Welcome to our series of monthly-ish contests… which have been suspended until further notice.

Past winners:

May 2010
Theme: Haiku about Gauge
Prize: BMFA SilkMo in Lagoon
Winner: LAT
“Like a nose or ears,
Everyone has a gauge; But
Not the one they want.”

April 2010
Theme: Flash your Stash
Prize: H20+ hand care and Kollage Square DPNS
Winner: Simone B.
See her picture here: Simone’s Stash

March 2010
Theme: Knitting Limerick
Prize: Twisted pattern pack
Winner: Esther S.
There was a young gent in a flasher’s mac,
Who cried, when the ladies did turn their back,
“I wanted to show ya
My fab, new pullover.
I knit it myself, and in entrelac”

February 2010.
Theme: Craziest place you’ve ever knitted or crocheted.
Prize: “Toe-Up!” by Chrissy Gardiner
Winners:
Jocelyn: The craziest place was this: I had a very intimate (and uncomfortable) procedure performed by my OB/GYN, and I knit through the whole thing to distract me. He was very surprised!

Joshin: My fiancée and I felt it was incumbent upon us to open the eyes of a friend of ours, an innocent, young man. She suggested that the two of us take him to a strip club, and I insisted that, as a man, it be one that would have good, cheap steak.
We took a housemate of ours along with us on this cheerful romp, and I sat back as my friends took in the view. I was grateful that the smoking ban had come in to effect as I pulled out my knitting and worked on my sock yarn scarf— the second project I had ever started.

December 2009/January 2010
Theme: Self Portrait with Yarn or Knits
Prize: Goodie bag with Indie Dyer yarn, Lantern Moon keychain, and sample of Soak
Winner: Lauren (and Mr. Pretty) See the portrait in our Flickr Gallery!

November 2009
Theme: Haiku about your favorite fiber-bearing plant or animal
Prize: Cat Bordhi’s “Personal Footprints for Insouciant Sock Knitters”
Winner: Sharon R.
Fresh, newborn lamb bleats
Wobbly knees and flapping tail
Future is all wool

October 2009
Theme: Submit a photo of animals and knits
Prize: Lantern Moon Bag
Winner: Sharon S. with her photo of “Little Winston” in his adorable sweater
see her photo!

September 2009
Theme: Ode to Yarn
Prize: Walk’n Knit bag by Knit Purl Sew What
Winner: Michelle K.
Autumn coming soon.
Soft silk, wool, cotton, oh yarn!
cannot wait to knit.

August 2009
Theme: Submit a photo that illustrates “the Secret Life of Socks” and upload it to the Twisted flickr photo gallery.
Prize: 1 skein Araucania Ranco
Winner: Lucy Anne T.
See her photo

July 2009
Theme: Toe-up or Cuff-Down? Support your answer in 17 syllables
Prize: Skein of Cherry Tree Hill sock yarn in Green Mountain Madness
Winner: Ester P.
Fat legs and cankles;
they have proved to me: cuff-down
is the way to be!

Second Place Prize: Skein of Araucania Ranco, Color 117
Second Place Winner: Abbe F.
I started cuff down
But what’s this? Not enough yarn?
I was such a fool.

June 2009
Theme: Submit your best photo that shows both flowers AND something you knitted with yarn from Twisted to our flickr photo gallery.
Prize: Tote bag by Lantern Moon
Winner: Michele B.
See her photo

April/May 2009
Theme: Knitting for babies
Prize: Needles and Things circular needles case
Winner: Cindy Y.
I always forget
Babies heads are ginormous
Knit the neck bigger

January/February 2009
Theme: New Years’ crafting resolution
Prize: a skein of Cherry Tree Hill Organic DK sock yarn in the Martha’s Vineyard colorway
Winner: Lenka I.
Finish one, Start one,
Uh oh, I have started three…
Must stop casting on!

October/November 2008
Theme: favorite thing to knit
Prize: the book Suss Design Essentials by Suss Cousins
Winner: Taylor A.
Sweaters on size 1′s,
With cables, and steeks, and lace…
Haha, just kidding.

September 2008
Theme: why do you knit?
Prize: skein of Noro Kureyon sock yarn color #102
Winner: Charlotte C.
Truthfully, I knit
to avoid cleaning out my
refrigerator

June 2008
Theme: creative uses for rubber bands
Prize: A lifetime supply of rubber bands… and The Little Box of Knitted Gifts by Sandy Scoville, published by Martingale.
Winner: Lorajean K.
You can tie rubber bands together, hook it to a breast pump, hook it to your bra and pump hands free. Pretty nifty huh?

May 2008
Theme: a slogan for Twisted
Prize: Bumper sticker and t-shirt with the new slogan
Winner: Leila W.
Keep Portland Twisted

April 2008
Theme:Crafting and the weather
Prize: Knitty Gritty Knits by Vicky Howell
Winner: Brianne P.
Rivulets of rain
make cables down my window.
Inspired, I knit.

March 2008
Theme: Knitting and pets
Prize: Stylish Knits for Dogs, by Ilene Hochberg
Winner: Alessandra, Faye, and the Sockettes
Bucky’s sweater rocks.
What about his naked friend?
Carat needs a dress!

February 2008
Theme: Knitting for someone you love
Prize: Silk dragon tote
Winner: Carrie G.
Just for you, my love,
I knit plain socks in black yarn
in February.

January 2008
Theme: New year’s crafting resolutions
Winner: Andi C.
Prize: Winter Knits Kit, by Sara Lucas and Allison Isaacs
ORGANIZATION!
Must bite bullet and face stash.
Need patience, liquor.

December 2007
Theme: Holiday crafting
Winner: Lucy Anne T.
Prize: Trekking XXL color 150
Knit, purl, don’t worry,
Christmas stockings make lovely
Valentine presents.

November 2007
Theme: teaching someone else a craft
Winner: Leila W.
Prize: Lacy Little Knits by Iris Shreier
tongues sharp as needles
drool at alchemy of yarn
nephews think I’m cool

October 2007
Theme: crafting horror stories
Winner: Bob S.
Prize: Frabjous Fibers Banana Silk and pattern
Wet drive, knitting drags:
Like a trail of crumbs work ravels
To show my way home.

September 2007
Theme: crafting triumphs
Winner: Katie E.
One last row to do.
It doesn’t look like a hat…
Do you like my bag?

August 2007
Theme: learning a new craft
Winner: Lynda
Steek my knitting? Yikes!
Shining blade down Fair Isle rows.
Take deep breath. And cut.

July 2007
Theme: summer knitting
Winner: Pam
I sit by the pool
And wonder if I can float
While knitting my socks

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