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Yarn mitzvah winners are: Ellie, who won the Copacabana ribbon yarn; and Kelly, who won the Phildar Licorne! Thanks to everyone who played along. I can't wait to hear what Ellie and Kelly do to pass on the yarn mitzvah to others. If anyone else does a mitzvah of their own, I'd love to hear about it. Let the good yarn karma roll!

And speaking of good yarn karma, I got a call from Knitters Mercantile in Columbus, where I put an entry in for their grand opening door prize. Would you believe that I won something? I can't wait to see what it is. Oh boy, oh boy, oh boy!

6 balls Phildar Licorne in color #101, "giroflee", a gorgeous orangey yellow. Licorne is Phildar's mercerized cotton, like Rowan's cotton glace, but it's much smoother and has a beautiful sheen. It's the same cotton yarn that's called for in the infamous cardi raye (just in a different color). It's 100% cotton, 120m per ball at 25st/10cm. It should be enough yarn to make a large tank or tee. Check the Rowan books for cotton glace patterns.

I bought this yarn thinking it was a totally different color (the Breiweb site shows it as a peachy color). It's a beautiful color, but I'm unsure about whether I could get away with it. Plus, I have some more in red that I know I'm gonna love!

The yarn mitzvah rules: If you're interested in this yarn, leave a comment to this post by Sunday, April 10 and start thinking about yarn you might want to give away. I'll draw a name and announce the winner in two weeks.

5 skeins of Phildar Copacabana in color #4 "naturel", which is beige/white variegated. This the same yarn I used to make my tiny tank a couple years ago (just in a different colorway). It's 100% rayon and knits up like a spongey cotton tape. There's 94m per ball at 14st/10cm.

My good buddy Becky sent me a few skeins in this color to make a second tiny tank and then I bought a whole bunch more of it thinking I'd make a whole sweater, but now I really just want another tank. So here's the extra I bought, all the same dye lot and everything. It'd be enough to make a large tank with wide straps and maybe even short sleeves.

The yarn mitzvah rules: If you're interested in this yarn, leave a comment to this post by Sunday, April 10 and start thinking about yarn you might want to give away. I'll draw a name and announce the winner in two weeks.

I have been the recipient of a yarn mitzvah - a very good yarny deed. A knitter friend of mine (one of the people who helped teach me to knit!) has developed chronic tendonitis and has come to the conclusion that he'll never knit through all of his stash. So he gave me this entire bag of Cascade 200 in a beautiful forest green.

Sure, he could have sold this yarn on eBay or tried to swap it with somebody for something, but he really just wanted to give it away to someone he knows will use and enjoy it. Isn't that a wonderful thing?

Since I can't really repay him for the yarn without going against the principle of the idea, I've decided to thank him by doing a yarn mitzvah myself. I'm going to give away some Phildar yarn from my stash. No swapping, no trading, no money. I'm giving them away. Buuuuuut, I'd really love to see whoever takes the yarn to do the same: find something yarny that someone else would appreciate (it doesn't have to be a lot) and offer it up on your blog or give it to a deserving friend. And if you don't have a blog, I'm happy to post it here for you. It would be great to see the mitzvah be passed on from one person to another.

So here's the rules. Post a comment to the entry with the yarn goody you'd like to have by Sunday, April 10 and start thinking about something yarny you'd like to give away. I'll pull names and announce the winners after my vacation next week.

(Yup, I'm going on vacation all next week! Can anyone recommend a good yarn store in the Columbus area? I've heard that Wolfe Fiber Arts, which I really loved, has closed. Where can I go instead? Help!)