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Friday, January 22, 2010

Cable Limerick Contest - VOTE!

We have to admit to some shock and awe over the fact that we had over 20 entrants (and 35 entries!) for our Cable Limerick Contest.  Who knew so many knitters were fans of poetry?  Well, after a strenuous "nomination" process (think the Academy Award... in which the staff of Knit Purl is the Academy), we have five contestants for our top prize, a Cabled Rib Wrap kit, and two runner-up prizes ($25 Gift Cards).

To vote for your favorite limerick, leave a comment (or reply to this post) and we'll tally up the responses.  The deadline to choose is midnight (PT) on Monday, January 25, 2010.  Please only vote for ONE limerick/ entrant after reading all five choices.  So, without further adieu, here are the nominees:
A
You’re a knitter and that’s undeniable.
Your devotion to the art is reliable.
        When your dreams through the night
        Are of handspun delights,
To some it may seem certifiable.
- Carol Y.
B
The bane of the knitter’s enjoyment
Was lost-cable-needle annoyment.
          So, She fashioned a sheath
          That attached to her teeth,
And held it for ready deployment!
- Anna-Lisa K.
C
 At ninety McGee took up knitting.
He knit day and night without quitting.
        “I am cabling fast
        To make up for the past.
And if I had teeth, they’d be gritting!”
- Carol L.
D
 There once was a brown sheep named Mary,
Who had lovely fleece but was quite scary.
       When getting a shave,
       She never behaved
And therefore remained quiet hairy.
- Karen F.
E
She thought that merino's divine:
He couldn't tell cashmere from twine.
       Their romance expired,
       When she finally tired
Of casting her purls before swine.
- Kim F.
Thank you for your input.  And, to everyone else who entered, thank you so much for participating!

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125 Comments:

Blogger CC said...

I vote for E. I think I married him!

January 22, 2010 6:24 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Oh, how clever they all are --- but my favorite is B.

January 22, 2010 6:38 PM  
Anonymous Cheryl said...

E Kim F

January 22, 2010 6:44 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Best Limerick: E

January 22, 2010 6:44 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I vote for A

January 22, 2010 7:14 PM  
Anonymous Andrea said...

I vote for C and McGee!

January 22, 2010 7:21 PM  
Anonymous Ellen said...

I vote for C

January 22, 2010 7:30 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I would vote for E

January 22, 2010 7:35 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

C

January 22, 2010 7:38 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

E!

January 22, 2010 7:55 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

E -- definitely!

January 22, 2010 7:56 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

E -- definitely!

January 22, 2010 7:56 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

My vote is for limerick C

January 22, 2010 8:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Can I vote for my own? I vote for F! If I win- I promise I knit my husband Scott the sweater of his dreams- since he wrote the limericks for me!

--Kim F

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January 22, 2010 8:14 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

All will agree the best limerick is "C".

January 22, 2010 8:14 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

D!!!!!

January 22, 2010 8:16 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

E

January 22, 2010 8:20 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I choose E as the best limerick. HR

January 22, 2010 9:16 PM  
Blogger Melissa said...

E -fabulous!

January 22, 2010 9:21 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

E - I love the casting purls before swine!

January 22, 2010 9:29 PM  
Blogger laura said...

I vote for entry C please. I can totally envision poor Mr. McGee, what a clever and persistent old chap! :]

January 22, 2010 9:41 PM  
Blogger alittleweirdo said...

Impressive rhymes :) I'm going to vote for Limerick D.

January 22, 2010 10:03 PM  
Blogger JeanKnits said...

I like "C" the best!

January 22, 2010 10:23 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

C by far!

January 22, 2010 11:24 PM  
Blogger Nathaniel said...

I vote for C! That was hilarious, Carol!

January 22, 2010 11:25 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi...my vote is for C

Thanks...

January 23, 2010 1:32 AM  
Blogger yardsailor said...

Very difficult choice, but I will have to go with E.

January 23, 2010 2:55 AM  
Anonymous Morgen S. Daily said...

E. It has to be E!


Morgen

January 23, 2010 6:09 AM  
Anonymous Laurie said...

They are all good, but A is my favorite!

January 23, 2010 6:21 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I vote for B

January 23, 2010 6:46 AM  
Anonymous blogless grace said...

a vote for C

January 23, 2010 7:12 AM  
Anonymous Linda Shields said...

