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Sock Summit 2009

Dye for Glory Winners

posted by tina
August 4, 2009

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”
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3471/3707296430_3441c9e106.jpg

In the Out of the Box Dyed Category the winner is
: Becoming Art “Twilight”
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2480/3747362833_05365d305d.jpg


In the Painted category the winner is
: Emily Parson “Just a Small Gathering of Friends”
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3436/3738722779_1802d745d7.jpg

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. 

Comments

Thanks Tina and Stephanie for letting us all have the chance to play! It was great fun! It’s so neat to see what all the other dyers came up with. I hope the Summit is great, goes smoothly, and you have a great time!

posted by Dyepotgirl
Aug 4, 2009


Yay for results!  I had my fingers and toes crossed for The Knit Witch.  Is there any way of knowing which of her yarns was a runner up?

posted by turtlegirl76
Aug 4, 2009


Yay! What a treat it was to see the work of all those dyers together in one place! And Georgia Peach was one of the winners? Cool, I pre-ordered some of that the moment I saw it in the lineup. It will arrive here about the time I’ll be up to knitting again post-op. My little celebratory corner of Sock Summit, arriving right here.

posted by Alison Hyde
Aug 4, 2009


Thank you for the chance to pimp my yarn in front of everybody on Ravelry!!  I had a blast participating in Dye for Glory.  A few skeins of my special colorway have already sold, and a few more are spoken for.  I’m a happy dyer today!

posted by Stitch Jones
Aug 4, 2009


On a complete aside (the yarns are fabulous by the way - I so want the weasley sock yarn but am a little too far away sadly....) I notice you have a Flylady duster! Sorry - just had to say as I got very excited.

posted by Tatty Ratty
Aug 4, 2009


Just had to come over and say thank you for such a wonderful opportunity - it’s been a total blast, and I’m so chuffed that I won!

posted by Kate
Aug 4, 2009


Oh I am so excited to be a runner up! This was a blast to do. Thanks so much for the wonderful opportunity. I"m going to go continue to dance about the house.

posted by Actual Size Creations
Aug 4, 2009


Thank you so much for organizing this contest. It was so exciting and wonderful to have so many people vote. I think we (dyers and knitters alike) are all winners in this!! Thanks!!

posted by Handwerks
Aug 4, 2009


Thank YOU for a fabulous and fun contest.  It was a treat to participate!

posted by Emily
Aug 4, 2009


I would love to be able to see the stats and vote counts for the losers, too. I’m dying to know who was runner up!

posted by Emily
Aug 4, 2009


All Power to the Programmers!  I am very impressed by the web voting application that went up quickly with optimal functionality, 150K votes!

And the yarns, wow, I wish I could knit faster!

posted by Readbridge
Aug 5, 2009


It was an interesting exercise in trying to create a colorway for the Sock Summit and so much fun to see all of submissions. Thank you for the opportunity to be part of the fun!

posted by Gail Callahan
Aug 5, 2009


The Dye for Glory was one fantastic event, for sure.  I want to thank you for all you did and gave up so that so many knitters could have such a wonderful week-end.  As far as I could see and others could see everything was just perfect.  What a fabulous idea!

posted by Janet Lawler
Aug 11, 2009


I love all the yarn, all of it.

posted by denny
Aug 14, 2009


they are all so gorgeous. i want one of each, please. wink

posted by kelli ann
Aug 27, 2009


Thank YOU for a fabulous and fun contest.  It was a treat to participate! thanks for sharing

posted by registry cleaner
Feb 21, 2010


nice post,hope you keep coming!

posted by best registry cleaner
Feb 22, 2010


Art out of yarn, huh? Well I guess that there’s someone out there who can find artistic design in just about kind of material. This is pretty crafty and innovative I’d say!

posted by cheap textbooks
Feb 25, 2010


Over 14,000 votes on yarn? That is pretty wild to me. I’ve never heard of someone creating things like this out of yarn. Pretty cool.

posted by airsoft tactical vest
Feb 27, 2010


Thanks, and GREETINGS FROM GERMANY
my motto: Mountains never meet, people always

posted by trauringe
Feb 27, 2010


This is really neat! Are you going to hold another one like this or do you have similar ones that you hold on a regularly basis? My sister would probably love to join in on this.

posted by san francisco web design
Feb 28, 2010


The mosica dyed winner’s creation is really beautiful. Look at all those colors! It’s almost like a tye-dyed t-shirt wrapped up in a roll of yarn.

posted by ab belt
Mar 1, 2010


Can you pleasee provide more details on this subject? Also your web site is totally great. Have a nice day.

posted by free racing games
Mar 6, 2010


These are really cool! I think my favorites are ThreeIrishGirls “Zephyr” and Becoming Art “Twilight”. But they’re all really good. I’d like to see more of these in the future smile

posted by outdoor signs
Mar 6, 2010


I really admire your writing skills as this article is very well written, looking forward for some more creative articles from your end.

posted by Shark vacuum parts
Mar 10, 2010


You have so many beautiful crafts, I wish I had come across your blog sooner. My sister loves to sew and knit and I can bet you that she would love to compete in these kinds of things (I’m more of a ceramics person myself).

posted by ab belt
Mar 10, 2010

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