The Knitty/Tom
Bihn Design Your Dream Knitting Bag Contest
Tom Bihn makes, we think,
some of the nicest, best-quality bags we've
ever seen. They're also kickass people with
a true sense of adventure. So when they contacted
us about setting up a contest, we were all
for it!
They've got an idea for
a great knitting bag, but now they want your
input to make it the best it can be! And in
return for your feedback, you could win one
of these beauties...which doesn't even exist
yet, so we can't show you a pic. Trust us,
though -- our editor and several of our masthead
staff have seen an early prototype and already
there was a scuffle for ownership [guess who
won?]. Mighty cool bags, these.
This one is easy. Everyone
is eligible, and all you have to do to qualify
is to fill out the questionnaire
in full. One entry per person, please -- we're
counting.
What could you win?
Prizes:
Grand
Prize [1]: 1 LUX tote with knitting
insert and a $100 TOM BIHN gift certificate,
courtesy Tom Bihn.
(Approximate value of prize is $200usd.)
2nd and 3rd place prizes [1 each]: 1 LUX tote
with knitting insert, courtesy Tom Bihn.
5 lucky runners up will
each win one [1] copy of Debbie Stoller's
new Stitch 'N Bitch: A Knitter’s
Design Journal, courtesy Workman
Publishing ---->
Rules:
- Contest ends September 15th, 2005.
- One entry per person. Multiple entries from
one individual/e-mail address will be deleted.
- Questionnaire must be filled out in full
to be eligible.
- Knitty and/or Tom Bihn are not responsible
for lost or misdirected entries.
- Grand prize, 2nd and 3rd place winners will
be chosen at random from all eligible entries
received by the contest closing date.
- Additions to these rules may be made at
the Knitty editor's/Tom Bihn's discretion
at any time.
- Grand, 2nd and 3rd prizes will be awarded
by Tom Bihn.
- E-mail addresses are collected for the purpose
of awarding prizes only and all addresses
will be deleted from our records after the
contest prizes are awarded.
The
Knitty 2006 Calendar contest!
Have you knit something from a Knitty pattern?
Yahoo! You're eligible to enter!
We're looking for the best, most enticing,
amusing and well-shot photographs of items
knit from Knitty patterns. We'll select the
12 best and publish them in our first calendar,
this fall, for 2006. And the best of those
12 will go on the cover and get some seriously
fabulous knitworthy stuff! Read on!
| PRIZES
Grand
prize:
One [1]
of
the 12 runner-up winners will be chosen
to be on the cover of the calendar.
The grand-prize-winning photographer
will receive a selection of current
knitting books and a sampler pack of
yarns from companies like Rowan, Jaeger,
Artful Yarns, Reynolds and Lion Brand.
Runners-up:
Twelve
[12] winning photographs will be selected
to fill the pages of the Knitty 2006
calendar. Each winner will receive one
[1] copy of the Knitty 2006 calendar
and will be fully credited in the calendar
[right on their photo].
Honorable
mentions:
Pictures that
we love but that aren't chosen as winning
entries will be displayed in special
gallery in Knitty's winter 2005 issue.
Each photo displayed will be credited
to the photographer, and we'll link
to your website if you want us to. |
Here be the rules:
1. Items must have been knit from a pattern
published in any issue of Knitty. You
may have altered the pattern and/or yarn specified,
as long as the item looks like the original
Knitty pattern.
2. Knitty staff are not eligible for this
contest [that means the editors, columnists,
Kristi and myself]. Contributors are eligible,
but they cannot submit photographs of their
own Knitty-published designs.
3. Each entrant may submit up to three [3]
photographs in total. They can be of the same
item or different items. The photograph[s]
you submit will be low-resolution images.
The winning entrants must be able to
submit the winning photo[s] for publication
in high-resolution [3 megapixel/300dpi or
higher] format. The photograph[s] must be
11" wide x 8.5" tall.
