Are You Game for a Mystery Knitalong?

Somehow I missed that this happened last year, but for the second year in a row Marly Bird is doing a mystery knitalong (and crochetalong, if you’re into that sort of thing) for the Big Game, which if you’re not up on your football is this coming Sunday (Feb. 3).

Clues will be released once an hour, every hour, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern, and the project is something wearable that will require no more than 7 ounces of worsted weight yarn, which should be in a solid color, according to the details currently available.

Interested knitters can sign up for the event on Marly’s Facebook page, and visit the website linked above to get the clues as they are released.

There will be a grand prize package as well as other giveaways through the day for people who tag their projects on Instagram using the hashtag #GameDayMakeAlong. There will even be a Game Day bingo competition where you can win other prizes from Red Heart.

This sounds like a lot of fun (and may I say more fun than the football game itself is likely to be?). If you are planning to take part or did it last year I’d love to hear about it!

[Photo: Marly Bird.]

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Why should the fireplace get all the fun? Instead of knitting stockings this year, why not whip up a pair of Christmas themed socks? These Christmas sock knitting patterns are lots of fun to make and you can wear them to holiday gatherings for years to come.

For our friends in the southern part of the world, there are the Christmas in July socks from the Kiwi Lodge – Kylie (Ravelry link). These shorty socks are covered in Christmas trees and have bright pink heels and toes for a tropical feel. There’s also an option to make a longer sock if you celebrate somewhere it’s colder.

Twin Stitches Designs (Ravelry) has a fun pattern with mix and match colorwork motifs you can use to build your own cozy Christmas socks. From the sample socks I see Christmas puddings, trucks hauling trees, Santa belts, ornaments and a couple of different borders. There may be more patterns included but the listing doesn’t say. Make a pair that matches or use different motifs on each foot for extra holiday cheer.

If you want to stick to Christmas puddings on your holiday socks, check out this cute pattern from Stone Knits. These lovely socks feature a band of puddings around the leg and a bit of holly by the toes.

These vintage holiday light socks from Grey Owl Knits by Sarah are classic looking and lots of fun at the same time. I love this color combination but of course you can make your lights and stripes whatever colors you like or have on hand. They’re worked using stranded knitting.

And if you’d like even more of a mix of patterns for your socks, try Barbara Ceglédi’s Christmas Chaos socks, a free pattern on Ravelry. The pattern includes 25 little motifs you can choose from, ranging from snowflakes and Christmas trees to elf hats, reindeer and hearts.

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