THE PRIZES!

So we're almost to $14,000 (can we make it to $15,000??) and I'm finally getting around to posting the prizes - I appreciate your patience and support and I hope you think that the prizes were worth the wait. I think they are amazing! I'll be conducting the drawing the week of Aug. 26 and I'll get them in the mail to the winner shortly after the drawing (or in some cases, the prize donor will ship the prize directly to the winner).

Please note: If you have already made a donation and would like to make an additional donation, your donations will be combined to determine your number of entries.

Thank you to everyone who has donated a prize.

1. A copy of Wendy Johnson's book Wendy Knits Lace, personalized for the winner by Wendy.



2. A project bag handmade by Sharon (SeashoreSharon). (this is just an example of the type of awesome bags Sharon makes)












3. A project bag handmade by Sharon (SeashoreSharon). (this is just an example of the type of awesome bags Sharon makes)












4. A large wedge CUPCAKE project bag with a matching micro wedge project bag handmade by the Piddleloop Sewing Team, Jen and Wendy.

5. 1 or more knitting or crochet ebook downloads of your choice from Ravelry totaling up to $20, donated by Bev.

6. A shawl donated by Chrystal 















7. A shawl donated by Diane of the Knitabulls podcast.

8.  A $50 gift certificate to Another Crafty Girl donated by Sarah. Sarah dyed the beautiful yarn Laura used to knit the original My Hope shawl. This gift certificate is good for shop updates as well as for special orders for repeating colorways or even a custom colorway!

 













9. A set of my favorite stitch markers in Cupcake Mafia colors by Rose-Marie from Beagin Design.


















 10. A set of my favorite stitch markers in Make-A-Wish colors by Rose-Marie from Beagin Design.

11. A set of my favorite stitch markers in Rainbow colors by Rose-Marie from Beagin Design.



12. A skein of Wollmeise in Skandal um Rosi, donated by Lynda 

13 - 17. Hillary (Hippiepenguin) has donated five copies of her super cute Lattice Cable Hat pattern.  http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/lattice-cable-hat

18. Hillary has also donated a skein of her handspun. It is 100% wool, 3.7oz & 136yds of super squishy goodness.

19. A bag of Masham fiber from Woolgatherings, donated by Stephanie (Htstrait).

20. A skein of Kitchen Sink Dyeworks BFL Featherweight in Rhiannon, Sanguine Gryphon Bugga in Chickweek Geometer Butterfly and Rainy Days and Wooly Dogs Oleander Yarn, donated by Stephanie (Htstrait).

21. A multicolored shawl, donated by Stephanie (Htstrait).

22. A project bag in Cupcake Mafia fabric!! donated by Lisa (lazysockmonkey)

23. A project bag in Cupcake Mafia fabric!! donated by Lisa (lazysockmonkey)

24. A project bag in Cupcake Mafia fabric!! donated by Lisa (lazysockmonkey)
 
25. A project bag in Cupcake Mafia fabric!! donated by Lisa (lazysockmonkey)

26. A My Wish shawl knitted and donated by Stephen (sowaters).
(photo to come)

27. Gorgeous handspun spun by Jessica (showmeyourknits)

28. A wall hanging quilted by my mom
(photo to come)

29. A pair of signature needles in the winner's choice of size and configuration (circs, dpns, or straights) donated by Angel (amcgarrah)

30. A pair of signature needles in the winner's choice of size and configuration (circs, dpns, or straights) donated by Angel (amcgarrah)

31. A pair of signature needles in the winner's choice of size and configuration (circs, dpns, or straights) donated by Angel (amcgarrah)

32. A pair of signature needles in the winner's choice of size and configuration (circs, dpns, or straights) donated by Angel (amcgarrah) 

Next up is my handspun - When I'm not sending out thank you notes and pattern codes, I'll be spinning my little heart out and will give away at least four skeins of my handspun. Here is what they look like now

33. Mixed BFL from Woolgatherings. 

34. Crown Mountain Farms Polwarth















35. I'll dig into my stash and pick something great!

36. I'll dig into my stash and pick something great!

This next prizes are the exception to the $10 rule. Those who donate at least $30 will receive one entry for these prizes and additional entries for every $30 past $30. This will be a bonus drawing - so if you donate $60, you'll have 6 entries in the drawing for the prizes above and two entries in the drawing for the prizes below.

