Thursday 8 November 2012

my creative space - Zigo Zago Giveaway

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I was delighted last week when Alex from online yarn and fabric shop Zigo Zago contacted me about a having a giveaway for Flower Press readers. Zigo Zago stocks the most beautiful collection of artisan yarns, sewing and knitting patterns, fabrics and knitting needles.

All the fabulous artisan yarn brands are here, including Swans Island organic hand dyed merinos, the famous Madeline Tosh and Malabrigo brands, Cascade with all its beautiful colours, Skein, the Fibre Company, Abuelita and Dream in Color. What a fantastic selection. And how wonderful to be able to buy all these greats in one place with local shipping.

Alex also has a carefully curated, well priced selection of fabrics, sewing and knitting patterns, and knitting needles. There are some lovely kid's knitting patterns that I haven't seen before from Coastal Kids and Never not Knitting, and the great French Citronille sewing patterns for children and adults as well as lots of Make it Perfect designs. She stocks needles from Addi, Knit Pro and cute Tasmanian wooden needles from ArtViva.

I'm so lucky - Alex sent me a skein of Classy with Cashmere to try, the wine coloured In Vino Veritas above. This hand dyed yarn made by small indie company Dream in Color is a mix of merino, with 20% cashmere and a touch of nylon. It is sooo soft against the skin, such luxury. I'd told her I'd been dying to make a cowl and this will be perfect for the project. (I'm thinking the Honey Cowl pattern by Madeline Tosh). There's nothing worse than spending ages knitting something that turns out to be too itchy to wear. I really think this is going to be a learning curve for me, a new stage in my knitting, working with a luxury yarn like this, I feel there might be no going back!

The really fabulous news is that Alex sent two extra skeins of this wonderful Classy with Cashmere yarn and a cute pattern mag called PomPom Quarterly to give away to you guys! Between us we've chosen two beautiful colours, Deap Sea Flower and Cocoa Kiss, you really need to see these in person to see the subtle hand dyed mix of colour and to feel the softness of the cashmere mix! These would be perfect to knit up a special Christmas gift for someone special.

To enter all you need to do is tell me which of the skeins you would like to win, the Sea Flower or Cocoa Kiss, and what you think you might make with it. There will be two winners of a skein each. Easy! The Giveaway is open for a week, closing Wednesday night with the winners announced on Thursday. The first entry chosen will also win the copy of PomPom Quarterly, produced by two ladies who work at the famed LOOP in London. It has some great new patterns, don't you love this cardie.

One more thing, Alex has also generously given Flower Press readers a discount code of 10% to use on purchases - the code is Flowerpress and just needs to be entered at checkout to redeem.

For lucky locals, Alex is opening a bricks and mortar shop in Castlemaine next month. I'm jealous of all of you who will be close enough to check it out. I think she has such a great selection and I would love to be closer to support a small indie yarn and fabric seller!

So my creative space for the next little while will be filled with beautiful wool and meditative knitting.

46 comments :

  1. Ooh yes, do the Honey Cowl. I've made it twice now and it's a marvellous pattern.

    That sea blue yarn is divine. I'd love to win that. Thanks for the opportunity to pArticipate, Susie!

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  2. Great little giveaway... Gosh do I have to choose a colour! A tough one... but Cocoa Kiss! That honey cowl would look gorgeous in Vino Veritas! :)

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  3. This is such a lovely giveaway. I love Alex's taste. If I were lucky enough, I would choose the Cocoa Kiss and I would knit the Dry Stone Cowl by Dani Sunshine (Lioness Arts Yarn). Thankyou Susie!

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  4. I gosh, how could I pass up on a yarn called Cocoa Kiss! Mmm, yum!

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  5. What a lovely give-away:) My choice would be Cocoa Kiss. This would make a lovely Honey Cowl. (I know, keeping with the trend, but it's such a great pattern). Thanks a lot!

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  6. Both colours would fit into my stash quite happily but I have to say the Deep Sea Flower is totally and utterly ME. Although if I win, it will quite likely be used for some sort of sweet topdown raglan for either the four month old granddaughter or the one due in two weeks. Both their mothers have my taste colourwise and are not afraid of putting wee girlies in deep saturated blues.

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  7. They are fabulous! What a great giveaway. If it was for me I'd definitely go for that gorgeous charcoal... but that beautiful blue is making me think of a little blue blanket or toy maybe for my soon-to-be-born niece in Melbourne :) Thanks for the chance to enter Susie :) Kx

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  8. Oh this one is easy for me as i have been wanting to make a gorgeous cowl for my gorgeous man....so definitely the Cocoa Kiss...In Vino Veritas is gorgeous too...lucky you.
    Thank you for the chance.

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  9. It has to be the Cocoa kiss, given that my little Cohen calls himself Coco and he is very easy to cover in kisses! I do believe I would make another Camilla babe for Emerson from it though. I love that pattern and I am determined to make another one that fits sooner! :)

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  10. Deep sea flower sounds rather delicious

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  11. I'm a blue girl through and through - so the Sea Flower colour jumps out for me - it's gorgeous!
    I just recently discovered the luxury of crafting with cashmere and I'm hooked... quite literally... it not only knits up a treat but crochets up beautifully.
    I'd be ripped and torn between a luscious soft beanie or some of those fingerless gloves that I've been meaning to try for an age.
    Thanks for the opportunity.
    Little White Dove

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  12. Both colours are great. A hat or cowl is definitely my choice (at this moment). Thanks for the chance to win.

