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may 2, 2006
tuesday is knitalong day
UPDATE: Oops! There was a bug in the database system. Those of you who attempted to update your info to include that you had sent out your socks should check your info again to be sure that it recorded that change. If not, click the button again. It should work now! Sorry for the inconvenience.
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This week we got finishers and (almost) nothing but finishers. Cause there are soooo dang many of them! With over 100 new finishers, we're now up to 70% done on the big list - way to go! For the rest of you, a highlight from sock sister Ina: "For those of you 'looozers still knitting along, Pip and Tom's excellent Ode says it all."
By the way, I've already got six sock saviors working on make-up socks: Marti, Colleen, Alison, Ann, Lou, and Bev. They're the greatest!! If you want to be a sock savior, please let me know by accessing your info in the database and checking "sock savior". With this many participants, I know we'll be needing a lot. I can send any "sock savior needed" emails directly to you if you've indicated that you're ready in the database. Thanks!!
Alison's finishers:
Abigail has officially started her "guess which pair" contest. Check it out and make a guess!
Allie finished her socks and packed them up with a note from her 6 yr-old. Awwww!
Allison's Trekking socks are beautiful.
Amanda finished her socks.
Amanda promises that she'll be pushing the "socks knitted" button some time today. Check her blog for an update!
Amy_J kept the first sock she knit for herself, but bought more of the same yarn for her pal and finally finished them!
Amy's done with her cutie-patootie little ankle socks.
Amy says she'll send pics soon of her yummy purple waffle cashsoft socks.
Andrea's brilliant red socks are terminados!
Angel's done!
Anmiryam's all done!
Anne was worried that she'd run out of yarn on her pal's Jaywalkers, but she made it afterall!
Barbara knit her pal a gorgeous pair of embossed leaves.
Bethieee's done. Wheee!
Ashley's finishers:
Brenda's all done--and crossing her fingers that the socks will be dry by mailing time!
Brynne finished her Socks that Rock Conwys.
bySarah finished her Odessa-inspired socks before leaving for a Florida vacation, the lucky duck.
Caflygrl was sewing in her ends on her Jaywalkers on Monday!
Caitlyn finished her beautiful Yukon Leaves socks. Her pal is totally lucking out!
Carrieoke finished her purple ribbies and has mailed them off. Oh, and have you heard? The cutest couple in knitblogland is officially engaged. Hurrah!
Cathy finished her "palindrome" socks--K8 P2 K2 P2 K8!
Chrissy finished her socks--but you'll have to scroll down through about a mile of lust-inducing yarn pictures to see them!
Cindy K made a pair of practical hiking socks for her outdoor-loving pal, but then decided they were TOO practical and whipped out a second pair of cushy Malabrigo house socks. Two pairs--Cindy, you're making the rest of us look bad. ;)
Concateknit is all done--pictures should be up today!
Courtney finished some lovely turquoise Yukon Leaves socks.
Cristina took some time out from setting her bunny up on dates (hee!) and is all ready to send!
Dana finished her socks--and put together some great little gifties to go along with! If your name starts with an S, you might be in luck!!
Dani was blocking on Monday afternoon--should be pictures up by now!
Danielle H reports that she's finished--no pic, but all the more surprising for her pal that way!
Dawn's socks are playing hide-and-seek, but they're there somewhere. She promises they'll be out by Tuesday!
Sock Sister Carry has finished her socks and reports:
Debra has already put her Pink Moc Crock socks in the mail!
Di finished her Baltic socks, they look great!
Elisabeth has finished, but doesn't have any pictures yet...
Elise has finished and hasn't decided if she will or won't post any pictures. Sneaky girl!
Elka is another non-picture poster...
Emily has finished her socks, but is afraid they might be a tiny bit late as her pal is overseas.
Emily has finished (except for blocking) her stripey socks!
Erica has finished her socks but doesn't have pictures. She does, however, have pics of other pretty socks!
Erin is sending her pal socks and check out the other goodies that she'll be getting!
Faith just finished her Fancy Silk Socks.
Femiknit_Mafia has finished her socks and gotten her kintting mojo back!
Gleek finished her beautiful blue-green socks. And check out her slinky pink wrap!
Gill knit gorgeous green Pomatomi!
Grumperina not only finished her fantastic socks, but made her own label!
Heather B has a finished pair of jaywalkers and a Weasley sweater too!
Cathy's finishers:
Helene has no time for details, but managed to post a pic of her just finished Norwegian beauties!
Jen H has finished her fabulous pink mystery pattern socks.
Jennifer has finished her Koigu Crusoe socks.
Jessimuhka has finished her socks after a bit of surgery.
Jenny has finished her Openwork rib socks.
Jenni has finished her socks.
