Dye for Glory Winners

So much color and so much talent. As I said earlier this has been such a joy

One of the things that’s been super about the whole Sock Summit thing (and we think the fact that we can still think of super things is a very good sign) is the way that every time one of us has a big idea, it’s caught on like magic and spread like wildfire.  One of the most fantastic things has been the Dye for Glory contest over at Ravelry - which accomplished exactly what we were hoping, that dyers would get a little face time, that we would all get to see some of their clever work and that they might sell a little yarn and boost their businesses. (I know that worked because one several of my favourite skeins didn’t win and I still intend to hunt them down and buy them in the Marketplace.)

In the end, 14 557 people voted and 154 828 votes were cast, and the masses have spoken. 

Hop on over to the Results Page and you can see the grand and glorious winners, and if you’d like to see them in person, we’re going to round up a skein of each and put them in the Colour me Crazy Booth for the whole world to see.  Congratulations Dyers.  We love the way you do things, and a thousand thanks to Casey, Jess, Mary-Heather from Ravelry.  You’re pretty freakin’ awesome too.

You all have voted and I mean you all have voted, over 10,000 voters with over 150,000 votes. How cool is that eh?
Thanks to all the dyers who contributed their lovely work and everyone who voted and Casey, Jess and Mary- Heather for all of their hard work on this.

Congratulations to all of our Dye for Glory winners!!

In the Dipped Dyed Category the winner is: Frog Creek Fibers “Raspberries and Chocolate”
http://images4.ravelry.com/uploads/Vorpalknitter/11668097/RaspberriesandChocolate.JPG

In the Kettled Dyed Category the winner is: ThreeIrishGirls “Estuary”
http://images4.ravelry.com/uploads/ThreeIrishGirls/11669012/estuary.jpg

In the Mosaic Dyed Category the winner is: Green Eyed Monsters “Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes”
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In the Out of the Box Dyed Category the winner is: Becoming Art “Twilight”
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In the Painted category the winner is: Emily Parson “Just a Small Gathering of Friends”
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In the Pooler category the winner is: ThreeIrishGirls “Father Time”
http://images4.ravelry.com/uploads/ThreeIrishGirls/11666821/fathertime2.jpg

In the Predictable Stripes category the winner is: Serendipitous Ewe “Apogee”
http://images4.ravelry.com/uploads/AngMac/11016432/apogeeballskein.jpg

In the Primary Category the winner is: SpindleCat “Sockfetti”
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2427/3748260060_c99e8af76f.jpg

In the Random Stripes Category the winner is: Becoming Art “Gypsy Love”
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2467/3747361575_3d7f5315af.jpg

In the Shaded Solid Category the winner is: ThreeIrishGirls “Zephyr”
http://images4.ravelry.com/uploads/ThreeIrishGirls/11667884/zephyr4.jpg

In the Tertiary Category the winner is: Artisan Acre Fiber Arts “Filaree”
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3525/3744188916_0fc3c5d153_m.jpg

In the Watercolors Category the winner is: ThreeIrishGirls “Georgia Peach”
http://images4.ravelry.com/uploads/ThreeIrishGirls/11665997/georgiapeach_small_best_fit.jpg

And honorable mention to the runners up: Shalimar Yarns, Actual Size Creations, Happy Hands Yarn, Creatively Dyed Yarn, ThreeIrishGirls, The Knit Witch, Miss Babs x 2, Serendipitous Ewe, Dicentra Designs, Abundant Yarn & Dyeworks, Madelinetosh. 

a thousand words worth

Isn’t that how it goes? A picture is worth a thousand words.

I am hoping this is in fact true. I have been trying to find some quiet moments to share with you all that is going on here.  From all the beautiful knitting we are receiving for the museum, the stories and the community spirit that is creating it,
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to seeing the banners and sign in front of the Convention Center,

to receiving the Proclamation from the Mayor declaring next week Sock Knitting week in Portland,

to all the meetings and the work, the seemingly never ending work.

Top it off with a bit of hysteria laced terror and well what a ride.

Steph and I keep equating this experience with childbirth. The similarities are exact and we are now in the pushing phase and pretty soon we are going to have a brand spanking new little Sock Summit. 

Uh OH here comes another one gotta go

the best 15 minutes

...in a long time.  Actually, more like 30 minutes that I just spent approving entries in the Dye for Glory contest on Ravelry.  I read all the stories and inspiration and looked at all the stunning colorways. Holy smokes dyers, you so rocked this out. I laughed and cried ( despite what Steph says I do not do this all the time) and I am heartwarmed and tickled and just thrilled.There is local color (yeah stumptown!) and those that are traveling that have made the connection between where they are and the road they are taking to be here. All the different ways we are inspired and how we translate that into color onto yarn and then...well, knitted goodness.

Look at this!  Seriously this is really is quite extraordinary...don’t you think? I do and I think I might be a bit head over heels with every single one of you.

Thank you

p.s. Thank you Casey, Jess and Mary-Heather for helping us celebrate this diverse colorful world of ours.