{"id":30160,"date":"2013-01-29T00:09:39","date_gmt":"2013-01-29T08:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/?p=30160"},"modified":"2013-01-29T00:09:39","modified_gmt":"2013-01-29T08:09:39","slug":"giveaway-sweater-shawl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/30160","title":{"rendered":"WINNER!!!! Giveaway: Sweater Shawl"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tThanks to all those who did the “like” thing on the MaryJanesFarm Facebook page<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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Before I tell you who won, have you heard the one about the cop and the knitting driver?<\/p>\n

A cop was patrolling the beltway and saw a minivan driving somewhat erratically, so he flashed his lights. The van didn’t pull over, so he drove up beside it and motioned to the driver for her to pull over. He saw what the problem was; she was knitting! He motioned again, so she rolled down the window. He yelled out his window, “Pull over!” She yelled back, “No, cardigan!”<\/p>\n

Hope you didn’t “cast-off” that joke as t-o-o corny. Now, onto our winner.<\/p>\n

She is …<\/p>\n

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Mitchie Gordy Lindgren!<\/strong> Congratulations!<\/p>\n

Mitchie said:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“Have been your FB page fan for a while now, and love to see your posts every day. LOVE this shawl idea. Only wish it hasn\u2019t been 50 years since I\u2019ve knitted anything! HA!”<\/em><\/p>\n

Keep your eyes on your inbox, Mitchie, for an incoming email shortly.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

And here’s the original post:<\/p>\n

When you travel by air, you\u2019ve probably noticed how the temperature of airplanes fluctuates. It\u2019s not an easy feat to stick your arms out to take a sweater on and off repeatedly.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the solution, and it\u2019s SUPER easy to make since it\u2019s just one long rectangle with only ONE buttonhole. The top and bottom buttons are for decoration only OR you can change the look of your shawl by buttoning onto any of the three buttons.<\/p>\n

The shawl I’m wearing here uses a garter stitch\u2014every row is knitted using two strands of yarn, making a thick, reversible \u201cfabric\u201d that doesn\u2019t curl at the edges.<\/p>\n

Finished size:
\n16″ x 62″
\nGauge: 1″ x 1″ = 4 stitches and 6 rows in garter st<\/p>\n

YOU’LL NEED:
\nSize 10 (6.0 mm) circular knitting needles
\n8 100g skeins worsted weight yarn
\n3\u00a0 2\u00bc” buttons<\/p>\n

Use 2 strands yarn for all.
\nCast on 63 stitches.
\nKnit every row until piece measures 9″
\nButtonhole rows:
\nRow 1: Knit 15 stitches, bind off 5 stitches, knit to end of row.
\nRow 2: Knit 43 stitches, knit on 5 stitches, knit to end of row.
\nContinue knitting every row until piece measures 62″.
\nBind off.
\nButton placement: Center buttons 4\u00bd” in from long edge at 9″, 13″, and 17″ down from short edge.<\/p>\n

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If you aren’t the knitting type, don’t fret\u2014enter below to WIN\u00a0this shawl!!!<\/p>\n

To be entered in this we-pulled-the-name-from-our-hat giveaway, do these three things:<\/p>\n

First, go to the MaryJanesFarm Facebook page<\/a> and “like” it. Then tell us you did the “like” thing by posting a comment\u00a0on that page. Third,\u00a0tell us in a comment below you did the Facebook\u00a0“like” thing.\u00a01-2-3 Bingo,\u00a0you’re entered!\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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