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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.
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!
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.
posted by kelli ann Aug 27, 2009
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