Does anyone anywhere out there have connections to some kind of (covered) space in Manhattan large enough to hold a lot of us and our wheels? I know this is a tall order but I’m trying to work all the angles here! I’m thinking community center, library, place of worship, office building, gallery, etc.
PLEASE EMAIL ME spinout@januaryone.com! THANK YOU!
DUDES! The weather forecast for Saturday is TOTALLY FREAKING ME OUT!!!!
I’ve checked here and here and here and here and here and here and here and they seem to get worse and worse! What should we do? Do we move it to Sunday? If it doesn’t happen this weekend – it doesn’t happen. Period. It HAS to be this weekend. I don’t know how much cover there is and how close we are to cover. I’M SO UPSET!!!! All of you traveling from out of town – what’s the latest you will need a decision by? Is tomorrow night too late? ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
So I’m looking at the permit last night and it says nothing about a raindate, even though I applied for one. (Yeah. Might have been better to check that out earlier. Sue me.) Called the office first thing this morning and they told me they don’t schedule raindates in the summer because it means double booking every event and they’re already booked solid anyway. So the event goes off tomorrow – or not at all – or at some other TBD date.
I’m going to decide this tomorrow morning. If I wake up and I see Noah out there with his Ark, I’ll reconsider. Anthing less than a deluge I’ll be out there. Spinning my little (broken) heart out. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT! I appreciate it so much.
If you need me today – I’ll be out buying tarps. If I spend a shitload of money on rain protection, that means it won’t rain right? I’m going to look for stuff that can’t be returned. 😉
AND in the IRONY SUCKS category – my building has no water – hot or cold – for the day. YAY!
Forget the assholes of this world! PEOPLE ARE GOOD!
Once we reached $11,000, I upped the goal again. Am I being greedy? I don’t think so! We’ve got a little more than a week to go before the registry closes – please feel free to donate up until JUNE 30th! This whole experience has so lifted me! I HAVE FAITH in ALL OF YOU!
And I’ve got swag too:
You’ve got buttons and magnets (they look the same) and bumperstickers and postcards I made advertising the raffle. Get there early peeps! I only have a limited number!
I promise – I haven’t been checking the weather obsessively, but it looks like it’s going to be in the 70s with scattered thunder storms and a 40% chance of rain. Sunday looks to be the same. So we’re on as of right this second. I will update Friday night with a definite go ahead, but I think it looks good. What’s the worst thing that happens? It rains a little? Bring your trash bags just in case. Also, Ruth was kind enough to check out Cherry Hill Fountain for us – everytime I’ve tried to get there I’ve had a change of plans! – and she says there are a bunch of benches around one side of the fountain – but you still might want to bring some kind of stool if you’re bringing your wheel. What else? Oh yeah – some more prizes!!
Dani of Sunshine Yarns has generously donated a MEGA skein of Emerald Isle Sock Yarn – enough for TWO PAIRS! And the fabulous Adrian of Hello Yarn is sending us 8oz of her merino/silk blend! THANK YOU DANI AND ADRIAN!
And this JUST IN! LEXIE BARNES herself is donating a KNITTING BAG! How fabulous is that! Lexie YOU ROCK! I’ll be sure to fill it with some of our other donated prizes for A FULL BAG!
Just so you all know, I’ve decided that instead of a million little prizes going out, I’m going to combine prizes into fabulous pseudo gift baskets – each filled with all kinds of different items from various vendors. So they’ll be fewer winners – but whoever wins will be VERY HAPPY! TRUST ME! I’ve got many of the prizes sitting here tempting me and they are all GORGEOUS!
Again and again I can’t THANK YOU ALL ENOUGH! WOOHOOOOOO!
Did I have a good weekend? YOU BET! I cannot find the words. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! We’ve reached another goal and I’m pushing it even further. Double Double Double Chai!
LET’S GET TO $10800!!!
Did you see what my friend High Energy Jenny is doing? She’s selling off some SPECTACULAR kits and giving all the money to Heifer! HOW MUCH DOES THAT ROCK? Go see what she’s got left! THANK YOU JENNY!