4. 12 [twelve] winning entries will be selected
by a panel of judges, and the decisions of
those judges are final. Any entrant may win
more than once. Each winner's compensation
in exchange for the use of their photograph
in the Knitty 2006 calendar consists of the
prize[s] described above. There will be one
prize awarded per winning photograph.
5. Entries must follow submission rules laid
out below. Those that do not follow the rules
will be disqualified. All entries must be
sent electronically; entries cannot be sent
via regular postal mail. Knitty is not responsible
for lost or misdirected entries.
6. Photos MAY have been previously
published on your blog or website.
7. All winning photos [the grand-prize winner,
12 runners-up and all honorable mentions]
become the property of Knitty magazine, to
be used only for the purpose of this contest
[website display and publication in the calendar,
if applicable].
8. Obscene, insulting, inappropriate or offensive
photographs will be disqualified. Play nice,
please.
9. Additions to these rules may be made at
the editor's discretion at any time.
| To enter:
-
For
each entry [maximum 3], e-mail your
photograph at a resolution of
72dpi to this
address [turn your javascript
on if the e-mail link isn't working],
along with the URL of the Knitty
pattern it was knit from, your full
name, the name[s] of any models,
your e-mail address and full mailing
address. If your submission is a
collaboration [person A knitted
the item and person B photographed
it], please indicate who should
be credited for each aspect of the
submission. Only one prize will
be awarded per winning entry.
* DO NOT SEND HIGH-RESOLUTION PHOTOGRAPHS
IN YOUR ENTRY.
* Send all entries [maximum 3] in
ONE E-MAIL MESSAGE.
By sending an e-mail entry to
this
address, you are
agreeing to the contest rules above.
You are also agreeing to the following
statement:
"By
my entry[ies] to the Knitty
2006 calendar contest, I verify
that:
(a) I am the original creator
of the photograph[s] submitted
with this e-mail, and the owner
of copyright therein, and that
I grant to Knitty an irrevocable,
royalty-free licence to use
and distribute the photograph[s]
in print, electronic, and/or
computer-readable media;
OR
(b) I am authorized by the creator
of the photograph[s] or owner
of copyright in the photograph[s]
to submit these photograph[s]
to Knitty and to grant to Knitty
an irrevocable, royalty-free
licence to use
and distribute the photograph[s]
in print, electronic, and/or
computer-readable media;
and I further warrant that neither
I nor the creator of the photograph[s]
have infringed and/or violated
the existing intellectual property
rights of any third person in
the creation of the photograph[s].
Further, I agree to hold Knitty
and its editors and publisher
harmless from any and all expenses,
losses, liabilities, damages
or third-party claims that may
arise from any infringement
and/or violation of such intellectual
property rights. The
acceptance of my entry[ies]
shall constitute full consideration
for all electronic and/or computer-readable
media use and distribution rights,
and the selection of my entry
as a winning entry shall constitute
full consideration for all print,
electronic, and/or computer-readable
media use and distribution rights."
- The
photographers of the 12 winning entries
and the grand-prize winner will be
contacted by e-mail on or after the
date the fall 2005 issue of Knitty
goes live. The winning entrants must
provide, within 7 days of this e-mail
notification, a high-resolution version
[300dpi or higher] of their winning
photograph[s] sized 11" wide
x 8.5" tall. Entrants that are
unable to provide the high-resolution
picture to these specifications within
7 days will be disqualified and a
new winner will be chosen.
- Deadline:
All entries must be received at this
address by August
15, 2005. The winners will be announced
in the fall '05 Knitty surprise. The
calendar will be available in the
Knitty
store shortly thereafter.
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Hints to help you win:
Knitted items can be modelled or not
-- it's the quality and impression of
the finished photograph we're looking
for, so be creative! The judges want to
see photographs that are bright, well-lit,
clearly focused and not grainy. Composition
of the photograph is essential -- boring
"standing-against-a-tree-or-wall"
shots are discouraged. That's not what
we want. Be creative, have a lot of fun
with the process and think about what
you'd like to see hanging on your wall
for a whole month. Use fun props!
