There’s a raffle going on to help out Bella, a child with special needs.  A bone marrow transplant would really help her.

How to enter?

Go to Pennies for Bella.org then donate at least 5 dollars (every 5 gets you another entry into the raffle).  In the notes section, write Yarntini Prize.  The drawing is December 5, 2008.

Prize includes

* Yarntitini in  Pumpkin Spice (a limited edition color, available only during Autumn),  Appletini, Gimlet, PeaKnit, Home, Margarita, Vintage, and Hope.
* 1 Bumble Bee tape measure from Lantern Moon
* 1 Merry & Bright set of Zephyr stitch markers
* 1 Clover yarn cutter

Total retail value of the entire Yarntini gift is $253.00

Picture of prize can be found here.

I frogged my tilted duster tonight after realizing that the fit was way off & not salvageable as knit. I don’t want one enough to re-do it.

On a happier note. I finished a cabled sweater from Patons oops, Bernat.

If you love Trendsetter Yarns, you can get a rebate coupon for yarns bought this year!

The best part: It’s good until Nov. 1 2009–that is not a typo. 9!

Visit Knitting Scholar’s blog and leave a comment on her contest post (only that one!) and you might win a knitting-related book!

I take surveys & redeem the points I get for 2 things each year: Blockbuster rentals and Borders Bucks.  It used to be that they’d parcel out the Borders Bucks $5 over 3 months.  This time, I got $15 all at once.   And there was a 40% off coupon that came in my e-mail this week.  Thus, I have Together or Separate coming to me for the cost of shipping.  This is why Borders is made of win.