And Jeannine Bakriges, knitter, spinner, dyer, teacher, writer extraordinaire, has generously donated FIVE copies of Knit Lit Too and an Adam Mielke spindle! THANK YOU JEANNINE!
All the information on donating and winning can be found HERE!
I cannot adequately tell you what your donations – all of them – mean to me! I’ve never done anything like this before and I’m truly touched by your generosity. THANK YOU!
Yesterday I received this email from Josie:
Hi There:
Love your blog and the organization Heifer International. I am happy to say that on behalf of the second grade class at Anansi Charter School in Taos, New Mexico, I have donated $100.00 towards a knitting basket. I taught the entire 2nd grade to knit this year (12 boys, 4 girls) and they loved it. Here is the blanket that they knitted and which I assembled. We raffled the blanket to raise money for them to paint a sign for school and to do a ropes course at the end of the year with the balance going for the knitting basket. They were very proud of their accomplishment ( and I was too!) Thanks for this fundraiser–you’re doing good work!
Josie
Go ahead. Grab your tissues. I’ll still be here. HONK. SNORT. There. That’s better. Never, in my widlest dreams, did I think I’d get emails like this. THANK YOU JOSIE! THANK YOU KIDS! THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR CONTINUING SUPPORT!
L, C
PS – Besides THE WHEEL(!!!!!), we’ve had a couple more prize donations: Susan from Spinning Bunny has donated 16 ounces of hand dyed targhee in any of her colorways – winner’s choice – and 2 skeins of 50% superwash merino 50% tencel sock yarn in any of her colorways – winner’s choice. And Roxy from Roxy Yarns is sending us Serendipity Knitting Needles and Interlacements yarn. THANK YOU SUSAN AND ROXY!
I haven’t been able to contain my excitement! I’ve been bursting at the seams, but now I can SHOUT IT!
Are you ready? I don’t think you’re ready. Seriously. Sit down. Okay?
It was all Tina‘s idea. And then she talked to Toni and WE’RE GIVING AWAY A WHEEL!!!!! I shit you not!!
It’s a Majacraft Suzie Pro – with the green wheel – and Toni tells me it’s handpainted on the back.
And how do you WIN this FANTASTIC, SPECTACULAR, FABULOUS, STUPENDOUS GRAND FREAKING PRIZE? I’m glad you asked. Here’s the info yet again:
I’ve set up a REGISTRY at Heifer International.
For every $10.00 you spend on this registry, your name will be placed in the proverbial hat for drawings in the coming weeks. For instance, if you spend $50.00, your name will be put in the hat 5 times. You can win more than one prize if your name is in there more than once – we will not be pulling out multiple names after a win. There are various ways to spend:
— Knitting Basket: $500.00
— Share of a Knitting Basket: $50.00
— A Full Llama: $150.00
— Share of a Llama: $20.00
— A Full Sheep: $120.00
— Share of a Sheep: $10.00
— Trio of Rabbits: $60.00
— Share of Rabbits: $10.00
— A Full Goat:$120.00
— Share of a Goat: $10.00
— A Full Pig: $120.00
— Share of a Pig: $10.00
— Chicks: $20
— Bees: $30
The way the registry works is this – click on the type of animal you’d like to buy – whether it be a full animal or a share of an animal. You will then be taken to a page about the animal and given the option to purchase the whole animal or just a share! It’s as EASY as that!
I hope there is something for everyone here. The FABULOUS and FANTASTIC PRIZES will be awarded ALL OVER THE WORLD! YOU DO NOT HAVE TO ATTEND THE EVENT TO WIN! So if you can’t be there on the 24th, you can still be there in SPIRIT!
Since the registry only tells me that you’ve given, not how much (for raffle purposes) here’s what I’m asking: WHEN YOU DONATE TO HEIFER THROUGH THE REGISTRY (and I know you will 😉 ), PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO spinout@januaryone.com STATING HOW MUCH YOU GAVE. Otherwise, you’ll be put in the raffle pot ONCE, regardless of how much you donated.
ALL IT TAKES IS TEN DOLLARS AND A DREAM!
THANK YOU ALL SO SO MUCH!
