Archives for August 2015

Winners in the Twins Face Off Flower Challenge

August 31, 2015 By

Winnners in the Twins Face Off with Vanna’s Choice Stashbuster Flower Challenge

Deborah BagleyCongrats to Deborah Bagley for winning the Vanna’s Choice stashbuster Twins Face Off design challenge. The Floral Heart Throw Pillow won by a healthy margin.

Both designs were well received, but the pillow outclassed the door stops. People used words like “stunning” and “gorgeous” when talking about the decorative pillow. And I, Dana, have to agree. Deborah definitely deserves the win with this beautiful pillow.

Floral Heart Throw Pillow

Winners in the Giveaway

A big round of applause for the four winners in the Vanna’s Choice flower challenge.

First Place & Second Place for 8/25/15 Draw: Terri C. & Kelly A.
Terri and Kelly win the patterns for both flower projects. Congratulations.

First Place & Second Place for 8/28/15 Draw: Teresa & Marcia A.
Teresa and Marcia win the patterns for both flower projects. Congratulations.

And a big thank you to everyone for participating in the Twins Face Off Design Challenge. It means a lot to us that you voted and entered the giveaway.

Flower Pillow available on Etsy: Here

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Review: Vanna’s Choice from Lion Brand Yarns

August 26, 2015 By

Review: Vanna’s Choice from Lion Brand Yarns

We raided our stash and used Vanna’s Choice from Lion Brand Yarns in our Twins Face Off crocheted flowers design challenge. Here are our thoughts about the yarn:

Vannas Choice

This yarn is a workhorse…and we mean that in the nicest sense. It has been one of our go-to yarns for years so it was only natural that we used it in our stashbuster challenge.

Yarn Features:

According to the Lion Brand website: Vanna White, America’s favorite crocheter and Lion Brand’s spokesperson for over 15 years, introduces Vanna’s Choice®, an easy-care, silky-soft premium basic available in a range of beautiful, expertly-coordinated shades.

Worsted Weight: 170 yrds / 100 g
100% Premium Acrylic

Vanna’s Choice Pros:

  • Lots of color options – there are several fun lines in Vanna’s Choice including: Tapestry and Baby. She also has a Glamour and Sequins line. What will Vanna dream up next? Looks like she’s introduced Mohair with her Complements line. Oh my!
  • Smooth texture glides across fingers nicely
  • Pretty Soft
  • Has a good twist, so doesn’t split very often
  • Has a medium sheen – not too shiney or too dull
  • Washable
  • A portion of the proceeds is donated to Charity (St Jude’s)

Vannna’s Choice Cons:

  • Even with all the colors available, we still long for more options in yellow

Floral Heart Throw Pillow

Patterns Using Vanna’s Choice:

Many of our patterns use Vanna’s Choice including those in this month’s challenge. Here are some links to patterns using this yarn:

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Vote in Twins Face Off Flower Stashbuster Challenge

August 18, 2015 By

Vote in the Twins Face Off Crochet Design Challenge
This is a Flower Stashbuster Challenge with Vanna’s Choice Yarn

It’s up to you to choose, which crocheted floral project you like better. After you vote below, scroll down to enter the giveaway for your chance to win a copy of both crochet patterns.

Giveaway ends August 24, 2015 at midnight.

We have extended the vote and giveaway to August 28th at midnight. We’ll select 2 more winners!

Twins Face Off Floral Design

Flower Projects Close UPs

Left: Floral Heart Throw Pillow Right: Flower Door Stops

We raided our stash and used Vanna’s Choice yarn for our projects. Learn more and see additional photos for Floral Heart Throw Pillow and Flower Door Stops in the shop.

The vote is annonymous, so vote with confidence.

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Twins Face Off – Vanna’s Choice Sneak Peek

August 11, 2015 By

Sneak Peek of Twins Face Off Crochet Design Challenge with Vanna’s Choice

Last week we announced that we would be doing a Stashbuster Challenge using Vanna’s Choice yarn by Lion Brand. Here’s a sneak peek at what we’re working on:

Sneak Peek of Twins Face Off Flower Challenge

Flower is the category of this month’s challenge. And it looks like we’re working on two very different types of projects. This should be fun!

Next week we’ll share photos of the finished projects and ask you to vote for the design you like better. We’ll also be giving away prizes.

  • 1 place: both crochet patterns;
  • 2nd place: both crochet patterns.

See you next week when we open up the voting and giveaway!

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Twins Face Off with Stash Buster Challenge

August 4, 2015 By

Twins Face Off Stashbuster Design Challenge and Giveaway

This month we’re raiding our stash for the Twins Face Off crochet design challenge. We’ll be using Vanna’s Choice, a Lion Brand yarn.

Vannas Choice

Next week we will announce what cateogry of item we will crochet . We’ll also share sneak peeks at what we’re working on. The week following that we will ask you to vote on the two designs and open up the giveaway!

Since we’re raiding our stash, there won’t be a yarn giveaway. But we will be giving away the patterns!

  • 1st place wins both crochet patterns;
  • 2nd place wins both crochet patterns.
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