Count the Koigu Contest

by Craig on January 7, 2009

Over the last two days, we counted everything in the shop. The yarn, the books, the patterns, the needles, the notions, the accessories – and entered it all back into the POS system. So that you can have some fun with counting yarn too, here’s our first ever contest! Announcing…the Count the Koigu Contest!

Koigu Yarn on the shelf

Here’s a picture of the Koigu KPM and KPPPM yarn on the shelf. There are more hanks behind the ones you can see and there’s another 30% or so in the back room. Guess how many hanks of Koigu we counted during inventory and write your guess in the comments of this post. The person who guesses the closest without going over will receive 2 hanks of Koigu in the color of their choice.

We’ll close the comments on Friday morning at 11 and announce the winner that day.

Good luck!

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Susanne January 7, 2009 at 10:07 pm: I’m going to go with 1,050. I applied a teensy bit of math to the problem, here’s hoping it gets me moderately close.
Sally January 7, 2009 at 10:22 pm: Oooh boy. My guess is: 1748.

Totally random, I know. But I can hope…
Danielle January 7, 2009 at 10:38 pm: i guess… 1,937! i’m trying to win this for my teacher! please!!!!!
Danielle January 7, 2009 at 10:38 pm: wait no 1,837 accidently put 9
Yamimaru January 7, 2009 at 10:43 pm: I’m guessing 1,435 around… Random, really…
Marilyn January 7, 2009 at 10:49 pm: My guess is 2108. Wow, that’s a lot.
Starla January 7, 2009 at 11:06 pm: My guess is 1022.
Joanne Snyder January 7, 2009 at 11:43 pm: My guess is 989…I hope I win!
Danielle January 8, 2009 at 12:08 am: This is for my math teacher who loves to knit!!!!! I hope I’m close!!!!!

I guess…… 1,837

I hope this is right!!! I really want her to get the yarn!!!! Yay for math!!!!
LeahBliss January 8, 2009 at 12:10 am: I guess 801.
Kitten January 8, 2009 at 12:33 am: 1609 — I took a few random numbers, calculated, got a number, and then rounded up to a number I liked.
Andree January 8, 2009 at 12:50 am: I’d guess 850.

But then, I could be wrong, LOL! ;-D
Rachel January 8, 2009 at 1:36 am: I guess 900 hanks! Oooh, so yummy.
Craig January 8, 2009 at 6:08 am: Thank you all for playing!

I wish I could announce the winner now, but there’s one more day to go. Keep your fingers crossed!
Chad January 8, 2009 at 8:33 am: I would say there are 744 hanks of lovely Koigu!!
Meg January 8, 2009 at 8:58 am: My guess is you have 1310 hanks. I would love to have just two!
Linda January 8, 2009 at 10:02 am: My guess is 1365
Valerie January 8, 2009 at 12:44 pm: I think 1973. (it was a very good year!!!)
Laura January 8, 2009 at 1:00 pm: My guess is 932!
Jenn January 8, 2009 at 1:32 pm: 1342 I’ve gotten to touch koigu once… maybe I’ll get another chance!
Linda Roller January 8, 2009 at 1:34 pm: I say 1310 skeins
Denise January 8, 2009 at 1:45 pm: 1250
Eric Huynh January 8, 2009 at 1:55 pm: 867 this is for my math teacher
Bobby Hill January 8, 2009 at 2:00 pm: 867
for our math teacher
Aaron Goeser January 8, 2009 at 2:05 pm: 1656
Eric Huynh January 8, 2009 at 2:07 pm: 1007 yay for algebra 1 thanks to my math teacher
Linda Roller January 8, 2009 at 2:29 pm: I didn’t see the other 1310 until now

1312
terri c January 8, 2009 at 2:44 pm: 1781 is my guess. Thank you so much for this contest! I am excited about the yarn and the math involved!!!
Joanna January 8, 2009 at 3:01 pm: I say 1170
Pam Lewis January 8, 2009 at 3:27 pm: 2,150 sks
Beverly January 8, 2009 at 3:32 pm: 1407! Thanks for making 3:30 on a Thursday fun!
glenn childers January 8, 2009 at 4:32 pm: 879
Judy L January 8, 2009 at 4:34 pm: I think it is…1,733!!!~ I hope im close, im trying to win for my math teacher!
Reo January 8, 2009 at 4:35 pm: I hope i win! i got 1638!!! ya!
Eryka Schober January 8, 2009 at 4:53 pm: Woot. Go 1,674! YAY for Algebra 1! Hope I win the yarn for my amazing math teacher!
Spencer L. Geu January 8, 2009 at 5:05 pm: I am 120% sure that the awnser is 1760
Amy January 8, 2009 at 5:27 pm: 1,378!:)
Ed R5ce January 8, 2009 at 5:44 pm: 1,750.
Rozaroni January 8, 2009 at 6:40 pm: 2500?
Knitty Keen January 8, 2009 at 8:11 pm: 1010
Kaiti January 8, 2009 at 9:08 pm: I’m guessing 1972… (I think Valerie and I had the same idea!)
Alex Chapin January 8, 2009 at 9:14 pm: I guess 1,356 I am also trying to win this for my teacher!!!
Eric H. January 8, 2009 at 10:10 pm: Trying so hard to win this for my math teacher you rock!
1791
Angelika S. January 8, 2009 at 10:43 pm: My guess is 2348!! I hope this works. And like most of these people, I hoping to win this for my math teacher!
Ilana Z. January 8, 2009 at 10:47 pm: My final solution is: 1,821
I am doing this for my awesome math teacher so i hope i win
P.S she will make me a hat if i do so i have both my fingers and toes tightly crossed!
Thanks for doing this contest!
Chandler January 8, 2009 at 10:47 pm: I’m guessing 1,458. Trying to win for my math teacher. I’m going to keep my fingers crossed!!!! :]
Austin Z. January 8, 2009 at 10:49 pm: My estimate is: 1,795
I’m doing this for my sister, who is doing this for her math teacher so i hope i win!
Chandler January 8, 2009 at 10:49 pm: I mean 1,451 sorry!!! Mistyped.
Angelika S. January 8, 2009 at 10:52 pm: Ok. Let me try this again. My next guess is 1170. I was off by a lot. Hopefully it will work this time.
Yenny Ng January 8, 2009 at 10:59 pm: My guess is 835.