Thanks to a spectacularly generous donation from Luise in MA, we’ve PASSED OUR GOAL! So LET’S DOUBLE IT!
DOUBLE DOUBLE CHAI! I’m bringing over all of the information on giving – and we’ve added BEES!
Here’s how to donate:
I’ve set up a REGISTRY at Heifer International.
For every $10.00 you spend on this registry, your name will be placed in the proverbial hat for drawings in the coming weeks. For instance, if you spend $50.00, your name will be put in the hat 5 times. You can win more than one prize if your name is in there more than once – we will not be pulling out multiple names after a win. There are various ways to spend:
— Knitting Basket: $500.00
— Share of a Knitting Basket: $50.00
— A Full Llama: $150.00
— Share of a Llama: $20.00
— A Full Sheep: $120.00
— Share of a Sheep: $10.00
— Trio of Rabbits: $60.00
— Share of Rabbits: $10.00
— A Full Goat:$120.00
— Share of a Goat: $10.00
— A Full Pig: $120.00
— Share of a Pig: $10.00
— Chicks: $20
— Bees: $30
The way the registry works is this – click on the type of animal you’d like to buy – whether it be a full animal or a share of an animal. You will then be taken to a page about the animal and given the option to purchase the whole animal or just a share! It’s as EASY as that!
I hope there is something for everyone here. The FABULOUS and FANTASTIC PRIZES will be awarded ALL OVER THE WORLD! YOU DO NOT HAVE TO ATTEND THE EVENT TO WIN! So if you can’t be there on the 24th, you can still be there in SPIRIT! LET’S BUY A WHOLE HERD PEOPLE!
Since the registry only tells me that you’ve given, not how much (for raffle purposes) here’s what I’m asking: WHEN YOU DONATE TO HEIFER THROUGH THE REGISTRY (and I know you will 😉 ), PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO spinout@januaryone.com STATING HOW MUCH YOU GAVE. Otherwise, you’ll be put in the raffle pot ONCE, regardless of how much you donated.
THANK YOU ALL SO SO MUCH! I’M THRILLED!!!
One of my favorite movie moments is when they all raise that barn in Witness. You know what I’m talking about – the local men, led by Alexander Godunov are all doubting Harrison Ford and his carpenter skills but then he turns out to be a stud among studs and then Kelly McGillis pours him his lemonade first causing a HUGE scandal to erupt among the silent lunch goers. It’s an uproar only the Amish could pull off – all raised eyebrows and whispers. Shudder! And the music – oh my god the MUSIC! I had an aerobics teacher who used it for her wedding march and also for the cool down at the end of class. I love that music.
Anyway – LET’S RAISE A BARN! I’m determined and you all know when I’m determined it GETS DONE! Only usually I’m doing things on my own (delegate is a bad word in my vocabulary honestly) and now I NEED YOU!!!
I’ve decided on $3600 as my fundraising goal for the SPIN OUT Heifer International Registry. Why $3600? Well, it’s my thirty-sixth year and also it’s Double Chai. Each letter of the Hebrew alphabet is assigned a number and the word for LIFE equals 18. So 18 is a hugely significant number in Judaism, as well as it’s multiples. I remember, growing up, my dad would always write checks – to Bar Mitzvahs or Weddings – and always add change on the end in multiples of 18. Or write a check for $216. You get the idea. So $3600. And look at that – we’re already almost HALF WAY THERE!
All it takes is $10.00!!! Get yourself some chicks. Or a pig’s tail. Or a sheep’s fleece. Or a cute rabbit nose. You’ll be helping out a GREAT CAUSE. And don’t forget – for every $10 you spend, YOU’LL GET A CHANCE TO WIN! I’m adding new prizes to the PRIZE PATROL right now. We’ve got new prizes from Mama-E over at C*EYE*BER Fibers, Marie at Brooklyn Handspun, Chris at Woolybuns and Marie in Florida added some sock yarn to the mix. Head on over to see all the prizes!
