I love knitting podcasts. Did you know? (lol) There have been announcements of knit-alongs (aka KALs) about to begin come June. A KAL is a knitting event large or small where knitters knit a similar pattern or yarn or for a shared motivation. Podcasts who sponsor the KAL offer prizes for participation or possibly merit of some kind.
The Knitgirllls are big stars in the knitting constellation and have a really popular KAL called "Stash-Dash." It lasts for the summer and the object is to finish UFOs (unfinished objects) and knit more meters of yarn than the rest. There are different levels of participation, and I think I will participate too. I will likely not make a goal beyond 1000-5000 meters, but maybe next year I will plan better after going through it once.
Some of my knitting friends from my local yarn store (LYE) (Yarn of Eden) participated in a sock-knitting KAL over the winter and when I read of a sock-knitting KAL/competition called Tour de Sock, I mentioned my interest. We have formed a team called Team Yarn Hawks and I've invested in some really nice yarn and I'll be ready to cast on once the yarn arrives. I've spent a pretty nice sized chunk of loot for this yarn so I hope I'm successful.
Knitting in the City podcast has a speckled sock KAL, but I don't really have speckled yarn. Maybe some of my new yarn will meet the requirement before it's over.
Knit 1 Heart Too podcast has a KAL where you use yellow yarn. Hopefully my yarn for the first leg of the Tour will arrive and I will get the sock finished before K1H2's KAL is over. They also have an ongoing year-long KAL for which you must use Blue Moon yarn. I purchased a skein for the first time last week during the Seattle Yarn Crawl. Hopefully, this yarn will be appropriate for at least one pair of the Tour socks too.
The Knitmore Girls have a KAL called Operation Sock Drawer. I have already submitted my Hermione's Everyday Socks and I hope to have many more with the Tour socks.
Dramatic Knits podcast have a Race to the Finished Object KAL/contest that seems to be ongoing. Whenever I finish something, I submit it, but I haven't won anything yet.
ACTually KNITting had a KAL based on Broadway shows that I submitted my sock monkey lovey for. I ACTually WON a pattern for that one! I have some bulky yarn that I hope to one day transform into a bulky cowl. Fortuitously, a bulky cowl was an option so maybe one day....
ACTually KNITting also has a summer KAL called the "PAL/KAL" where you knit something by someone who has a podcast for submission. I hope I will knit something that qualifies by and by. I'm thinking of using scrap sock yarn to make a preemie hat and I know that little something will qualify. We will see.
Downcellar Studio's Boston Jen has a KAL/contest for the summer called "Splash Pad 2016" where the focus is on smaller items "poolside or wherever". I think my socks will qualify! I'll be sure to knit some of each pair outside!
In a sKnit has a baseball themed KAL/contest where you must connect your project to baseball. I have knitted my ponchini while the Seattle Mariners are on the television so if I finish it, I will submit. Also my socks will likely be knit while the Mariners play again. Hopefully, I'll get to go to a minor league game and I'll knit there at least a little so I can count them. Hooray!
I don't watch or listen to every one of these podcasts every time, but most of them I do! There are other podcasts too and other KALs. I will keep you informed!
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