1. A skein of the highly coveted self-striping Nyan Cat sock yarn painstakingly hand-dyed by Lisa aka Fibernymph.

2. A colorful lap quilt handmade by my sister, Linda (zinda)

3. A skein of my handspun - this was spun from a loop! Bullseye Bump. It is 657 yards of chain plied fingering weight yarn.



















4. Sheila from the Knit 1, Heart Two podcast will knit a pair of socks from the Socks that Rock in the March 2012 club shipment, Budding Twig (pattern to be determined by Sheila and the winner)















5. Leslie from The Knit Girllls has donated a quilt handmade by her and machine quilted by Cathie Jones.

And there is one additional special prize. Mandy from Australia has donated a prize to encourage knitters from Australia and New Zealand to donate. She has donated a gorgeous skein of Lush Yarn, which is a company that is unfortunately no longer in business. It's a 50/50 merino silk blend, fingering weight 4ply. The skein is 118grams and is approx 475m in length. The colourway is called 'love'.

If you're from Australia or New Zealand and have already made a donation, you're already entered to win this lovely skein of yarn (and there are several of you - thanks!!). To make a donation, send me an email at lynnazimmerman AT mac DOT com, and I'll share the details on how to donate.

I think I'll have a few more prizes to add before the drawing so check back later this week! If you have contacted me about a prize and you don't see it listed here, please send me a message to lynnazimmerman AT mac DOT com. Life has been a bit hectic with the success of the fundraiser, a new job (more about that later) and a move (more about that later too). I promise I didn't leave it off on purpose!

Thank you to my incredible friends for their prize donations and for spreading the word about the fundraiser. And thank you to everyone who has made a donation! This is a team effort and we are making a lot of amazing wishes come true. I'm still taking prize donations, so if you'd like to make a donation, contact me at lynnazimmermanATmacDOTcom.

To make your donation, visit my personal fundraising site at: www.RunningGuru.com/RunWithMe/LynnZimmerman  (Please make sure you donate on the page at this link)

I will receive an email with your donation amount. With a $5 donation, you will receive the My Hope shawl pattern designed by Laura Linneman. I will email you the pattern and enter you in the drawing (usually within 24 hours of your donation...sometimes it might take a bit longer, but if it's been more than 3 days since your donation, send me a note). For every $10 you donate, you will receive one entry in the prize drawing that will be held at the end of August.

If you live outside of the U.S., you can make your $5 donation for the My Hope pattern on Ravelry. If you would like to make a larger donation, please send me an email at lynnazimmermanATmacDOTcom.

Wrapping things up

1. I've sent an email to all of the prize winners to confirm addresses, so if your name is on the list of winners below, please check your email (there weren't any duplicate names, so if your name is on the list and you made a donation, that's you!). I've already heard back from a lot of you - thank you.

2. If you made a donation and did not receive a copy of the My Wish pattern, check your spam email box (especially if you have an AOL email address). If it's not there, please send me an email at lynnATlynnzimmDOTcom. I'll get your pattern sent out asap.

3. Thank you again to everyone who donated the amazing prizes. People gave because they believe in the work that Make A Wish does, but the possibility of also winning something - especially when the prizes are so incredible - sure makes this a lot more fun. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

4. And finally, thank you once again to everyone who made a donation. I really don't feel like I can say thank you enough. What an amazing two months. Together, we have made a huge difference in the lives of people who really need a bright spot. I hope to have an update from Make A Wish soon about the wishes we've helped them grant. I'll post them here when I do.

