Sunday, 6 October 2013

A Giveaway (and it's not fabric)

Remember this?



Crocheting garden twine to make a bag?

Well I finished it.



My original inspiration came from here  but I decided to add in wooden handles instead and basically just made it a different shape.

Can I just say; as a crocheting newbie who didn't know one end of a crochet hook from the other until this project - it is so completely doable. Find yourself a Youtube video and suddenly all those weird abbreviations will make sense and off you go.

And I also want to say when I next go on holiday, I absolutely will not expect to pay next to nothing for some rustic holiday bag made by a local women's cooperative or such like. Nope, these things take time and skillz are involved. I have a renewed awareness of what it takes to make a bag.

I think it probably needs blocking like you'd block something knitted but I'm still thinking it out in my head: blocking garden twine...would it work?

The bag was made with garden twine from Nutscene. If you are looking for twine in funky colours this is where you should stop by. My local garden centre has garden twine in dark green only. Nutscene twines come in neon shades (like the pink I used) as well as pretty much any shade you can think of. You should read too why they are called Nutscene - very droll.

Fancy crocheting a garden twine bag yourself?

Nutscene have very kindly given me two variety packs of twine to give away. There's enough twine in there to crochet a bag and still have enough left over to tie up your husband toms.


If you'd like a chance to win one of the packs, then please leave a comment letting me know where you live - I always like to know.
And since the demise of Google Reader and because I am even more curious, followers can leave a second comment and tell me which reader they now use to follow blogs.

I'm happy to post anywhere in the world.
Giveaway will stay open until Monday 14 October 20.00 my time , after which Random Number Generator will work its magic.

Linking up to WIP Wednesday

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102 comments:

  1. sarah elizabeth :: {no} hats6 October 2013 at 21:20

    Indianapolis ;) And love this!

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  2. sarah elizabeth :: {no} hats6 October 2013 at 21:21

    And in spite of (perhaps because of) all your wisecracks, I'm an avid follower via bloglovin.

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  3. Amy's Crafty Shenanigans6 October 2013 at 21:33

    I love your twine bag - it is genius! I am a new newbie to crochet too - my fingers are crossed!!!

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  4. Amy's Crafty Shenanigans6 October 2013 at 21:34

    I love reading blogs in Blogger (GFC) and I sometimes use Bloglovin for those people who are on Wordpress and they won't go in my Blogger reader.

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  5. Allison6 October 2013 at 21:41

    I'm from near St. Paul MN :)

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  6. Stephanie6 October 2013 at 21:42

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    1. Stephanie6 October 2013 at 21:43

      I don't know what happened but I live in Arkansas and would love to win!

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  7. Stephanie6 October 2013 at 21:42

    I follow on bloglovin

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  8. Jan6 October 2013 at 21:44

    Love your bag! I live in Greenville, Texas.

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  9. Gill6 October 2013 at 21:54

    England!

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  10. Gill6 October 2013 at 21:54

    Following you with GFC!

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  11. BillieBee (billiemick)6 October 2013 at 21:59

    Texas

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  12. BillieBee (billiemick)6 October 2013 at 21:59

    Bloglovin' and GFC

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  13. Canadian Abroad6 October 2013 at 22:01

    Your bag looks great. Crochet beats knitting any day in my book.

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  14. Canadian Abroad6 October 2013 at 22:02

    I've got you On my blogger reading list still, and bloglovin. All depends on the day and what I am using to read with which one I choose. (Hate bloglovin on the iPad.)

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  15. c6 October 2013 at 22:04

    How neat , never thought of this, and had not heard of the twine either. How nifty is that!

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  16. Laurelle6 October 2013 at 22:49

    Hi from Melbourne Australia :)

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  17. Laurelle6 October 2013 at 22:52

    I follow you with bloglovin :) Thanks for the chance to win. I have never crocheted but have always wanted to try.