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  13. The Deep Sea Flower is gorgeous! I think I'd have to go with that. :)

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  14. Stunning yarns, your cowl is going to look beautiful. I am about to move to the foothills of the Snowy Mountains from warm Sydney and suddenly cosyness via home made woolly things is essential. I'd love to play with Cocoa Kiss and make something snug. Thanks for the opportunity to learn of this supplier.

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  15. Has to be the deep sea flower for me, just beautiful! Since it's so soft I think a cardi and hat for my baby girl might be the ticket :) Thanks for the oppurtunity and thanks Alex for donating the prize!

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  16. I'd love the Cocoa Kiss and a cowl would be great too. If I won it might take me till next winter to knit it!! Just found you via My Creative Space, and off to have a wander in your archives! S:)

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  17. Yay she sells the Citronelle patterns!! I think the Cocoa Kiss would make a great shawl or cardi for a little one, it would be so nice and soft.

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  18. Love the deep sea flower yarn.. Am off to look at the zigo zago shop - might need to do some Xmas shopping!

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  19. I'm an earthy girl so I would have to pick the Cocoa Kiss and I would make The Lonely Tree Shawl by Sylvia Bo Bilvia on Ravelry :-)

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  20. I would love Deep Sea Flower, I think it would be perfect for a little pouch or two.

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  21. Fabulous colours! I love them both so if I was lucky enough to win I would let you choose!!
    Thanks!

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  22. The Honey Cowl is gorgeous! Both colours are so lovely!!

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  23. Great giveaway!
    i love Sea Flower

    Anna

    ksurty@aol.com

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  24. It all looks rather delicious. I'm a lover of colour, particularly shades of blue. I think knitting that Deep Sea Flower would be rather nice. Thank you for the lovely give-away.

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  25. The neutrals of the Cocoa Kiss are just SO gorgeous. I would like to make a lacy scarf with it!!!

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  26. Oh my! How to choose between the 2 colours? But at a push, I'd choose Cocoa Kiss, and I'd make a hat. Somewhere I have a great pattern for a garter stitch hat that takes one skein!

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  27. Cocoa Kiss for me and my wrist warmers.... or cowl..... or maybe a hat?? Hmmmmmm.......

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  28. I'm still learning so a cowl is a perfect project (just made two and am addicted) love the cocoa kiss but all the colours are gorgeous.

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  29. Ooh, it is too hard to choose. But if they were both before me, I would probably gravitate towards the more neutral cocoa kiss. Cheers, enjoy your knitting!

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  30. How very generous! I am a brand new reader of your wonderful blog, so I feel kind of awkward entering your giveaway.....but nevertheless, if you should pick me, I would love either color, as they are both yummy!
    Thanks so much!

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  31. I'm a relatively new reader of your blog - have trawled through a lot of your back posts looking at all the lovely inspiration, thanks you!
    Sea flower is beautiful. It gets quite cold here so a beret or a scarf for next winter would be perfect.(I love scarves!)
    Meg
    meghson@gmail.com

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  32. I've had the Honey Cowl on my Ravelry wish list for a while now....so I think I would knit that in the Cocoa Kiss.

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  33. Oh how lovely, Cocoa Kiss please. Just gorgeous yarns & i would give them to my mother at Christmas, she's suffering Alzheimer's & while she doesn't know who i am, she can still knit up a storm. Good luck with the new store Zigo Zago!! Love Posie

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  34. I'm torn but my conservative side whispers 'Cocoa Kiss'! I think I would love to attempt a cowl or a hat for next winter.

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  35. Oh my... they're both so beautiful. I too love the Cocoa Kiss... but that Sea Flower is gorgeous as well... so since popular opinion is going with the Cocoa Kiss in a devious effort to increase my chances of winning I'll through my name behind the Sea Flower blue.
    My besty just had a baby girl... and I like blue for girls ... blue with little white flowers... so me thinks I will knit something for her (if I win!) *fingers tightly crossed*

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  37. Oooh, Deep Sea Flower is gorgeous! I have been looking for just the right yarn for the Honey Cowl.

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  38. Gah! A giveaway after a yarny person's heart! (Mine skipped a beat). That charcoal number is screaming cowl, even though I promised my Mr he'd definitely have a new hat next winter. (Not that he's likely to hold his breath). Thanks for hosting the fancy giveaway, S...

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  39. Sea flower for a yummy cowl
    But I'll pay my bestie to knit it for me cos I'm useless at it!!!

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  40. They're both beautiful! I'd love the Seaflower.

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  41. Oooh look at all that yummy yarn. Quite liking the Sea Flower, being partial to all things blue. I must hop over to that site. Citronille patterns as well as all that yarn? Sounds like my kind of shop :)

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  42. Cocoa kiss! That looks and sounds absolutely delicious! I would like to make myself a cowl, too, and it sounds like this yarn could be suitable even for my easily irritated skin! Now I'm off to peruse that shop and check out all the wool...

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  43. GORGEOUS yarns! I'm liking the cowl idea too. If I were lucky enough to win I'd go for the deep sea flower and donate it to my crafty sister on the other side of the world who has just promised me a very special handmade blanket. I know she's love the colour for herself too, those colours always make her think of holidays on the Barrier Reef and home.

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  44. They both look gorgeous! I would love the cocoa kiss, I would make a beanie for my hubby! The last one I made was a little to short so I need to make a new one! The honey cowl pattern looks nice too.
    Ren @ http://lovesundays.com.au

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  45. I hope this giveaway is open internationally! I would love the cocoa kiss and I also love your cowl idea!

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  46. I love both, but would like to have the Deep Sea Flower. It is gorgeous and I'd love to have a luxury yarn to work with.

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