I think I would prefer an early August send-off. It'll be my first regular swap and I'm starting a new job around then!
Thanks! Can't wait to start!

Early August sounds great to me. Thank you for doing all this, especially with a new baby. You're devotion to the sock is amazing!

August for sure. I'm having a baby somewhere in the second half of June, I think I'll be much more "on my feet" by then :)

For me either day is fine - that will be plenty of time to get socks done. As for links, I want to do the Seduction socks on the Interweave Knits web page http://www.interweaveknits.com/freepatterns/

August is better for me - I can't wait for a reason to actually finish a pair of socks...

I think August would be ideal, but I'll be joining in regardless!

First time sockapalooza-er here...August would be best for me. Here's a link to shamelessly promote my pattern...http://magknits.com/Sept06/patterns/snowflakesocks.htm

Thanks!

i vote for august!!

August please!

August would be better for me! I'll be on vacation in mid-July, probably taking pictures of my sockapalooza 4 socks in unusual locations...

You are so great to organize all this, Alison, and tell wee one we thank her for "helping" with the work!

August is better for me - I can't wait for a reason to actually finish a pair of socks...

woo hoo! I've been waiting and waiting for this to come! I'm going to have to vote for an August send off. More time to knit!

I have no strong preference as to date. If we're on vacation I'll mail from there.

I can't wait to get started!

I like mid-August but whatever works for you guys.

either way there's a good chance we'll be moved by then I can't wait though. I've had a lot of fun the last couple of times.

The inner procrastinator says August. :-)

I vote August as well.

You don't have to be a blogger to sign up right??? Cause I wanna play too.

I say August too! This will be my first sockapalooza and I just hope i can sign up in time.

Either is fine with me :)

Oh, pretty please make it August? :)

YAY! ~revs needles~

I also vote for August.

Either is fine with me too, just looking forward to participating this time around!

I'm so excited. I've never done sockapalooza and have been looking forward to the start of the new one. I'm hoping I can get in on this one! Either month is good.

Either works for me. I am very excited to start!

I'm hoping to 'paloozalong this time and definitely vote for August. :)

I'm voting for early August. Thanks for getting this going again!!!

Hi.. is is too late to get in on the sock-swapping goodness??? Could you send me some more information about it?

August -- can't wait!

August. My first two weeks of July are gonna be cwazy!

and YAY!

I think (Harry Potter) that there's something (Harry Potter) happening in Mid-July (Harry Potter) that might impede (Harry Potter) my sock sending ability (due to distraction caused by Harry Potter), it might have to do with Hallows of the Deathly variety (July 21)or a movie or something (July 13). So I totally vote for early-August

I am soooooo excited about Sockapalooza, I just missed the sign ups last time. Either date for send off will be fine with me. Can't wait to get matched up and get going!!!!

Any time in August is fine with me.

*waving hand* I vote for August--all my wedding stuff will be finished by then!

I vote for August, just because I'll have a wee one very, very soon!

I'd like to request August for the send-off date. Thanks.

First sockapalooza here, I vote August!

August works for me...
I soooooo Super-Excited for my Second Sockapalooooza Extravaganza!!

Hey, here's something NOT about sockapalooza -- saw your book had a mention in the latest issue of Premiere magazine! Congrats, I'm looking forward to it!

I'm a newbie-paloooozie - I vote for August! :)

I vote for August since July is gonna be Harry Potter month. I can hardly wait!!!

I'll add to the overwhelming surge of people who would like an August due date. Don't mind July either, though, but I may be stuck with my nose in a book. Snape Is A Very Bad Man

Yee haw!! I'm soooo ready to "play" again! I don't have a preference for either month, I'm keeping the needles warm with several pairs at the moment, but nothing that can't be set aside in a heartbeat. Let the games begin!!

August would be nice. Then, if there are warm and wooly socks, we wouldn't have to wait quite as long for the weather to be cool enough to wear them!

Er, mid-July would be nice... (she says in a small voice, since everyone else seems to prefer August!)

oh, early August please...hay were you ever a Project Manager...you could sure be one.

My vote is for early August.

I'm in awe of your organizational abilities!

I vote for August! July is a crazy month, filled with work deadlines, travel, and no less than a family reunion.

I also vote for August. I will try and think of any new patterns. I would recommend both of the Sensational Socks books be added as resources.

August is my vote!