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  18. Julie6 October 2013 at 23:16

    This is so cute! I adore crochet. I live in Iowa. Thanks for the giveaway and congrats on your finish!

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  19. Julie6 October 2013 at 23:17

    I follow with bloglovin'

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  20. DianeY6 October 2013 at 23:20

    Hawaii! More specifically, Oahu - another little island!

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  21. DianeY6 October 2013 at 23:21

    Bloglovin'

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  22. Anna7 October 2013 at 00:45

    I live in Arizona!

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  23. Anna7 October 2013 at 00:46

    And I follow via feedly :)

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  24. Teresa S.7 October 2013 at 00:58

    Flower Mound, Texas!
    tstanulis@mac.com

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  25. Teresa S.7 October 2013 at 01:00

    I follow you on Bloglovin'
    tstanulis@mac.com

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  26. Leila7 October 2013 at 01:02

    Ironic that Nutscene is very much seen now. :) I think all handcrafts are undervalued.
    Iowa.

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  27. Leila7 October 2013 at 01:02

    I kinda follow on blogluvin'. Mostly though I just have my favorites on my blog side bar and click over from there.

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  28. Ginny7 October 2013 at 01:14

    Western New York, close to Niagara Falls.

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  29. Ginny7 October 2013 at 01:16

    I follow you with Bloglovin'.

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  30. sforme7 October 2013 at 01:29

    I follow you on bloglovin. Enjoy your blog. I live in Troutdale, OR

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  31. Quiltbirdie7 October 2013 at 01:36

    Will you really ship anywhere? I'd be happy to contribute to the cost of postage to Texas if my name gets chosen!

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  32. Catrin Lewis7 October 2013 at 02:05

    I'm from West Wales (where the men are men and the sheep are scared ;-)

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  33. Catrin Lewis7 October 2013 at 02:08

    I do most of my blog reading on bloglovin but also have some blogs on feedly. I always keep up with bloglovin (within a couple of days) but only dip into feedly when I have the time. I follow you via bloglovin x

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  34. Cathy7 October 2013 at 02:24

    How cool! Near vancouver, bc canada!!!!

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  35. Cathy7 October 2013 at 02:26

    And i follwo you with bloglovin!

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  36. Nikita7 October 2013 at 02:32

    Texas here!

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  37. Nikita7 October 2013 at 02:33

    I follow via blogger

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  38. Ali7 October 2013 at 03:02

    Ha! If I win I shall tie up my husband, just to prove how multi purpose it is. I live in Bothell, WA, thank you for the giveaway!

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  39. Ali7 October 2013 at 03:02

    I follow people in feedly now, there are a few people I follow in bloglovin but I just dont remember to check it, and try to add people manually to feedly if they dont have an RSS feed button.

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  40. Mary Ann7 October 2013 at 03:38

    What fun colors! I am from South Carolina

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  41. Mary Ann7 October 2013 at 03:39

    I follow on feedly. I read blogs on my phone and feedly's app just seemed easier.

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  42. Mary Ann7 October 2013 at 03:39

    I follow on feedly. I read blogs on my phone and feedly's app just seemed easier.

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  43. Cheryl7 October 2013 at 04:29

    I don't crochet (well, yet) so don't pick me but I live in the San Francisco bay area and I follow on feedly.

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  44. Lisa7 October 2013 at 04:45

    Your bag is lovely and I love those colors - I live in West Virginia

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  45. Lisa7 October 2013 at 04:46

    I still love Google Friend Connect and run it down my blog but everyone I follow comes up in Bloglovin

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  46. margaret7 October 2013 at 06:20

    how good is this, lots of different bright colours, we get boring brown garden twine here. I live in Leeds West Yorkshire.

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  47. margaret7 October 2013 at 06:21

    I now follow with bloglovin, also seem to have joined google+ but do not understand it, wish things were explained in simple english to those of us who struggle with these modern computers

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  48. shafique7 October 2013 at 06:45

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  49. Missenota aka Kristin S.7 October 2013 at 07:06

    Hello from Minnesota! All our garden twine is the dark green too. What a find!

