First, another warning: only THREE WEEKS left! We've got a huge number of finishers this week, but we're still well under a third done. So get knittin'! Second, for those of you shipping internationally, I'll get the tech guys back on the job and work on having addresses sent out to you next week. So make sure that your address is up to date in the system everyone, because it's going out SOON!

Now for my continuing sockapaloooza saga. I did try out something different on the leg of the second sock - a new cable.

I think it's much neater than the first without all the surrounding purl ridges. And inside the cable diamonds is the same twisted stitch as at the cuff and on the heel. Even though you can't really see it, somehow it makes me feel like this design is more "right" for the sock.

So this means that I have to frog sock number one and restart it. Essentially, I've still only got one leg done and am exactly where I was two weeks ago, but the difference is, I like it!

Luckily, there are lots of sock pals who are more on the ball than me and are making great progress on their socks. Here we go....

Finished sockers!
(wow, finished socks everywhere!)

Sockapaloooza as personal improvement? Check out Allie's finished anklets and new attitude.
Amy finished some super fun Jaywalkers.
Beth finished her afterthought heel socks and is sharing her pattern with us! Now, she realizes that people might not be wild to knit a pattern they've never seen before, but as her camera is broken, we'll have to make do with just the pattern for now.
Four sock attempts later, Ashley's Petticoat Socks are finally finished!
Brenda's Quadra Island Specials are all done. Check out the fraternal heels!
Chawne also had three false starts, but she's all done with her Boiled Lobster socks. Pass the butter!
Chialea's all done, and is doing the obligatory sock-pal-sock try-on.
You've seen how well-travelled Colleen's second sock is getting! But what you haven't seen yet is that she finished it at Knitsmiths!
Cyndi finished some lovely blue Elongated Rib socks—and came up with such a great packaging idea! She knit an I-cord from the sock yarn and tied the socks into a neat little bundle with it.
I'll give it to you in her own words: "Danmakine finished her socks after a long selfstriping-shawl-knitting-induced hiatus." Aww, it wasn't that long! And they're totally worth the wait.
Dooglescout's all done!!
Gwen has finished her Jaywalkers for her pal and has already cast on some great pink fixation.
Heather has finished her Harry Potter dragon socks (Jaywalkers for her sock pal in the colors of the Swedish Short-snout that Cedric had to battle in Goblet of Fire.) Way cool, Heather!
Helen, used Regia Mini Ringel Stripe and, for the first time, did 2 socks on 2 circs, way to go!
Judy has finished gorgeous purple cabled socks - the yarn looks heavenly!
JoShell has finished a lovely pair of Fancy Silk Socks from Nancy Bush's Knitting Vintage Socks.
Jen is done with her beautiful red Friday Harbor socks.
Joyce has finished her River Rapids socks in blue and green Fleece Artist.
Jenn has finished her Dublin Bay socks.
Congratulations to Joyce for finishing her socks!
Julie finished her Lava Flow socks - they're like a pretty breath of spring!
Lori's finished!
Megan has finished Falling Leaves and wants to make more.
Melanie has finished her Easter egg blue lace socks. The pattern, with tutorial on Easter egg dyeing, will follow.
No pics, but a hooray for Naturalfibres finishiing!
Nicole has finished luscious Making Waves.
Rachel has finished her blue striped River Rapids socks. Check out her pictures - in order to keep the stripes consistant she used a band heel.
Rae has finished her pretty turquoise shell lace socks.
Rebekkah is done and has lots of pictures of her gorgeous Mamluke socks.
ReluctantMANGO has finished her pink Lava Flow socks.
Rocketbride has a completed pair of pumpkin striped socks to show off. Her sock model's pretty cute.
Rose has finished her socks. Go check out the pretty lace insert she designed herself.
Ruth finally has pictures of her finished Lava Flow socks.
Spinning_Sue has finished her lacy purple socks.
No finished pictures yet, but a little birdie told me that Yarnsticks is all done with her retro ribs!
Angelle's done with her "crossing state lines" socks (my nickname, not hers). She hit the road with these babies and finished during a long car ride back home. The only casualties werethree pairs of DPNs (don't knit 3 together with plastic needles) so you might see them on the side of the road somewhere between IL and GA.
Krista has finished her socks. As she says, 'it's a good day to be a knitter'.
Libraryliz has finished her socks. She's waiting for pictures to come very soon.

Highlights
(Let's start in the middle of the alphabet this time!)

From Erin:
Laura is back on track with her very lovely diamond lace socks in "seaside". Check out her finished sock and the unusual pooling it's done.
Linz is singing the praises of Wendy's generic toe-up pattern. She is so happy to have a toe up sock with NO GAPS!!!
Lorraine has finished a jaywalker in here own handdyed yarn, and is nearing completion of the second.
Manda has turned the heel on her Dublin Bay socks.

