Hey, thanks, y’all, for all the nice comments on my post last week about the sand hole collapse five years ago and the miraculous rescue of our son. Thanks for celebrating with me, and thanks for spreading the word about the risks and how to prevent it! 

Okay, I know you’re here to find out who won the giveaway. I picked the winners with the help of a random number generator. Counting up the comments on my blog post and my Facebook post, and counting extra entries for everyone who told me they shared, there were a total of 147 entries. Without further ado:

winner of the Nefertem shawl: Kristin Smith Andree!

winners of the shawl pattern (generously donated by Kirsten Kapur of Through the Loops Designs):

Katy Kelsey

Sara Beary

dclulu

Shannon Flores Casper

Dolores Magargee

I think all five of these winners are knitters, so that works out well! I’ll be in touch with all of you to make sure I have the proper information for Kirsten to send you the pattern. I hope you enjoy knitting it as much as I did!

Thanks again, friends, for celebrating with me again.