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Bingo Time, y'all! It’s the 5th Annual
2023 Knit bingo sponsored by Joji & Co. featuring patterns by Caitlin Hunter & kate oates
NOTE: The instructions for the game are exactly the same as 2022! Click here to see if last year’s post looks familiar. If so, you’re good to go (except of course you’ll want to read on about your designers this year!)
Bingo begins on June 1!
Purchase your Knit Bingo card by May 30, 2023 to be ready for the first play and receive your card before the first pattern goes out. Each card is created manually, so purchases made after the deadline will be fulfilled within 24 hours. for any questions, email knitbingo@gmail.com
Caitlin & Kate
I am so honored to have Caitlin Hunter of Boyland Knitworks joining me this year. Whether you know it or not, you’ve most likely seen her stunning colorwork and creative silhouettes in the knitting community. I’ve gotten to know Caitlin over the past few months as we were housemates at VK Live, and then co-teachers at the Hill Country Weavers Knitting in the Hills Retreat! She’s just as stylish and fabulous in person as you’d expect and she was a true and kind encouragement to me during both events when I was struggling to press on through some physical pain.
There are Bingo prizes to be claimed. Whoop! Um, does anyone NOT know about my obsession with Joji’s bags? Well, Joji & Co is our official sponsor this year and the grand prize winner will receive a $100 gift card. I know, I know, I can’t play 😜
We like to build anticipation, so when we kick-off Bingo on June 1, we will reveal the rest of the prizes!
About the Designers
Caitlin Hunter of Boyland Knitworks draws inspiration for her designs from nature. Her classic designs are approachable for knitters of all skill levels who are looking to try new techniques. Caitlin’s patterns are highly customizable and she loves the shared creativity that happens between knitters and herself. Caitlin lives in Homer, Alaska with her husband and three boys. You can check her out @boylandknitworks on instagram.
Kate Oates creates patterns for everyone, from wee to very grand indeed. Her designs are as wearable as they are stylish and offer a variety of customization options alongside an extensive size range. Kate considers herself a detail-oriented designer focused on providing patterns that make you feel as incredible as you look and are as enjoyable to knit as they are to wear. You can check her out on instagram: @kateoatesdesign for her work on adult garments and accessories, @tottoppers for her kid-stuff and more family-oriented posts and @rosyknitter for her gardening obsession.
How to Play the Game
Hint: If you’ve played with me in the past, the process is pretty much the same!
This post is filled with all the detailed information you could possibly want, but if you still have questions, e-mail us at knitbingo@gmail.com.
critically important: If you did not receive your confirmation PDF after checkout, something happened and we want to fix it sooner rather than later as no confirmation = no pattern delivery! your spam filter might have decided to spew hate on us, or you might have accidentally mistyped your e-mail address. e-mail us asap so we can figure it out before the game begins.
Getting prepared. Click here to purchase your Bingo card and receive daily pattern deliveries. after purchase, look for an e-mail from help@kateoatesdesign.com which will include a link to download your confirmation PDF with further instructions. If you place your order prior to May 30, 2023, you’ll receive your randomized, individual card prior to the first pattern delivery. If you register after that time, you’ll receive your card within 24 hours. don’t worry if you miss a pattern or two at the beginning as we will absolutely get you caught up and no one can score a bingo in 2 days 🧶. If you would like to participate in the game, but aren’t able to purchase a card at this time, you can e-mail us to request a card without pattern delivery. we will be delighted to have you play the game and be eligible for prizes, Don’t be shy about asking, ok?
Playtime. From June 1-June 25, you’ll be receiving a surprise knitting pattern (or two) in your inbox! This is really what Knit Bingo is all about, as these patterns are valued at over $250 total, and you’re getting them for just over $1 each = win-win. Each pattern will have a corresponding number which you will cross out on your card each day. Patterns will be sent by 5pm EDT/2pm PDT. We serve a variety of time zones, so this allows us to adjust the timing so that no one knows exactly when to expect it. we don’t want our east coasters to always have an advantage over those in later zones so the timing of your delivery will vary just like the patterns do! by all means, if you have not received your daily pattern by the deadline, contact us so we can sort you out.
Winning. In our game, BINGO is 5 numbers crossed off in a row either vertically, horizontally or diagonally. As soon as you have a Bingo, e-mail us with the photo or screenshot of it! You must include that photo or screenshot of your card showing your winning line. Because we award prizes in the order they are received, you are not declared a winner until we are able to verify that you do have a BINGO by cross checking our numbers with your card! We gave a lot of thought to this, but since we go by the order emails are received and it does take a moment to take the photo, attach and send, we feel it would be unfair to “count” emails that don’t include all the information needed right front the start. If you do send us a note without the photo, you aren’t disqualified, but you’ll want to resend ASAP with your proof.
If you are one of the first 12 knitters to share your Bingo with us, you are eligible for a prize! This year when you win, you will get to choose the prize that you are most excited about from our list. The list will get smaller as each prize is claimed. we aren’t going to say exactly how many prizes we have right now 🙃 but there are at least 12!
Bingo will continue through June 25, even if/when all prizes have been claimed. once all prizes are claimed, our note will remind you that there is no longer any need to e-mail us about your Bingo and we hope that you will continue to enjoy the expansion of your library and, hopefully, queue!
and here’s why!
You can skip this section if you wish as it is only explanatory, but for those of you that are curious about bingo methodology and why we do things the way we do, we don’t mind sharing at all! as bingo has gained momentum and participants, the prizes have been claimed more quickly so we have tried to increase the challenge a bit. there are more patterns included in the game than there are numbers on your card. Your card will be missing 5 numbers, so sometimes the daily pattern will not be on your card. there are also no free spaces, you’ll have to get all 5 in a row to win. The anticipation is so fun and we want to hang on to our prizes as long as we can.
the first couple of game years, we were able to offer multiple daily delivery methods. there were separate player lists depending on where each knitter wanted to store their pattern. you can imagine that this caused some issues— certain groups would receive their patterns/numbers before others, more lists = more errors, it was very labor intensive for your designers, and so on. we know that ravelry does not work for everyone and is not always your preferred storage space but fortunately, ravelry does offer a gift delivery method. using this feature, individuals can choose whether they would like to download and store their pattern through their own system and/or add it to their library. as noted in your confirmation PDF, you’ll want to be sure to have the e-mail address downloads@ravelry.com in your address book, unblocked and unfiltered, as this is how the daily pattern will arrive. We will be sending your pattern to the e-mail address provided from your Bingo card purchase through the Ravelry gift feature. All participants will receive their e-mail at the same time and then be able to decide where to store the pattern as best suits individual needs.
Put your Pattern where you want it.
When you receive your daily e-mail, it’ll look like this and you may save to your device or add to Ravelry Library. Either way, step 1 is to click the download button! Note: If you are not signed in to your Ravelry account before clicking the link in your e-mail, or you do not use Ravelry, you will see “sign in to store on Ravelry” in place of the checkbox shown at the upper top right.
After you click the button, you’ll arrive on a landing page. This page has a link for the actual file download, and a checkbox that refers to your Ravelry Library. The set-up below shows the set-up for saving the file to your device ONLY. Just click that link and you’re all set.
The exact same page is below, but this is what it looks like when storing to your library.
So there you go! A more detailed set of instructions than you could ever need for clicking a button!
prize shipping
each year, We have been inching more towards physical prizes because everything is just more fun with tangible goodies, don’t you agree? We want to include as many knitters as possible. This year we will be shipping internationally for up to $30.00 USD. If your shipping costs exceed this amount, we may contact you to see if you would like to cover that cost or would rather switch to a digital award.
