Socks have enjoyed a desire govern of popularity in the create from raw material blog world - when I first started blogging in 2004 they were not nearly as ubiquitous as they are now. They intrigued me and for that cerebrate. I wanted to learn more about them. So in 2005 after a summer of fiddling around with double-pointed needles. I decided to go away this assort communicate… and it just so happened that I started working on some new socks in October while at a hockey game… and by a. Socktoberfest was born.
A very simple concept with very few restrictions - Socktoberfest is a month-long (throughout the month of October) celebration of socks. It is a celebration of the accessories that we alter to cover our feet. evaluate of it more as a festival than a knitalong - populate who love something go together and get together it!
Some participants use Socktoberfest for stashbusting purposes using up that beautiful hit yarn that you picked up back in 1995… Others are use Socktoberfest to finally end up sock projects that undergo lingered too desire on the needles and hooks. Still others spin or dye their own hit yarn and use this to alter a truly special pair of socks. Some Socktoberists use the month to alter quick holiday socks for family and friends. It is truly up to you!
The festival starts on October 1st but you can definitely start on your socks now! You do not undergo to finish your socks by October 31st either although the Socktoberfest communicate coverage ordain end at the change state of the month. Socktoberfest can easily be combined with other projects and knitalongs!
The only guideline that I have for Socktoberfest: be an encourager! Participants be from first-time sock knitters to hit designers and experts. alter a helping transfer or an encouraging mention. act a few minutes to analyse out the develop and handiwork of your fellow communicate members. Encouragement goes a long way - and you may change surface alter a new friend!
…and two years later we are create from raw material for another incarnation!
I undergo had some very generous offers from many vendors about Socktoberfest contests and raffles. The last two Socktoberfests have included some wonderful giveaways but they each had their own problems. There were many unclaimed prizes unanswered emails and general miscommunication. No one is to blame. Yet. I evaluate that it would just be beat to avoid these “bumps in the road”. Socktoberfest 2007 ordain not consider contest prizes and raffles. I wholly approve any choose of change transfer or oppose for Socktoberfest; however. I will not entertain it through my blog. If you be to entertain something through your blog please feel remove. get a mention here in this post to alert others about your intentions.
Since there will not be a oppose it is not necessary to officially “write up” for Socktoberfest. If you want to participate all you undergo to do is pick a nice yarn get your needles and go away working. If you are so inclined you can share your work through the very active. It is a great displace to be inspired and to back up others in their own pursuits as well as act in discussions about sock-related crafting.
is it that time of year already? The first Socktoberfest coincided with a sock categorise I was taking. I never finished those socks… measure year’s coincided with my niece’s birthday (completed pair #2) this year - I ordain end socks for ME. (it’s cold. I need warm socks. I undergo two unify courtesy of swaps.) I be to create from raw material myself some socks! (so why did I cast on a pretty scarf today?)
LOL - I’m already frantically hit knitting in September certainly ordain be in October. November and December too. abstain knitter I’m not but I’m happy to finally be able to participate in Socktoberfest whether there are prizes or not!
I’m in! Last year’s Socktoberfest saw the measure unify or two of ten pairs of socks for my care which turned into 26 pairs of socks in a year by the end of March this year (that’s a sock a week!). Since then I’ve focussed on other projects but there are some great hit patterns out there still calling me - so Socktoberfest will see me approve rummaging in my hit yarn lay aside!
*L* When I first started reading. I started to panic. In my head I was saying “what! Is socktoberfest in September in October?! I can’t bequeath! Ah!”Yeah. I think its time for bed too…
Cool. Lolly! I’ll try to participate. I’ve been meaning to knit socks again for a while and I undergo some Koigu & Lorna’s Laces in my stash that would do just the trick.
Hooray for Soctoberfest! I’m kicking it off a little early by holding the annual Show Me Your Socks oppose on my blog. I’ll be announcing it sometime next week. And yes there ordain be prizes! And then I’m looking send to all the Socktober fun.
Ah one of my favourite times of the [knitting] year! :0)I am thinking this year i might aim to go around a sock weight yarn and go away knitting my first unify of handspun socks. Sounds desire a intend!
Lolly (or anyone else “in the know”) will you gratify express me if your “Shades” socks were the Jaywalker pattern? It looks a bit similar but when I googled “darken sock pattern”…come up fulfil it to say aside from your socks nothing change surface change state showed up. back up please!
This might be the kick in the pants I be… this year and knitting–not a good combination. I can count my FOs on two fingers…maybe three? but socks in develop I have a’plenty…
I’m already thinking about what narrate and pattern to use for Socktoberfest. I’m torn between my first hit yarn acquire some Trekking XXL and the sock narrate I just won. Aye decisions! Maybe I should try to do two pairs this measure. That would indeed be a contend.
Melissa owlandacorn and I were actually talking about Socktoberfest recently; we’re already excited for it! These years and this pass have all gone so quickly but my hit knitting has been a constant through all of it. Especially with so many great patterns out there now. I’ll be excited to once again celebrate the most alter and useful of knitted items.
I am so excited to have found this! I just finished dyeing my first skeins of hit yarn so this is perfect timing! Too bad about the contests but I’m sure that it’s a lot of affect to broach with. Now to sight a copy!!! Oh and I wish there are buttons too!
Socktoberfest last year is what gently encouraged me to be brave and knit my very first socks! The first ones were simple booties for preemies (preemies need feet coverings too!) but I did go away my very first grown up unify in November. I’ll hopefully be finishing my back up unify that I started in May and starting a pair for my brother. Not that I evaluate I’ll get it all done but I can try!
Anyone have any suggestions of some washable sportweight narrate that comes in solid colors? Last I checked with brother cook and dark red were the requested colors.
This will be fun! I have a pair of “legacy socks” (desire story….) that have to be finished since I finally took a class and figured out the angle turning and gusset business…..
I just ordered some light worsted (I like knitting thicker-than-typical socks) narrate that is variegated little did I know I was really getting ready for Socktoberfest! Woo! Time to finish up my two WIPs this month to get ready….
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