I have to confess that other than all the great information I get from watching and listening to craft podcasts another reason I’ve gotten a little…shall we say…er…addicted to them is that many of them run contests, and ever since I won one over at the Stockinette Zombie podcasts, I have started to pay more attention to them. I am not the type of person who wins stuff, but as of yesterday, I have won two different podcast contests!
The latest one is from a fairly new show called Knittynatter. Zena is the host. She is from the UK and has a wonderful, easy-going personality. I just feel relaxed when I watch her. What I also like about her show is that it is usually under 30 minutes, and generally, she has pretty good show notes. So if she talks about something you can follow links to various patterns. She has been running a monthly contest where members of her Ravelry group can post about their finished objects (or LOLs). You can double dip (meaning you can post to other groups like Dramatic Knits who also has a similar contest), and you can make a post for each item you finish during the month. So the more you make, the more you can enter, and the more chances you get to win.
Podcasts contest can vary. Some are super simple like the Knittynatter, and other are a little more involved. For example, here are a few other contests going on right now (all require that you are a member of their Ravelry group by the way):
Knit Me Happy has a sock KAL for August/September that will include prizes.
Knitabulls is always having lots of contests. Right now there is one to win a knitting bag, but watch her podcast for other contests she has in the works.
Knitting Samurai Plus 1 has an unusual contest now where you post about someone else’s works in progress that you love.
Retro Lemon Studio is having a KAL/contest using toy patterns from the host, Jenna. Some of her patterns are free, and some are paid for patterns, but you can use either.
Almost all the podcasts seem to run a contest now and then. Find the podcasts you enjoy listening/watching, join their Ravelry groups, and enter their contests!
August 12, 2012 at 7:20 am
But what did you win? Just curious …
August 12, 2012 at 8:03 am
I won a free pattern. Actually 2 because one prize was a free $7 pattern, and the one I picked was just $2, so she bought me another one to go with it. I posted pictures of my finished fiber projects for July on her Ravelry forum. Then she randomly picked and number, and one of my posts on the forum won. She has the same thing going on for August as does Dramatic Knits and I think Knit Me Happy is doing it too.