Showing posts with label KAL. Show all posts
Showing posts with label KAL. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Socktoberfest and a Mystery Sock KAL

Well, I think the fair isle sweater vest is going on the back burner for a bit longer. I swatched on my US 7 circulars and the fabric seemed too loose, so I think I need to try US6 circulars which I don't have. I am considering buying the Knit Picks Interchangeable set of circulars, but I haven't made up my mind yet.

So, I was browsing on Ravelry and came across a post about a Mystery Sock KAL (knitalong)! This sounded exciting so I signed up. I have never done a mystery KAL before, but a sock one sounds perfect. Basically, a mystery KAL is where some posts a bit of a pattern and you knit it and then you get the next part of the pattern and so on. (Bad explantion, but I've never done one before, so that's my basic understanding!) Long story, short... the finished item is a surprise!

The first part of the sock pattern was posted today and I think I may cast on tonight with some Panda Cotton from the stash! She recommends a solid color yarn. This KAL is in a Ravelry group for fans of Through the Loops which I believe is a designer and a blog. I will have to check it out! If you want to check out the Mystery KAL, it's on Ravelry here. It's called the TTL Socktoberfest Mystery Sock KAL. I also joined the Socktoberfest group on Ravelry which is a laid back sock knitalong for the month of October!

And now I have a project to use for my participation in the Carefree or not Holiday KAL!!

So, I'm off to cast on a new Mystery pair of socks!! Hooray!

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Care Free Holiday - or not - KAL

Today, I signed up for the Care Free Holiday - or not - KAL sponsored by Crystal Palace Yarns. As anyone who reads my blog knows, CPY makes some of my favorite sock yarns, such as Maizy, Panda Cotton and Panda Wool. They also make a lot of other cool yarns that I look forward to trying someday! CPY also sponsored the OlympicSox KAL that I recently participated in and it was a lot of fun. It's cool to see all the other great projects that everyone is working on.

This sounds like a fun, no-pressure knit-along and CPY is giving away prizes, so why not sign up?

For more information on the KAL contest rules and how to sign up, just click here.

If you do sign up, please mention that I sent you because I'll get an extra chance at the welcome prize drawing. If you sign up by midnight, October 1st, you can be entered for the welcome prize as well! Hurry because this KAL is limited to 100 people. Good luck and have fun!

Oh, there is also a CPY group on Ravelry now, so be sure to join that as well!