Um, Wow.

So, apparently, I caused a little furor of contest entering. lol  Who knew that a little STR would get you all up in arms. ;)  Thank you for entering my little contest.  I’ve had quite a bit of fun reading through blogs and checking out the commenters.

I used random.org to generate the random number for the commenters for prize #1 and it told me that comment #53 (out of 53, how odd is that?), Sarah Lou, is the winner of the STR, so Sarah Lou please email me your address so that I can send it off to you.  I don’t gaurantee that you will receive it quickly, but I’ll try to send it before the end of the month.

 

Prize #2 was a bit trickier as I had to read through and then number who sent extra comments my way.  In the end, there were 15 entries that stated they were sent by ___someone_____. Using the random number generator again, Hanna of WiKnits became the winner of prize #2.  Again with the address and blah, blah, blah.

Now prize #3, that one is seriously amusing.  First here are the answers to the questions.

1.  This is Beau, my wonderful mutt puppy, who occassionally graces my blog pages.

2.  This is Misstress Stash Olivia Licking.  She of the bare toes fetish that garnered her the last name of Licking. ( I gave credit for any of her names, although sometimes I call her fumble butt when she gets under my feet.  I don’t think I’ve mentioned that on the blog though.)

3.  There are six recognized varieties of Dutch rabbits in the U.S., black, blue, chocolate, gray, steel, and tortoise.  Of those six, I currently raise three varieties: blue, tortoise, and black (as per the pictures). Don’t you want to squish their little noses?

4. I have finished 14 pairs of socks since the start of the year, although one pair was started before the new year and finished within the first few days of 2008.  So, if you guessed 13 or 14, I still gave you the benefit of a doubt. :)  Sometimes I’m tricky and I didn’t want to exclude someone because they second guessed the answer.

5.  Episode 1 of the Sock Hunter premiered on Mar. 27, 2007 and featured the first of a pair of Go With the Flow socks by Evelyn Clark.   I couldn’t wait until I finished the pair to try out my idea for the Sock Hunter episodes, so the first two episodes actually feature one pair of socks. :) 

Now, to the winner of prize #3.  Nicole (ikkinlala) you nailed every question.  You absolutely got them all, right down to the third color of Dutch.  Prize #3 is yours, so measure your feet and email me to discuss pattern/color/yarn.

AND, seeing as I’m a softhearted person, I’m going to send some consolation prizes to Kelly and Dana.  You see, those two were barely wrong, missing one variety of Dutch each. I don’t know what they will be yet, but I will send you each a little something. So, ladies, I’m emailing you.

ETA: Aija of Sock Pron has graciously allowed me to purchase $10 gift certificates for Kelly and Dana to her etsy shop, one of my absolute favorites, Zero Markers. Go, shop, enjoy.

Thanks for playing along with my contest. This was a blast!