From Ina:
This week marked a tipping point for the Mar-Pix tribe, as the number of finishers and close-to-being-finished jumped up and the number of haven't-yet-started procrastinators declined. 'Way to go, tribesters!
Meanwhile, because every sock deserves a few adventures, Ina took her sock to a Mason-Dixon Knitting book signing.
Melissa is knitting up a storm while on vacation (this week on Maui!), but she's also getting a little lonely and would like to hear from her sock pal and/or any Wyoming knitbloggers.
Look Sockapalooozers, no holes! Parikha substituted a Sherman heel on her Embossed Leaves sock.

From Jenipurr:
Ruth has finished her first sock, in bright purple, pink and blue stripes. She's using the Madder Rib pattern from Knitting Vintage Socks.
Sandra has finished the first sock, which she poses on her blog next to her very fun polka dot rain boots.
Sharon has finished her first Japanese feather sock in green, yellow, and blue.
Spring has finished the first Jaywalker sock (the pattern really brings out the thin stripes of color in the yarn she chose).

From Lisa:
Suegene is finally in the game, with the most amazing self-striping yarn that she dyed herself. She hasn't named the colorway yet, so I'm calling it "swimming with dolphins".
We're hearing from Yasmin for the first time this week... OH MY GOD...forget the socks, would you look at her latest project which is quite possibly the cutest knitted item I have ever seen. I have got to make this…Oh wait, this is a sock update. Yasmin is this week's sufferer of PSS (perfect sock syndrome), having abandoned her first pair which she was knitting from some yarn she dyed herself. However, I am quite a fan of the new yarn she's using (both color and fiber content) and her own design.

From Mary:
We have lots of photos from blogless Sockapalooozers this week. Check out the progress that Lisa, Pamela, Nancy and Jenn have made.
Congratulations to Rebecca on finishing her first ever sock. It looks great!
Twisted Knitter is back on track with her socks. Check out her blog to find out how she did it.

From my group:
Adrienne is making some super nifty swirly eyelet socks based on these socks. Neato!
Amanda has gotten up to turning the heel of her Sheri's Lace socks and asks if anyone else has done this pattern. Should turning the heel really be done in garter stitch?? Anyone. Anyone.
Amysue is beginning to despair that she may never finish her sockapaloooza socks, but despite her trials with knitting (and sitting - ouch!), she's still taking the time to enjoy the craft and the process. Hang in there, Amysue!
Andrea has started Mountain Colors Bearfoot in Yellowstone, the "Little Shell Socks"!
Angel has one beautiful green cable and rib sock done.

From Ashley:
Carina challenged herself to finish by April 14, and as of Monday she only has 4 inches left to go on the second sock. She'll be done way early at this pace!
Daphne has one sock all finished, and is currently pondering the eternal question: how much negative ease is too much negative ease? (Or, in other words, am I gonna have to re-knit that toe?)

From Carry:
After a mid-exchange switch, Emily would like us to weigh in on her new pattern.
Erica is in the swatching stage of her socks. She's not positive her pal will like her choice of Regia Crazy Color in purple, light orange, baby blue and white.

Sock Sister Cathy has finished both heels and is slowly spiraling towards the toes on her Mermaid socks.
Jess is working on Elfin lace socks in beautiful green yarn she dyed herself. Wow.
Holly is very close! Her toes are just barely peeking out of one unfinished sock.

From Donna:
Julia is almost done with her sockpal socks, and they are purty. To see them, you'll have to read all the way through Julia's report on a Stephanie Pearl-McPhee book tour stop - bonus knitting content, also about socks!
Kim's first update is to report that she's almost completely done with a gorgeous pair of Jaywalkers in Koigu - yum! She has lots of other great kitting in her album, so go take a look!

(click on more for, well, more)

Update-a-loooza!
(starting in the middle this week!)

Sock sister Erin reports:
Laura has decided her previous choice for her sockpal was just not right and has gone in a new direction and dyed some yarn in a new colorway for her pal, which is now drying. She tides us over with adorable little socks.
Leisel has chosen some pretty purple yarn for her socks.
Lexa has one sock done and one to go.
Lisa P is happy that her "sewer saga" is over and she's almost done with her socks.
Lucia has turned a heel, but is starting to experience some anxiety about it. "Will her pal like the socks?"
Lynne hasfinished one sock and is plugging away at the second.
Marie has gotten back to her socks, and abandoned trying to knit them both at the same time. She's gotten a bit done at the airport and is planning on working on them some more during her trip.
Mary Alice is nearly done with her first sock.

