Double your pleasure, double your fun! *Winners announced*
Jan 11, 2010 
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During my last two visits to New York City, I visited two stores owned by two sisters. Located in ultra-cool SoHo, these two stores are where I would spend every waking moment if I lived nearby.
The first store is Purl SoHo. It’s a wonderfully small little place that seems to always be filled with knitters on the hunt for the ultimate in luxury yarns. The walls are lined in bins stuffed full of yarn in glorious colors and magnificent textures. It’s easy to get lost in a whirlwind of project inspiration and the staff is very knowledgeable, friendly and helpful.
The second store, just a few doors down the street, is Purl Patchwork. It’s a store for quilters and other crafters with a passion for unique and wonderful fabrics. The staff there is just as wonderful as the girls down the street.
What makes these two stores doubly special is that they are owned and operated by a pair of sisters, Jennifer and Joelle Hoverson. These creative masterminds have done an amazing job of providing a lovely and inspirational atmosphere in both of their stores as well as on their websites. I did a little Googling and discovered that they’ve both been featured on Martha Stewart’s sites. And with good reason. Joelle’s apartment in Brooklyn was featured for it’s gorgeous design and decor. Jennifer was featured for her use of lovely fabrics at her wedding. You know these girls are good if they have Martha’s stamp of approval. 
So…you may have picked up on the ‘double’ theme throughout this post: 2 NYC visits, 2 stores, 2 sisters, etc….
So……you may want to know that I’m giving away 2 items today!
It turns out that Joelle has published two books: Last-Minute Knitted Gifts and Last-Minute Patchwork + Quilted Gifts and it turns out that these awesome ladies have provided me a copy of each book to give away to two lucky Green Wife readers (one book each)!
The books include patterns for such love projects as this throw…
(I’m pretty sure I could spend a lifetime curled up with that throw by that fire.)
…and this elephant!!!
I want to kiss his forehead and rub his ears.
And this scarf…
And…
And…
Just gorgeous.
The giveaway will run through 5pm Tuesday (Jan 12). To enter, post a single comment telling me which book you would be more interested in receiving if you win. Annnnd, since I’ve recently started a Green Wife Twitter account, I’ll add in a second way to enter this time. Follow me on Twitter, mention that you followed in your comment (along with your Twitter name) and you will get a second chance to win!
**We had a sudden change of plans today, so I’m updating from my phone. Rather than using random.org, I wrote your names on scraps of hotel notepad and tore them. Hey, I didn’t have scissors, k??
I drew Lyndsey and Shanyn! Congratulations, girls! Email me your addresses at Abbie(at)thegreenwife.com and the lovely Purl ladies will get your books shipped to you. I can’t wait to hear what lovely things you create with these patterns!
Nevermind the wine in the plastic hotel cup.
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Ahhhh Knitted Gifts! I have to decide what to do with the yarn from NYC anyway!
Patchwork and Quilted Gifts, because I have soooo much fabric that I need to use up! But, the Knitted Gifts might me nice also since I wish I could knit…can we say we would like either or?
I’d have to say the Patchwork and Quilted Gifts because I’m embarassed to say I don’t know how to knit…yet.
Love the nursery stuff and the elephant.
I don’t know how to knit but I love to sew so I’d have to say the Patchwork one. Thanks for the chance!
Oh, this is hard because I love to knit, but I think the patchwork gifts would be more useful because it would help me use up fabric bits and notions and learn something new.
Knitted Gifts! Didn’t Susan just get this one, by the way? It has some really lovely patterns.
I’d love the Knitted Gifts book — I’m still a beginner at knitting, but this would provide a ton of inspiration!
I would want the knitting one because it’s my new years resolution to learn how to knit!
Knitted Gifts! I need to learn some new stuffs
Patchwork and Quilted Gifts! I am trying to get back in the swing of quilting.
Yay!
knitted gifts! i’ve checked it from the library twice
Last minute knitted gifts!
Oh wow! I would LOVE to have The Patchwork and Quilted Gifts book and I will tell you why ( though I hope you don’t find it corny!). When I was a little girl there was a lady whom I took to as my grandmother and she considered me her granddaughter, we just clicked. She used to have a room where she set up for quilting and she sometimes would let me help. I miss her now so much and would absolutely love to learn how to do patchwork and quilting to bring back those memories that fill my heart. Thanks for reading this and now as I am tearing up recalling these times I do hope you would consider me for the book; I could go on and on but I have said too much as it is. Bye bye!!
I like lizards. And knitting.
I would love the patchwork and quilted gifts. Maybe I will try to make my own crib set this time around.
Oh, I would love the quilting book. I was just at Borders tonight sitting on the floor trying to decide on a quilting book and I got overwhelmed by it all. Maybe this is the universe’s way of helping me pick! Please, universe!
I followed you on Twitter. My username is MyTwoDaughters.
I’m much more of a knitter than I am a quilter, so I would love the Last Minute Knitted Gifts book. I love that throw!
The knitting book would be fabulous! Both titles look awesome.
Oh, and I also followed you on Twitter. I’m @SomebodyHealMe.
Ooh…Patchwork + Quilted Gifts, please!
Hmmmm….I would be thrilled to win “Last Minute Gifts”! It has some way cute patterns
…. crossing fingers!!…..
Oh wow! I Love both of them! I would probably pick the knitting one though .. although the other one I would love too! How do I choose?
It’s hard to choose, but since I knit more than sew. I’m going with Last minute Knitted Gifts!
I’m following you on twitter now- spamymom
I would love the Quilting one. It would help me use up TONS. I mean drawers of scrap fabric I’ve been hanging on to because I know there is some project out there to use them for.
Oooh…I’d first say the quilting one simply because I don’t know how to knit, but then I remembered that I don’t know how to quilt either. ha ha! So definitely the knitting one. Those tiny baby booties are CUTE-CUTE! I would convert them from fun size to econo-size to fit my feet.
ooh…ooh, and I just became a twitter follower as well. username biasia
OMG, I want the patchwork book!!! LOOOVE THESE!
And I’m a follower
FabricFloozie
Ooooooh! What an exciting giveaway!!! I would LOVE to receive the Last Minute Knitted Gifts book. I have been teaching myself how to knit and am loving it! Next on my to-do list is to knit a pair of longies for my little babe due in July! Thanks for such a great giveaway!
And I just followed you on Twitter! I’m Jen5253.
hrmm….hard choice. if i won the knitted book i’d either be inspired to take it up again or just gift it to my mother with all the things i wanted her to knit for me marked. hehehe same goes with the patchwork book i suppose…
eh, if i have to choose, i think it would be the patchwork book since i have zero of that genre in my personal library.
I would love to have the knitted gifts book–it would be a GREAT gift for my mom-in-law who’s going through a very tough time these days
Oh my gosh! I won! It is my lucky day!
Thank you!! =D
Awww I’m soo sad I missed this giveaway! The elephant is sooo freaking adorable awwww!! I want to kiss his forehead and rub his ears too hehe!
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