the blue blog archives: finish n win

Announcing a little incentive to help you sockapaloozas get those socks done and update the database. Each month, I'll make a list of all the folks who have entered in the database that they've finished in that month and pull one name to win a fabulous sock suprise! The winner for May is: Danielle of the Knitting Niche. And she's won a copy of Sensational Knitted Socks!

At the end of June I'll pull one name from all those who finish and update their info in the database in June and they'll win an awesome package of sock-y goodness from Simply Socks! (Thanks to Allison for the prize donation!) And there'll be a July prize too, so keep on knittin'!

Wanna see more finished socks? We've got 46 reported finishers so far - check 'em out on the big list!

posted by alison at 9:19 am | in sockapalooza 4

Comments

love them alison!

Posted by: peggy at June 19, 2007 10:42 AM

I love them! They are definitely on my list of socks to knit for myself.

Posted by: Yvonne at June 19, 2007 11:27 AM

Very nice socks!

Posted by: Isela at June 19, 2007 11:29 AM

You can never have too many pictures of: babies, pets and awesome socks.

Posted by: Anita at June 19, 2007 11:49 AM

Cool to see the loooooong list! Oh, and congratulations on your very pretty socks... I do habour a hope to be the recipient... ;-)

Posted by: Karen S at June 19, 2007 12:08 PM

Pretty, pretty socks. They're on my to-do list. Gosh, I feel like such a slacker. I just started my pal's socks. I'm a whopping 2 inches into them.

Posted by: Bonnie at June 19, 2007 12:35 PM

Sensational Knitted Socks is a great book, I can't wait to check out her latest one! I need to get on that finishing bandwagon.

Posted by: Sonya at June 19, 2007 12:50 PM

I finished my first sock yesterday so maybe I'll be able to have a pair at the end of this month.

Beutiful socks by the way, wish they were for me. :)

Posted by: Carina at June 19, 2007 1:10 PM

Those socks are fabulous. Didn't realize how very cool the toes were! Will you be blocking them? They're so pretty now, I don't think they need it.

Posted by: Mary at June 19, 2007 1:21 PM

Love the socks Alison. I love that pattern - I made a pair last summer.
I'd be done with my pal's socks by now if I didn't hit a speed bump (needs some ripping back) But since I love the yarn so much, I may keep knitting the botched pair for myself and order another skein for my pal (and knit them at warp speed too!)

Posted by: Carla at June 19, 2007 1:31 PM

I have finished my first sock and I'm on the foot of the second one. My pal has longer feet than I do so it seems to be taking longer.

Posted by: Paula at June 19, 2007 2:36 PM

Hmmmmm why don't the toes of my finished one look like that? They are great fun to knit though.

Posted by: Anne at June 19, 2007 3:13 PM

They are really great, the pattern and the yarn look good together! I just finished my socks too.

Posted by: Iris ine at June 19, 2007 3:30 PM

Well done you! Great socks! Now I have no excuse not to finish mine - I don't even have a newborn!

Posted by: Carol at June 19, 2007 3:49 PM

I *heart* those socks, so pretty!

Posted by: Sasha at June 19, 2007 5:56 PM

Your green leaf socks are fabulous! I have some green yarn......

Posted by: gail at June 19, 2007 9:02 PM

Nice job there! I bet you are so glad to have them done early! I just got my yarn on Monday from the UK, so soon I'll finally be casting on! :)

Posted by: Zonda at June 19, 2007 10:10 PM

I love the sock pattern. THey are really nice.

I finished my pals socks but I am not sure how to get into the data base and mark it as finished. I know the blog isn't working well and I haven't been able to figure out the other site. I haven't blogged about the socks I finished being for my sockapalooza pal but I will soon.

Posted by: Rochelle at June 20, 2007 12:00 PM

Your socks look gorgeous! I started the socks for my pal but I am not satisfied with the yarn choice so I am going to start over this weekend.

Posted by: Jill at June 20, 2007 2:04 PM

You're certainly going to make your pal happy; those socks are great! I've just finally made a decision on yarn and pattern. I've got a pair to finish on the needles then it's on to my pal's socks.

Posted by: Julie at June 20, 2007 5:45 PM

What do we do if we're knitting two pairs of socks for our pal? Should we update the database after we finish the first pair, or after both pairs are finished?

Posted by: Lana at June 20, 2007 9:27 PM

Oooh, good question, Lana. The idea of updating the database is to let me know that you have completed your obligation to knit a pair of socks for your pal and would be ready to send. So I'd say go ahead and click finished when you finished the first pair. That way I'll still know that you are ready to send, even if you don't get that second pair knitted.

Thanks for being such a generous pal! :)

Posted by: ALISON at June 20, 2007 9:42 PM