The good: Orchid Socks are knitting up beautifully and I really love this colorway from Woolarina.
The bad: Studying for final exams and finishing up a directed readings paper is really chewing up my knitting time this week.
The ugly: OK, so some of you don't think the Grapefruit Socks are all that ugly but I do. The last straw came when Aaron referred to them as my Ronald McDonald socks. I've decided that these socks and my wardrobe will never coexist peacefully so I've decided to have a blog contest and give them away. I'll finish the length to the winner's foot measurements (provided your feet aren't bigger than a women's US 10 so I don't run out of yarn). I'll post contest details in the next two weeks, when I'm closer to finishing the pair. Stay tuned.
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Orchid Socks and Upcoming Blog Contest for Grapefruit Socks
Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Blog Contest!
As promised, a blog contest for free stuff! As if any of you need more yarn...
This is a destashing more than a contest, I must say. I took a good look at my stash and saw some things that don't have projects attached to them. Leave me a comment and give me a link to a knitting blog you like to read and also tell me which one of the three items you'd like. I'll draw names out of a hat for each item. Please don't all say Yarn Harlot. We all know she's great but I'm interested in undiscovered blogs, not ones with 7534875849357894375893475934 subscribers.
Enter before 5 p.m. (CST) on Friday, April 27th. I will draw the three winners while celebrating getting through another chemistry test. I'll post winners and a list of interesting blog reads on Friday evening.
The Prizes
1. )Two skeins of Fortissima Cotton sock yarn in a kelly green color, 231 yds/ball, 26sts/4 in on US 1-2. I made some socks for my mom out of this stuff and it's really soft and nice to knit with.
2.) Four skeins of fingering weight 100% wool from Jojoland, 220 yds/ball, 7-8sts/in on US 1-3. This would be good for lace. It's not scratchy wool.
3) The Spring Interweave Knits
