the blue blog archives: from sock monsters to sock saviors

As another sock monster slinks his way out of the primordial slime of the sock drawer and begins to evolve, let's work on putting those socks to another good use: saving sockapalooza sock pals who haven't received socks yet!

I sent an email last week to everyone who hasn't updated the database to let me know that they were done knitting socks and had sent them out to their pal. Thanks to everyone who responded! I'm making my way through all your emails now. A lot of you have been in contact with your pal and are still working hard, so we haven't needed many sock saviors so far. But I still haven't heard from the majority of the 180 folks who were listed as unfinished. Anyone I don't hear from by the end of the week will be considered to have dropped out and their pal will be put on the list to get a sock savior.

So sock saviors standing by, I'll start adding folks to the "needs socks" list this weekend. Please go to the database then to see if there's anyone in need who you can help. If you're one of those folks who hasn't yet received socks and hasn't heard anything from your pal, there should be a sock savior on the job by next week. You're welcome to send me an email next week to check.

A big thank you to all the sock saviors already hard at work and thank you in advance to all those waiting to help out other sockers. Let's rid sockapalooza of any sock monsters and make it a big success!

posted by alison at 8:59 am | in knitty little christmas , sockapalooza 4 , stupid sock creatures

Comments

How can you go wrong with these guys?

I think monster is too strong a word. I like creature better.

Thought to ponder: depending on who you are, don't all things look phallic? Is it just me or do his legs look phallic? LOL

I better stop while I'm ahead (or in the gutter).

I love the tail, very finnish. I can't wait to see his/her face.

Posted by: Anita at September 11, 2007 6:30 PM

I'd like to volunteer as a sock savior- I didn't participate in this round, so I can't sign up via the website. I've almost got a pair of Monkeys ready to go for someone with size 9 wide-ish feet. Let me know if you need them!

Posted by: jenny at September 11, 2007 10:46 PM

What if I know that my pal has finished and posted the socks? But that was more than a montn and a half ago, and no sign of the package has reached me... I'm so sad, since it was very beautiful socks, but I really can't hold up hope much longer.

Posted by: Karen S at September 12, 2007 6:58 AM

Do you need any more sock saviours?

I would love to volunteer if you find yourself short...

Posted by: Arianne at September 12, 2007 7:16 AM

the sock monsters are a riot. love them... if only we had argyle socks around here, i'd know what to do with the old ones now.

Posted by: thea at September 12, 2007 7:42 AM

Love them sock monsters!!

Posted by: Michelle at September 12, 2007 8:03 AM

I love those creatures! We need to find all out miss-matched so I can get my book out!

Sockapalooza was such fun, you really worked hard to get it together, thanks!

Posted by: Sarah at September 12, 2007 9:13 AM

I keep checking to see if anyone needs a sock savior, but no dice so far. This makes me hope people are volunteering left and right! I'll keep checking, though, and would be more than happy to make up another pair of socks.

Posted by: Kathy at September 12, 2007 4:57 PM