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july 26, 2005

tuesday is knitalong day

An alphabetical update!

Beginners first:

Alison has started her first socks (check out her newly finished Stitch 'n Bitch hoodie!)
Allena didn't finish her Kool Aid dyed cabled socks, but she did finish an incredible outfit for her daughter
Anita has started her Sprite-colored pom squad socks
Cara's red lace socks are simply stunning
Carry's socks have just begun
Cathy has finished a fun green test sock
Christine has made the most adorable pair of ankle socks (not sure if they're for her pal or not)
Christine has one Fluted Banister sock finished
Cynthia is making progress on her beautiful blue sock, despite kitty attacks
Erin didn't knit the socks she's wearing, but aren't they the coolest EVER?!
Gina's blue cashmerino socks are looking great
Heather's jungle sock heels (from many angles)
Jenn told her sock to 'go take a hike'
Karen's incredible brown/pink patterned socks are finished!
Kate has magic looped a beautiful heel for her funky stripe sock
Lisa's lace cuff anklets are so cute
Minnie has handspun the yarn for her pal
Phoebe's oh so lovely Crusoe has had to be frogged for being way too small
Spring is making socks with Supermerino (swoon)

And now the old-timers:

Alexandra just started her socks in Meilenweit Cotton
Amanda will be using Kroy sock yarn in blue (my very first sock swap socks were made with this yarn!)
Amy has started garter stitch cuff and heel socks (love those colors)
Anne's cable and rib socks are looking good - and no pooling!
Barbara's socks are wonderfully wild
Beth's wavy lace sock looks just like in the magazine!
Bethany has begun a lovely feather and fan sock
Blossom is turning the first heel (come on Dora lovers: "She's turning the heel; she's turning the heeeeel!")
Brenda's first lacy sock enjoyed a trip to the North Island
Brynne has finished a pretty pink cable and rib sock
Cara got a picture of her sock in progress with none other than the Yarn Harlot
Carla would love to ask her pal which of the socks she's started her pal would most like
Carolyn's beautiful cabled ankle socks are finished!
Cass started her pair of socks, but wasn't sure if she shouldn't be making two pairs instead

(take a break, get up and walk around, stretch your legs...)

Dawn's first sock is "making waves"
Deb has finished her first sock (check out the bathing suite she just made!)
Diana is trying out picot hems for her Koigu socks
Elizabeth has finished one basic cable sock (with a perfec short-row heel!)
Erica's sophisticated green striped cabled socks are all done!
Gaile has come up with a beautiful eyelet pattern for her socks (seen here visiting the garden)
Gracie has begun waffle socks for her pal
Ingrid will be making Summer Garden socks, designed by her mom (and fellow sockapal-2-zer), "the Knitter"!
Jenn is working on gorgeous lace anklets for her pal
Jenny's making a mermaid sock (love that pattern!)
Joan's first side-to-side sock is done, but not seamed yet - you gotta look: it will blow your mind!
Joanne is cruising along on her submarine colored Crusoe
Jody's first waving lace sock is almost too nice to give away
Julia is in love with her first Vera vine lace sock
Julia's cashmere Latvian Lace socks are finished and they are to die for!

(anyone else have to pee? go now!)

Karen had just enough yarn to finish her first sock
Karen's pretty, pretty pink butterfly socks are the second pair she's finished for her pal!
Karlie has started Gull wings socks
Kim's Mai Tai Palm Tree socks are done and enjoying the New Jersey shore
Laurie has posted progress of her red mermaid socks on her new blog!
Linda finished her first sock (look at that perfect toe!)
Lindsay's pink, pooling, lacy socks are amazing
Lisa is up to the heel of her second Candy sock
Mac's handsome grey handspun socks are all finished!
Marti is making green Celtic socks
Mei has started pretty orange eyelet socks
Melanie's Socks that Rock socks turned out to be different colors
Michele has finished one cutie patootie green and purple ankle sock
Nicole's Broadripples are going to fit!
Purly is going with the flow

(time for that snack bar you've got tucked away...)

