bingo 2024: the big prize reveal
Did you hear? we are gearing up for the 6th annual knit bingo and my co-host this year, tif neilan, and I have some incredible sponsors and prizes to share with you! I want to start off by giving a huge thank you to every single one of these awesome businesses for sponsoring our game. we have a record number of prizes up for grabs this year (24! double last year’s prize offerings) and it’s all thanks to their generosity. it can be a bit solitary as a designer sometimes, so having the support of these folks not only makes for a more fun game, but it is also so encouraging to know that the people we work with support us! if you haven’t already, you can click the button below to get your bingo card for the year. (sorry, this year’s game is now underway and cards are no longer available). a few links for you before we dive in to all these great prizes: last week, I wrote a post going through every little detailed step of the game. click here to read all about it if this is your first time playing! and lastly, to view our instagram live where we chatted about many of these prizes, you can click here!
and now, let’s dig in to why you’re really here:
get to know the prizes
north bay fibers
both tif & kate have designed (or are designing) with this stunning yarn! Jill is both a master with graphics & color and is a knitwear designer herself along with being a yarn line owner. She’s even been a previous bingo co-host! nbf is offering a $50 gift card to one lucky winner.
North Bay Fiber designs and produces high quality custom-milled yarns created from breed-specific wool that is 100% sourced, spun, and hand-dyed in the U.S.A.
yarn bar
yarn bar is a local yarn shop in billings, mt. kate had the pleasure of teaching and visiting the shop last fall and we are so grateful for the very generous prize the shop is offering. one winner will receive A BUNDLE OF CHIC BLEND FROM LANIVENDOLE, AND my very favorite candle ever: it’s called montana 406 and ever since I purchased it directly from yarn bar, i’ve been buying it over and over directly from the maker! The prize is VALUED AT $162 USD. hello gorgeous!
sun valley fibers
5 winners, that’s right…FIVE winners!!! will receive $50 gift cards to this amazing yarn company! kate had the pleasure of teaching at svf’s retreat last fall and owners jeanette & george are such gracious, kind people.
We are a small family business, located in Beautiful Southwest Wisconsin, happily dyeing all of the colors of the Rainbow since 2007! We love what we do, and thank you for your support of our dream!
the farmers daughter fibers
this incredibly generous yarn company, led by founder candice, has offered a winner a $100 gift card. good luck deciding what to use it on, as your choices are aplenty! to learn more about fdf and their process, check out the video below!
walcot yarns
our lucky winner will get their choice of 3 skeins of walcot yarns opus, dreamy soft yarn with a huge variety of color options!
Originating from the heart of the Artisan Quarter in the beautiful city of Bath, UK, our brand took its name from the place where our story began, Walcot Street. What happens when you want a workhorse yarn, but need it to feel gentle and buttery against the skin? Can a yarn even be both soft and strong at the same time and last? Here at Walcot Yarns we have answered these questions with luxurious yarns and fabulous patterns for knitters and crocheters alike to make, wear and love.
black mountain yarn shop
BMYs is located in the north carolina mountains and a frequent favorite stop of kate’s! owner’s danni & jason have hosted kate in person on more than one occasion, and are always generous when it comes to supporting bingo! this year, one winner will receive a skein of spincycle yarns dream state in Bmys’s exclusive colorway, first light and a $25 gift card to the shop! this prize is valued at over $50 and you’ll have no trouble at all spending that $25… just sayin’.
spun right round
oooooh aren’t you drooling already? one winner will get a tough sock set, provided by SRR! even better? you’ll get to be surprised at what you receive.
Spun Right Round specializes in speckled yarn that is vibrant with pops of unexpected color. Hand dyed in small batches so each skein will vary in speckle and saturation. This uniqueness in what makes hand dyed yarn so special. Established by Renee in 2009, operating out of Rochester, NY as an independent dyer for fifteen years strong.
nature’s luxury
I told you these prizes weren’t in any particular order didn’t I? well here’s proof. Cause 4 of our bingo winners will each get their own set of nature’s luxury’s signature yarn kit: On Stage - Long Métrage which includes 3 stunning mini-skeins. nature’s luxury is a fave of tif’s; she’s worked with their yarn time and again and can attest that these skeins are just as fabulous as they appear.
Nature’s Luxury is a yarn company located in Germany, specializing in luxurious natural-fibres and exclusively custom-spun yarns, lovingly and expertly hand-dyed in our studio. Our focus lies on precious and rare fibres, such as baby camel, cashmere goat, silk, baby alpaca and qiviut to name a few. NL-yarns range from silky-fine, next-to-skin softness to hearty, more rustic wool, spun from local merino sheep fleece and other unusual sheep breeds. In the dyeing process, we meticulously pay attention to an environmental-friendly and sustainable production. We work with the lowest possible use of water, keep the energy consumption at a minimum and precisely calculate the amount of dye pigments needed to create our exquisite colour palette. The origin of the fibres we use for our yarns is very important to us. Not only do we look at the quality of the material, we also lay special emphasis on the wellbeing of our fibres-providing friends. The merino in our yarns is mulesing-free.
emma’s yarn
oh what a lavish set this one is! one of our winners will induge in this 10-pack called “Dream come true” (aptly named!). Each mini skein includes 81 yards/20 grams for you to play with. this yarn is hard to come by, as it is available only at select retailers and not online. I just love picturing emma at 15 starting this company!
