Christmas Stocking Mini Challenge: Enter by December 23, 2013

Christmas Stocking Mini Challenge Sponsored by Premier® Yarns

Date: December 3, 2013 and will end on December 23, 2013 11:59PM EST.

Please join us in our first Mini Crochet Challenge sponsored by Premier® Yarns and Maggie's Crochet. To join the fun, crochet our Christmas Stocking using our Free Christmas Stocking Pattern. Enter your creation to win $50 value of Premier Yarns!

Best Stocking (Maggie's Choice) Wins $50 value of Premier Yarns!

Check out the full collection of Deborah Norville Yarns and purchase materials online at www.PremierYarns.com.

Please read below for our Challenge Guidelines and the FREE Stocking Pattern.

Christmas Stocking Mini Challenge Rules:

1. The Christmas Stocking Mini Challenge begins on December 3, 2013 and will end on December 23, 2013 11:59PM EST. All photo submissions must be emailed between these dates. Submissions received after the deadline will not be accepted for prize drawings.
2. Complete any project using our FREE CHRISTMAS STOCKING PATTERN linked above.
3. You can submit more than one project using the FREE CHRISTMAS STOCKING PATTERN; each project must be submitted separately and will be considered a separate entry.
4. You must follow the FREE CHRISTMAS STOCKING PATTERN. You cannot change the stitches in the pattern we are using.
5. After the FREE CHRISTMAS STOCKING PATTERN has been completed, you can add embellishments of your choice.
6. Crochet Hooks: You can use any hook size!
7. Yarn: We would love for you to use materials from the Deborah Norville Collection by Premier Yarns but you can use any yarn and colors you would like; you do not have to use the same yarn or colors that we use in the pattern or video. To see all the yarns in the Deborah Norville Collection, visit www.PremierYarns.com.
8. You must email your Challenge submission no later than December 23, 2013 11:59pm EST. Submissions received after the deadline will not be accepted. We cannot be held responsible for undelivered emails or late entries.
9. You can post your ‘In Progress’ photos on our Facebook page, we encourage this but it is not a requirement for the Christmas Stocking Mini Challenge.
10. The winner will be announced December 24, 2013

How to submit your Christmas Stocking Mini Challenge entries:

Email your Christmas Stocking Mini Challenge finished photos to: CHALLENGE@Maggiescrochet.com

Please be sure to read all rules before submitting your entry.

1. Please use the subject line: Christmas Stocking Mini Challenge Entry.
2. In your email, be sure to include your first name, last name, and mailing address so we can identify your design.
3. When submitting your photo, your design needs to be 100% complete. We will not accept project pictures that show incomplete projects. You must take a photo of the full project; no partial images will be accepted. Please be sure the photo that you are sending is the one you want us to use for your entry; we will not swap the image out once it has been received.
4. We will keep your email and mailing information on file throughout the Christmas Stocking Mini Challenge. This information will not be sold or used for marketing purposes.

CLICK HERE FOR THE FREE CHRISTMAS STOCKING PATTERN!

Watch the right handed video lesson:

Watch the left handed video lesson:

City Life Fringe Scarf Free Crochet Pattern

Have you ever tried crocheting with ladder yarn? Here is an easy project that will help you fall in love with City Life yarn. I used Orchid Mystery for this pattern but you can see all of the colors here.

Ready to get started? You can find the free pattern here.

Follow along with the right-handed tutorial below:

 

Follow along with the left-handed tutorial below:

Blooming Granny Square Free Crochet Pattern

Enter the Blooming Granny Square Challenge for a change at 3 great prizes! Make something beautiful with this free Blooming Granny Square pattern and submit by January 7th, 2014. Check out the prizes and read the rules here.

Watch the right handed lesson:

Watch the left handed lesson:

Shell Catcher Basket Free Crochet Pattern with Cuddle Fleece Yarn

Enjoy this free pattern for a shell catcher basket.

Not only is this a great beach bag, but it can also be used as a shopping bag or even a tote bag to carry your favorite crochet project. Maggie is using Premier's Deborah Norville Cuddle Fleece chunky yarn to make this beautiful bag. Here's how it's done:

Video tutorial for right-handed crocheters:

Video tutorial for left-handed crocheters:

This pattern is for beginning crocheters, so the only difficulty you'll have is in deciding what color of Cuddle Fleece you'll want to use: a solid, a stripe or dots. Whatever you choose, you're sure to love it!

Fingerless Gloves Free Crochet Pattern and Video Tutorial

Have you noticed how difficult, if not down right impossible, it is to text when you're wearing gloves? We have the perfect solution: a free pattern for fingerless gloves! Aren't they adorable?

And we have the perfect yarn for them: Premier® Yarns Serenity Chunky.

It comes in so many colors you will have a hard time trying to decide which one to choose. Here is a sampling of some of the available colors, and they are all just gorgeous.

Here's the video for you right-handed crocheters.

 

And here's the video for the left-handed crocheters.

So what are you waiting for? Grab your hook, your favorite color of Serenity by Premier Yarns, and get busy. Your hands will thank you this winter! (These texting mitts would also make great gifts, wouldn't they?)

Share how your texting mitts turned out with us on Facebook!

Blooming Granny Square Challenge: Enter by Janruary 7, 2014

Blooming Granny Square Challenge Sponsored by Premier® Yarns

Date: November 20, 2013 and will end on January 7, 2014 11:59PM EST.

