How to register
Send me an email with your name and blog address to
voivitsi (at) yahoo (dot) com.
General stuff
1. Depending on the number of participants, one pair or several pairs of socks will travel around the world.
2. Every knitter will knit a small part of the same Knitty sock pattern. The participants will vote for a pattern, and the pattern with the most votes will be used. More information about this later.
3. The goal is to get the socks to visit as many countries as possible during their journey.
4. The first knitter will receive a package with needles, the pattern, instructions, a journal and a small treat. Everything except the treat will be sent to the next knitter.
5. The address of the next knitter will be sent to you by email. (No list of participants addresses will be travelling around the world inside the package)
6. The last knitter in line will be responsible for grafting the toe, weaving in the ends, and washing and blocking the socks. This person will also send the socks to the person who wins them in the drawing.
What you need to do as a knitter
1. Register for this KAL by sending me an email with your name and blog address. The email address is : voivitsi (at) yahoo (dot) com.
2. Knit your part of the sock within a reasonable time frame using your own sock yarn. Your part could for example be the cuff, or a pattern repeat, or the heel, etc. Follow the instructions that come with the sock. Needles will be included in the package. The needles will be dpns, so if you prefer to knit with circs you can transfer the stitches to your own needles. Just remember to put them back on the dpns before you send them!
3. Take a picture of the sock at an interesting location and post it to our Flickr group. Write a "story" under the picture, why not in the form of a post card.
4. Write something in the journal that comes with the sock.
5. Include a small treat in the package for the next knitter (optional, but highly appreciated).
6. Cut the yarn and put the sock in a bubble envelope after you've finished your part and make sure that it gets sent to the next knitter (appropriate postage, etc.).
7. Have a lot of fun!
So what's this KAL about?
Everything is "international" these days, but I bet you've never seen a truly international pair of socks. A pair that's been around the world, visited interesting places, met a whole bunch of even more interesting knitters, and has a story to tell about it. Now you have the chance to become acquainted with such an esteemed pair of socks.
The aim of this KAL is to bring knitters all around the world together. We lurk around on each others blogs, admire other knitters' knitting from afar. No more of that! Let's create a hands-on experience. An opportunity to see first hand what other knitters have created. Continue where their stitches end and contribute with our own.
Yes, a chain-knitted pair of socks! If you have some scraps of sock yarn in your stash, enough to knit a small part of a sock, this is your chance to use it. This will be the most colorful and charming pair of socks, the pair of socks with the most character, the most interesting international pair of socks the world has ever seen.
Contact email: voivitsi AT yahoo DOT com
The aim of this KAL is to bring knitters all around the world together. We lurk around on each others blogs, admire other knitters' knitting from afar. No more of that! Let's create a hands-on experience. An opportunity to see first hand what other knitters have created. Continue where their stitches end and contribute with our own.
Yes, a chain-knitted pair of socks! If you have some scraps of sock yarn in your stash, enough to knit a small part of a sock, this is your chance to use it. This will be the most colorful and charming pair of socks, the pair of socks with the most character, the most interesting international pair of socks the world has ever seen.
Contact email: voivitsi AT yahoo DOT com
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