On July 24th, we announced an exciting contest on the blog. For a chance to win the pattern, the yarn and the needles to make this gorgeous sweater as ‘actualized’ by the talented Sally Melville herself (read more on the story by clicking here!), all that was asked of you, was to comment on our Facebook post, telling us about a memory you have of a favourite sweater- hand knit, or not!
We so enjoyed reading all of the comments- some heart wrenching, some heart warming and some comical. And we would like to thank each and every one of you for making this contest so fun!
Photos courtesy of Steven Rhude and Sally Melville
Last night, using a random number generator, we selected Lisa Clousten and Diane Devey as our lucky winners!
From Lisa- “My father used to wear a beautiful thick sweater with a zipper and pockets for curling. It had a plaid design on the pockets. It was so unlike his regular farm clothes. After he died, my nephew ended up with it. I have often thought about replicating one for myself. I am a knitter now, thanks to my Aunt Lillian, who taught me the Continental stitch and the value (and pleasure) of using only natural fibres.”
And from Diane- “My favourite sweater was a light denim blue cabled cardigan that I made in the early 1980’s. It was the first time that I attempted to knit cables. I got help from my grandmother and mother. I was so proud of it. I wore it on a trip to Europe where it kept me warm at night, acted as a pillow on long bus trips, and covered my arms in churches. About a year after returning, I came home to discover that my kitten had tried to chew the buttons off, leaving huge holes in the front. My mother declared it unsalvagable and put it in the rag bag. I cried. I have knit many sweaters since, but none that I loved as much as that blue one.”
Thank you so much for sharing your stories ladies! Please contact us at support@estelledesigns.ca to claim your prize.
To read more from other knitters across the country, be sure to check out the comments on our https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpermalink.php%3Fstory_fbid%3D1415175158596981%26id%3D472549632859543&width=500“>Facebook post by clicking here.
And we want to thank you each and every one of you once again, who took the time to participate.
Happy knitting!
Congrats ladies!