I vote for entry E. Well done, everyone . . . .
salam wa sa'aadah Linda

January 23, 2010 7:32 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I am voting for Limerick C.

January 23, 2010 7:42 AM  
Anonymous diana said...

i vote for c, carol l! adorable

January 23, 2010 7:48 AM  
Anonymous Brenda J said...

I vote for C. It's clever, witty and includes a knitting man!

January 23, 2010 7:55 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Letter 'E', definitely! The meter works, the rhymes are great, and the pun delicious!

January 23, 2010 8:42 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Definitely 'E', though they are all wonderful!

January 23, 2010 8:56 AM  
Anonymous Helena Vidaurri said...

Really creative and poetic!! I celebrate the humor and poetic touch. I vote for Kim's limerick (she thought that merino's divine...)

January 23, 2010 9:06 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

D is a hoot!

January 23, 2010 9:55 AM  
Anonymous babyface said...

I cast my vote for Letter E. Very smart girl.

January 23, 2010 10:56 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I enjoyed them all! It is a difficult choice but I vote for E.

January 23, 2010 11:23 AM  
Blogger Susan said...

E - it definitely captures the essence of being married to a knitter!

January 23, 2010 11:27 AM  
Anonymous Rebecca said...

Carol Y is provoking and funny all at once. My vote goes to Carol!

January 23, 2010 11:37 AM  
Anonymous Sarah B. said...

I would love a sheath for my teeth!
I am voting for limerick B
Sarah

January 23, 2010 12:01 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

big vote for E. All were good, E was great!

January 23, 2010 12:08 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

C is hilarious!

January 23, 2010 1:35 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

C

January 23, 2010 2:07 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

C

January 23, 2010 3:37 PM  
Blogger Sherry said...

My choice would be D.
All of them deserve a cheer!

January 23, 2010 4:57 PM  
Anonymous Eugenie Barker said...

I vote for "B"! by Anna-Lisa

January 23, 2010 6:13 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I vote for B - Anna lisa

January 23, 2010 7:17 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

E does it for me! Wish i had been signed up before the contest -- i love writing limericks, though don't know that i could have done better than what y ou received.

January 23, 2010 8:24 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

definitely E.
the author shows a real mastery of the form - to include a pun places the entry way out front.
well done! lbp

January 23, 2010 9:07 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I vote for "C" by Carol L.

January 24, 2010 8:51 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

You're right about the enjoyment of reading all five. C made me smile the widest. Great job everyone!

January 24, 2010 9:34 AM  
Blogger Karen said...

D is my choice...it gave me the most laughter.

January 24, 2010 10:13 AM  
Anonymous tracee. said...

i vote for 'd'.

January 24, 2010 10:27 AM  
Anonymous Anna-Lisa said...

I vote for B!

January 24, 2010 12:59 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I like A, the first one on your list. I relate to "certifiable" as a description of my state of mind when I get deeply into a project.

Martha

January 24, 2010 3:37 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I vote for "B"

January 24, 2010 4:11 PM  
Blogger Allison said...

I vote for C, Carol L's!

January 24, 2010 4:59 PM  
Blogger Sonja said...

vote for B

January 24, 2010 5:25 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

EEEEEEE!

January 24, 2010 9:43 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I vote for "A." She obviously knows the hobby inside and out! What fun. Thanks...Christine

January 24, 2010 11:42 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

vote for E !!!

January 25, 2010 12:12 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

A is the best, that's undeniable!
Hairy Neevus

January 25, 2010 12:12 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Carol Y (A) can spin the best yarn!

-ReRon-

January 25, 2010 12:15 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

The Fonz says, AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

January 25, 2010 12:18 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I’d raise my hand for A if I could do that thing.

January 25, 2010 12:29 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

A

January 25, 2010 1:12 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

A IS THE FUNNIERST ONE

January 25, 2010 3:04 AM  
Anonymous Samantha said...

I vote for B. :)

January 25, 2010 5:53 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

D for sure!

January 25, 2010 6:28 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

WOW "D" is the best

January 25, 2010 7:03 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

My vote is for limerick C -
The one about old man McGee.
The poem has a style
To make knitters smile
And attack a new project with glee!

January 25, 2010 7:05 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

My vote is for A

January 25, 2010 7:59 AM  
Anonymous Lynelle said...