Emma’s Yarn was started by Emma, a (then) 15 year-old homeschooled student with an amazing eye for color! She fell in love with dyeing yarn when learning ratios in a (creative) math lesson. Emma was soon joined by her sister to build a business out of her talent and together, along with their family and friends, they create crazy beautiful, hand-dyed colorways out of their dye studio in sunny Florida.
a verb for keeping warm
a verb for keeping warm is giving us a double treat! they have two distinct prizes for two winners. one perennial garden shawl bundle, in the color of the winner’s choice (a jaw-dropping shawl designed by tif!) and a second winner will receive 3 skeins of bread and butter everyday, also in winners-choice colors.
Verb bio: Spinning, dyeing, knitting, felting, weaving, and sewing are all verbs to describe how communities create cloth, garments, and other fiber-based goods. Such acts embody love and creativity. Such objects provide protection from the elements and keep us warm. A Verb for Keeping Warm honors these traditions and specializes in using flowers, bark, and leaves to dye high-quality yarn, fiber, threads, and fabrics. All materials are designed and dyed in Oakland, California.
ritual dyes
ritual dyes is both a yarn shop and a dye studio located in portland, oregon. we are delighted to provide a winner with a $25 gift certificate to RD!
Ritual Dyes is a brick & mortar shop and dye studio in SE Portland, Oregon. Ritual Dyes focuses on smaller brands and carries a curated selection of makers tools, accessories and supplies. Drawing inspiration from nature, the great Pacific Northwest, nostalgia and the occult.
YANI HANDMADE
i met yani at an event and she’s just the sweetest! I have several of her ice-dyed pieces that are now a staple in my wardrobe and one lucky winner will get a stunning sweatshirt as well!
Yanihandmade is a mother-daughter team based in Pittsburgh, PA and Asheville, NC. They love to dye and to manipulate fabric and garments and find great joy in changing the state of a medium through color and stitching, taking immense pride in the uncommon pieces that they create. Yanihandmade started in the fall of 2017 with indigo-shibori dyeing and now also have a line of ready-to-wear pieces treated with the ice-dyeing technique that are just amazing. Since Yanira is a long time knitter it was only natural to follow suit dying yarn, specially the fun assigned pooling yarn.
the katy lin boutique
yeah, this one is my baby! last year I started this lil’ boutique of curated knitterly-friendly goodies and I’ve come up with a prize pack to send out for our game! this winner will receive a tee or tank of their choice, a “knit all day” ceramic mug, a multi-colored 4-pack of faux leather garment labels, a ko pin along with an “it’ll block out” journal.
robin’s promise yarn co.
last year at one of the rhinebeck events, I walked into a booth and saw a gorgeous version of my lovebirds sweater knit up, and it was in Susan’s booth! we have planned a collaboration that will be released right before the New York sheep & wool festival this year, so stay tuned there! on truly lucky winner will receive 6 skeins of Robin’s promise songbird in the colorway “Serendipity”. Each 100 gram fingering weight skein contains 463 yards/423 meters of 4ply 75% Superwash Merino/25% Nylon. this is a sweater quantity and more y’all! a total of 2778 yards! this winner will be set to knit at least one of the patterns in our bingo game this year.
Robin’s Promise Yarn Co., a hand-dyed yarn company in Williamsburg, Va., is the result Susan Dickerson’s bird-watching and owning a yarn shop. Susan believes there is no greater palette than nature’s, which is why all of her colors are named after birds and nature. The name of her business comes from her belief that robins are harbingers of hope and good things to come. With a palette of more than 200 yarn colors, Robin’s Promise Yarn Co. also has a monthly yarn subscription and a 25 Days of Yarn at the end of the year.
utopia bath ltd
you might know this already, but I am fully in love with this company! in my shop, I carry three of her products and one of them, her hand creme, is my best seller. utopia bath is offering a winner a $50 prize pack that includes a lavender & sage (one of my very favorite of her scents) scented candle & a bar of soap. All of melanie’s products are handcrafted in her studio on the south shore of Long Island.
from melanie:
I put these two items together because I always light a candle in the morning for when I shower.
It’s a beautiful ritual with which to start the day!
do ewe knit
I had one of the most lovely teaching trips to do ewe knit this past march 🌟 this beautiful shop is offering 1 winner a $75 gift card to use as they wish. do ewe knit is known for their luxurious yarn options + has some super duper cute bags too! they have tons and tons of spincycle yarns and 2 custom colorways, one of which I featured in my design, me & ewe, which was a collaboration with the shop 🐑. thank you so much to do ewe knit for rounding out our prizes this year, which officially double the prizes we were able to offer last year!
from do ewe knit:
Do Ewe Knit is New Jersey’s premier luxury yarn boutique.
We stock prestige yarns and notions for every budget and project. Our owner Karen Posniak and the entire Do Ewe Knit team are avid and professional knitters who are delighted to assist you with your knit and crochet pieces. Our spacious location has ample room and we encourage you to sit, knit (or crochet!) and enjoy your visit. We have just one question for you – Do Ewe Knit?
there’s always next year!
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