Sock sister Ina reports:
Meredith expects to be finished this evening – in the meantime, here's a progress photo.
Michelle is on the homestretch of her second sock after hosting a pirate birthday party with 18 five-year-olds.
Monica has taken time from her dyeing experiments and new spinning wheel to select Danette Taylor yarn – now she needs a pattern. Be sure to check out her handpaint.
Munna has begun Conway from Knitting on the Road.
After extensive research (and blog redesign) NanC has selected Cherry Tree Hill and Pomatomus, all under the watchful eye of AnnaBeth.
Nannette has started Denmark from Knitting on the Road in Socks That Rock Spinel.
Nathalie has turned the heel on her second sock!
Nic has finished one Child's First Sock in orange Opal and has started the second.
Olga is fighting Daylight Savings Time blues and the not-sures with a perky cone toe.
After frogging back two inches to meet her pal's high standards,Patti has turned both heels!
Pixeldiva is still deciding on yarn and pattern, but plans to do some sock knitting while on the train between London and Glasglow.

Sock sister Jenipurr has finally started her socks, using yarn that's a mix of pastel blues, and the Waterfall Rib from Sensational Socks.
Purly_Whites is using some lovely yarn in warm autumn colors, with eyelet cuffs.
Rae reports she's down to a toe and a heel left on her socks.
Regina is trying to decide between some lovely pastel Trekking or something a bit brighter for her sock pal.
Renada is making Pomatomus for her lucky pal. Check out the other socks she's been working on as well - especially the Celtic fair isle socks - wow!
Rhonda reports that she has started her socks, but has been too busy to post anything about them yet on her blog.
Saff reports she's working on her socks, but hasn't had time to upload any pictures.
Samantha has picked her yarn but is having a hard time deciding which pattern to use.
Sarah has pictures of her new digs, plus an action shot of her working on her sock pal's socks. She's using the Delarna pattern from Knitting on the Road, in Dale Baby Ull.
Schecki had a few false starts, but has now settled on the Retro Rib socks from Interweave Knits and is nearly done with the first sock.
Scout has turned the heel on her striped purple and blue socks (they look like they are going to be so much fun to wear).
Seanna is also part of the 'knit, frog, reknit' group. She restarted her socks this Monday (pictures will be forthcoming).
Sherry decided the Embossed Leaves socks weren't working out. So now she's making Lavender Lace socks (in a pretty classic grey).
Shonze finished her first pair of Sockpal000za socks, but they turned out to be too small. So she's sent them off to a lucky friend with smaller feet, and has started a new pair. No pictures yet, but she's using Opal Cotton in blues, greys and pinks (sounds pretty!).
Sonya reports she's been working on her socks, but hasn't had time to post anything yet.
Stephanie is hoping third time's the charm, and has started over, making purple Pomatomus socks.
Stephanie is making rib and cable socks in varigated blue Koigu.

Sock sister Lisa sends in this update from her hip hotel room at the Tribeca Grand. She writes, "I had a busy Sunday afternoon, running around NYC to visit Purl, The Point, Knitty City and Seaport Yarns the 5 hours I had to shop. But I desperately missed my fellow Knitsmiths and without their yarn-enabling support, I didn't buy anything. But hey folks, I'm here all week, so there's still a chance." Elsewhere in her group:
Carrie G. posted some pictures of her progress and she is torn between her participation in the Warming Grace project, and making the May 2nd SP3 deadline. You only need to take one look at Grace's eyes and you have your answer.
Teresa checked in this week to update us on her socks. I looked everywhere on her blog for pictures until I realized she hadn't posted any. Here are the details, without any photographic evidence of their existence: Classy "Slip Up" from Knit Socks in Lorna's Laces.

Sock sister Mary has a ton of progress to report on in her group:
Erin has turned the heel of her sock, incorrectly but more intriguingly, she's now too excited to knit. Spill, Erin - what's going on?
Frarochvia has started a pair of ankle socks for her pal.
Jen's socks are sending her on a journey of emotion - from triumph to despair to anger. Jen - we need a photo of these things!
Jill has been having problems with her Jaywalkers but hopes that the Easter break will give her plenty of time for knitting.
Rachele was unhappy with her initial sock so started again using two circulars and is feeling happy with the result.
Laura is almost done with her first sock - one down, one to go.
Norah has finished one sock and is well on the way with her second.
Pat has turned the heel on her second sock.
Peacock has been having some problems with the heel flap of her socks. Luckily she's got a backup pair in reserve...
Rebecca is another person well into her second sock.
Songbird
has started her first sock, using Yarn Harlot's directions from 'Knitting Rules'.
Susan has started her socks, using the tricks she's learnt from knitting her last pair of socks.
Laura is approaching the toe on her first sock.
Ingrid is approaching the heel flap on her second sock and promises pictures very soon.
Emily has her yarn and needles and has chosen her pattern, but is still having a few problems. Any advice will be gratefully received!
Janet has shared a picture of her sock.