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  50. Missenota aka Kristin S.7 October 2013 at 07:06

    Also, I follow you with Bloglovin'

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  51. Mrs Flying Blind...7 October 2013 at 07:28

    Lovely job! I am am in West Sussex if you are passing through in disguise xxx

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  52. Mrs Flying Blind...7 October 2013 at 07:30

    I just use the Blogger dashboard, and work my way up the list from the last point I read - not sure it would be so easy if you follow millions of blogs though x

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  53. Christine7 October 2013 at 07:33

    How lovely! Who knew garden twine came in anything other than green?
    I am in North Cornwall

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  54. Christine7 October 2013 at 07:33

    I follow via GFC, just by scrolling up the list on my dashboard

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  55. Liz7 October 2013 at 09:28

    Auckland, New Zealand!

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  56. Kat7 October 2013 at 11:05

    I really like that dark red twine. Haven't seen anything like it here in Bavaria, Germany.

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  57. Kat7 October 2013 at 11:06

    And I follow your blog with Bloglovin.

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  58. ivana7 October 2013 at 11:43

    Ivana
    thank you for this chance! I´m from The Czech Republic!!!ivana.tvrdonova@post.cz

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  59. Nupur7 October 2013 at 11:54

    I live in Georgia in the Southern US! The Peach State and sure enough we ate tons of peaches all summer.

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  60. Monica7 October 2013 at 14:42

    I live on Hutchinson Island in Fort Pierce, FL.

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  61. Monica7 October 2013 at 14:42

    I follow your blog through Blogger.

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  62. Jennie @ Porch Swing Quilts7 October 2013 at 15:13

    So pretty! I live in fabulous Meridian, ID, which is just Boise, but it sounds so much better!

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  63. Emily7 October 2013 at 15:18

    New Hampshire

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  64. Emily7 October 2013 at 15:18

    I use Sage, a plugin for Firefox to read feeds.

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  65. Unknown7 October 2013 at 15:49

    I live in Shoreline Washington. Just North of Seattle.

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  66. Unknown7 October 2013 at 15:49

    I use bloglovin

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  67. Anonymous7 October 2013 at 16:09

    I've never seen gardening twine in so many colors :) great!
    I live in Pawlowice, Poland, where we have a beautiful golden autumn

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  68. Edith Stuff7 October 2013 at 16:10

    I follow you on blogger

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  69. Peggy7 October 2013 at 17:38

    I am in Round Rock Texas, just outside Austin.

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  70. Peggy7 October 2013 at 17:39

    I was very sad to lose Google Reader too. I use Bloglovin now.

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  71. Quilting Tangent7 October 2013 at 18:23

    Checking in from New York. 24Tangent@gmail.com

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  72. Quilting Tangent7 October 2013 at 18:23

    Follow on bloglovin. 24Tangent@gmail.com

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  73. Anonymous7 October 2013 at 21:33

    I am in Rockford, IL about 100 mi. West of Chicago. I follow you on Bloglovin.

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  74. Gidget7 October 2013 at 23:39

    I reside in Walla Walla Washington.

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  75. Carli The Quilter8 October 2013 at 01:28

    What a lovely bag, its going to be around for some time. Yeh to your inspiration. I live in Telkwa, British Columbia, Canada.

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  76. Carli The Quilter8 October 2013 at 01:29

    I would combine the little bit of hemp twine that I inherited from a garage sale and thanks for the two chances to win.

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  77. Debbie8 October 2013 at 01:52

    Love the twine colors. I only have some brown that I started crocheting a basket with. I am in Hot Springs, South Dakota where we had a blizzard last weekend.

