Good morning,
I teach 6th grade Hebrew Scriptures in a Catholic Middle School in NC. My DH of 33 years is currently looking for employment...we have 3 children. I keep busy knitting, reading and walking. I am excited about the mystry KAL.

mystery sock clue two

should be in your mailboxes!

if you don't receive it, let me know.

many of us are chatting and sharing our progress over on ravelry. come on over and join us. we're here. you know you wanna! :)

I really have been knitting!

I just keep forgetting to take a progress photo and post it before I finish. So, even though this doesn't count, because there is no progress photo - I'm going to post just to let you know I really have been knitting! This is "A Little Bird Told Me...." from knitty.com with a few modifications - knit in the round instead of flat, an i-cord drawstring and strap, and needlefelted heart. It was knit with two skeins of Patons Classic Merino.

Thank you!

Here's a scan of the yarn I got for the drawing winnings. Thank you so much. I love love love it. I can't wait to give it a run. Thank you so much. Oh, I love yarn.

Got my Prize-----Thank You

I got my prize from the Tour de France random drawing, Thank You. I wanted to see how Maizy would work in socks. I also picked out a solid color so that a pattern would stand out.

Clue 1

Photo taken after clue 1. I am using Panda Superwash in the colour Evening blues.

the mystery sock kal

begins....NOW!

check your emails for clue 1. if you don't receive it, let me know so we can figure out what happened.

i can't wait to see your socks!

ps. i figure that it is august 21st somewhere in the world! LOL!

Fingerless Mittens

It was a pretty quick knit... this pair of Fingerless mittens. Have experimented with a pattern, but it disappeared into the colours of this yarn. Might do it again with a solid yarn, but for now I am content with how they turned out.

Yarn used: Maizy, in the colourway Retro. 1 ball was used.

mystery sock kal countdown!

first clue will be sent via email on friday, august 21st!

i am getting so excited!!!! and nervous....

the blog has room for one more new mystery sock member. if you are interested, please email me for the invite.

if you are already a member and want to play, please email me too. clues will only be sent to those who signed up for the mystery kal.

do you all have your yarn and needles ready?!

edited: we are full. if you are still interested, please email me at carefreekal at gmail dot com and i will see if i can make room for you.

Cathy's 52 week challenge - August

I finished my August project for the 52 week KAL challenge!

Pattern: July SKA mystery sock
Cast on: 7/1/09
Needles: US 2 (2.75mm) 40" circular
Finished: 8/9/09
Yardage: 300 yards (meets the requirement of a sock with 4" leg)
Yarns: (all CPY yarns!!) :-)
Panda Soy - natural ecru
Panda Soy - poppy red
Maizy - cactus (green)
Maizy - bittersweet (dark brown/almost black)

Really looking forward to the CPY mystery sock starting on Friday!!

52 Week Challenge - Brenda (Owlsrook)

My August in progress photo - these are going to be a pair of ribbed socks, knit in Paton's Kroy - Colour is Mulberry Stripes. Just a simple pair of socks to wear in running shoes.

Brenda in Alberta
(Owlsrook on Ravelry)

julie's sharing!

her pattern for her "tour de france" kal socks here. go check it out!

yeah, done

Here are the finished pics of the Palindrome scarf (on Ravelry) for August. Over 312 yds of one skein and 1/3 of another. I had to make it longer. Now to play until the mystery sock starts! My hubby had to take the picture. I could not get far enough away to take the picture ( I am vertically challenged only 5'4"!) Have a great weekend!

Jody

August 52-week scarf

Hi, I finally finished my palindrome scarf today! Will post later!
Have a great day!
Jody

Green Goddess socks finished

I started this pair months ago and finally finished the 2nd sock this morning. :) Cream Patonyle that I dyed in the crock pot with food coloring. Used 89 gms of the 100 gm ball. The Nancy Whitman pattern calls for 376 yds. I love the way this pattern fits. The pattern is stretchy, but also snug.

