would order the Midland colorway it is gorgeous
January 20, 2012 12:04 PM
Last week's winner definitely was lucky, but this week's prize also looks great! My fav WK3 pattern is probably Thendara, although the shape looks to be the same as Herbivore. I do like the various stitch patterns used in Dustland Hat as well. Skein has a lot of great colorways! But I thought Make Hay While the Sun Shines was a great combination of browns, yellows, and greens. (sjn821 on Rav)
January 20, 2012 12:59 PM
I've knit a Stephen West design or knit with Skein yarn. I'd love the chance to do both with winning this :)
January 20, 2012 10:57 PM
I am also a fan of the Dustland hat and mitt set. I love the look of the texture! And I'm totally drawn to the Hopeless Romantic colorway!
January 21, 2012 6:00 AM
I really love Longview and the Dustland Hat. Both are awesome accessories. Stephen West always has interesting and clean designs that I like very much!
As for colours... Anything blue, if you ask me!
January 21, 2012 9:31 AM
All of his patterns are so intriguing, fascinating & often quite simple although complex. I'd choose Thendara, I love the way it wraps around the neck revealing each point. The colorway I'd choose is Cocoa, matching the deep swirls. Love your stuff
January 21, 2012 9:33 AM
I am in love the Moose River cowl! All of the different stitch patterns give it such a great texture. As far as color, I thin Quill is a gorgeous, bright blue.
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January 21, 2012 11:47 AM
Love Stephen West's Moose River. Who wouldn't want to cozy up in that?!? As for Skein... OMG, one of my favorite dyers. Knight is a beautiful color, but I also love barley as a beautiful neutral.
January 21, 2012 2:35 PM
I love Stephen West's patterns! I'm gonna pick Longview.
As for which color to order, there are so many great colorways! It's hard to pick just one. I'm going with Ghost Gum, it goes with the weather here today: rainy with a bit of sun.
January 21, 2012 8:06 PM
Thendara has a really interesting construction and it looks like it would be really fun to knit and I love the Plum color! Thanks for the chance to win!
January 22, 2012 5:13 AM
I'd knit Thendara first. As for colour, there are too many to choose from, I can see why you have trouble choosing!
-Ravnejenta on Ravelry
January 22, 2012 5:18 AM
So many fun choices! Old Forge is pretty amazing and definitely going in my queue. There are too many gorgeous colorways of Skein too choose from, Spice and Sea Salt are especially calling my name.
January 22, 2012 9:29 AM
Love the name for the colorway of this week's giveaway-I work on improving barley as a crop for my graduate studies. I think the Spice colorway would be a good one to order from Skein. And I really like Wedgewood pattern.
January 22, 2012 9:45 AM
Dustland Mitts
and Nightowl for the skein (although, really any color is super gorgeous.
January 22, 2012 11:09 AM
I would probably choose Wedgewood with either Barley and Hopeless Romantic or Barley and Outlaw as the colour combinations for the scarf. If I were you, I would probably order either Little Red, Spice or Tuscany.
January 22, 2012 12:18 PM
Love Wedgewood! I would use Rouge and Raku.
January 22, 2012 3:00 PM
Moose River and Urban!
January 22, 2012 4:49 PM
Dustland ... In spice
January 23, 2012 1:15 AM
I would knit Moose River in Industrial Age. I love this colour combination.