Rachel's cotton striped socks are, like totally, my new favorite socks (must. buy. that. yarn.)
Rebekkah's Opal Handpaints are "insane"ly beautiful and all done!
Renada is reknitting the foot of her poor Black Water Abbey sock after an unfortunate scissors incident
Samantha's richly colored rib and eyelet socks are done!
Sarah's striped socks visited the Bridge of America in Panama
Sarah will be making the Main Eyelet socks, but you won't be interested in socks anymore once you see her fab-u-lous wedding garter pattern
Stacey has made the prettiest little picot edge to start her socks
Tammy has discovered the magic of turning the heel (PS: dogs + yarn = well, you do the math)
Teresa has just barely started her Mountain Colors Bearfoot socks
Uli's subtle wavy rib socks are all done!

It is so incredible to see all these socks being made. But can I say that after that update, I can't possibly look at another sock for another couple of days. Seriously, I think I'm going blind from all this blog reading! I'm knitting with my eyes closed tonight.

posted by alison at 12:48 am | in sockapaltwoza
Comments

this is so much fun watching everyone's progress and completions!

Posted by: tania at July 26, 2005 2:19 AM

So many beautiful socks!

Posted by: Kathy at July 26, 2005 2:54 AM

I know I say it every week, but thanks for pulling this together and I look forward to the Tuesday post! You're awesome...thanks.

Posted by: michele at July 26, 2005 5:12 AM

It's so fun to watch everybody's progress. I've got a pair of socks on the needles for my partner, but am on the look out for some more fun yarn.

Posted by: Louisa at July 26, 2005 8:18 AM

What a huge undertaking! Thanks for keeping it organized and updating us all! Very much appreciated.

Posted by: Cara at July 26, 2005 9:02 AM

Fantastic post! I love catching up on all the sock knitting!

Posted by: Anita at July 26, 2005 9:29 AM

Every single sock is amazing and it's been fun fnatasizing about which one will be sent to my house! I grafted the tow on my first sock this morning and will try and get pictures up tonight.

Posted by: amysue at July 26, 2005 9:38 AM

that was a lot of work Alison! I enjoyed looking at them all with mt morning tea..one thing though,those socks aren't going to be for my sockapalooza pal after all,Harlot put a hex on them and they arent working out.
I'll give you a update later about the socks I am doing now for my sockapalooza pal

Posted by: cara at July 26, 2005 10:20 AM

Wow...Alison, do you EVER sleep? :)
Thanks for the incredible update!

Posted by: Carla at July 26, 2005 11:05 AM

Just wanted to day that was a great picture of your boys in the Herald yesterday. I recognized them even before I read the caption!

Posted by: Eileen at July 26, 2005 12:16 PM

Wow! Look at all those neat socks!

Posted by: Andrea at July 26, 2005 12:58 PM

What an amazing job you did of the sock update! I was thinking about all the hundreds of us who will soon be wearing such awesome socks. You'll need to declare an official "Wear your Sockapal-2-za Sock Day". Maybe we'll recognize closet sockers as we go about our day. Maybe we can get an act of Congress done to declare the day! With all your work, you should get a congressional medal or something out of the deal...

Posted by: Barbara at July 26, 2005 2:58 PM

i forgot to email you last night - but the orange tomato socks are coming along. there's a photo at my blog even!

Posted by: gaile at July 26, 2005 3:58 PM

Ohnoes! I forgot to tell you, I finished mine, they're on my site..

Posted by: reina at July 26, 2005 6:09 PM

God bless you for all you do Alison! You are just amazing!! I LOVE Tuesdays!!! :)

Posted by: Debi at July 26, 2005 7:37 PM

Thanks for the lengthy update!

Some of those "beginner" socks are amazing. I'm beginning to regret not saying I was a beginner. I wants them all! :-D

Posted by: Rebekkah at July 27, 2005 12:14 AM

Thank you so much I finished my socks and posted a picture on my blog.

Posted by: Diane at July 28, 2005 8:30 AM

Wow- what a fantastic collection of links. Thanks so much for posting this weekly run down- Now I'd better stop reading and get knitting....

Posted by: di at July 28, 2005 8:34 AM

Hi Alison!
Better late than never, I guess. I wanted to let you know that I posted a progress picture of the infamous "Landlocked" socks on my blog. They're really quite lovely. Oh...I do hope that my dear Pal likes them!!! :)

Posted by: angela at July 28, 2005 9:35 AM

Alison,

Mine's all done up and FO photo posted on my blog. :)

Posted by: emy at July 31, 2005 6:46 AM

beautiful socks growing all over the world! i've at last managed to choose a yarn and pattern for my pal's... details on my blog (30th july entry)

Posted by: anna at July 31, 2005 9:12 AM




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