Supporting MDA: Charity Raffle

[adelheid_p]

Team Knitsburgh (elfowls_nest , bethb and I) are raising money with an amazing fiber crafter's dream raffle! Not to mention things like books, patterns, and shawl pins! All the money raised goes to the Muscular Dystrophy Association to fund research. Research costs $87/minute, and as a team, we’d like to raise the money for 10 minutes. That's $870, so we really need your help! To learn more about Muscular Dystrophy, and how research is changing the lives of children and adults, visit the MDA’s website.

Here’s how the raffle works. For every three dollars (Just $3!) you donate, you get one chance in the raffle. If you donate $15, you get 6 chances. So, if you donate $21, you get 8 (1 free!) chances. If you’re feeling generous, and you donate $30, you get 12 tickets. Get the idea? Once you’ve donated, PM me with your real name and address, how much you’ve donated, and which item or items you’d like a chance to win. If you don’t specify an item, I get to choose the item for you. If you have any questions, post them below or PM me and I'll answer them.

The raffle runs from today (2/4/11) through 2/16/11. To donate, click the 'Donate Now' button on my secure fundraising page. One last thing before you start looking -- none of us has a lot of extra cash (if we did, we'd be donating it to MDA!), so if you win, we'll be asking you to pay the postage. Items will be sent Priority Mail in the US, and whichever way is safest and still cost-effective for overseas.
(Many thanks to bethb and elfowls_nest for taking the pictures.)


1. Leslie Wind Beaten Sterling Silver Butterfly Shawl Pin (in silk jewelry pouch w/ mini polishing cloth


2. Lorna's Laces Helen's Lace - 50% Silk, 50% Wool, laceweight -1250 yds
Colorway 38 "Mixed Berries," dye lot 2834
Package contains "Free and Easy Pie Wedge Shawl" pattern


3. Wild Fire Fibres Alpaca sock yarn (90% alpaca, 10% nylon, fingering weight) 1 hank, 260 yds
Hand-dyed, Berries (pink & mauve)
A B-ewe-tiful Design "Bird Wings Sock" pattern
A B-ewe-tiful Design "Honeycomb Socks" pattern


4. Cascade Yarns Bollicine Revolution (90% Merino, 10% Polyamide)
9 Balls, 87 yds each - colorway S60 dye lot 839 (dark rainbow)
+ "Knitting Wool Diaper Covers from Start to Finish" by Maggie Broderick

5. Cascade Yarns Bollicine Revolution (90% Merino, 10% Polyamide)
10 Balls, 87 yds each - colorway S10 dye lot 839 (denim blues)


6. Cascade Yarns Bollicine Revolution (90% Merino, 10% Polyamide)
12 Balls, 87 yds each - colorway S80 dye lot 839 (earth tones)



7. Crystal Palace Yarns Deco-Ribbon (70% Acrylic, 30% Nylon)
11 Balls, 80 yds each - colorway 7238, dye lot 930505H22 (hot pink & purple)


8. Crystal Palace Yarns Deco-Ribbon (70% Acrylic, 30% Nylon)
13 Balls, 80 yds each - colorway 7236, dye lot 930311H11 (blues & neon green)


9. Crystal Palace Yarns Deco-Ribbon (70% Acrylic, 30% Nylon)
14 Balls, 80 yds each - colorway 7239, dye lot 930311H14 (blue / green / pink)

10. Crystal Palace Yarns Deco-Ribbon (70% Acrylic, 30% Nylon)
6 Balls, 80 yds each - colorway 9237, dye lot 930227TD8 (Pinks)



11. Coluratura Mohair - Bulky (79% Mohair, 21% Polyester)2 balls,
82 yds each - colorway "Parsifal" Hand-painted
Mug - "Needles, Yarn - Life Is Good"


12. Creatively Dyed Yarns Caribbean Sea - fingering weight (60% Sea Cell, 40% Silk)
1 Skein, approx. 430 yds - earth Tones + "Moonlight Sonata Scarf or Shawl version 2" by Shui Kuen Kozinski



13. Creatively Dyed Yarns Caribbean Sea - fingering weight(60% Sea Cell, 40% Silk)
1 Skein, approx. 430 yds - Lilacs by Joyce (LuYien) Yu
+ "Budding Shawlette" pattern b



14. StarWeaver Farms Alpaca 4-Ply - DK weight (100% Pennsylvania Grown Alpaca)
2 hanks, approx. 150 yds each KR8123C "Natural Blend" (medium brown)



15. Crystal Palace Yarns Deco-Ribbon (70% Acrylic, 30% Nylon)
2 Balls, 80 yds each - colorway 9237, dye lot 930116TD2 (Pinks)
+ Fiber & Fabric Mania! A Travel Guide 2010 - 2011 (published by Michele Merin)

16. "The Knit Kit" (7 essential knitting tools in one)
Noro Lily Multi (70% Cotton, 30% Silk)
1 hank, 119 yds - colorway 123, dye lot A (blue / green / fuschia)


17. Noro Lily Multi (70% Cotton, 30% Silk)
3 hanks, 119 yds each - colorway 119, dye lot C (Autumn colors)
+ "Great Yarns Knit Friends Together" mug


18. Noro Lily Multi (70% Cotton, 30% Silk)
2 hanks, 119 yds each - colorway 125, dye lot A (hot pink multi)
+ "Knitprovisation" by Cilla Ramnek


19. Elsebeth Lavold Silky Tweed (40% Silk, 30% Cotton, 20% Merino, 10% Viscose)
3 skeins, 131 yds each - colorway 05, dye lot 704 (Tan)


20. Elsebeth Lavold Silky Tweed (40% Silk, 30% Cotton, 20% Merino, 10% Viscose)
3 skeins, 131 yds each - colorway 08, dye lot 800 (Olive Green flecked)

Comments

[annietopia.livejournal.com]

What a wonderful way to support a cause! That shawl pin with the bag is BEAUTIFUL!

[adelheid-p.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I think there is some really nice stuff here that anyone would want.