Sock momma Alison's group is moving along strong:
Alicia is nearing the finish line with one Mountain Colors Blueberry Waffles sock done (scroll down to April 1) and is working on the foot of the second.
Amy left her first sock at her parent's house and has had to start a new pair. She's making a waffle pattern in purple Cashsoft. Sounds yummy!
Amy has pictures of her first sock: a kool-aid dyed cable and rib sock. It looks delish!
Angela isn't letting a little yarn-shortage ruin her sock pal socks!
Anna swears that her tawdry affair with some Trekking yarn is almost over, allowing her to return to her sockpal socks. As far as sock yarn goes, she seems to have a little problem.
Anne-Marie is just getting started on some blue Jaywalkers for her pal. Check out the pair she just finished for her sister-in-law!
Barbara is working on gorgeous zigzag socks in Gedifra Fashion Trend Sportivo.
Bev's sock got its picture taken with the Harlot!

Sock sister Ashley writes:
Dana got started on her blue Fluted Bannister socks—and you have to go see her (12 year old) puppy—he's got the cutest smile.
Cara started her Simply Lovely Lace Socks in (hold on to your hats, girls) Socks That Rock. Who'da thunk?
Carrie E.'s camera-fixing people are clearly falling down on the job, but she writes in that her first striped Lorna's sock is finished.
Catherine is plowing through her Jaywalkers, and making some yummy-smelling soap (except for the whiskey soap—not too sure about that one ;))
Celia has her hand-dyed socks started. She knit the yarn into a panel, dyed it, and then unraveled it to knit her socks—how cool is that?
Christy started some purple Pomatomi, with little white flecks--pretty!
Dani gave Falling Leaves a whirl, but has switched over to Embossed leaves, which is showing off her own hand-dyed yarn beautifully!
Chrissy has two Twisted Ribs underway at once. Oooh, and she's having a sock pattern published in IK! Go Chrissy!

Sock Sister Carry has gotten past the heels and reports:
Debbie has started on her pal's socks, no pictures yet but is doing a pattern from the meg swansen's a gathering of lace book.
Donna had to frog the progress she had made on her second sock...go over and give her some encouragement!
Elisabeth has decided against doing fair isle and instead has switched to using Lorna's Laces yarn and doing the baby cable rib from Sensational Knitted Socks.
Elspeth has given up on the lace pattern and has moved onto a chevron and is, ever so slightly, lamenting the fact she didn't make the socks her knitting olympics project.
Another mid-exchange switch, Emily would like us to weigh in on her new pattern.
Erin was was inspired by Crafoholic's Mata Hari socks, they are looking totally fabu!
Flan is becoming concerned about having enough yarn, so she started the second sock in an attempt to see where she is!
Gracie has joined the "start over" epidemic amongst this sock-sister's knitters. She was no longer enamored with Wildfoote and has switched to Austermann yarn that has aloe in it.
Grumperina has finished her pals's first sock and is feeling less than motivated to charge ahead on the next. So many socks already this year!
A third mommy-to-be in Carry's list of knitters, Heather B is feeling the pregnancy fatigue, but has finished one of her pal's socks, what a trooper! She promises pictures soon.

Sock sister Cathy writes:
Jennifer has braved the frog pond with her Crusoe socks! Can't wait to see Version 2!
Jaime has started her Koigu (mmmm) Jawalkers.
Jenny is making great progress on her Lorna's Laces Jaywalkers.
Janell has started her Fiber Trends "Walking Away Sock #2.
Jenny is working on her socks on 2 circulars.
Jess is making great progress on her STR Wyvern socks.
Jen also decided to frog her first attempt and is much happier with the new version!

Sock sister Donna reports:
Karen is thisclose to starting her sockpal's socks (the beauteous Falling Leaves pattern); if only her yarn would cooperate!
Karlie has finished her first fabulous red sock with a cute message duplicate-stitched in pink - I'm so impressed!
KC has finished her first lovely, mysterious sock and has started on her second.
Kim is almost halfway done with sock #2, and she's added some of Wendy Johnson's yarn to her sock stash - that has to bring good sock mojo, doesn't it? I bet she finishes this week.
Kristi's working on some beautiful red toe-up beaded rib socks, and getting no help whatsoever from her oh-so-cute dogs.

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