Who Gets the Yarn?
The votes are in! Great Gran has drawn a winner! Tune in tomorrow to see who won the coveted Lorna’s Laces.
By way of a Complex Point System that took into account creativity, humor and desperation, M has narrowed the field in the essay portion of this contest.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you the Three Finalists!
Liesl:
Vera is calling.
I can’t say no; already
she has ruined me.
Lorraine:
I’ve never even touched the fabled Shepherd Sock, and grow green with envy watching the world knit its wooly goodness.
Rachel:
Lorna’s Laces should be free because: Air, water, and all the OTHER things absolutely necessary for survival are free.
March 28th, 2006 at 3:12 pm
Very cool! I hope the candidate I voted for wins since she has requested one of my fave colorways. Yay for a very cool contest Em!
March 28th, 2006 at 3:56 pm
This is so fun, thanks for letting us take part in helping to choose the winner.
March 28th, 2006 at 4:06 pm
Guess who I voted for?
March 28th, 2006 at 4:26 pm
hm…I’ve always wondered how to get polls into my blog…
March 28th, 2006 at 5:00 pm
Very cool!!
March 28th, 2006 at 6:49 pm
Hehe, they are all great! Good luck to all of you!
March 28th, 2006 at 7:24 pm
Liesl, you won’t be surprised to know I voted for myself, but I wanted to tell you that you have may favorite girl’s name ever. Not that that’s remotely related to the matter at hand.
March 28th, 2006 at 7:36 pm
Definitely Rachel. Not so much because her essay was superior, but that she gave voice to the true sock yarn addicts creed!
March 28th, 2006 at 10:12 pm
What sock knitter isn’t an addict? heh I wish we could eat and breathe sock yarn - oh how heavenly. I picked Liesl. “already she has ruined me.” heh oh the lust.
March 28th, 2006 at 10:55 pm
What a fun, delightful post.. rock on Emily you’re a dear!
March 29th, 2006 at 12:15 am
Wow! I never win anything! Considering how good all the other entries were, I’m amazed to even be picked as a finalist. Thanks, M!
March 29th, 2006 at 1:59 am
What a nice contest ye’ve set up here Emily!
Guess not with all those brilliant entries 
I voted for “rachel” though I HAD hoped my essay would get a chance too
March 29th, 2006 at 7:26 am
Go Liesl Go! Off to buy some LL!
March 29th, 2006 at 9:29 am
Liesl!
March 29th, 2006 at 12:05 pm
This is so fun! I feel like part of a real community with this poll and the insuing discussion/comments here, silly as that may seem. Thanks for letting me be part of it all. And thanks for the name compliment, Lorraine. Rachel, I think your entry captured the true obsessive nature of knitting. In fact, I was inspired to write another haiku last night (ok, maybe it was just the caffeine keeping me up):
If yarn grew on trees,
I would nest in their branches:
the first knitting bird.
Cheers!
March 29th, 2006 at 1:45 pm
Now that is a beautiful image, Liesel!
March 29th, 2006 at 3:52 pm
This is fun! I have voted for…
March 29th, 2006 at 9:49 pm
Oh Great Gran
How I hoped you picked me
If not
I love you all the same