Please join me in our first Crochet Challenge sponsored by Premier® Yarns. To join the fun, crochet our Blooming Granny Square using our Free Blooming Granny Square Pattern. Crochet as many squares as you like using whatever yarn you like. Check out the full collection of Deborah Norville Yarns and purchase materials online at www.PremierYarns.com. There are two main prizes – one for best afghan (if you’re feeling adventurous) and one for the most unique design (if you’re feeling creative). Design ideas include afghans, scarves, hats, table-runners, etc. Show us how creative you can be!

Click here for the Blooming Granny Square Pattern!
Please read below for our Challenge Guidelines.

Prizes:

Best Afghan ($100 retail value)

Gift bag of Deborah Norville Premier® yarns and a copy of The Best of Maggie Weldon Afghans. We will choose best afghan.

Most ‘Unique’ Design ($75 retail value)

Gift bag of Deborah Norville Premier® yarns. We will choose most ‘Unique’ Design.

People’s Choice

3 Maggie’s Crochet brand patterns of your choice.
Voting for this prize will begin on January 8, 2013 and will end on January 14, 2013 11:59pm EST on
Maggie’s Crochet and Premier® Yarns Facebook pages.
The winner of this prize will be announced on January 15, 2014.
*The winners of Best Afghan and Most 'Unique' will not qualify for People's Choice.

To qualify for our prizes you must follow our written guidelines listed below:

Blooming Granny Square Challenge Rules:

1. The Blooming Granny Square Challenge begins on November 15, 2013 and will end on January 7, 2013 11:59PM EST. All photo submissions must be emailed between these dates. Submissions received after the deadline will not be accepted for prize drawings.

2. Complete any project using our FREE BLOOMING GRANNY SQUARE PATTERN linked above. Afghan entries must be at least 36” x 36”. Afghan entries that are smaller than the given measurements unfortunately will not qualify for the afghan prize.

3. You can submit more than one project using the FREE BLOOMING GRANNY SQUARE PATTERN; each project must be submitted separately and will be considered a separate entry.

4. You must follow the FREE BLOOMING GRANNY SQUARE PATTERN. You cannot change the stitches in the pattern we are using. Changing the stitches on the square will disqualify your entry. You can arrange the Blooming Granny squares however you would like and you are not limited to afghans, scarves, table runners, etc.

5. After the FREE BLOOMING GRANNY SQUARE has been completed, you can add embellishments of your choice.

6. Crochet Hooks: You can use any hook size!

7. Yarn: We would love for you to use materials from the Deborah Norville Collection by Premier Yarns but you can use any yarn and colors you would like; you do not have to use the same yarn or colors that we use in the pattern or video. To see all the yarns in the Deborah Norville Collection, visit www.PremierYarns.com.

8. You must email your Challenge submission no later than January 7, 2014 11:59pm EST. Submissions received after the deadline will not be accepted. We cannot be held responsible for undelivered emails or late entries.

9. You can post your ‘In Progress’ photos on our Facebook page, we encourage this but it is not a requirement for the Blooming Granny Square Challenge.

10. We will be selecting the first two winners (Best Afghan and Most ‘Unique’ Design). The winner of the People’s Choice will be selected on January 15, 2014; this will be based on how many likes there are on the picture in our Facebook Album. We will be posting an album on Facebook Jan 8^th 2014 with all the photo entries. The photo with the most likes on FaceBook will win the People’s Choice award on January 15, 2014. Winners of 1^st and 2^nd prizes will not qualify for this prize.
    
    

How To Submit Entries:

Email your Blooming Granny Square Challenge finished photos to CHALLENGE@Maggiescrochet.com

Please be sure to read all rules before submitting your entry.

1. Please use the subject line: Blooming Granny Square Challenge Entry.

2. In your email, be sure to include your first name, last name, and mailing address so we can identify your design.

3. When submitting your photo, your design needs to be 100% complete. We will not accept project pictures that show incomplete projects. You must take a photo of the full project; no partial images will be accepted. Please be sure the photo that you are sending is the one you want us to use for your entry; we will not swap the image out once it has been received.

4. We will keep your email and mailing information on file throughout the Blooming Granny Square Challenge. This information will not be sold or used for marketing purposes.

Click here for the Blooming Granny Square Pattern!

Crochet! Giveaway More Than Smoke and Mirrors

It’s also a crochet-along! But why buy yarn when you can win it?

You can win 8 skeins of Premier Deborah Norville Fashion Jeweltones in the Moonstone shade to make the Smoke and Mirror Wrap by Debra Arch featured in the Autumn issue of Crochet! Magazine. Just comment below, and we’ll be drawing from those who comment between 9am EDT on Friday, August 2, 2013 and 9am EDT on Saturday, August 3, 2013.

Debra Arch's Smoke and Mirror Wrap
Autumn 2013 issue of Crochet! Magazine
Image courtesy of Crochet! Magazine

It’s that easy.

As for the crochet-along, Crochet! Magazine is hosting the crochet-along with designer Debra Arch on their Ravelry page beginning Friday, August 2, so we’ll be sure to get that yarn out to you pronto!

We’re so excited to make this offer, and everyone at Premier Yarns would like to thank Crochet! Magazine and Debra Arch for their beautiful work.

And if you've crocheted or knit with Fashion Jeweltones or any of our yarns, we’d love to hear from you. Let us know what you think. Your happiness is our goal.

Best of luck to you in the giveaway. We look forward to hearing from you.

Get commenting!


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Visit Premier Deborah Norville Fashion Jeweltones yarn page on this site
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