Thanks for hosting Sockapalooza again! I'd prefer an August mail date. ***Alison, would you send me your email address? I have something I'd like to run by you, but would rather not put it on your comment page. Thank you.

Well, I can see August is winning, so I hardly need to weigh in - but I *do* prefer August. I love the idea of being able to check info ourselves, and you know how I love surfing through all those beautiful socks. Looking forward to it!

Woo-hoo! I've done the first three Sockapaloozas and have had a blast each time. Can't wait for #4 :-)

My vote is August, too - I'll be moving, so that will give me time to settle in!

August seems to be winning! I like that because it's closer to fall for many of us - we'll be able to wear the socks that much sooner!!

Thanks for starting this up again!

I recall there being hints of a magical sock savior setup for knitters from the last round who never received socks -- like me! Is that still in the works?

Thanks!

d.

I prefer knitting under pressure, so I'd say go for mid-July. But I have a feeling I am outnumbered. :)

Mid-August please, I'll be a little tied up in Labor & Delivery mid-July (although if I have 40 hours of labor like last time I could probably knit a pair of socks during the process, eh?). I just bought my first (!) sock yarn ever yesterday and I am eagerly looking forward to casting on and becoming a sock knitter.

I'm voting for early-August, too. And I enjoyed the good chuckle I got out of Erin's Harry Potter comment! :)

i'd prefer August, myself. The more time, the better. Plus I am working two jobs, and planning the September 1 wedding....but that's still not as much work as twins and a baby :)

Woo-hoo! Thanks for doing this again - I'm psyched. I'd prefer an August send-off, please.

Streamlined Sokcpalooza here we come! And a July send off - YAY!

I'd prefer August, but whatever is the majority opinion is, I'll work with it.

Ooh, I can't wait to starting socking!!!!

Yay! I'd prefer early (or even mid) August, since I'll be away from home in July.

You truly are wonder woman! A new baby, twin boys and socka-palooza.

This year since my web store is up and running, (Whoot!) I would like to offer $2 off per skein to any sock-sister who is participating. My web administrator will hook us up with a direct link to reflect the discount.

The web address is www.connectedbyathread.com.

I plan on dying 3 special yarns just for the socka-palooza.

Sock on Baby!

August! Yay!!

Ooooh, I'm so excited! Early (or even a bit later) August would be fantastic :)

Auguat, please ! And thanks so much for being Sock Central once again !

August, please! I can't wait to join this time. Have fun with baby L!

August, please! Life is kind of rough and tumble at the moment, and truthfully, I could use every extra day possible to know whether or not I'll have the time and the money to participate this time around. (And I'll also be wandering around in the wilderness in mid-July, without yarn or internet access.)

Not that anybody cares about the reasons for my vote. But there it is.

Yippee!! August, please.

I have a suggestion for a sock pattern that I just saw knit up it it the Orchid Socks and Spring Grass sock over at Craftoholic's blog. Link - http://craftoholic.blogspot.com/2005/09/patterns-for-springgrass-orchid-socks.html

Wow, I have no idea why I thought I'd be the only procrastinator hoping for August. :) But, those of us who can't read and knit at the same time would probably prefer early August.

Either date is good for me.

By the way, I have hosted some group blogs, and it seems the "pain treshold" is around 50 people posting. After that it tends to get pretty chaotic... How about having a group of co-hostesses doing the posting?

Oh my, you still have time to prepare that? Tough Mum :)

August please! I'll be in Scotland and England for my honeymoon for mid-July. :)

Hooray! I've always wanted to be a sockpalooza-er! I think August would work out really well for everyone, me included! Can't wait to see the blog when its up!

I'm with everybody else. Early August please...

Oohh....I won't miss it this time!
Anytime is good for me since I'll be having a 4-month summer break with nothing to do.

Hmmm... I really shouldn't participate, what with my non-existant income... but I think I will anyway. I need to live life too! (And who knows... maybe if I'm lucky I'll be able to use stash yarn!)

August please. Gives lots of time to choose sock pattern and yarn.

yay! either month works for me! can't wait!! :)

I am so excited! I think August would be best as I'm stuck in the waffle-stitch mania of Thermal. Hope you and the baby are well.

i'm voting for august, lol.

Hm, I was gonna say "Please don't interfere with my HP7 reading," but then remembered that I tend to finish things early. So, any date is good for me.

any idea on an ETA for a start-date? i have a friend who dyes sock yarn, but she's having supplier problems right now. she'd love to do it, otherwise!