WHEN YOU DONATE TO HEIFER THROUGH THE REGISTRY (and I know you will 😉 ), PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO spinout@januaryone.com STATING HOW MUCH YOU GAVE. Otherwise, you’ll be put in the raffle pot ONCE, regardless of how much you donated. Don’t forget, for every $10 donated, you get entered (so $50 gets you 5 entries.)
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SUPPORTING THIS CAUSE! I SO APPRECIATE IT!
Hey Everybody! Having a great weekend I hope! I’ve got a little problem I’m hoping you can help me with.
You know how Friday I posted this big post about the Great American Spin Out? And the equally Great American Raffle? Welp, it turns out that on the Heifer Registry I get information THAT you gave, but not HOW MUCH you gave. I know, I know – what business is it of mine how much you gave? Every little bit helps and you’ve got 841 other charities that you give to and you’re all INCREDIBLY GENEROUS! But, see, I said that the amount you gave would determine how many chances you had to WIN the FANTASTIC, FABULOUS, FANTABULOUS prizes coming down the hatch. Why just yesterday Toni from The Fold informed me she’s putting together a stunning prize package and Stephanie of Spritely Goods has generously donated one of her handblended Batts – winner’s choice! You see my problem.
GRAND PRIZE ANNOUNCED 06/07/06!!
It was all Tina‘s idea. And then she talked to Toni and WE’RE GIVING AWAY A WHEEL!!!!! I shit you not!!
It’s a Majacraft Suzie Pro – with the green wheel – and Toni tells me it’s handpainted on the back.
05/29/06: NEW PRIZES COMING IN DAILY!!!
Julie at Black Sheep Bags is donating some patterns; Teyani of Crown Mountain Farms is donating two skeins of SOCK HOP Yarn in the never before seen colorway Love Me Tender; Lisa Souza of Lisa Souza Knitwear and Dyeworks is putting together a PACKAGE OF GOODIES just for us!! Sundara of Sundara Yarns is offering up a bunch of prizes including silky merino (both dk and aran) and silk lace! Winners choose their colors! Felicia from SweetGeorgia Yarns is dying up some yarn and fiber ESPECIALLY for us!
5/30/06 – NEW PRIZES!
Amy Boogie of Spunky Eclectic is putting together a prize package for us – if you haven’t spun with Amy’s fiber, you don’t know what you’re missing! Susan is offering up a prize – she’ll let us know what she comes up with – I’m sure it will be fabulous. Linda Cortright, editor and publisher of Wild Fibers Magazine generously donated three subscriptions. Then she told Anna of Unicorn Fibre Products about us and Anna sending over some of her Fibre Wash – excellent for all things FIBER! Yahaira, of Pure Knits, is generously giving sock yarn in the Pure Knits colorway, handblended merino batts and some Nature’s Palette in the winner’s color choice! Yahaira – YOU ROCK! And Sheila, of Michael and Sheila Ernst Finely Crafted Glass, is donating some of her STUNNING GLASS BUTTONS. Have you seen Sheila and Michael’s work? It’s amazing. Linda LaBelle at The Yarn Tree in Brooklyn has graciously offered up a $25 Gift Certificate. Thank you Linda!!
6/01/06 – NEW PRIZES!
Mama-E from C*EYE*BER Fibers has donated a membership in her Project Spectrum Sock Club! That’s five skeins of yellow orange green blue purple natural goodness! YAY! Marie at Brooklyn Handspun is putting together something fabulous for us! Chris over at Woolybuns is harvesting some bunny fun to share and Marie in Florida has donated three pairs of socks. Well you have to knit them yourself – but she’s supplying the yarn! Ashley at Libertina Yarns is dyeing up some new yarns just for us! Thank you Ashley!
6/5/03 – MORE PRIZES!
Heather over at All Things Heather is putting together some hand-dyed yarns for us and Peggy at Rivers Edge Wool & Fibre has promised us some handspun yarn and vintage knitting needles. Thank you ladies! AND Tom Diak of Grafton Fibers has graciously donated a Swan Drop Spindle, a crochet hook and a pair of US8 circular needles! His
woodwork is just gorgeous – make sure you check it out. Thank you TOM!
6/7/06 – MORE PRIZES EVERYDAY!
