Here is Barbara from Strings & Strands with her hand in the basket choosing the grand prize winner! It was very exciting for the 8 shopowners present.
And here is the winning passport. The lucky winner won a $100.00 gift certificate from each of the 8 shops. She will be shopping for a good while and able to add beautiful yarns and other items to her stash. The lucky gal is: TA DA-Congratulations to you and to the following shop hop winners:
CAST ON COTTAGE AND NEEDLEPOINT GARDEN WINNERS
CHERYL LEA - $100 GIFT CERTIFICATE
LISA BURNS - NAMASTE MALIBU BAG ($64 VALUE)
LAURA PITRONE - NAMASTE LAGUNA BAG ($64 VALUE)
KNITCH WINNERS
LISA EDWARDS - AUTOGRAPHED COPY OF KAFFE KNITS AGAIN ($45 VALUE)
CATE STUART-HODGES - $75 GIFT CARD
CAITLIN CURRIER - 2 BAGS OF PURE WOOL ARAN ($150 VALUE)
KNITTING EMPORIUM WINNERS
SHANNON CHILDERS - $75 GIFT CERTIFICATE
AMANDA TREESE - JORDANA PAIGE BAG ($80 VALUE)
CONNIE HOELSCHER - BASKET OF SOCK YARN ($65 VALUE)
MAIN STREET YARNS AND FIBERS WINNERS
TRACI WHITE - 3 SKEINS TILLI TOMAS DISCO LITES ($120 VALUE)
CHERYL MACKINNON - 16 OUNCES OF WEAVER'S WOOL ($64 VALUE)
NANCY FINNEY - SUSAN TODD BAG ($45 VALUE)
NEEDLE NOOK WINNERS
AMY DRYMAN - FULL BAG OF MALABRIGO YARN ($120 VALUE)
MARIAN ROSE - FULL BAG OF SARI YARN ($90 VALUE)
JANICE HOPPER - SWEATER KIT ($75 VALUE)
ONLY EWE AND COTTON TOO WINNERS
MARY LOU TONNESON - $125 GIFT CERTIFICATE
JULIE SCRIPTURE - $75 GIFT CERTIFICATE
BRENDA MAZZOCCHI - TIMELESS TOTE BAG ($64 VALUE)
STRINGS AND STRANDS WINNERS
DAWN JONES - FULL BAG OF SIRDAR YARN ($70 VALUE)
LAURIE WIESZCZYK - FULL BAG OF CICLAMINO ($70 VALUE)
JOHANNA NORRY - CULINARY COLORS DYE COLLECTION ($52 VALUE)
THE WHOLE NINE YARNS WINNERS
KAT HAINES - TIMELESS TOTE BAG, SET OF FLIP KNIT BOOKS, GIFT CERTIFICATE FOR A CLASS ($80 VALUE)
JANE DEAL - KNITTING MEMORIES DVD, GLASS KNITTING NEEDLES, ONE SKEIN OF MATERIAL WHIRLED YARN ($113 VALUE)
LYNN DANIEL - AUTOGRAPHED LUCY NEATBY BOOK, THE WHOLE NINE YARNS DYED SOCK YARN ($57 VALUE)
As you can see from the above list of prizes, winners received some very nice gifts including many gift certificates which can be used for the items of their choosing. Over $2700.00 in prizes were donated by the shopowners and we hope you like what selected. Please stop in the shop your name is listed under to pick up your prize. It will be waiting there for you. And thank you to all of the participants from far and near who made this years hop the best. We hope to see you again in 2009.
