A HUGE thank you to everyone that entered, tweeted, and facebooked my Traverse City Tube Top pattern and yarn giveaway this week! The lucky winner is:
#9! Miss Karen of The Butterfly’s Wing! Who said, ‘Personally, I don’t think I could pull off the tube top, but either of my daughters would rock one big time!’
I’ve met bother Karen’s beautiful daughters and she is totally right! Karen has been emailed and will now just have to figure out WHICH daughter will be getting the Traverse City Tube Top!
Not you? That is ok because it’s time for…
Anniversary Giveaway #2!
More summer knitting patterns?! You got it!
The Loop Entrelac Tank
The Loop Entrelac Tank is a pretty summer top with entrelac straps and a loose, A-line body. Throw a blazer over it in the office or rock it solo on a Sunday afternoon, this versatile knit will have you looking awesome all summer long.
Again, I’m giving away the pattern and the Knit Picks Simply Cotton Sport you’ll need to make it! Looking at that yarn makes me want to make another one for myself! Already have the pattern? That is ok! You can still win the yarn!
There are Three Ways To Enter:
- Leave a comment on this post! Tell me how you will rock this knit out.
- Follow me on twitter and tweet this giveaway mentioning me, @sweatshopoflove, and linking this blog post. Come back and leave me another comment telling me you did! You do not need to be a new follower.
- Like The Sweatshop on facebook and post this giveaway on your facebook page, linking my facebook page and this blog post. Come back and leave me another comment telling me you did! You do not need to be a new facebook liker.
You have until Sunday night to enter! I’ll be announcing the winner on Monday, May 2nd.
And don’t forget! All Sweatshop patterns, kits, and knits are 30% off! Use coupon code SOL5YEARS in both my Etsy shop and Ravelry designer page to get this big discount. The coupon expires Sunday, so get up on it!
Thanks again and good luck!
It’s The Sweatshop of Love’s FIFTH anniversary week (yeah, I’m taking a week, damn it!) and to celebrate I’m having a big sale!
All Sweatshop patterns, kits, and knits are 30% off! Use coupon code SOL5YEARS in both my Etsy shop and Ravelry designer page to get this big discount. The coupon expires Sunday, so get up on it!
Giveaway #1!
I’ve decided that if we start knitting for summer it will show up, so I’m going to help the process by giving away patterns and yarn for two of my most popular summer designs! First up is the Traverse City Tube Top:
Traverse City Tube Top
Traverse City Tube Top is a quick knit cotton top with a back button closure and breezy stitch patterned body. It’s really hot on it’s own and still pretty hot over a long sleeved tee.
I’m giving away the pattern AND the Knit Picks Comfy Sport yarn you’ll need to make it! They’ve got a heap of new colors so I’m pretty jealous of the winner of this giveaway. Already have the pattern? That is ok! You can still win the yarn!
There are Three Ways To Enter:
- Leave a comment on this post! Tell me how you will rock this knit out.
- Follow me on twitter and tweet this giveaway mentioning me, @sweatshopoflove, and linking this blog post. Come back and leave me another comment telling me you did! You do not need to be a new follower.
- Like The Sweatshop on facebook and post this giveaway on your facebook page, linking my facebook page and this blog post. Come back and leave me another comment telling me you did! You do not need to be a new facebook liker.
You’ve got until Wednesday night to enter! I’ll be announcing the winner of this giveaway on Thursday, when I announce my Giveaway #2!
This is just a little way for me to show my gratitude to you all for your support and encouragement over the years. Thank you thank you thank you thank you!
And good luck!
And, magically, The Sweatshop of Love is 5 years old.
I have a hard time imagining I’ve been doing anything for 5 years, much less owning my own tiny business. But here we are! In 2006 I graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a Fiction Writing major and no idea what I was going to do. So I put up a CraigsList post claiming I could teach people to knit. I threw together a MYSPACE listing classes. And that is how I operated until 2008.
I really had no idea when I started that The Sweatshop would ever be anything but a way for me to hang out with knitters and be creative when I wasn’t slaving/wasting away in corporate real estate. But in the summer of 2008 I finally clued into it’s potential and quit my job. I got a real website that I made by watching youtube how-to videos. I started this blog shortly after. I started building a mailing list and an etsy shop. I started writing my own patterns for classes, building a viewership outside of Chicago, getting in on social media.
Every year of The Sweatshop’s existence has experienced exponential growth, and I’m planning on keeping it that way.
I have all of you to thank for that. When I say this has been trial and error it’s seriously an understatement. I’ve never taken a business class. I’ve never taken any kind of class to help me get to where I’ve gotten – I’ve just done it.
Very, very simply: Thank you. I have students that remember when I taught at the original Filter, and customers that buy everything I’ve ever put out. It’s you that keeps me going and I love you for it.
The Loop Entrelac Top
Figured out where I’m going with this?! The LEAST I can do is have a big sale and give some fun things away!
Traverse City Tube Top
We’re talking YARN and PATTERNS and all kinds of fun things. Be sure to check back on Monday for our first giveaway for the week and to get in on my big sale! And if you like The Sweatshop of Love on Facebook and follow me on Twitter you’ve got even more chance to win.
Have a great weekend, y’all! Happy knitting.
Today is my 27th birthday! I’m not a crazy birthday person, but I do like a good birthday cake and an excuse to eat a lot of good food, which is what I’ll be doing all day. Minneapolis is due a huge ice/sleet/freezing rain/snow storm today, and along with being new in town and not knowing a lot of people, we are staying in tonight with Carson Daily and Dick Clark for the first time since I turned 18.
Am I disappointed? Hell no. Today’s menu includes soysage pancakes, lobster, goat cheese empanadas, and, of course, birthday cake with sprinkles. We’ve got wine and champagne AND beers, and cake. Best birthday ever? It just might be.
Also adding to the fun is my birthday giveaway! I’m giving away 27 items because it’s my birthday and I can do whatever I want!
Giveaway #1: 20 Patterns!
I’m giving away 20 patterns throughout the day on twitter, so be sure you are following me on twitter for your chance to win. I’ll be asking for retweets and feedback and dropping patterns like it’s hot. Any and all patterns will be up for grabs and the winner’s choice.
Giveaway #2: 5 Ebooks!
I’m giving away 5 of my complete knitting pattern ebooks on facebook! Winners will choose from either my Summer Tour or my Hello Winter! ebooks. Be sure you are a fan of The Sweatshop on facebook and check for information on how to win an ebook there.
Giveaway #3: 2 Etsy Items!
I’m giving away two items from my etsy shop here on the blog! Leave a comment here on this blog post about which item you’d like and I’ll announce two winners on Monday. Chose a finished knit or a knit kit! Whatever you want is yours. You’ve got till Sunday night to enter!
So there you have it! 27 ways for me to spread some birthday cheer. If you want some more Sweatshop in your life be sure to keep your eye on twitter and facebook today, and leave a comment here on the blog about what you want from my Etsy shop.
And happy new year!
Thanks to everyone who entered my Red Gold Tomatoes Giveaway! Y’all really wanted that huge can of goodies! It was really fun reading all your silly comments here, and on facebook and twitter.
I’m happy to say the winners are:
Lynn at The Actor’s Diet
Becca at The Nutmeg Knitter
How fitting it is that a food blog writer AND a knitter win!
Thanks again to everyone who entered and I look forward to giving out more huge cans of stuff soon!
