I can't blame Ravelry!
I can't blame the Yarn Harlot!
I can't even blame it on Shelley Kang!
I place the blame, in its entirety, on Emily.
There I was, minding my own business, when Emily began to knit a mitered square, using leftover sock yarn. She informed me that once a million of these were done, she would then sew them together for an afghan.
Now speaking as someone who claims to have invented the crazy sock, I have to ask myself....Why didn't I think of this first? Could it be that I'm a little too obsessed with socks? But really...is that such a bad thing? I've been told that occasionally I'm a perfectly normal individual, but I think that the jury is still out on that one.
Here is proof of my decent into Madness!
I realize that I've only just begun this project, but I've already come to the conclusion that I have to:
A) buy more sock yarn
or
B) hold some type of contest thing. I would ask everyone for donations of their leftover sock yarn. Everyone who sent/gave me some would then have their name go into a draw for a full skein of some very yummy sock yarn.
I'll let you know what happens.
And if you're wondering.....and even if you're not........the mitered square, currently on the needles, I have a pair of socks made with that sock yarn. It is another random dye job. The teen called the colour "vomit" and wanted nothing to do with it.
That is until I knit up a pair of socks with the yarn.....NOW she wants them.
But who can blame her......they're gorgeous. Now before any of you choke on that last statement, I do put these socks in the "only a mother could love" category. So I don't want any comments about how my ugly socks have somehow offended the stylish sense of colour among the fibre arts community. Considering some of the stupid things that the Canadian government has paid big bucks for because someone called it art, my socks are the least of your worries.
Until next time
Yours in Yarn,
The Fibreholic
I was having a really rotten, no good, bad day this week. But just when I thought that the day couldn't get any worse, I came home to find a parcel notice waiting for me. BAD DAY GONE!!!!!!!! The only thing that I was expecting was my crazy sock contest prize.
POUT!!!! I got home too late. The post office is closed.
I headed to the post office first thing the next morning. I will admit that it took every ounce of self control not to rip open the parcel right then and there. But I was good, and waited until I got home so I could properly document the occasion.
There is nothing like a box filled with knitting goodies to make my day. My prize included a book light, wool wash, stitch markers, a sock it to me sock chart, two samples of gloves in a bottle and a skein of Seacoast Handpainted sock yarn.
SIGH......
Is is strange that I wore the skein of sock yarn around my neck for most of the day?????
Until next time
Yours in Yarn,
The Fibreholic
Drum roll please......
Deluxe Yarns emailed me this morning and asked for my address. They told me to expect my prize in the mail and that the photos of the winning socks were on there blog.
This is me, hyperventalating.
I checked out their blog.
This is me, doing the happy dance and squealing with delight.
My crazy socks came in first place.
So without further ado here is photographic evidence of how truly crazy I really am:
Thanks Mad Mad for the idea. Next time I'll try to outsource the weaving in of the ends but I don't think that I know anyone, besides myself, who is that crazy.
Until next time
Yours in Yarn,
The Fibreholic
My health hasn't been great, as of late. Just when I thought that I was getting over something, I take a turn for the worse.
However.....there are a few things coming up that could make me feel better. Remember the crazy sock contest? I've entered. I made a pair of my crazy socks, but this time I went a step further. In my original how-to posting about crazy socks, I also gave the link for the Rainbow sock pattern. Mad Mad commented that I should combine the two methods and that is what I did. After they announce the winners, I'll post a picture of my entry.
Now if contest with a yarny type prize isn't enough to raise my spirits......listen to this. A local radio station, Majic 100 fm is holding a $15,000 Broyhill furniture Family Room Makeover contest. The winner not only gets $15,000 of the most incredible furniture but a $4,000 home movie package from the Audio Shop.
This Saturday they are holding the Give Away party for the 30 families picked from those who entered online and the 20 families who entered at Broyhill. If you haven't guessed by now......my name was one of the 30 picked by the radio station.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
I realize that I haven't won anything yet......but I've already beaten the odds just by having my name picked to go to the give away party. Cross your fingers and toes for me...(just as long as it doesn't interfere with your knitting)
Until next time
Yours in Yarn,
the Fibreholic