I still need to write up a recap of Team Cupcake Mafia's fun and wacky day at the Oyster and then I'll return to my blogging about the rest of my life - which of course includes lots of cute kitty photos. :) I hope you'll check in every once in a while and I definitely hope you'll be back next summer for another round of making wishes come true!

Winners!

Congratulations to everyone who has won a prize! I wish I had a prize for everyone. I've listed the names of the prize winners in bold by each prize. If you won something, I will send you an email to confirm your address. I have started sending out the email messages tonight and will finish sending them out Thursday night.

Thanks to everyone who made a donation to Make-A-Wish, donated a prize and promoted the fundraiser on their podcast, blog and Ravelry. This has been an amazing summer and thanks to all of you, at least two seriously ill children will have their wishes granted soon!

So let's get this started...my assistant is ready!


1. Terri Soles An amazing and absolutely gorgeous My Wish Shawl kit with two skeins of Tempted Lil Luxe Grrl in Frigid and Moonlight hand-dyed by my wonderful friend Stacy (who lets me play with her dyes when I come to visit her!) This is the yarn and colorways used in the original My Wish Shawl. Lil Luxe Grrl is 80% SW Merino/10% Cashmere/10% Nylon.




2. Susan Pandorf A copy of the extremely talented Wendy Johnson's new book Wendy Knits Lace, personalized for the winner by Wendy.



3. Heather Nordquist Art Yarn handspun by one of our favorite Knit Girllls Laura.



4. Ulli Schober A project bag handmade by Denise (Deknits). (photo to come)

4. Loreen Vaughn A project bag handmade by Denise (Deknits).


5. Peggy Latham A project bag handmade by Sharon (SeashoreSharon).


6. Jessica Gutoski A project bag handmade by Sharon (SeashoreSharon).


7. Linda Sirbuly A project bag handmade by the Piddleloop Sewing Team, Jen and Wendy.



8. Kathleen Clemente 3,040 yards of a gorgeous, the photo doesn't do it justice, handpainted pale gray laceweight yarn donated by Rachel from Dyeabolical Yarns and Fibers.



9. Robin Diebold Three colorful cotton dishcloths hand knit by Cathie in the Starburst pattern. Once you've used a hand knit dishcloth, you'll never want to use anything else.



10. Heather Pacheco A skein of the super-popular self-striping two-stripe yarn in Sheena from Lisa aka Fibernymph on her Squoosh base (75/25 SW Merino/Nylon)



11. Crystal Baker Another skein of awesome self-striping two-stripe yarn in the Mint Chocolate Chip colorway from Fibernymph on her Squoosh base (75/25 SW Merino/Nylon).



12. Nora Maginnis A gorgeous skein of hand-dyed merino/tencel yarn from Heidi at Fibermorphosis.



13. Belinda Gritter A beautiful hand-knit shawlette by Bev (paletpc). It's the Maika pattern knit in Blue Moon Fiber Arts Socks that Rock Lightweight in The Incredible Shrinking Violet colorway.



14. Deborah Palmer Another gorgeous hand-knit shawl by Bev. It's the Charlotte's Web Shawl pattern, knit in Koigu. It's absolutely stunning.



15. Sharon Hepler A set of my very favorite stitch markers (RAINBOW!) in the whole wide world hand made by by dealer - um, I mean my friend and Rhinebeck roommate, Rose-Marie from Beagin Design.



16. Tina Robbins A set of my very favorite stitch markers (RAINBOW!) in the whole wide world hand made by by dealer - um, I mean my friend and Rhinebeck roommate, Rose-Marie from Beagin Design.



16. Martha Szescila A pattern of the donor's choice (valued up to $10) donated by Wendy from the Knit 1, ♡ too podcast.

17. Joan Gammill A skein of Wollmeise 80/20 in the Aquarius colorway, donated by Wendy's partner in crime on the Knit 1, ♡ too podcast, Sheila. Sheila's son had a wish granted several years ago by Make A Wish and she has offered to share her family's story with us in a future blog post.



