Jimbo's Annual CRIMMIS HOOK CONTEST and auction..AND FREE BONUS PATTERN! CONTEST AND AUCTION ARE CLOSED

THE WINNER OF THE 2013 JIMBO CRIMMIS HOOK IS...... PATRICIA DAVIS!!
BIDDERS PLEASE CHECK BELOW AND SEE IF YOU WERE HIGH BIDDER.  HIGH BIDDERS PLEASE CONSIDER USING PAYPAL BY CLICKING ON THE LITTLE BOX IN THE LEFT MARGIN OF THIS BLOG PAGE MARKED "MAKE A DONATION" ... OR IF YOU'D LIKE TO PAY OTHERWISE PLEASE EMAIL ME AND WE'LL MAKE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS.
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED AND BID!  AND A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL!!

JIMBO

Tis the Season, and late as I am (please forgive me) we're doing a contest to give away the Crimmis Hook you see at the top of this picture.  The rest of the hooks below we'll auction off in the usual way.
First the contest.. you can enter either by commenting here or by emailing me at
jimbocrochetwhittler@yahoo.com   (same email address for bidding on hooks)

This year's Crimmis hook is made from figured maple and sports a very real red Christmas tree light bulb at it's foot end.  The bulb of course doesn't light (no room for an extension cord).... but it can be removed for crocheting comfort.

We'll run the contest until Dec. 18 and hope to get the hook to the deserving winner in time for a little Christmas crocheting!  Enter simply by commenting or emailing me a little note.  I'll select the winner at random at 10pm Pacific Time on the 18th.  Please only enter once.

And for the auction!  Lets look at the hooks starting from the left.

Hook #1 is, I think, made from Bloodwood, a beautiful two tone hardwood that makes wonderful crochet hooks.  This one is an I (5.5mm) and is 6 5/8 inches long.

Hook #2 is Rosewood!  It's an H (5mm) and is 7 1/4 inches long.  Rosewood!

Hook #3 a mystery wood, but very pretty and very hard.  Might be another form of Rosewood but that's a lame guess.    It's another I (5.5mm) and is 7 inches long.

Hook #4 is my fave.... maybe because it's made from wood that was "bear" harvested from the old apple tree up on the ranch.  It's an amazingly figured hook with beautifully contrasting grain color.  Unique for it's origin and color.  It's an L (8mm) and is 7 3/4 inches long.

If I can muster the time to make more hooks, I'll add them to this post by edit.  Can't promise much  because the weather's so cold (was an even zero up at the ranch yesterday), and I've been caregiving for the past few months while Karol recovers from two hip operations.

So lets run the auction until Dec. 15 (correction... DEC.18), ending at 10pm that night so I can hopefully get the hooks in the mail in time for gifting if that's what you'd like to do.  Please increase bids by $5 minimum.  I try to post bids as they come in, but expect to be away from time to time, so please be patient... I'll post bids as soon as I can.

Thanks folks, and Merry Christmas!!

Bids:

Hook #1
Yvonne bids $30


Hook #2
Debbie goes $25
Amy G bumps it up to $35
Wendy says $40


Hook #3
Doug bids $30
Patricia elevates it to $35
Doug's back with $40


Hook #4
Paula is first with $25
Arabelle bids $35
Debbie takes it to $40
Doug jumps in with $45


And a Bonus!  Free pattern

See the white garland in the picture?  Karol made that with a Jimbo H hook.  Here's the pattern.  Warning, this pattern is easier than it looks.

Yarn:  finally a good use for FUN FUR,  your choice of color, one skein per garland

Hook:  Jimbo, H - P, your choice... preferably the Jimbo Crimmis hook won in the contest above.

Pattern:   Chain till the end of the skein then tie off.

cool eh?