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Giveaway: Win the BB-8 this May the 4th

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MAY THE 4TH

Thank you everyone for entering this giveaway. The winner is Becky Lowland. Congratulation Becky. We have sent you an email.

Calling all Star Wars fans. May the 4th is nearly upon us. And to celebrate, we are giving away this awesome, super realistic BB-8 by Sphereo to one lucky CraftGossip.com reader.

Yes, you read that right. We are giving away one of these units to a lucky CraftGossip reader.

How do you win?

You have to work for it.

Answer the following three questions and you will go into the draw to win one of these nifty little toys:

  1. What year was CraftGossip formed? Hint…
  2. Our knitting editor, Sarah, recently reviewed two books. Name these two books.
  3. Approximately, how many posts, has the sewing editor, Anne, posted?

US Readers only. Void where prohibited. We will pick the winner on.. May the 4th, 2016.

May the 4th be with you..

Comments

  1. CraftGossip formed in 2007.
    Sarah’s Book reviews: “New Lace Knitting” & “New Lace Kitting: Designs for Wide Open Spaces”
    Anne’s Sewing Posts: 115-WOW!

  2. Crossing my fingers and toes! 🙂

    1. 2007
    2. Ten Adorable Teddy Bears to Knit and New Lace Knitting
    3. Approximately 16,733 posts

  3. 1. January 4, 2007
    2. How to Make I Chords & New Lace Knitting
    3. 17,300? If that’s right that’s a lot!

  4. 1. 2007
    2. New Lace Knitting & Ten Adorable Teddy Bears to Knit
    3. Approximately 16,706-17,282

  6. 2007
    New Lace Knitting & Ten Adorable Teddy Bears to Knit
    Approximately 17,000!

    Thanks for a great ride!

  7. Formed 2007
    Ten Adorable Teddy Bears and New Lace Knitting
    67147

    Thank you for the opportunity to this prize, my grandson would so love it!

  10. I really hope I can win this! So cool. I love Craft Gossip which began in 2007! The books reviewed were “New Lace Knitting” and “Ten Adorable Teddy Bears to Knit” and it looks as if there have been over 17,500 posts sewing posts. Thank you!

  16. My Star Wars loving husband would be tickled to have this prize. May the 4th be with me!
    1. 2007 was the founding year
    2.New Lace Knitting and Ten Adorable Teddy Bears to Knit were the reviewed books
    3. Anne has posted approximately 17, 500 articles (17,504 to be exact and rather disappointed the Necktie G-Strings post link is not longer available….!!!)

  19. I have been visiting craft gossip since the beginning! 2007
    The books are Ten Adorable Teddy Bears to Knit, New Lace Knitting
    Can it really be 17504 posts (well, at least there are that many in the sewing category!)
    Thank you so much, and May the 4th be with you.

  20. 1. 2007
    2. Ten Adorable Teddy Bears to Knit and New Lace Knitting
    3. A litle more than 16,733 posts

  24. 1. 2007
    2. New Lace knitting & Ten Adorable Teddy bears to knit
    3. Approximately 17,300

  26. 1. 2007
    2. New Lace Knitting and Ten Adorable Teddy Bears to Knit.
    3. 17,287

    Thanks for the giveaway!

  28. 1. 2007
    2. New Lace Knitting and Ten Adorable Teddy Bears to Knit
    3. Over 17,500
    Thanks for the chance to win! 🙂

  29. 1. 2007
    2. New Lace Knitting and Ten Adorable Teddy Bears to Knit
    3. around 17,000

    I love Craft Gossip! Thank you for landing in my inbox each day…

  31. MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU
    1. 2007 was the founding year
    2.New Lace Knitting and Ten Adorable Teddy Bears to Knit were the reviewed books
    3. Anne has posted approximately 17, 500 articles

  33. 1. Craftgossip was formed in 2007.
    2. Sarah recently reviewed “New Lace Knitting” by Rosemary Hill and “Ten Adorable Teddy Bears to Knit” by Rachel Borello.
    3. Anne has posted up to approximately 17317 posts.

  35. 1. January 4, 2007
    2. How to Make I Chords & New Lace Knitting
    3. 17,510 There is some wonderful sewing projects.

  36. Craft gossip started in 2007.
    Sarah just reviewed 60 Quick Cotton Knits & How to make I-Cords.
    Anne has posted over 17,000 times!

