I am snowed in with my children today, and I suspect many other knitters are similarly impaired by the snow. It seems like a perfect time for a giveaway!
Tina of Freia Fine Handpaints wants to give a Knitty reader a kit for her Obliqua cowl pattern in the new Knitty.
You will get two Freia Fine Handpaints Merino Fingering Shawl Balls , one in Charcoal and one in Dirty Hippie, the same color combination in her pattern.
I think everyone deserves a gift this time of the year, but only one lucky reader will win.
Our usual rules apply: Leave a comment on this post between now and midnight eastern time, Friday, December 16th. One comment will be chosen at random to answer a skill testing question. If the commenter answers correctly they will win the Freia kit. If you have already won a prize from us this year, please do give other knitters a chance. Giveaway value $66.00
Happy Knitting & Good Luck!
that would be a great Christmas present!
Gorgeous! That would really brighten up the gray weather we’ve been having around here.
What a lovely prize on a dreary day – thanks for the opportunity.
I love this pattern & adore the colorways! Such a colorful way to greet the dark & dreary days of winter.
I love the cowl!
I love the fun color mix!
Beautiful!
That yarn looks nice
Beautiful cowl pattern and yarns!
Love the colors and it’s snowing here (still) in Montana!
Dirty Hippie is so bright and cheerful! I’m going to need some color now that we’ve had a snowfall that’s going to stick…
What a lovely combination of yarn colors. Thanks for the opportunity!
That cowl caught my eye–it is gorgeous! I’d love to make it!
I immediately looked for the yarn used locally after seeing this issue some out – with no luck.
Oh I’ve been wanting to try Freia yarn for ages!!
A wonderful bright fun knitting project
I have used some Freia in the past – it is great yarn. I would love to win this prize for my daughter (she just had brain surgery) she recently favorited this pattern on Ravelry.
How gorgeous! I would love to win.
Thanks for the chance!
Wow! That is so beautiful…
Holy Cowl! These yarns are scrumptious.
Love the colors! Also, it’s my birthday and Christmas is coming up, so I really hope I win!
Would love to have a crack at this! Beautiful!
Wow, that looks beautiful! I’d love to win!
So bright and cheery!
I like the woven effect!
That is REALLY pretty! Snowed in here in NH; it’s a pajama day!!
Wow, those are beautiful yarns! Looks like a very fun knit.
Bright yarn to help warm up on this grey, snowy day!
Great timing on such a colorful giveaway. Thanks for the holiday cheer!
I love those colors!
We just had our first big snowfall of the year, and bright colors and a warm, toasty cowl would be really welcome right now!
That kit would certainly brighten up the dreary landscape that is the PNW in December.
That’s beautiful! I would love a chance to knit it.
Beautiful shawl. Thanks for the chance to win the yarn.
It’s a snow day here, too. What fun to have this giveaway in time for Christmas 🙂 Good luck to us all!
An amazing gift of beautiful yarn! Fingers crossed!
Thanks for the giveaway – and pick me.
That is just gorgeous and I’d love to win!
So pretty! The technique looks quite intruguing.
Very interesting pattern. Nice to try something new!
LOVE the colors here! And the fringe looks super fun!
What a beautiful design!!
Beautiful cowl, & those colors are perfect for a snowy winter.
Lovely and cheery cowl!
Looks like a fun knit..
What a bright and lovely gift on a dreary day!
I love the look of this cowl’s stitch pattern, and I’d be curious to see what kind of fabric it produces (in terms of elasticity). Having the exact yarn for which it was designed would be the perfect way to find out!
I love the bright colors! Plus I have always wanted to try Freia yarn!
I am in love with those colours
Love the colors in that cowl! There’s no way to have a miserable day wearing that.
I have to learn multiple color knitting still. This kit would be a grrat excuse.
Linda
I added the pattern to my queue the minute I saw it! I’d love to win a kit!
Awesome pattern, awesome colours.
Thanks for the opportunity to enter a drawing for such a happy knit! It looks so interesting!
Beautiful Yarn, that is! It looks like a fun knit!
I’d love to win this! It would be a perfect gift for one of my fellow knitting friends.
What a splash that cowl would make in the gray days of winter!
Love the vivid colors, and the pattern caught my eye as well!
Love it!
Oooooh, that was my favorite pattern in this issue. Somebody’s in for a fun knit… maybe even me!?
Thank-you for the opportunity!!
Oh, what pretty bright colors for a snowy gray day!
Who can resist a colorway called “Dirty Hippie”? Also, this looks like a good pattern to break me out of my all-neutrals-all-the-time rut.