Paula and Kate at Woolarina are pitching in some yarn and stuff. (Go tell Paula CONGRATULATIONS on her wedding this weekend! YAY PAULA!) Allison from the Simply Sock Yarn Company has some fabulous Toasty Toes to send us. Lori Lawson, fiber artist extraordinaire, from the Capistrano Fiber Arts Studio in San Juan Capistrano, CA, is putting together a generous package of hand painted fiber and yarn for us. And last but not least, Cecil Miskin from Buffalo Gold has donated a huge gift of buffalo goodies: fiber and yarn and fiber for felting! I can’t wait to feel the buffalo! (Oh and be sure to check out the contest Buffalo Gold is sponsoring over at Wild Fibers Magazine – you can win $1000 shopping spree at Buffalo Gold!) THANK YOU ALL!
06/08/06 – It’s getting boring already! 😉
Susan from Spinning Bunny has donated 16 ounces of hand dyed targhee in any of her colorways – winner’s choice – and 2 skeins of 50% superwash merino 50% tencel sock yarn in any of her colorways – winner’s choice. And Roxy from Roxy Yarns is sending us Serendipity Knitting Needles and Interlacements yarn. THANK YOU SUSAN AND ROXY!
06/12/06 – MORE!
Jeannine Bakriges, knitter, spinner, dyer, teacher, writer extraordinaire, has generously donated FIVE copies of Knit Lit Too and an Adam Mielke spindle! THANK YOU JEANNINE!
06/14/06 – ARE YOU SICK OF ME YET? I DIDN’T THINK SO!
Teyani of Crown Mountain Farms has upped her prize contribution from two skeins of SOCK HOP Yarn in the never before seen colorway Love Me Tender to include one skein of superwash merino fiber (in Sock Hop Colors), one set of GORGEOUS handmade Asciano rosewood knitting needles and a handmade Jenkins turkish drop spindle. Thank you Teyani and Klaus! Morgaine from Carolina Homespun is sending us a generous prize package including learn to spin kits and fiber! Thank you Morgaine! And last but not least, Patty and Maureen from Green Mountain Spinnery in Vermont are sending in a Painted Hat kit which includes the pattern and two colors of Mountain Mohair and a carry bag. The best news though – THEY’RE COMING DOWN FROM VERMONT FOR THE EVENT! Can’t wait to meet you! THANK YOU THANK YOU!
06/19/06 – Get your prizes here! Right here!
I’ve got quite a few prizes to announce: Emily of Sophie’s Toes Sock Yarn has graciously donated two skeins of her hand-dyed sock yarn in the colors “Handsome Park Ranger” and “Summer in the City” – you know – in honor of our little event! (And be sure to check out her quilts. They are breathtaking!) Stacey at Made By Ewe offered up one of her hand painted spindles and some of her yarn. Beautiful stuff! Potter Craft, publishers of the ever famous Mason Dixon Knitting and Big Girl Knits, is sending over a collection of goodies. Kelly at The Gabby Knitter is donating some of her fabulous hand dyed sock yarn. Jennifer over at Spirit Trail Fiberworks is sending us some of her hand-dyed gorgeousness! Sivia Harding has donated two BRAND NEW beaded sock patterns. You know how I feel about my Sivia (of the Diamond Fantasy Shawl fame!) And last but not least, Kathy Elkins of WEBS has generously donated a fantastic knitty prize! More details to come! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU ALL! I’m overwhelmed by all of your generosity!
06/21/06 – IT NEVER ENDS!
Dani of Sunshine Yarns has generously donated a MEGA skein of Emerald Isle Sock Yarn – enough for TWO PAIRS! And the fabulous Adrian of Hello Yarn> is sending us 8oz of her merino/silk blend! THANK YOU DANI AND ADRIAN!
And this JUST IN! LEXIE BARNES
herself is donating a KNITTING BAG! How fabulous is that! Lexie YOU ROCK! I’ll be sure to fill it with some of our other donated prizes for A FULL BAG!
06/29/06 – IT AIN’T OVER TILL IT’S OVER!