August please! I have a new baby coming in May...so maybe I'll be able to participate if I know I have a little more time. Can't wait!

August please! I'm so happy you're setting up another sockapalooza. Thank you!

Oh boy! I heard about this, and hope I get in. It's sounds like great fun! In the new Interweave Knits, there are these entrelac socks...hmmm. August here too!

The only way it will work for me is early August so that obviously gets my vote. :)

I vote for August as well and I am willing to give a 10% discount to sockapalooz-ers to my etsy shop: lavendersheep.etsy.com. All they would have to do is leave me a comment when they check out that they are a part of sockaplooza.

Horray! July would probably be better, since Socktoberfest happenes in the fall. =)

August. Please, please, let it be August (assuming I manage to get in on this round ...)

Hi,

I would love to participate in Sockapalooza 4, especially with the final date in August, but I only have access to Regia and Meilenweit (once in a while Opal) would it still be okay? I don't want anyone to feel they got the shortend by using lucious yarns and receiving Regia (though there is Silk which is very nice).

Karin

I think I might like to do a Sockapalooza! But if I did I think I'd prefer an early August send-off date to accomodate my slow knitting speed.

I dont care, I just want to knit socks by the pool all summer ;)

Another vote for August!

August would also be better for me -- I'm hoping to have some extra "kids at camp or gramma's" time through July, perfect for knitting!

I vote for early August even though I can't wait to cast on. I love Sockapalooza, and was hoping you would be able to find a way to put it together, with everything else you have going on. My thanks to master webmaster, and most of all to you (and baby L for her help).

First-time participant...I hope! August would be swell.

Makes me no nevermind. I'm looking forward to joining in the fun! I got to be a sock savior last time, but this will be my first from the beginning! Yay!

First timer here! Ready when you are - can't wait!

I vote for August - I'm a first-timer.

I'll be opening my hand-painted sock yarn online shop in a couple of weeks and will have something special for sockapaloozers. hmmm.. I'm working on some wonderful free gifts with purchase. I'll have details by mid-April.

You can definitely count me in for offering discounts on my hand-dyed and (some) handspun sock yarns at the farm blog (linked through my blog).

Alas, I have found another mum who refers (ever so lovingly) to the kids as 'Thing One' or 'Thing 2'.

I'd like to join this time, and would prefer August!

If you're not committed to a blog format for the updates, we could use a dedicated thread at my little knitting forum. It's free and doesn't require a moderator to add people to the list of participants.

Sockapalooza 4 thread at Knitters' Forum

I will be a first timer and either dates would be fine with me.

I would love to do this again! Of course, I think that August would give people a nice send off (for those still attending school - there will probably be a few), and more time to find the perfect yarn/pattern/etc.

Hi Alison :)
August will be great for me too, Swapetines will be over by then, with a bit of luck :)
No need to say that i'll love to sign in for this years' swap too :)

August sounds good to me. Yipee!

August sounds wonderful. I am excited to get involved this round.

Hooray! I've been waiting for an update but can't believe your up for this so soon after the birth of your new sweet girl. (Congratulations, by the way! I think I was out of town when she was born.) Sounds like the new system should make things much easier on you this time, though.
Each time I've finished with the other exchanges, I've thought to myself, "That's it. I'm not doing another one" but each time you announce another one I can't help but sign up. I enjoy the knitting for others although it stresses me out a bit about getting the sizing right, and I cherish the socks others have made for me more than any socks I've ever made for myself.

Wonderful - I'll sign up!

For me, both dates are okay!

eve

First time sockapaloozer here! I vote for August, too! I'm so looking forward to this! :)

I like the mid August send out. With a new little one, I need as much time as I can get, but I want to participate as well!

I'm new too! I just finished my first pair of socks and I'm totally hooked. August would be better- I don't knit very fast yet.

August sounds great! (You know, in case I have to buy yarn because I can't find any suitable sock yarn in my stash...hahahahahah!)

August please!

August works better for me. I have some major responsibilites in the early summer and while I loved being a sock savior last time 'round, the pressure was not so much fun.

K

August sounds good. :D I just learned to knit socks, so I am very excited about this exchange.

I can hardly wait for it to start!

Another vote for August- I'll be finishing my last course in grad school in July and finally graduating (wooohooo!)

Yea! I was so worried I'd miss sign-ups while on vacation:0 I was also excited to come home to a pregnant friend with no local family. I am so excited to try some of these patterns you've buzzed through!