And I thought . . .
hubby’s socks were big . . . now I’ve discovered the BIG SOCK project.
Imagine, if you can, 1500 stitches cast onto several (I think I read there are 13 needles - something like that, anyway) circular needles and then sent around the world for different knitters to knit a row, or two, or ten, or more . . .
According to the big sock website the current record holder for the largest handknit sock which measured 4.95 x 4.3 x 1.9 meters is held by the Sheep Farmers Association of Austria. THIS sock hopes to measure 7 meters (22.96 feet) in diameter and is expected to be 4 meters (13.12 feet) long before the heel is turned.
I found out about this project on the Ravelry forum boards - and, doggonit, I wanna play, too. I’ve posted that I would love to see the sock come to Alaska where we could play with it for awhile.
Surely the Kenai and Soldotna area knitters (Ravelry and otherwise) could have fun with it for awhile and then I could get it to Anchorage for the local yarn stores to play with, too.
Can’t imagine how much the postage would cost to get it from place to place - that thing is getting pretty BIG! But, if everyone chipped in a buck or so, it wouldn’t be such a big project or drain on the purse.
And, wouldn’t it be fun to say you had a part in making some Guiness World Book of Records history? And, you know . . . any excuse for knitters to gather and party - ANY excuse! I’ve left messages on the ravelry board and on the website - hopefully Alaska will get to see the giant sock.
May 30th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
Wow! Is of course the first word that comes to mind.
It’s a great idea because we would all like to be a part of something that brings help to people in need and at the same time be a part of a Guiness record.
Let us know if you get the sock, Barbara!