Diary of an Eccentric's 1st Blogiversary Giveaway!

I can't believe a year has passed since I stared this little blog. Actually, the one-year mark came and went unnoticed. (Oops! I blame it on too much work and my recent mini-vacation!) I wrote my very first post here on June 4, 2007.

When I began blogging, I only wanted a place to keep track of my knitting projects, take down my thoughts about the books I read, and motivate myself to keep writing. I never imagined I'd make some friends or find so many interesting blogs that my knitting and reading to-do lists would grow out of control! These are the best parts of the blogging process.

In the year that I've been blogging, I met some great people who I consider friends even though we've never met. I reviewed more than 50 books, posted 2 free knitting patterns, posted pictures of 4 pairs of Jaywalkers I knit, and attended a writing conference. That's more than I'd ever imagined, and I feel I've made a lot of progress in pursuing the activities I enjoy most.

In honor of my first blogiversary, I have 3 prizes to give away. The main focus of my blog is knitting and reading, so I figured raiding my stash and bookcase for some yarn and books would make some great prizes. Here are the goodies up for grabs:

Yarn: 3 full hanks (100 yards each) and 1 almost full hank of Farmhouse Yarns Woodland Spun; hand dyed, single ply bulky; 75% wool, 25% alpaca; colorway Moss.

Books: Maggie Cassidy by Jack Kerouac and The Yellow Wall-Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (I hope there are some classics lovers out there!)

All you have to do to enter is leave a comment here (or for those of you not able to comment, you can email me at anna_begood AT hotmail DOT com) and let me know if you want to be entered in the drawing for the yarn or the books. **If you want to double your chances of winning, you can link to this post from your blog.** (Feel free to enter, regardless of your location!)

**ETA: Feel free to enter to win both the yarn and the books! I just didn't want people to win yarn they don't want or win books they don't want to read!**

**ETA: If you don't have a blog that will provide me a way to contact you in the event that you win, please include your email address in the comments. Thanks!!**

You have until the close of Monday, June 30. The next day, I'll put the names in a hat, and let The Girl pull out the winners. Good luck, and thanks for celebrating with me!

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Serena at Savvy Verse and Wit also is celebrating her first blogiversary this month with a contest. All the information you need to enter is in this post.