Giveaway! Hunter Hammersen’s New Book, Curls

Some days are just great mail days, aren’t they?  From the sounds of our Yarn Alliance members on the Ravelry forum, they got a great mail day when their parcels began arriving earlier this week.  And if you’re in the SpaceCadet’s Mini-Skein Club, you’ll be getting a great mail day very soon.  As a business owner, most of my mail tends be bills and other (boring) official business, but I had a really fantastic mail day last week…

Hunter Hammersen, the author of the Knitter’s Curiosity Cabinet series and designer of some of the most deliciously delicate patterns I’ve ever seen, sent me a copy of her latest book, Curls.  Based on wonderfully curved shapes that drape beautifully around the neck and shoulders, Hunter’s patterns can become a cowl, a scarf, a shawl, or something even more dramatic.  And because they can be knit in any size yarn at any gauge, the creative options are wide open.

I pulled the book out of the packaging and flipped through it quickly.  I was looking for one particular Curl — the one that I knew Hunter had designed in SpaceCadet yarn.  It’s Ianthine and it uses the incredible drape of SpaceCadet Oriana yarn to full effect.  The smoothness of the yarn allows the beautiful lace stitchwork to really open up, and the fantastic hand of Oriana’s 8-ply construction is perfectly suited to the drape and shape of one of Hunter’s Curls.  I can’t tell you how excited I am that she chose this yarn for her beautiful Ianthine!

But you know what’s even more exciting?  There was a second copy of Curls in the parcel that Hunter sent me.  So now, let me see…   What should I do with that?

Giveaway: A Copy of Curls and a Skein of Oriana!

How about I share it with one of you?  That’s right, let’s give it away to one lucky winner!  And because nothing is more torturous than having a wonderful new pattern but nothing to cast on with, I’m throwing in a skein of Oriana yarn too!  How fun is that?!?

To enter, just leave a comment on the blog post, telling me the thing that appeals to you the most about Hunter’s designs (be sure to enter before Feb 1, 2015 — see official rules below).

And then, please take the opportunity to pay it forward by sharing this giveaway with your knitting friends on Twitter, Facebook, and Ravelry.  And for every share you make, I promise the Universe will send you a cosmic wave of good luck.  Because, seriously, who doesn’t need a cosmic wave of good luck?!?

Share it!

For Twitter: Woot! The SpaceCadet is giving away a copy of Curls & coordinating skein of yarn! Click to enter: http://wp.me/p1TnPQ-1Uf #SpaceCadetCurls

For Facebook: Woot! The SpaceCadet is giving away a copy of Hunter Hammersen’s new book, Curls, and a coordinating skein of SpaceCadet yarn! Click here to enter: http://wp.me/p1TnPQ-1Uf #SpaceCadetCurls

For Ravelry: The SpaceCadet is giving away a copy of Hunter Hammersen’s new book, Curls, and a coordinating skein of SpaceCadet yarn! Click here to enter: http://wp.me/p1TnPQ-1Uf

Grab a January Pullover kit before they go!

This weekend is your last chance to grab a January Pullover kit and join in Jenise Reid’s fantastic KAL.  We’ll be closing the listing on Monday evening, so click here to get yours now!

There’s always small print! Official rules: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open to entrants worldwide, age 18 or older. Void where prohibited. Odds of winning depend on number of entries received. Sweepstakes ends 11:59 p.m. EST on January 31, 2015. Official entry is made by commenting on the SpaceCadet blog post titled “Giveaway! Hunter Hammersen’s New Book, Curls” . Limit one entry per person. One prize, consisting of one (1) copy of Curls by Hunter Hammersen, valued at $21.95 and one (1) skein of SpaceCadet Oriana yarn, valued at $28. Total prize value: $49.95. Winner will be selected by random drawing. Prize cannot be redeemed for cash. Prize cannot be substituted. Employees and family of employees of SpaceCadet Inc are ineligible. A list of winners will be available on the SpaceCadet blog on or after Feb 3 2015. Sponsored by SpaceCadet Inc, PO Box 113312, Pittsburgh PA 15241. For full official rules, go to http://wp.me/p1TnPQ-1Uf