Turn It Up To 11 Sock Mystery KAL - Coming Soon!

Ok ladies and gents (wait... what gents? Do men read this? Other than my hubband... hi baby! mwah!)

It's time to get down to the knitty gritty (see what I did there?) about this upcoming "Turn It Up To 11" Mystery Sock Knit Along that I've devised. I've spent the week sorting out how it'll all work and what it comes down to is that you're all guinea pigs. You're welcome!

Why guinea pigs? 'Cuz I've never done kits before. And I've never hosted my own mystery KAL before but I'm confident we'll have fun. I've done KAL's, just not with mystery clue releases. But for serious - if it's a total bomb and we all end up with scarves instead of socks then at least there's prizes at the end, right? Nah... we'll have socks. It's my happy place so I'm confident we'll all end up with socks.

Oh, prizes, you say? Yes indeedly-doo. We've got 4 prizes. I have to wait for pictures but here's what's up for grabs:

• A skein of yarn from Black Market Wool (and it'll be a surprise but you'll love it!!!!)
• A free pattern from the lovely Knitsomniac Designs (WOOT WOOT!)
• A small project bag from my local peep, Sarahinajar (amazeballs!)
• A free pattern of your choice from ME!!! You can choose from any of my sock patterns or from the patterns I have with Ewe Ewe Yarns and I'll buy it for you (since they're now not technically mine to give away). 

The prizes are randomly drawn so it's not like "best one" wins because seriously, if that was the case, mine would win. All the prizes. Aren't I humble? But since I'm hosting I can't win and so I'll ship all the goodies to you and pout all the way to the USPS store because I'll want to keep it all. 

So, let's sort out the deets shall we?

Supply Details:

These socks will be knit toe-up using the magic loop method. Why? Because that's how I knit socks and in my not-so-humble opinion, it's the best way to knit socks. For me. There are plenty of merits for knitting one at a time, or top down, and I can appreciate all of those but for me this is the best way. With that said, I'm also hosting this MKAL in this method because a lot of my lovely IG friends say they want to learn. So here's the chance to learn how to rock socks! So here's what you'll need:

• Approx. 400 yds of sock weight yarn, or alternative - DK, Worsted, lace... anything that makes you happy... just keeping in mind that if you use DK or Worsted you'll need less yardage and if you use lace weight you'll need more yardage
• 2 - removable stitch markers (for those of you getting kits, you're covered on this basis)
• 1 - US 2, 40" circular needle or a needle size appropriate to your yarn size  
• NOTE: for 2aat (two at a time) socks a 40" circ is the minimum length recommended
• A tapestry needle 
• Scissors

Kit Details:

Yeah baby! I'm so pumped to put these together. I got a sneaky peek of the skeins dyed up today and they. are. freaking. fabulous.

There will be a dozen kits and it's a first-come, first-served type dealy. I CAN tell you that there are 4 colorways and there will be 3 skeins of each color for you to choose from. And the REALLY exciting bit is that these 4 colors are going to be sold exclusively for this KAL so this is your one chance to get your hands on them. When the skeins arrive I'll post pictures on IG and in The Unapologetic Knitter's Discussion Board so you can plan and scheme and decide which yarn you want to order. 

Each kit will include 1 skein of Black Market Wool in a custom colorway (I'll try to give you all what you want but some may go faster than others). The skein is a high-twist BFL/nylon blend and my favorite fiber combo to knit with. Well, unless you add in cashmere but that's super special and more expensive and I'm trying to keep costs low for everyone. Also included in each kit will be a little baggie with a set of 5 stitch markers for you love, use often and show off all while saying "neener, neener" to those who don't get one. Yeah, that's how I roll, too.

Also in each kit will be a download code that you can use to download the pattern for the MKAL from Ravelry. This download code will be specific to each user so be sure to hang on to that handy dandy little code. The overall cost of the kit will include shipping and the pattern in addition to the yarn and stitch markers. Oh, and the cost? Riiiiiiiiiiiiight... Ok, it's $30. That's it, that's all. 

On Tuesday, April 8th I'll have a custom contact page here on the blog where you can submit your request for a kit. Once I receive that request I'll send you an invoice through PayPal. I'll respond in the order in which the requests are received so I can make sure the colorways are divided up fairly. 

And for those of you who want to use your own yarn, please do! Because these are custom fit socks (yep - you'll love 'em) you can use whatever yarn you want and the needle size appropriate for that yarn.

Pattern Details:

The pattern will be available for purchase on Ravelry on Tuesday, April 22nd for a cost of $5.

The initial download will be details about the swatching I'll want you to do, how to accurately get gauge and give you more information about how the MKAL will proceed. We're going to be making CUSTOM FIT socks here folks so you'll definitely want to  play along. Then each week for the next 4 weeks I'm going to release a clue so you can knit along and make your own unique socks. 

So - mark your calendars, set up your "To Do" list and look for smoke signals (or at least a pic on Instagram) so you hit these dates:

• Tuesday, April 8th - kits go on sale
• Tuesday, April 15th - all kits will be shipped
• Tuesday, April 22nd - the pattern sale goes live on Ravelry
• Thursday, May 1st - the "Turn It Up To 11" sock MKAL goes live

In the meantime I'm off to get The Unapologetic Knitter discussion board set up on Ravelry. Keep an eye out for it and come join me. I'd love to see your bright shiny knitting needles, photos of your fiber choice for this KAL and questions you may have. 

And most of all - thank you all for your support here on the blog, on Ravelry and on Instagram. It's an honor and a pleasure to knit with you all.  Now lets rock the shit out of some socks!