A Badass Sock Update + Giveaway!!

The last time I blogged about my Domestic Badass socks I had run out of yarn and was waiting to get a skein of straight up black sock yarn so that I could knit the cuffs and be done. Well, I finally got my hands on the back yarn and it took me seriously forever to get going on the cuff of one of the socks.  Why, you ask?  Well, the Olympics happened and I had put down the socks so that I could go full-tilt in knitting up hexipuffs.  Actually, everything was put aside so that I could knit nothing but those addicting puffs.  But then over the weekend the hexipuff mania died down a bit and I was able to bring my attention back to the socks.  That's when the trouble happened.  When I first joined the black yarn to the self-striping yarn I did a Russian Join and proceeded knitting.  Um, yeah...the Russian Join was a bit too obvious cause the join was actually much thicker than the yarn itself.  I wasn't digging it so I tinked back, undid the join (it was so obvious that I knew where to pick at it to un-do it!), and then tried the Magic Knot method.  Again, no dice.  No matter how many times I tried knitting it, the Knot was very noticeable.  I just couldn't get away with it.  So I tinked back, cut the knot out, and decided to go the old fashion route.  As in I'm just going to have to weave in the ends the "old fashion" way.  All's good in the hood from there, right?

No, not really.  The weather got really nice and hot here and things got a bit sweaty.  I made sad attempts at trying to knit but it didn't matter.  My hands got too sweaty and yarn and needles just started sticking to me, it really messed with my gauge.  I had to reserve knitting to late at night when it was much cooler and even by then I would only get a little bit of knitting accomplished before I lost the fight with eyelids and had to go to bed.  Now, the weather is still pretty warm but I can get away with knitting a few rounds here and there.  I'm determined to get these socks finished before the month is over.  Even though I absolutely love knitting with this yarn and I seriously cannot get enough of this colourway, I definitely don't want these socks still on my needles when the cooler weather comes rolling around!  I fear that if I leave this project for too long I'll get blinded by something new and shiny and these socks will get pushed deeper and deeper into the depths of the proverbial knitting basket.  I can't let that happen now, can I?  Nope!  That would be blasphemy!  

Anyhoo, ever since I got my hot little hands on this skein of amazeballs self-striping sock yarn, I've gotten comments and messages left and right about where I had obtained it.  In case you've forgotten, the oh so lovely Em of Everything Old had custom dyed this for me because she rocks.  And guess what?  Now you can own a skein of it too!  That's right!  I asked Em if she could dye up another fabulous skein for me that I can give away to one lucky reader on this here blog!!  Are you excited??  I know I am!  So...what time is it?  

:: A Badass Giveaway Time!! ::

:: THE PRIZE ::

♥ one lucky reader will receive a skein of Everything Old Signature Sock Self-Striping yarn in the Domestic Badass colourway

:: THE RULES ::

♥ giveaway is open until Tuesday August 21, 2012 9:00pm PST (it's an odd time, I know!).  

♥ all comments must include with a valid email address or Ravelry ID.  Comment not containing either of these will be disqualified.  

:: HOW TO ENTER ::

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Good luck!  And in case you're too impatient to find out if you're the lucky winner (or to even win a skein of Everything Old in general), Everything Old will be a vendor at this coming weekend's Fibrations in Victoria, as well as at Knit City in the fall in Vancouver!

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