I liked A the best although I thought E was a close second.

January 25, 2010 8:53 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I vote D

January 25, 2010 8:58 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

all five are good, but I like A best

January 25, 2010 9:44 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I vote for A. -clever!

January 25, 2010 9:56 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Their almost all good but I like A a whole lot more than the otehrs.

January 25, 2010 10:14 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Cross stitch and darning
my hands wield and flay,
knitting is therapy
and the first letter is A.
That's my vote! :)

January 25, 2010 10:26 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

D has my vote

January 25, 2010 10:27 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

D is a hoot.. it has my vote!!

January 25, 2010 11:18 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

D is my favorite!! Great job everyone!

January 25, 2010 11:29 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

A is my favorite - I always vote for big words . . .
WSM

January 25, 2010 12:05 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Best limerick is “A”

January 25, 2010 12:05 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

A, A all the way!
-Tracy

January 25, 2010 2:16 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I vote for A (Carol Y). She is my grandma. I love her limericks and the sweaters she knits for me! From Jordan

January 25, 2010 2:17 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I vote for A. Way to go Nanny! Love, Keira

January 25, 2010 2:18 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

A is my vote. Carol Y is good at limerricks even if she never made me boiled wool slippers! -Josh

January 25, 2010 2:19 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

My vote is E, it rolls off the tongue best, especially out loud

January 25, 2010 2:52 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I vote for E, is phenomenal! -- Robin

January 25, 2010 2:54 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I vote for E, Kim F.

January 25, 2010 3:13 PM  
Blogger Micky said...

I vote for A...I love 'being certifiable'

January 25, 2010 3:28 PM  
Blogger Micky said...

A is my vote!

January 25, 2010 3:34 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I vote for E - it's got a great pun.

January 25, 2010 3:35 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I vote for E being a cashmere fan

January 25, 2010 4:33 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

C is the best !

January 25, 2010 4:44 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

McGee and C for me!

January 25, 2010 4:46 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I enjoyed "C" very much.

January 25, 2010 4:48 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

C FOR ME

January 25, 2010 4:52 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

C - Good job Carol !!

January 25, 2010 4:54 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

(A) sounds like a professional writer, I like it!
Klaus from Germany

January 25, 2010 5:03 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

All good but the best is A, I like the big words that rhyme. DMM

January 25, 2010 5:05 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

All were very good, but I vote for limerick C.
Arnold

January 25, 2010 5:46 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

A very creative poem by writer C!

January 25, 2010 5:50 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I vote for C Super!

January 25, 2010 5:55 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

A is very impressive and that's my vote. Such clever rhymes! MAP

January 25, 2010 6:15 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

great contest, vote for c .

January 25, 2010 8:03 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I vote for Carol C

January 25, 2010 8:22 PM  
Anonymous LaDonna said...

"D" gets my vote. "remained quite hairy" ROFL

January 25, 2010 8:22 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I like A and D, kinda like the others but mostly A. I vote A. Thank you. Good lucb.

January 25, 2010 8:35 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I vote for D. My whole body is hairy so I relate.

January 25, 2010 8:40 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I pick E.

January 25, 2010 8:50 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

E Please.

January 25, 2010 8:57 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I vote for D!!!!!!! I love you aunty karen!!!!!!!!!

January 25, 2010 8:59 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I think C is fantastic.

January 25, 2010 9:45 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I vote for A. Congratulations to all - they're great, but I can relate to A best of all. Certifiable in the middle of a project.
-KJelly

January 25, 2010 10:04 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

A - I love it!

January 25, 2010 10:20 PM  
Anonymous S. Newtson said...

One vote for A.
“You can’t finish the baby’s jumper if you’re looking for wool in the goat house." - Irish proverb.

January 25, 2010 10:51 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Undeniably, reliably, certifiably A - all the way!
Great work to all, but A is my fave.

January 25, 2010 11:14 PM  
Anonymous Kelly said...

My vote is for A - my mom, who I know dreams of handspun delights on a regular basis. Great job Carol Y!!!

January 25, 2010 11:20 PM  
Anonymous Left Hand Cross Stitch said...

Vote for A.

January 25, 2010 11:48 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Almost forgot to vote! I pick A. Good luck everyone.

January 25, 2010 11:55 PM  

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