I’ve got a few more prizes to announce: Linda at Stone Leaf Moon is sending us one of her inspiring and unique handspun yarn creations; Jennifer of Knit Notes has offered up a set of her amazing cards; Helen of Bay Colony Farm is sending us some of her fantastic bunny fiber and Cathy Cooper handed me some gorgeous Grafton Fiber batts last weekend! ! THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!
06/30/06 – LAST BUT NOT LEAST!
The original Knitgrrl, Shannon Okey, has generously offered one winner a personalized signed copy of her not even released yet book, Spin to Knit.
The book isn’t do to be released until October, but the winner will get their hot copy right off the presses a bit early. THANK YOU Shannon! This is definitely one I’ll want on my book shelf!
THANK YOU ALL!
I’m putting a list of participating vendors in the extended entry. These people are being extremely generous with their time and products. Please visit them.
I spoke with the expert on charity giving and she said I could ask you to tell me how much you gave. And if the Zen Master says it’s okay, then it’s okay.
So here’s what I’m asking: WHEN YOU DONATE TO HEIFER THROUGH THE REGISTRY (and I know you will 😉 ), PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO spinout@januaryone.com STATING HOW MUCH YOU GAVE. Otherwise, you’ll be put in the raffle pot ONCE, regardless of how much you donated.
Oh, yeah, and we’ve added a few animals. SOMEONE was really pissy about the fact that there were no PIGS. To reiterate, here’s how to donate:
I’ve set up a REGISTRY at Heifer International.
For every $10.00 you spend on this registry, your name will be placed in the proverbial hat for drawings in the coming weeks. For instance, if you spend $50.00, your name will be put in the hat 5 times. You can win more than one prize if your name is in there more than once – we will not be pulling out multiple names after a win. There are various ways to spend:
— Knitting Basket: $500.00
— Share of a Knitting Basket: $50.00
— A Full Llama: $150.00
— Share of a Llama: $20.00
— A Full Sheep: $120.00
— Share of a Sheep: $10.00
— Trio of Rabbits: $60.00
— Share of Rabbits: $10.00
— A Full Goat:$120.00
— Share of a Goat: $10.00
— A Full Pig: $120.00
— Share of a Pig: $10.00
— Chicks: $20
— Bees: $30
(Yes. I’ve added Chicks to the mix. Mondo Chef Bakerina sent me an 8 page email outlining the virtues of chicks who grow up to become chickens who eventually lay eggs. It had footnotes and everything. This is what I read: Blah blah blah Middle Ages blah blah blah protein blah blah blah fertilizer blah blah blah CHICKS ARE CUTE. How could I resist?)
The way the registry works is this – click on the type of animal you’d like to buy – whether it be a full animal or a share of an animal. You will then be taken to a page about the animal and given the option to purchase the whole animal or just a share! It’s as EASY as that!
I hope there is something for everyone here. The prizes will be awarded ALL OVER THE WORLD! YOU DO NOT HAVE TO ATTEND THE EVENT TO WIN! So if you can’t be there on the 24th, you can still be there in SPIRIT! LET’S BUY A WHOLE HERD PEOPLE!
I’ll be updating prizes and information in the coming weeks. Prizes will be awarded once the registry is closed – I’ve kept it open until June 30th. PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED IF THE EVENT HAPPENS OR NOT! I’m sure the event will go off without a hitch, but say it’s like a hurricane or something, in the middle of Central Park or it snows. Or whatever. we’ll still be giving shit away. YAY!
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY! HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!
PS – I got myself a sheepie and a share of a pig. YEEHAW!
PPS – Don’t forget to click below to see the GREAT VENDORS DONATING PRIZES TO THE CAUSE!!!
Do you know what this is?
That’s right. It’s a PARKS PERMIT BABY!!!
SPIN ON SPIN IN SPIN OUT!