18. Pat Ferguson A beautiful Summer Swatch Scarf hand knit by Chrystal. The scarf is knit in oh so soft Malabrigo Lace in the Cognac colorway.



19. Elisabeth Dalen Two skeins of Sock Hop Yarn from Crown Mountain Farms in the Free Bird colorway donated by Tonia.



20. Annelena Mattison A pattern of the donor's choice (up to a $10 value) donated by Erin from the MommyNeedsYarn videocast.

21. Ascension Olivas A skein of Wollmeise 100% SW Merino in the Maus Jung Colorway, donated by Diane from the Knitabulls Audio Podcast and Video podcast.




22. Becky Haagsma A gorgeous hand knit Little Shells shawl knitted in Sundara Silk Sport yarn, donated by Diane from the Knitabulls Audio Podcast and Video podcast.



23. Carin Boelman Megan has donated a 4 oz. bag of Hello Yarn Polwarth fiber in a gorgeous club colorway, Cauldron. You can see a photo of it by clicking here. Not a spinner? I'll work with the winner and spin the fiber into yarn.

24. Laura Linneman Megan has donated another 4 oz. bag of Hello Yarn Polwarth fiber in a gorgeous club colorway, Cauldron. You can see a photo of it by clicking here. Not a spinner? I'll work with the winner and spin the fiber into yarn.

25. My teammate and little sister (and mom to Hazel!) has donated a handmade clutch like this one pictured below. She will work with the winner to select the perfect fabric from her stash and if you'd like it to be a clutch or with a strap to make it a wristlet.



26. Veronica Karner My mom, who is the person who steered me down the crafty pathway, loves quilting as much as I love knitting, spinning and weaving. She donated this beautiful quilted table runner, which is a perfect accent for your summer table.



27. Martha Hulse I have had the pleasure this summer of taking a shawl class from Cheryl Oberle, who is a knitting designer and teacher. She also is a talented dyer. Cheryl has donated a signed copy of her book, Folk Shawls and two skeins of her 55/45 mohair/merino DK weight yarn in the Azurine colorway. Each skein is 490 yards so this is plenty of yarn to make one of the shawls from her book!



28. Linda Ford Stephen (SOWaters on Ravelry) has donated a beautiful Lala's Simple Shawl that he made from Malabrigo Silky Merino in the Turquoise colorway. This shawl will be a perfect accessory for the winter (or if you work in an office as cold as mine - the perfect accessory for the summer!)



29. Sara Stewart Carin has generously donated the My Wish Shawl she test knit using her handspun and Wollmeise. Here is a photo of this gorgeous shawl.



My handspun

30. Cathie Jones Polwarth from Woolgatherings. This is the January 2011 club colorway.




31. Patricia Hobbs Polwarth in the Fairplay Vineyards colorway dyed by Forest Fiberworks



32. Renee Beard SW Merino dyed by PoppyFlowerFibers




33. Mary Martz BFL dyed by Spunky Eclectic in Thermograph





34. Stephanie Burke And for the Dr. Who fans, Oatmeal BFL from Southern Cross Fibre in Time Lord.




Donations of $30 and up

1. Ruth Velasco-Schmitz Leslie from The Knit Girllls has once again offered to donate a pair of custom-fit hand knit socks in the pattern of the winner's choice from any skein of yarn in her Ravelry stash! If you've never worn a pair of hand knit socks, you don't know what you're missing, and if you've ever knit a pair of socks, you know what an incredible prize this is. Leslie will work with the winner to determine the pattern and the yarn.

2. Luise Erdmann 3 Skeins of Wollmeise donated by Leslie from The Knit Girllls.



The red skein is Granatapfel in the Twin base and the other two skeins are Orient (an exclusive club colorway!) and Cassis in the 100% SW base.

3. Susan Connelly A skein of Wollmeise Lacegarn and skein of 100% SW Merino sock yarn. Both are We're Different colorways - the red is WD Vamp and WD Wasserratz.



Congratulations to those who won these wonderful prizes and thank you again to everyone who made a donation. I can't wait until next year!