Ooh, lovely! Thank you for the contest!
The pattern and colors really caught my eye. I would love to win the kit and thank you for the chance.
Hoping this is open to us knitters outside the US!
What a fun pattern! It looks so cheery, especially since outside is just gloomy piles of white …
Everything comes together beautifully in this cowl – the colors, the fringe, the length. Really a great design. KittenWhiplash on Rav
Thanks for the giveaway!
I love the vibrant colors. I read the pattern and it looks somewhat challenging. It’s always fun to try new and different techniques. Happy holidays!
I love how the pattern looks woven. Thank you for sponsoring a giveaway!
What a great pop of colour for the grey days of winter!
I love that colour combination, what a lovely giveaway
Ooo! I would love to win this! I love a good cowl and those colours are lovely.
That is a gorgeous cowl and I would love to to make it.
A really interesting design and great colors.
This would be an amazing opportunity to learn some new techniques. What fun and a great gift for my daughter-in-law who is an art teacher and would love this.
This cowl is stunning! I’d love the opportunity to make one as beautiful as the sample…
OMG that is a beautiful pattern! And a VERY generous gift!!!
Such gorgeous colors! Love it!
Wow, that would be great!
Those colors are so warm and bright they could melt the snow away!
Snow wish you’d pick me!
Wonderfully bright cowl, just what I need…
Wow, I love the colors!
Brilliant! It is my goal to practice two colour knitting this winter!
I love the look of that pattern, so fun!
I really want to learn that stitch pattern!
That looks so nice and bright! It certainly would cheer up a dreary winter day! I’d love to win it! Thanks for the giveaway.
Interesting and colourful, looks like fun!
Lovely!
Fun! We woke up to falling snow on the Wet Coast, but it was gone before lunchtime. I’m envious of your actual snow day!
What a gorgeous color combination!
i love the Freia handpaints! what a beautiful color combination!
Beautiful cowl!
The yarn and cowl are a wonderful combination!
I love the name of the colorway! Perfect for me. I would love to win this kit.
Love Freia and love the cowl. Thanks for the contest!
I would love to make this for my sister. The colours are very her.
Love this pattern!
I love this pattern! If I knit it, I’ll have three daughters who will want it!
I like this pattern and I do love the colors.
It’s beautiful
The pattern is almost as beautiful as the yarn.
This looks like so much fun to knit!
A unique pattern and such gorgeous yarn colours… And thanks for such a great opportunity too…
What a unique stitch! I wove a scarf 40 years ago that looks remarkably similar. Great colors.
Great pattern and great color combination! Thanks for the giveaway!
This would make a great Christmas present! Perfect colours for cold gray winter days!
I was looking at this pattern on Ravelry last night! I love the colors and the stitches in the cowl! Fingers crossed! Thank you!
Such beautiful colors! I love it!
I love this colorway and the pattern. Maybe I’ll be the lucky one!
Winning this contest would be a wonderful Christmas gift for me, quite literally. Not only would I have the enjoyment of knitting the shawl, but I would be the one wearing the finished product. I’m not sure which would be the better gift!
Pretty and wild colors! the technique of the pattern looks intresting.
Color will park up a snow day
Beautiful!! Thanks for the chance to win this yarn and pattern.
What a lovely pattern! Thank you for the opportunity.
The pattern caught my eye as soon as I saw it in the latest knitty mag. It’s just so fun!
Wish I were snowed in today, but it’s off to work I go.
The color is perfect for grey winter days!
That is gorgeous!
Love the bright colors for a snowy day
I’d love a chance to try one of these yarns!
Thanks for the chance to win this beautiful yarn and pattern.
Yes please- that’s beautiful!
That is too gorgeous!
I love Freia yarn. The colors are always gorgeous and it knits like a dream. This is a wonderful pairing of pattern and yarn. Would love to be the one!
The colours would be great to brighten up a grey January day
oooooo me please
It’s wicked lovely! I love it.
I’ve had my eye on Freia yarn!
Yarn colour names are so evocative……Dirty Hippie would find a good home with me. Thanks for the amazing offer!
Since I was a dirty hippy many years ago, I love these colors!
Oh, what fun — were snowbound here, and knitting is high on my list!
Ooh. Yes, please! I’ve been admiring this pattern. Thank you for this opportunity!
Gorgeous! I want to knit this whether I win or not.
I love Freia yarn and that pattern is gorgeous. Thanks so much for the opportunity to win.
So many talented handpainters and dyers out there!
Beautiful love the colors
This cowl is beautiful! It looks fantastic on all the models. It would be a great project for the next snow day!
