We are almost three months into the Marathon Sock KAL 2019, and, drumroll please, we have completed 41,407 m of the marathon! That's 98.1% of the target!
We really are nearly there - I reckon 3 or 4 more pairs and we'll have done it! Hopefully by the end of September. If your socks aren't quite ready to be posted, don't worry: the chatter thread will stay open for a few weeks after the end of the KAL, and, as soon as I close the FO thread, I will open a warm-down thread for all the socks finished after the final pair has been knitted. These don't have to be Marathon socks - they only have to have been cast on before the KAL ends. This is your chance to finish off all those odd socks you abandoned to join in the KAL! I'll be drawing one prize winner from the warm-down FO thread at the start of November 2019.
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Want to know more about the Marathon Sock KAL? Keep reading...
Aim
Knit a Marathon's worth of socks: 26.219 miles of sock yarn converted into socks.
Rules
- Socks must be cast-on on or after July 1st 2019
- Socks can be knitted or crocheted in any yarn weight
- All socks must have a proper heel (no yoga or tube socks)
- The KAL will close once the full 26 miles of yarn have been knitted
- You must post a photo of your pair of socks to the KAL FO thread, including the exact number of metres of yarn you used (to the nearest metre)
- I'll keep a running total for the group
- To be eligible for a prize, you must be a member of the Ravelry group and/or following vikkibirddesigns on Instagram
- If you're on Instagram, use the hashtag #marathonsockkal2019
- Double-dipping is permitted
- Socks must be knitted as pairs (no single sock entries)
- If you are entering via Instagram and do not have a Ravelry account/do not use Ravelry, you can enter by posting a photo of your socks on Instagram (on your grid, not in your stories), and filling in this form (you can also use this form if, for whatever reason, you are struggling to create an FO thread entry); I will create an FO thread entry based on the information you provide
Prizes (kindly sponsored by LoveCrafts***)
- One prize drawn from #marathonsockkal2019 on Instagram
- One prize drawn from the chatter thread
- One prize drawn from the FO thread
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*Ravelry link. This link will not work if you are not a member of Ravelry. If you have found out about this KAL via Instagram and do not have a Ravelry account, but still wish to enter, please post a photo of your finished socks to your Instagram grid (remember to use the hashtag #marathonsockkal2019 and tag me, @vikkibirddesigns), then fill in this form and I will create an entry in the FO thread for you
**26.219 miles = 42 195 m; each of my pairs of socks uses approximately 300 m of yarn (assuming sock weight yarn at 400 m per 100 g)
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