Saturday, June 24th, 11AM – 5PM
Central Park, NYC
Cherry Hill Fountain is a beautiful location assigned to us by the Parks Commission – they hold weddings there all the time to give you an idea of how pretty it is. It’s location is mid-Park at 72nd Street, West of Bethesda Terrace. It’s like dead center in the park so you can enter from either the west side or the east side. Here’s a link to a map. COME ONE COME ALL! YOU DO NOT HAVE TO SPIN TO ATTEND! There will be plenty of knitters and spinners. Spindle spinners, wheel spinners, etc. WANT TO LEARN? I can’t believe there won’t be people there to help you. Don’t KNIT or SPIN? Come anyway. See what the craziness is about. The raindate will be the following day, Sunday, June 25th.
There are rules to go along with the permit:
— NO SELLING OF ANYTHING. You need a crapload of other permits to sell stuff, so please don’t bring your wares to sell. Thank you!
— NO CARS. Cars are not permitted in the park without a crapload of other permits, so please don’t bring your cars. Thank you!
— NO WHEELS ON THE GRASS! They’ve given us an area with a lot of pavement around a gorgeous fountain. They don’t want their grass messed up so please don’t put your 1908 antique saxony made from new baby oak trees on their precious grass. Thank you!
— NO ALCOHOL OR DRUGS. In bottles or cans, thank you. Alcohol is not permitted in the park without a crapload of other permits, so please don’t bring your beer. If you’ve got a prescription for the drugs, well, then, let’s just say I’m bringing mine! Thank you!
— NO PETS OFF A LEASH. I don’t know whether or not this is a rule of the park, but I’m sure it is and it’s a personal peeve of mine. I know you love your animal a lot, but other people might not love it so much so keep it on a leash please. THANK YOU!
— NO AMPLIFIED SOUND. Sound is not permitted in the park without a crapload of other permits, so please don’t bring your ten foot sub woofers with 20 foot amps. Thank you!
— NO BBQs. Cooking is not permitted in the park without a crapload of other permits, so please leave the Hibachis at home. Maybe a nice PB&J lunch? Thank you!
I think that covers the rules. Now onto the fun stuff!
You can’t go to the spinning event of the century without a cool t-shirt, right? I’ve got your t-shirts right here baby!
I went a little Peter Max, no? It’s like a Rorschach test. What do you see? (Besides the fact that I’m insane.) You can buy the crazy shirt here.
Not feeling so out there? I’ve got a tamer t-shirt for you too!
There are also hats and bags and stickers if you want. Click here to buy the tamer tee!
There is no mark-up on any of the items in the store. You’re paying the price Cafe Press has set for the items. ENJOY!
Now, it wouldn’t be a January One event without prizes, would it?
We’re holding a RAFFLE of sorts! We’ve got MANY great prizes coming!! Fiber from Blue Moon, books from Spin Off, more great fiber, tee-shirts, equipment and other goodies! You KNOW the prizes will be good. HOW DO I WIN? That’s what you’re asking isn’t it?
I’ve set up a REGISTRY at Heifer International.
For every $10.00 you spend on this registry, your name will be placed in the proverbial hat for drawings in the coming weeks. For instance, if you spend $50.00, your name will be put in the hat 5 times. You can win more than one prize if your name is in there more than once – we will not be pulling out names after a win. There are various ways to spend:
— Knitting Basket: $500.00
— Share of a Knitting Basket: $50.00
— A Full Llama: $150.00
— Share of a Llama: $20.00
— A Full Sheep: $120.00
— Share of a Sheep: $10.00
I hope there is something for everyone here. The prizes will be awarded ALL OVER THE WORLD! YOU DO NOT HAVE TO ATTEND THE EVENT TO WIN! So if you can’t be there on the 24th, you can still be there in SPIRIT! LET’S BUY A WHOLE HERD PEOPLE!
I’ll be updating prizes and information in the coming weeks. Prizes will be awarded once the registry is closed – I’ve kept it open until June 30th. PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED IF THE EVENT HAPPENS OR NOT! I’m sure the event will go off without a hitch, but say it’s like a hurricane or something, in the middle of Central Park or it snows. Or whatever. we’ll still be giving shit away. YAY!
If you have any questions about anything PLEASE SEND THEM TO spinout@januaryone.com. THANK YOU!
PS – This was my big announcement! Hope I didn’t disappoint. HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!