Love those Freia yarns! And the cowl, and those colors!
Thanks for the generous offer.
These colors are perfect for the grey week we’re having…
Looks like a perfect match of yarn and pattern!
What a beautiful project!
It’s so pretty! I hope I win it!
I have been wanting to try Freia for a while now–what a perfect project to start with! Thanks for the giveaway.
An absolutely beautiful pattern. Thanks for the chance to win.
Absolutely gorgeous!
WOW! what a beautiful use of color and pattern! Happy Holidays, thank you for this opportunity
Such a lovely cowl and beautiful yarn! can’t resist something called Dirty Hippie!
I love the bright colors. Just what we need to brighten up a gloomy winter day. Although today it is sunny. Frigid…but at least sunny.
What a fun giveaway!! Thank you!
No snow here! Great giveaway, thanks.
Snow sounds so much better than the grey rain of the day! Thanks for beautiful colors to brighten the day.
Bright colors for a gray snowy day. Perfect!
I would LURVE to win this. A beauty!
I always love a little (or big) pop of color in winter, especially when it’s dreary outside, and most everyone in the NYC area is dressed in black or grey from head to toe. This is a gorgeous kit.
So pretty and colorful. Just what we need to knit on these cold bleak days. I’m in please.
Thanks for the giveaway.
Love this, would be great for my daughter!
This is gorgeous and I can’t wait to make it, winner or no!
Thanks for the giveaway. Love the pattern and the yarn.
Lots of snow here too. Just the right thing to take away the blahs and make us think of the Caribbean! Count me in.
Love the colour combination!
Ooooh, pretty!
I love this! I have a skein of Dirty Hippie in laceweight that I’m (slowly) making into a shawl. Something a bit quicker to knit would be marvelous.
This looks amazing! Perfect cold weather distraction.
Looks amazing!
I am just discovering the utility cowls. Cover the breezy gaps while providing another opportunity to feel wooly softness!
I wish we had a snow day! We just have some chilly winds 🙂
That’s a beautiful cowl. Thanks for featuring this pattern. So nice to see a more unusual gradient pattern.
Yes! I adore this yarn and love this color combo!!
I am right in the middle of a cowls knitting period, there is room for 1 more!!
Gorgeous colors!
Love, love, love the colors!
pretty, pretty!!
That cowl went straight to the top of my must knit list.
So pretty! Thanks for hosting the giveaway. We had our first real snow yesterday. It’s beautiful, but people certainly have forgotten how to drive…
Love this pattern, and the fabulous models showing off the cowl make it even better! Would be thrilled to be able to knit it in the original yarn.
…beautiful colours!
I’ve been eyeing this pattern! Would love to do it in these colors.
I’m curious to find out what the skill question is. I wonder if this pattern would be good for scraps of handspun.
This looks like it would be the perfect project to knit as we slide into winter. Color, fun and wooly.
I adore Freia Handpaints yarns and pet it every time I see it but have not had any of my own yet. Would LOVE to win this yarn and pattern!
I love these bright colors!
And I know the perfect Hippie
With all the sledding I did with my kid on our snow day, a spare warm cowl sounds just about ideal!
Love the range of colors
looks really beautiful
Such a fun colorful thing to knit in winter
Oh so beautiful, so perfect as the polar arctic cooks had just rolled in and looks to stay awhile. Just the thought of it, cozy everything, some tea or cocoa, a little music on low and this. As perfect way to spend a snowy cold day indeed. Thank you for the opportunity.
I want to knit all the things right now including this amazing cowl, but alas I have nothing close to the Dirty Hippie colorway in my stash. I would be one happy camper if the giveaway gods awarded me this kit.
Beautiful giveaway! We enjoyed some of that snow here in Denver.
Lovely cowl and gorgeous colors!
Love the colours! Just what we need to wear on a cold dreary day.
Love the scarf/cowl in the photograph
Oh it’s so pretty! I could always use another scarf/cowl 🙂
Absolutely adorable
It would be lovely to win such beautiful yarn and pattern. Maybe this will be the lucky comment! 🙂
Perfect colors for the gray and cold! Thanks for the giveaway!
Vibrant colors for the winter.
That looks like the perfect antidote for a grey English winter!
Love those colors and the pattern!
Beautiful colors in the model. I would have time to knit this before Christmas, probably.
I love the Pride colors of this cowl!
So bright and cheery for such dark, dreary weather we’re having outside…would love to win…thanks for the chance!
It’s very pretty. And I like that yarn name “dirty hippie”, heh.