crochetmania.myfastforum.org :: Mystery Sock KAL

Miss Kitty · MANIA MOD

Knittersbrewing.com is having a Mystery Sock KAL starting May 1st. It runs for the whole month of May..
I just joined and wanted to post here to see if anyone would be interested.
I just need to order some beads...

Here is the link to the Ravelry KAL
Sounds like fun!!

Kahud48 · BOARD OWNER

Hmmm, sounds interesting,
I am a thinking on maybe doing this one. What do you think Miss Kitty,
do you think I could do this one? It will be my first time working with beads. I just love that lemon color kit!

Miss Kitty · MANIA MOD

I got the Purple Hooter. Came in the mail yesterday.. I have been petting it, so soft.. If you order the kit you get the first clue, too.
You can do it two circular, magic loop or DPN's..

Kahud48 · BOARD OWNER

I don't know, I have never worked with the beads before

Miss Kitty · MANIA MOD

The way she has it you string the beads on first.
I've never done it this way either. I watched the video doesn't look that hard to do.. I like the way she has it you don't see the bead from the inside of the sock. And on the next row you lock it in place.
I'm going to get my swift and winder out tomorrow and then string on my beads..

Kahud48 · BOARD OWNER

Well I guess I'm in.
I just joined the KAL and ordered my kit.
I got the lemon

Kahud48 · BOARD OWNER

Somewhere on there I thought that I read that the beads were already threaded, or strung

Miss Kitty · MANIA MOD

Nope, not on the yarn..
That's what I'm going to do today.
My order from KnitPicks should be here tomorrow. Then I'm going to start on Clue #1..
I think I'll do 2 at once.

Kahud48 · BOARD OWNER

So you get everything that you will need in the kit to do the KAL, right?
Do you get emails from that KAL site whenever anyone posts a comment?
I don't and wondered if I need to do anything to get that activated.

Miss Kitty · MANIA MOD

I couldn't find a place to activate the emails on posts..
You get yarn and beads.. Took a picture of the yarn but for some reason doesn't show the purple very well..

I strung my beads using EEZ thru Floss Threaders. That was easy and only took 10 minutes to do..My needles came yesterday ( I needed another 24" size 1)so I'm going to get started on clue#1..(Since she sent it out with the yarn..

) Going to have to wait longer for clue #2. That doesn't come out til the second week of May....

Kahud48 · BOARD OWNER

Do I have to have something special for stringing the beads?
What size needles does the pattern call for?

Miss Kitty · MANIA MOD

I use Floss Threaders like these . Somebody left a pack in the guest bathroom. They work great for string beads..But you can use Beading needles..

Calls for size 1. I'm going to use the 2.25 #1's, instead of the 2.50 #1's.
I have 2 circluar 24" now, I'm going to do both at once.. I learned how to do a heel flap this way. But with the short row can't see a problem..

Kahud48 · BOARD OWNER

I only have one size of each in my Options. Guess I could use one Susan Bates, that ought to work.

I am just winging it because I don't have a clue as to ahwt all I am gonna need, LOL!

Miss Kitty · MANIA MOD

Just the needles Size US 1, yarn, needle for stringing beads, 2 stitch markers. That's all you need...
" Directions as written work for the Magic Loop or Two Circle Needle method. and it could easily be converted for DPNs for those of you who like to work with lots of sticks."
That what is on the pattern..

Kahud48 · BOARD OWNER

Would this be what I get?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Knit-Picks-Ci...QQitemZ140314660494QQcmdZViewItem

She has 2 available