Well, I got what I deserve. Silly me, telling you all to send me your updates - my inbox was overflowing!

No seriously, thank you for keeping me updated. It's made keeping up with you all much more manageable. Here you go, all the updates you could possibly take in one post. Well, maybe more than you can take: read some, come back tomorrow and read some more. They'll still be here!

Finito(e)s:

Kristel's Tiger Eyes socks (she's going to make another pair for herself too!)
Jessica's blue Whitby socks
Barbara's perfectly pink petticoats
Elizabeth's simply sociable socks
Debi's beaded yellow sunshine socks
Jody's Over the Rainbow dream socks
Bonnie's so-called "cooked shrimp" purl lace socks (adapted from the pattern in the Socks Socks Socks book)

Working toes:

Blossom's deep green Friday Harbor sock is stunning
Karen's first incredible patterned sock is done (you GOTTA see!)
Ashley has finished one VERY LONG sock for her pal
Janine made progress on her first tigery orange sock, but had to rip it
Sara is working on lovely vine patterned socks (she's a bit further along now)
Cori is working on the legs of her gorgeous lace socks
Tammy has begun some lacy scallop socks
Michele has made several starts
Gina's ribbing away on her blackberry broken ribs
Poor Phoebe has had to rip out her Crusoe socks
Cynthia is making Crusoe socks like you've never seen before (check out the close up here)
Nina's begun Knitpics geranium toe-ups (check out her almost finished Pasha penguin!)
Emily has started Unst socks from Knitting on the Road in the most beautiful color
Gwen has one orangey Trekking sock done
Erin finished the first of her pink petticoats
Gina has two little blue toes begun
Katie started Debbie Bliss' simple cable socks (so wish these were for me*, but she's in the beginners group!)
Carrie's been knitting her socks poolside
Maggi finished one cabled sock, despite packing half her house into a POD
Christine has finished her first sock (check out her daughter's first knitting project too!)
Kira's up to the heel on her first sockpal sock (only her second pair ever!)
Samantha started her sock pal's sock, ripped it out, changed the yarn a bit and has finished the first one already!
Ina's Green Mountain Madness ribbed socks are well underway
Dorothee has turned the heel on her first sock in a pretty, pretty fushcia and gold yarn
Mac is almost done with the first Touch of Grey sock (I think she spun the yarn herself!)
Lu has purple and green happy socks on the needles
Lisa has started chevron socks in Opal rodeo
Brenda's first purple Cloverleaf sock is done
Rebekkah is almost done with her pink ribbed socks
Johanna has begun some Koigu bobble socks
Cece is making see saw socks (that's fun to say!)
Shawna has finished one Go With the Flow sock
Barbara is still struggling with the pooling and striping of her Lornas Laces Rainbow socks
Tiffany's cat may not be impressed, but her first sock is progressing well
Stephanie is making some wonderful Retro Ribs, but isn't sure that she shouldn't rather use some Lorna's Laces for her pal

Ready to(e) gos:

Amanda has bought the most wonderful rich berry colored Lorna's Laces for her sock pal
Stephanie has also chosen Lorna's Laces and will be making Retro Ribs - hooray!
Katie has collected Lorna's Laces in a variety of colors, but isn't telling yet how exactly she'll be using them
New blogger Julia will be making Vine Lace socks in - you guessed it - Lorna's Laces (she's using one of my favorite colorways, Vera)
Mary is going with Nancy Bush's New England socks in - now, you might want to sit down for this - Koigu. What a rebel!
And Lola is considering Blackberry Ridge yarns. What is this update coming to? (Hee, hee!)

No toes pictured:

Diane , who's just started a new blog, is working on Columbine Peaks socks from Socks Soar on Circular Needles (you HAVE to go see all the projects she's posted to start off her new blog!)
Gailie is designing lacy cable socks for her pal
Minnie reports she'll be using my ankle sock pattern for her pal
Aubyn has begun purple Trekking socks in a mock cable pattern
Tara is using a stranded pattern and Kroy sock yarn for her pal
Ellen writes that she's finished the first of her Angel's Rest socks (Fiber Trends pattern - it's the blue/green one, I think)
And Jenny reports that she's gotten her yarn from Jimmy Beans Wool and will be making basic cable socks

Jenny, we must be on the same wavelength, because instead of starting my sock pal's socks, I've been dreaming of alison's basic cabled socks and ordered some yarn from Jimmy Beans for socks for my two tech guys who helped put the sockapal-2-za together.

* I have totally forgotten who is making socks for me! After the computer matched everyone up randomly and I printed out my master list, I remember noting that my sock pal had a blog and thinking to myself that I should try real hard not to peek. But now I've read SO many sockapal-2-za posts and emails that I have NO IDEA anymore who it was. I'm not looking either! So pal, feel free to post away. I'll never guess!