GIVEAWAY – Susan Bates VELOCITY Circular Knitting Needles (CLOSED)

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The winner of the Susan Bates Velocity circular knitting needles is Michelle! She said, “I think circs are the best to knit with, I knit with them almost exclusively. Would probably use these for chemo caps for charity, but I’m sure they’ll get lots of other use, too.”

Send an email with your address to kelsey[at]vanillajoy[dot]com BEFORE WEDNESDAY to claim your prize. Thanks!

THE PRIZE

SUSAN BATES VELOCITY CIRCULAR KNITTING NEEDLES

One reader will win a set of 4 Susan Bates Velocity 16″ circular knitting needles in sizes 7, 8, 9, & 10.5 ($50 value).

MY REVIEW

SUSAN BATES velocity circular knitting needles

I love knitting on circular needles – I love going around and around and around…it’s totally therapeutic for me.

My most recent circular needle project is this hat, and I used these Susan Bates Velocity circular knitting needles. They’re made with nickel plated brass which makes them super slick and quiet too. They are called Velocity because they have a super smooth joint and are supposed to help you knit faster, and I’m a believer.

For my hat, I’m using a wool bulky yarn on size 8 needles, which could have been very slow going, but that bulky and coarse yarn just slides so smoothly and easily over these needles. I have to be careful my stitches don’t slip right off the end!

SUSAN BATES velocity circular knitting needles

Each pair of Velocity circular knitting needles are stamped with the US and metric size. Lots of double pointed and circular knitting needles don’t say the size anywhere on the needle, and I love that these do. I don’t like having to guess…And the cord is a deep purple that is just lovely.

Velocity 16″ circular needles range in size from 1 – 10.5 and in price from $11 – $13.50. They come in lengths of 16″, 29″, and 40″.

I just like how these feel in my hands. They’re comfortable to hold and make my knitting fast and fun! Thanks Susan Bates!

GIVEAWAY RULES

  • Make a comment on this post telling me what size you want most or what project you would make before midnight Friday, April 23.
  • A winner will be selected and announced at the top of this post on Saturday.
  • Only one comment per person unless you earn extra entries.
  • Giveaway open only to residents of the continental United States…sorry.
  • Winners must email me to claim their prize within 5 days.

EARN EXTRA ENTRIES

You may earn 1 extra entry each for doing the following (make a separate comment for each thing you do):

You may also earn up to 25 entries by blogging about this contest and including certain links – click here to read more about earning these entries.

GOOD LUCK and THANKS!

{These products were provided to Vanilla Joy for review purposes.}

58 thoughts on “GIVEAWAY – Susan Bates VELOCITY Circular Knitting Needles (CLOSED)”

  3. I think circs are the best to knit with, I knit with them almost exclusively. Would probably use these for chemo caps for charity, but I’m sure they’ll get lots of other use, too.

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  7. I’m loving these needles. I’m a new knitter and have knit on the plastic needles and the wood (bamboo?). I would love to have a set of these and they do look like they would be wonderful to knit on. I’d love the 7’s or the 10.5’s. The 7’s would be for a snowman set I’m dying to try and the 10.5’s would be for a baby blanket – it would make it a little bit larger because of the size. Lovin’ it!

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  18. I would love to win these velocity needles. I am especially interested in the US 9’s for a hat from Knitscence….picot cloche…I would like to knit up.

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  22. I would love the 7, being a stay at home mom of three infants/toddlers it’s a tad difficult to volunteer, however I love making things to help welcome our soldiers home from overseas.

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  33. I have never seen a set of needles quite like these, or heard of them….they look pretty easy to use, even for someone like me!

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  38. I do mostly charity knitting and would love to have a size 9 16″ circular needle. I’m right now working on a shrug and using some plastic straights and I hate them. The loops create a shadow and it’s hard to work the project.I just signed up for your newsletter so looking forward to getting it.

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  39. I only use circular needles! My favorite size is 7 but I need a size 10 or larger for a fun fur scarf I a making with yarn I got for my birthday.

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  49. Ah! I’d be honored to win just one of these needles, let alone all 4.

    These would come at a perfect time for me because in teaching my roommate how to knit, I lent her a bunch of my 16″ circs, and she accidentally broke some of them, including the size 8 and 9 circs :( :( :(

    I’d definitely want the size 8 circulars the most, given my current lack of them, and given the fact that I LOVE making hats and 8 is always my go-to size for hats.

    If I won, I’d make “Robot Hat” by Margaret Sharp on Ravelry (http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/robot-hat-2), for my brother’s upcoming birthday.

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  52. Just became a Facebook fan of Vanilla Joy.

    (My comments are not showing up on the page for some reason, but I hope they’re getting to you.)

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  58. I would like to win the 16″ needles, fav size 8 or 9. I make lots of hats and knit the sleeves to most sweaters in the round. Hate seaming and finishing.

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