I've entered myself into Sock Madness 2, a knitting tournament based on college basketball's March Madness. Knitters were divided into 4 divisions of about 58 people each. The first 40 people finished with their socks advance to the next round.
We were given teasers about the pattern a couple of days before it was released. It was described as a "scary pattern & to think of Michael Jackson's Thriller video. I didn't really have any scary yarn but I found yarn in my stash from The Knittery in a wool/cashmere blend. I thought it looked a little bit like dried blood.
I got my copy of the pattern about noon on the 13th. I knit as much as I could and finished at 2:30 am on the 16th. I was really afraid that I wouldn't finish in time to advance. It took me 40 hours to get these socks done. I knitted my fingers to the bone. See?
Actually, the yarn had excess dye & bled on me. Here are the finished Zombies taken at 2:29 a.m. I was the 14th to finish in my division.
. . . and a better picture . . .
This was my first eye of the partridge heel . .
The cuff pattern reminds me of a muscle. . .
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. . . and the drop stitch was fun too.
These are the most comfortable socks that I own. The fiber is warm (my feet are always cold) & the pattern hugs my feet. Not too tight or too loose.
I've named the socks Dr. Pepper Zombies after the only soda that I'll drink - Dr. Pepper. They match my Dr. Pepper t-shirt perfectly.
The next round won't start until April 1st so I have time to get caught up on stuff before I drop everything to knit nonstop again.
TTFN
Friday, March 21, 2008
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2 comments:
Awesome socks....love them! You freaked me out with the hand picture till I kept reading!:) I have another friend thats doing that knitting madness! Good luck!
awesome photo story telling there, you teacher, you. and 14th out of your division--that's got to be like 14th out of thousands, of not more. bravo
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