Friday, May 18, 2012

Victoria was a grand old queen - Contest and Sale!

It's Victoria Day weekend here in Canada. Often called the May Two-Four, we are really celebrating Queen Victoria's birthday  - not a case of beer as the uneducated would have you believe.

 Next to Queen Elizabeth the First, Queen Victoria has always been my favourite British Monarch. After all - we have her to thank for the tradition of the white wedding dress. (Up until her, most wedding dresses were blue - especially during the medieval era)
 So in honour of this stylish, graceful Queen, I'm having a little contest. From today to Monday at Midnight, simply leave a comment on this blog entry, and you could win a Victoria scarf kit.

 
The kit will include the pattern, and one skein of Wandering Cat Yarns Sophisticat (Alpaca/Silk - custom dyed semi-solid) to complete your very own scarf. 

And, our gift to you for this Royal birthday  - enter the code VICTORIA10 and save 10% at the shop until Monday at midnight!  
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13 comments:

  1. Silentgrl44May 18, 2012 at 7:51 PM

    Pretty scarf! Looks so light and elegant!

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  2. RachelleMay 19, 2012 at 12:56 AM

    It is a very pretty scarf; nice and light.

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  3. Delusional KnitterMay 19, 2012 at 1:04 AM

    Awesome give-a-way! Interesting too, my wedding dress was blue (and I'm not a blue person ... long story) and I LOVE midieval stuff ... I had no idea!

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  4. JanMay 19, 2012 at 6:45 AM

    Happy 2-4.

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  5. ZenitudeMay 19, 2012 at 7:41 AM

    Great giveaway! Thanks for the chance to win this wonederful pattern and yarn.
    Rav: zenitude

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  6. LindabMay 19, 2012 at 8:07 AM

    Such a generous idea. I'm in. Love.

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  7. lexaMay 19, 2012 at 8:41 AM

    Hope you enjoy your long weekend! It's sunny and warm here, all weekend long! :)

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  8. MyaMay 19, 2012 at 2:33 PM

    What a lovely scarf and the yarn sounds yummy!

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  9. Minding My Own StitchesMay 19, 2012 at 3:05 PM

    Two post-secondary degrees later and it's still all about the beer for me :) Although a discount on yummy yarn never hurts!

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  10. SeajaesMay 20, 2012 at 7:30 AM

    I am enjoying this wonderful weekend in honor of Queen Victoria. And a sweet way to deal with the blues of work would be to win some yummy knitting. Cheers.

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  11. gayleMay 20, 2012 at 10:27 AM

    Victoria herself would have loved that scarf...
    Please count me in!

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  12. NorthmoonMay 20, 2012 at 4:04 PM

    I'm a big fan of Queen Victoria too. She became queen just after her age of majority birthday - 18 and immediately made her mother move out of her bedroom! Up until then she'd had to be under her control all the time.

    Thanks for the give a way.

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  13. TaniaMay 21, 2012 at 10:59 AM

    Happy Victoria Day!! I'm actually glad for this holiday (which I had forgotten about) because I'm taking an intensive summer class, 2 classes a week, plus my usual 40 hour week at work, plus the kids, + + + So this week-end I'm actually catching up to my class readings, which is wonderful as I feel a lot less overwhelmed now. Also, the week-end has been fantastic here in Quebec with temperatures going all the way up to almost 30 yesterday! Yeah for the pool! Happy long week-end everyone!

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