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The winner of the Janome Memory Craft 6300P is …

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Wow! What a response. It looks like the JJanome Memory Craft6300P is one popular machine. Never before has a giveaway on CraftGossip generated this much excitement. We are truly overwhelmed!

I am of course, talking about the Janome Memory Craft 6300P giveaway that we launched last month, thanks to Janome USA.

Before announcing the winner, some stats..

There were a total of 4134 entries since the giveaway was launched on Dec 13th.

Out of these, there were just under 4000 valid entries.

There were 356 comments on the post itself.

The giveaway has been retweeted 61 times on Twitter.

And 6 people have asked us if a winner has been posted yet!

OK, so the winner, after 5 hours of  checking and cross checking everything is… *drumroll* *drumroll* *drumroll*

Sheena Imhoff

Congratulations!

Sheena, you have 5 days to contact us at [email protected] after which we will select a new winner.

Comments

  3. I’m soooo jealous, because I’m not a “US 18+ residents” and I couldn’t even dream of winning it. Nevertheless, congratulations, Sheena! Enjoy!

  14. Dern.. was hoping to scroll and see my name LOL.. but will be big enough to congratulate the winner LOL.. Congrats Sheena! I’m just a teensy bit jealous..okay maybe a little more than a teensy bit 🙂 Enjoy your sewing!

  17. Congratulations Sheena~~

    I hope you enjoy this so much!! Hope that you have a chance to post some of your fantastic creations with it!!!

  23. Congratulations Sheena I love Janome, you will to when you get it. I was hoping for my name but your name works too…have fun with making many beautiful items. Make sure you share with us all. Again enjoy this new machine. Happy Sewing :)))

  25. THANK YOU THANK YOU Everyone!!
    This is amazing and I am soo Humbled to be chosen!!!!
    Is this how I contact you or how?
    Thanks!!
    Sheena

  28. Congrats Sheena!

    I Would like to see a contest of this magnitude or any for that matter open to Canadian residents…I have been purchasing Janome machines for years, most recently the MemoryCraft 11000SE. I know a few other companys who do giveaways both large and small and include the Canadian public in the entry process, so it would be nice to see that for a change.

    Jacquie M

  29. WOW congratulations!!!! Cant wait to hear about all the things you have made on this wonderful machine!! And thank you for the sponsors for this wonderful giveaway!

    Debbie O in Idaho

  34. Congratulations Sheena but I sure do wish it was me….I don’t even have a sewing machine mine went belly up and I willl not be able to buy a new one but I wish you allot of luck with it.

  35. Congrats Sheena–you are going to love it !
    Hope someone will post pix of her with the new machine.
    It is really wonderful to see so much interest in sewing and to see how many folks would like a nice sewing machine.
    I just love to quilt and sew and glad to see that others do too. 🙂

  36. Sheena, I’m soo happy for you! Green with envy but woundering what will your 1st project be? I always have a tuff time trying to decide! Please have fun and let us live in your sewing shoes by sharing your choice with us!0)~ 😉

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Pencil Knitting Patterns

Getting ready for back to school makes me think about pencil crafts, so let’s take a look at some pencil themed knitting patterns! 

I recently made a pencil on a circular knitting machine, and it was a fun, quick, easy project that uses little bits of leftover yarn (and if you don’t have yellow you can make it a colored pencil using whatever color’s your favorite). And if you want to make a bigger version check out this pattern from Orange Olive Road on Etsy.

If you want to knit a pencil pillow by hand, check out Sketchy, available on Ravelry from Shana S. Cohen. This one uses worsted weight yarn and has two size options and the choice to make a pencil with an eraser or a colored pencil. 

Pencil scarves seem to be the most popular kind of pencil knitting pattern, and there are lot of cute ones. This one from Cosy Craft UK mostly uses garter stitch, with some welts to add texture and what looks like an I-cord edging. It calls for DK weight yarn. 

If you want to go all garter stitch try this version from Emsley Co Creations, which uses five colors of DK weight yarn and just a little shaping to make the point of the pencil.

There’s also this fun, mostly stockinette so it looks like it curls a bit, pencil pattern that looks like it’s worked in chunky yarn from Little Knits Studio. This one uses just a little garter stitch and easy shaping for the point. 

If you don’t want a pencil scarf, how about some pencil socks? The No. 2 Pencil Socks from The Yarn Enabler are available from Ravelry and use five colors of sock yarn. They feature wide ribs to mimic the texture of a pencil and have options to be worked from the top down or the toe up. 

Needs Sharpening by Alexander Walker is a free pattern on Ravelry that uses five colors of sock yarn to make a sort of shortie sock. The little bit of black at the tips of the toes inspired the name. These, too, can be worked in either direction and are available in three sizes.