**WINNERS!!**

Before I announce the contest winners, I want to thank everyone again for taking part in my contest.  Fabulous socks are to be found all around Blogland, and I had such a great time looking at all the entries.  We had socks on wires and socks on stage.  Socks on toes and socks that posed.  No matter how they were shown, all the socks were wonderful to behold.  Again, thanks!

Now, as to how I chose the winners.  I used an online random integer generator to provide me with a list of, well, random integers based on the total number of entries, which was 39.  Your number was the order in which your comment or email was received.  After I ascertained who the three lucky sock knitters were, I wrote their names on slips of paper and jumbled them.  I did the same with all four of the sock yarn prizes, likewise jumbled, closed my eyes, and pulled one from each pile. 

Without further ado, I give you, in no particular order, the big winners.

SYDNEY of As The Yarn Turns wins the Claudia's Hand Painted sock yarns

MOUSE of Knotty Mouse wins the Lorna's Laces/Cherry Tree Hill sock yarns

KRISTIN of Yarn and Order wins the Mountain Colors sock yarns

Congratulations!  Be sure you go by their blogs to see their entries. 

Now, picking the special prize was much more subjective.  And because there were so many great entries, I had a very hard time with this.  So hard, that I decided to dig out some more sock yarn and award two prizes.  So, again, in no particular order, the winners are -

VALERIE of Knitting in Pink who baked up some delicious sock brownies.  YUM!  She wins the two skeins of Austerman Step sock yarns.

JENN of knit 'n lit.  For her wonderful photo of socks crossing the road, she wins this:

So, send me your addresses and the yarn will be on its way!  Again, make sure you look through the comments and go visit all the entries.  It is well worth your time.

And, one more time, many thanks!  I had such fun.  See you all again next year.

Comments

[limedragon :-: Harriet]

I'm late in posting, but congratulations to everyone! The various pictures were great fun to see. : )

[Mama Bear]

Really enjoyed all the sock pictures! Congratulations to the winners :)

[Diane]

I just loved what the winners came up with. It must of been really tough to choose.

[Mouse]

Yay! I won! Thanks Jane.. you rock! My socks will be impossible to live with after I tell them though..

[Sydney]

Many thanks for my prize and congrats to the other winners! I had so much fun looking at the entries. It's a great idea for a contest.

[Chris]

Congrats to all!! Such clever entries!

[Rebekah]

Oh what great photos! I just love both the brownie and the sock crossing the road. So clever.

[Kristin]

yay! Thank you and what a terrific idea for a contest!