Donna's finishers:
Knittingpenguin says it's all over but the blocking - hop on over to her blog and encourage her to post a picture before she sends off her pal's socks!
Karlie finished her pal's socks (I'm hoping for pictures soon), and she also finished a beautiful Rogue - nice job!
Kat finished her Pomatomi, and she's modeling them all fancy-like in heels - that's the way to go! Socks and heels might be the new trend....
Kat's purple Mermaid socks are so cool, you'll want to make a pair yourself - go see how fabulous they are!
Kate's pink, lacy socks are done, and they are lovely (more photos here).
Katherine's socks are done and beautiful - she's no turkey (but she has a picture of one in this post that's impressively closeup)!
Katherine is another sneaky knitter - all finished up and no pictures to show! See progress picutres here.
Kathleen's another stealth knitter - her pal's socks are done, but her blog hasn't been updated - get a picture up there, Kathleen, so we can celebrate with you!
Kathy's pal's socks are finished, but bad computer karma has kept her offline and away from her blog - you still get a gold star for finishing, Kathy!
Katie finished her pal's socks weeks ago - I love stealth knitting like that! Hopefully, by the time you click that link, she'll have a picture.
Kelsey's slipped rib socks in Lorna's Laces Purple Club are not only finished, they're beautiful!
Keohinani didn't like how her first pair was turning out, so she started a second pair of sockpal socks and promises to have them finished by May 2 - it sounds like she'll do it - good luck!
Kim finished her Friday Harbor socks in Koigu, and she promises there will be a picture by the time you click that link - yay!
Kim is one toe away from finishing - pay her a visit and make sure she posts a picture of the finished socks!
Kristel's red socks are Finnish, and they're finished for her lucky pal.
Kristen's socks are done, but sadly, she has no pictures - go take her "getting to know my knitting habits" quiz, though - it's funny!
Kristin says my favorite words "My pal's socks are already in the mail." I love these socks!
Krafty1 daughter is right - her pal's pink socks are the bomb!
Knitaholic is one picot cuff edge away from putting her socks in the mail - here's hoping she posts a picture before they're off to her pal!
Erin's finishers:
Laurie has her socks finished and ready for a trip to a new home.
LavenderSheep has finished her awesome "socks" socks.
Lindsey L.'s socks are done!
Lisa RL's socks are finished. She has found a postcard that shows the tulips on Michigan Ave and typed up her pattern to include with the socks.
Liz E.'s socks are done!
For Lucia, the socks and the lying are over! She had a fun little contest about her socks (and her lies) last week. Check it out!
Lynne has socks to mail.
Maggi's socks are done.
Manda has finished her Dublin Bay socks.
Mary has finished her socks.
Ina's finishers:
Maureen has finished one pair and is tackling another!
Melissa finished her Falling Leaves under the wire!
Miss.Sarah's all done!
Mozemen finished her well-traveled socks and posted photos of the sock in numerous locales.
Munna finished last week and sent in photos this week. See her beautiful blue socks and the pattern detail.
Neva finished pretty two-color Old Shale socks and is looking forward to the next round.
Pansar has finished socks, but the blog ate the pix.
Huzzah! Parikha finished Embossed Leaves socks with Sherman heels.
All is up in the air for Patti, but she has finished her socks. Have a look at the unfinished socks here.
Penny finished Vine Lace socks and also made her pal a mug! Photos next week when the mug is out of the kiln.
Jenipurr's finishers:
Jenipurr is finally finished with the Waterfall Rib socks!
Rachel has finished a pair of Pomatomus socks for her pal just in time.
Rebecca has completed her socks - a pair of Broadripple socks out of Claudia's Handpainted Yarns.
Regina reports that her socks are done and ready to mail. No pictures, but she used her own pattern.
Sarah G was kitchenering her last toe on Tuesday, so we're counting her as done with her socks.
Scout has finished her gorgeous Welt Fantastic socks. Check out the pictures - they're every shade of blue.
Shireen has finished her socks, and will hopefully post pictures on her brand new blog.
Sigga_Sif has finished her lacy turquoise socks.
Siri has finished her lovely pink cable ribbed socks.
Stephanie has finished her lovely sky blue rib and cable socks.
Stephanie just finished her pair of gorgeous purple Pomatomus socks for her very lucky pal.
Samantha designed the lace pattern for her sock pal's lovely socks, made from KnitPicks' Dancing yarn.
Sandy_K has finished her socks and is ready to mail them out.
Sara has finished her turquoise Cable and Moss socks.
Sarah wasn't able to get any pictures of her finished Tiptoe socks, but reports that they're finished and ready to mail.
Seanna has finished her socks, but has no pictures due to a camera mishap.