August Socks

Here's the socks I just finished in that sock yarn hubby brought home. I ended up using about 370 yds. This is my first time using this yarn, and I'm pretty happy with it HOWEVER I'm pretty gosh-durned excited to pull out that new Maizy Tan Suede I bought for the KAL.....but I've got plenty to do in the meantime! so much yarn, so little time....I love this problem. Can you imagine so much time, so little yarn....surely Dante wasn't a knitter or he would have written this in.....

MORE WINNERS! & I'm one - YAHOOOO!

I wanted to say thank you for the prize. I wanted to share what I chose for my yarn & color - I have been wanting to try 'Maizy' - http://www.straw.com/cpy/yarns/Maizy-scans.html - so here is my chance! I chose the solid color 'cactus' - it looks like a lovely light lime sort of green. I think I shall use it for some nicely patterned socks that need a solid color to show off the pattern.

Thank you again for me being one of the winners!

drMolly

mystery sock kal update

good news! i've finished writing up all the clues. YAY for me! the clues will be emailed to the addy you used to sign up for the blog. if you want me to use a different addy, please let me know so i can change it.

and because i've managed to get this all written up sooner than i expected, howsabout we kick-start the mystery a few days earlier?

schedule for clues:
clue 1: aug 21
clue 2: aug 24
clue 3: aug 28
clue 4: sept 2
clue 5: sept 7

finished pairs of socks must be posted to the blog by wednesday, sept 30th (or at least by the time i wake up on october 1st) in order to qualify for the prize drawings.

how many prizes? well, that will depend on how much encouragement you give your fellow mystery kal knitters to finish their socks. the MORE socks, the MORE winners!! susan will donate one prize (2 skeins of yarn -winner's choice of yarn and color) for every 10 pairs of socks finished. in addition, there will be a special drawing for those who knit their socks using crystal palace yarn!

someone has asked about doing 2 socks at once on magic loop or 2 circs. i would recommend against this as there will be some shuffling of the stitches but it will be up to you!

so, are you all ready to RUMBLE?!!!

don't mind me...just too much wrestling...LOL!

housecleaning & a mystery

i've done some housecleaning with our member list on the sidebar. if you aren't listed and are a member, let me know. i may have removed you accidentally and i may need you to rejoin the blog.

get ready for the mystery sock kal...

if you want to play, i need you to email me at:

carefreekal at gmail dot com

i will be sending out the clues by email so want to start an email list. i will be posting a materials list with yarn recommendations within the next week or so.

you will need to be a member of the carefree kal blog in order to receive the clues. if you are not currently a member (see list on sidebar), please contact me for an invitation to join.

if you do not receive your invitataion to join to blog within 24 hours, please check your spam folders. or contact me for another invitation.

8/4 morning: i have sent out invites to all who have requested one.
8/5 am: invites out to all who requested. there are some invites that still need to be accepted in order for you to become a member of the carefree kal blog. please email me if you are having problems accepting.
8/06 10:30 pm: invites have been all sent. if you've received an invite and you don't see your name on the list, then it could be that you still need to accept the invite to become a member of the blog.

no more invites left
waiting list if you are interested

MORE WINNERS!

announcing the winners (yes, winnerS) from the tour de france sock challenge. it must have been a rough race because we only had 8 finishers out of 25 starters! and i really did start a sock, honest! (we won't talk about maz who managed to finish THREE PAIRS! of very complicated, designed her own socks...nope. maz, you put us all to shame!)

the winners from the random drawing (done the old fashion way with pieces of pattern and a jar) are:

JULIE H

and


DRMOLLY

you each win two skeins of crystal palace yarn of your choice and color. please email me at carefreekal at gmail dot com with your snail mail addy, along with 2 yarn selections and 2 color selection. of course, failure to do one of these will result in forfeiture of prize to MOI! gotta love being a mod! LOL!

congrats to the winners! now, on to the mystery!!!!!!!!!!