  39. Here is my effort:

    1. Craft Gossip began in 2007.

    2. On April 21, Sarah posted a review of “New Lace Knitting – Designs for Wide Open Spaces”.by Rosemary (Romi) Hill. Then on April 25, she reviewed “60 Quick Cotton Knits”.

    3. Anne has written around $17.5K posts!

  42. Hi!
    2007, Review: Ten Adorable Teddy Bears to Knit & Review: New Lace Knitting, and finally: 17513 sewing patterns, techniques, crafts and ideas,wowsa!

  43. Would love BB8!

    A1- 2007
    A2-“New Lace Knitting” by Rosemary Hill and “Ten Adorable Teddy Bears to Knit” by Rachel Borello
    A3- 17,509!!

  44. January 4, 2007 was the date this adventure began!
    New Lace Knitting and Ten Adorable Teddy Bears To Knit are the two reviewed books!
    Anne has posted around 17,514 posts to date!

  45. 1)2007
    2)New Lace Knitting: Designs for Wide Open Spaces and Ten Adorable Teddy Bears to Knit
    3)17500

  46. Craft Gossip started in 2007.
    Sarah reviewed Dream On Amber by Emma Shevah and New Lace Knitting – Designs for Wide Open Spaces by Rosemary Hill.
    Anne has written 17,323 posts.

  47. 1. 2007
    2. New Lace Knitting Designs for wide open spaces and Ten Adorable Teddy Bears to knit plus all clothes and accessories
    3. 17,325

  56. 1: 2007
    2. “New Lace Knitting” and “Ten Adorable Teddy Bears to Knit”
    3. 17,536 sewing patterns, techniques, crafts and ideas (as of 5/1)

  57. What an awesome prize. Thank You CraftGossip!

    2007
    New lace knitting and 10 adorable teddy bears to knit
    17540 posts

  60. 1. 2007
    2. New Lace Knitting & 10 Adorable Teddy Bears to Knit
    3. 17,282

    I would love to win this for my Star Wars loving little girl! Thanks so very much for the chance! 🙂

    Eloise
    furygirl3132[at]comcast[dot]net

  62. My daughter would love one for her birthday. She’s such a fan of the robots in Star Wars. I know, yes, just the robots, lol.

    1. 2007
    2. Highland Knits & New Lace Knitting
    3. I count 15 posts per page and (wow!) 1155 pages, so approximately 17,325 posts!!!

    Thanks so much for this awesome giveaway! 🙂

  63. 1. 2007
    2. Ten Adorable Teddy Bears to Knit and New Lace Knitting
    3. Approximately 17539 posts

  64. 1. 2007
    2. New Lace Knitting and Ten Adorable Teddy Bears to Knit
    3. Over 17000

  67. 1) 2007
    2) Highland Knits (April 28th) & New Lace Knitting (April 21st)
    3) 17,547 (if the top of the page is correct. So… 17,000 and counting.)

  71. 1. 2007
    2. New Lace Knitting & Ten Adorable Teddy Bears to Knit
    3. 17548

  73. 1- 2007
    2-Ten Adorable Teddy Bears and New Lace Knitting
    3- 17,500 posts roughly

  74. CraftGossip formed in 2007.
    Sarah’s Book reviews: “New Lace Knitting” & “New Lace Kitting: Designs for Wide Open Spaces”
    Anne’s Sewing Posts: 115-WOW!

  75. CraftGossip formed in 2007
    Sarah reviewed New Lace Knitting & Ten Adorable Teddy Bears to Knit
    and Anne has 17,550 blog posts??? GO GIRL!!!!!

    Thanks for this AWESOME giveaway!!! 🙂

  76. Hello!
    1.2007
    2.Ten Adorable Teddy Bears & New Lace Knitting
    3.About 17,500

  78. 1. 2007
    2. Ten Adorable Teddy Bears to Knit and New Lace Knitting
    3. 17332

  81. Crossing Fingers,

    1. 2007
    2. ten adorable teddy bears and new lace knitting
    3.17553

  82. Answer:

    CraftGossip formed in 2007.
    Sarah’s Book reviews: “New Lace Knitting” & “New Lace Kitting: Designs for Wide Open Spaces”
    Anne’s Sewing Posts: 115-WOW!

  83. Formed in 2007
    New Lace Knitting & Ten Adorable Teddy Bears to Knit
    Approximately 17,000!

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