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Did you think I could go a Wednesday without having a giveaway?  I think not!! 😉  Thank you Annie for your lovely guest post earlier today!  This girl, is sooo talented, she hand-knits the most adorable AND unique accessories for her shop such as hats, cowls, and headbands and she has tons of DIYs on her bloggity blog!  And the fact that she is from Michigan, that’s total bonus points in my book!  Here’s just a few that I love.. but I’m sure you can tell which one is my absolute favorite (hint: it has a bow on it).  🙂

But let’s all get to know a little bit more about beautiful Annie before diving into the giveaway..

{MEET THE SHOP OWNER}

1) Tell us a little bit about yourself.
I’m a freelance reporter/blogger living in Metro Detroit. Whenever I’m not writing I’m usually knitting or sewing. I started my Etsy shop about a year ago when I graduated from college, and I started my blog shortly after that. I’ve had so much fun meeting people through Etsy and blogging this past year! Some of my other interests include: Harry Potter, travel, design, penguins, anything pomegranate flavored, cardigans, and the color yellow.

2) How did you get into knitting?
I started knitting when I was in middle school. I honestly don’t even remember how I learned it – I just sort of taught myself. To this day I still don’t know how to read a pattern, and I don’t know any knitting terms other than knit and purl. I just know that I love it!

3) All your designs are so whimsical and cute, where do you draw your inspiration from?
Everywhere. That might sound a little cliche, but it’s true. I  don’t ever try to think of new designs, I just come up with ideas while I read books, watch movies, or take walks. Since a lot of my hats are made to look like other objects (like food, animals, or even cartoon characters) I always just keep an eye out wherever I am, and if I see something that could be turned into a hat, I make a note of it. I have an ongoing list of new project ideas that I can’t even keep up with!

4) What’s your favorite ice cream flavor?
Half Baked from Ben and Jerry’s

{GIVEAWAY}

Annie is so generously giving away a charcoal – small black and white cowl to ONE LUCKY READER!  It measures 34 inches around, so it can wrap around an adult neck once comfortably. It has a wavy pattern and is very stretchy. It is about 6 inches wide but stretches to over 16 inches.

How to Enter:

1. Visit Wattlebird and leave a comment with your favorite item!

For additional entries (please leave separate comment for each action):
2. Follow this blog with Google Friend Connect on right (if you already do, please let me know)
3. Follow Wattlebird blog with Google Friend Connect (if you already do, please let me know)
4. Tweet about this giveaway (make sure to use @sandyalamode and @anniehp in your tweet)

Feel free to use this tweet:

Win a beautiful hand-knit charcoal cowl made by @AnnieHP on @sandyalamode! http://bit.ly/dEksBX

This giveaway is open INTERNATIONALLY and closes on Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at 5PM CST.  Good luck!

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