Lisa's finishers:
Sydney finished her incredible multicolored socks. They're like stained glass!
Grafted, Bathed and Blocked...Tammy's gray lovelies are all done and will be in the mail on deadline.
Witty Knits is done with some awesome stripey socks.
Yarn Geek promises to knit through the night to finish her socks.
In a word...GORGEOUS...check out Zina's "Holey Socks"
Carrie's done - she knit Wendy's basic toe-up socks in a beautiful yarn.
Cheryl's bright blue socks are done-za!
Only in progress pics to see, but Deborah reports that she's done with her pretty patterned socks.
Desiree finished purple knee-highs!
and Lisa forgot to mention it, but she finished her awesome embossed leaves socks for her pal too!
Mary's finishers:
Jenn is all done.
Myriam has finished her socks, with a little help from a friend.
Reagan is finished - and she's got the blisters to prove it.
Nickerjac is having problems posting a photo but her socks are finished.
Erin's socks are finished and are having a little Eucalan soak before being sent off.
Peacock's revised design is all finished and ready to post.
Procrastiknitter has finished and mailed her socks.
Laura is another one to join the ranks of finishers.
Janet has finished her first pair of socks - well done!
AND THEY'RE OFF! Get those socks in the mail as soon as you can, everyone. A few have arrived already (like Leisel's, which came alll the way from Germany!) Did you get yours? Give a shout out to your pal in the comments!
(yeah, there's more! click away...)
Okay, some highlights too...
From Alison:
Allena was almost done with her Pomatami, but has had to do a little surgery. She's still pushing to make the deadline!
Anita is knitting down to the wire!
Ann-Marie has had a knotted mess on her hands for a while and hopes to get the better of it and finish knitting this week.
From Ashley:
Colleen already finished her socks--but is hard at work on a second pair as a Sock Savior! You are a good Sockapaloooza citizen, Colleen!
Brigid has one sock finished, and the second is underway!
Cyndi's got plenty on her plate with the Warming Grace project--but she's still managed to start some pretty green Elfines.
From Carry:
Elspeth hasn't quite finished, but she's working hard!
Emily is nearly finished, but expects to be finished just in time to stick them in the mail.
FaithFiberflash is still working on her socks. Her hand has been having a bit of trouble, but they do look great!
From Donna:
Kira is less than a foot away from being done with her pal's socks - she promises to post a progress picture in time for the update!
Karen's hoping to finish her pal's socks Monday and post a picture - in the meantime, she's got other fab finished socks for you to look at!
Kat finds herself staring Plan C in the face with just a few hours to go before the deadline - she says her socks will be in the mail this week. Good luck, Kat!
Kathy's finished one stunning red sock and is racing to finish the second.
From Erin:
MamaSnooze has had quite an ordeal. During her trip to Japan she attempted her socks. After using 3 different yarns, 4 needle sizes and 5 different patterns,nothing was working. It was ...too wide...too small...too baggy....unpretty... She now has one sock done (it's very pretty) and her dpn's are clicking away to finish the second.
Luanne is having some trouble with her second heelflap. Otherwise, her beautiful embossed leaves are coming along.
Laura has one down and is diligently working on the second.
Laurie has gotten off to a very late start, but knitting is underway now and will for sure have socks by the deadline.
Linda is still working on her socks, but should be finished and have them in the mail by the end of the week.
Louise will definitely finish in time. They are both done down to just before the toe decreases.
Marie has one and a half socks down.
Marie R. is within a couple of inches of finishing the second sock, and will make it!
Mary C. will be finished, and will mail on time.
From Jenipurr:
Rachel is nearly done with the first Pomatomus sock.
Renada finally decided the Pomatomus socks weren't working, so she's started over. She's not sure if she'll be able to finish in time, but she's going to try.
Rebecca is going to be delayed finishing her sock pal's socks (but is still working on them).
Saff ran into some unexpected difficulties so is going to be a little late finishing up her socks - but she's working as fast as she can to catch up.
Strangelittlemama is knitting as fast as she can in hopes of finishing her socks by the May 2nd deadline (wish her luck!).
From Ina:
Miss.Sarah has finished one sock and is on the instep of the second.
Monica is madly dashing through sock 2, although she paused to explain the design elements of her highly original sock.
Pam-M. has been knitting injured, but is determined to finish!
From Mary:
Shelagh underestimated the amout of time she would need to complete the socks, but is knitting on.
Jill has one sock done and is working on the other.
Johanna has turned the heel, much to her relief.
Pixie Purls is nearly done, once she's solved the problem with some dropped stitches.
Jillrachele is halfway there.
Songbird is working on her second sock but isn't sure she'll make the deadline.
posted by alison at 9:01 am | in
sockapaloooza
I finished!! The socks were mailed this morning!!
