Directions for making your own yarn swiftĪnd, if Sock Madness Forever isn’t quite enough for you, check out this video of the latest Norwegian attempt to wrest the sheep-to-sweater championship from the Australians.Pro’s and Con’s of knitting socks toe-up.And there’s lots to chat about in this Ravelry group, including some topics perfectly relevant to those of us who knit at a more leisurely pace. Twenty-four hours per sock, less eating time, chatting about it on Ravelry time and some sleeping time, I hope. The first knitters across the line pulled their socks off (on?) in something like 48 hours. Diamond Shreddies Socks pattern by Carrie Van Kessel This second elegant sock pattern came from Carrie Van Kessel. Knitters finishing this pair are placed on one of ten teams, and the Round 2 pattern is released. This year, the Round 1 sock was this little gem: Brucie Sock pattern by Amy Rapp Two weeks are allotted for completion of this pair of socks. Toss your hat into the ring via email (nearly 500 brave knitters did so this year) and receive the sock pattern for Round 1, the qualification round. As far as I can tell, it works like this. And though it will run a bit longer than the inspirational basketball tournament, they’ll work down to a Final 10 instead of a Final 4 teams.Ĭurrently these intrepid knitters are in the throws of Round #3. In keeping with March Madness, their big sock knitting event kicked off in March. The tip of this iceberg – at least, the tip that I found – can be spotted on Ravelry in the Sock Madness Forever discussion group. I’ve just discovered the world of competitive sock knitting.
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