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  78. Unknown8 October 2013 at 03:25

    The Colony, TX , couple miles north of Dallas

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  79. Unknown8 October 2013 at 03:27

    Love the colors of twine, I haven't seen anything like that around here, I guess I'd have to go on line to find it.

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  80. sewsaucysuzy8 October 2013 at 04:11

    Pinckney, Michigan----just north of Ann Arbor where the great University of Michigan is located!

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  81. sewsaucysuzy8 October 2013 at 04:11

    I follow you via email, but also follow others via Blogger or Bloglovin

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  82. Kristie8 October 2013 at 23:56

    Well, look at you go! Very nicely done. Yes, this stuff takes forever, but just like hand quilting, slowing things down to stitch by stitch can be very therapeutic.

    And you know where I live! :)

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  83. Zizophora9 October 2013 at 00:51

    Oh, fabulous! I live in Idaho, where all the twine is beige.

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  84. Zizophora9 October 2013 at 00:52

    I've gone back to using plain old bookmarks to "follow" blogs. The readers are too much trouble.

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  85. mvink9 October 2013 at 02:07

    Wow beautiful!! Thank you for the chance!

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  86. Jana9 October 2013 at 03:24

    Your bag is wonderful. I love the colors and the twine. I live in Virginia Beach, VA.

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  87. Jana9 October 2013 at 03:25

    I am using Bloglovin. It's working out okay. I like the daily email. It's pretty easy.

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  88. Sherry VF9 October 2013 at 13:57

    Des Moines, Iowa. Cute bag! svonfumetti(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  89. Sherry VF9 October 2013 at 13:58

    I just use my email to follow blogs. svonfumetti(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  90. Lorraine9 October 2013 at 17:14

    Hi there! I know just what you mean about learning to crochet, My Nanny tried for many years to to teach me crochet but to no avail, then late one night while alone in the house with my 1 year old, I came across an unfinished project of hers and thinking I would take a look I finally 'got it!' strange thing was my darling Nan had died earlier in the year but I could hear her saying 'yarn over hook pull through etc etc' by 3am I had completed the project - Spooky or what????:-0
    Quilting with Nutscene twine hmmm! Interesting ... very interesting!
    Lorraine
    Monkey business & quilts

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  91. Karen@littlebirdiequilting10 October 2013 at 13:49

    Who knew you could get such great coloured twine?! I love the bag. I'm from Queensland, Australia.

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  92. Karen@littlebirdiequilting10 October 2013 at 13:50

    Oh, and I use Bloglovin but I actually prefer to bookmark blogs and click on them in my Favourites list instead.

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  93. Julierose12 October 2013 at 00:51

    I use bloglovin, and the old google reader, too. I live in SE CT USA...love those colorways of the twine...Julierose

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  94. Helen12 October 2013 at 23:26

    I live in Manhattan, Kansas. I have adequate crochet skills but have never used garden twine. Would love to try a bag.

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  95. Helen12 October 2013 at 23:32

    I use bookmarks also for my "usuals" but keep up with others thru Crazy Mom Quilts' Finish it up Friday.

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  96. Helen12 October 2013 at 23:56

    Cool bag, and fabulous twine...too good for tying up the tomatoes!!!

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  97. dian13 October 2013 at 04:23

    Love the color of twine and the bag looks to be a good size too. Thanks from Dian in La Crosse, Wisconsin gdavidhoffmanatyahoo.com

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  98. Sahmy14 October 2013 at 02:50

    Oswego, IL. Love the bag. I sew but my son crochets so I think I would ask him to make me one of I won. :)

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  99. Helen15 October 2013 at 02:38

    I don't know if I'm late or not, lol!

    Helen

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  100. Linda15 October 2013 at 03:19

    Vacaville California. I love to crochet. Your bag is great for a newbie!

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  101. katie@stvital1 November 2013 at 18:28

    I am not commenting for the giveaway (which is over), but I love the bag! I do follow your blog with feedly, but as you can see I get behind sometimes :)

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