Also done, though as of 7 AM, still wet. They'll go out in the morning.
Pictures are up.
I got mine in the mail this morning! Huge thanks to Colleen Subway Knitter! They are on my feet now and I dont see me taking them off for a while...
Done and mailed! Jenny of Eat.Knit.Sleep, keep an eye out!
I got my socks yesterday, and some extra goodies too! Many, many thanks to Sheryl, I love them! I took a bunch of pictures to blog about later today. :)
sending mine out today during my lunch break!!
I didn't have time to email Lisa yesterday. I have 1 and 1/2 toes to complete. Should be all done by bedtime tonight. My socks will be in the mail on time!!
Mine went out first thing this morning! Looking forward to seeing everyone else's
Felicia R., I mailed the socks and something else this morning!! ;)
Mine are also done! They're hitting the mail this afternoon!
I got the cutest little box to send mine in today! Hope to have pictures posted later today on my blog. I plan on mailing mine tomorrow morning when I go to work.
No pressure that some people already got theirs ;) -- anyway, I'm done! I'm going to the post office right now!
I mailed it out this afternoon. I want to do this again- and I haven't even gotten my socks yet! Thanks so much for doing this. It was really fun.
Hey Allison. Thank you so much for your vision towards this gigantic world-wide exchange. I am glad that you did not allow the shortcomings of the previous exchanges to keep you from doing it again. It was great fun.
Just wanted to say that once again, you are the goddess of socks. thank you for hosting... I had a lot of fun.
And now for the shoutout... Beth S sent me the BEST socks a sockpal could ask for. Totally my style and she has psychic powers when it comes to picking out colors. Beth S rocks!
Just to let you know that my sock pal's socks got sent by air package this afternoon along with some surprise goodies. I hope they arrive safe and sound. Now I look forward to getting mine in the mail. It has been a fun experience.
Mailed mine off today with a few extra treats! I'm so excited to see what is coming my way.
Thank you for arranging this Alison!
Mine are in the mail! I hope my pal is thrilled with them! It was hard to send them off, but I did it.
My socks arrived yesterday from Zina and they are gorgeous!! I'll update my blog later today so you all can see how beautiful they are and how well they fit. It's like they were made for me. :)
Thanks a lot Alison for arranging this! I can't wait to sockapalofourza.....
I've been a very good girl, my sock pal's package was sent out yesterday.
Can't wait to get mine! hehee :)
Hi, there.
I hate to sound really dumb, but is there a list where I can link to people's blogs (not the big list that links to their finished photos) so I can see the finished and delivered socks as they arrive? :)
bfmomma
eagerly awaiting the mailman every day now...
Hey bfmomma, the big list links to people's blogs. It links to the specific entry where they posted their finished socks. You should be able to get to the main page of the blog from whatever archive page I've linked to. If the big list links directly to a picture, then they don't have a blog.
Sorry, I just don't have time right now to produce a second list or update it with links to received socks. :0(
duh! I should have thought of that. sometimes the brain doesn't really work. I certainly wasn't asking for a new list--just wondering if I'd missed it.
THANKS!
Hey again, bfmomma, maybe I can get tech guy/hubby to search the database for those folks who have reported having received their socks and find a quick way to paste their blog info into the sidebar. Would that be helpful??
Okay, bfmomma, you got it! Check the sidebar for links to folks who have reported in that they received their socks. (Hooray for hubby!)
I sent my update to you on April 25 as I had sent my socks out that date. I didn't see my name on the "update" listing on Tuesday so I checekd it and the info was there.
Just wanted to remind you that I have them all done and on their way to the US of A. I have checked the tracking of the parcel and it has been "out for delivery" since April 29...so not sure what is going on...
Also got a note from my secret pal letting me know that my socks are being mailed on Monday May 8...
omg... now I feel like a spoiled brat! tell hubby i am way impressed and thanks :)
hanging head in embarassment,
No, no, bfmomma, not at all. It was a good idea, but I didn't have time to make up a whole new page with a separate list and update the list. Then I realized that hubby could probably whip up a mini-list of just those received pretty easily. So it was no biggie. And it works great!
Susanne, you were listed as finished on April 4th - an early finisher, yay! Maybe your pal is on vacation for a couple of days and hasn't been able to pick up the socks yet. Wishing you and your pal happy feet very soon! :)
I received my socks from Danielle (nonokittyknits) and I love them. I have worn them for the past 2 days. I had a great time. Thanks.
Sheryl
I mailed my socks out to spain on April 20th. I hope that Jennifer received them by now. I have been on the road (2 week roadtrip vacation to Arkansas and back). Waiting for my socks to arrive.
Sharon
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