Winwick Mum Sockalong 10th birthday giveaway results
What a weekend this is turning out to be! Phew! Just yesterday, the Winwick Mum Sockalong was 10 years old and I am so happy that you were able to join me for the celebration … which is going to go on all week!
In a change to how I’ve run the Winwick Mum Sockalong birthday giveaways previously, I’ve got 10 giveaways over 10 days to celebrate the 10th birthday, and this is the post where you can find the winners. I’m going to keep them all on one post so that it’s easy to find and you can check back to see if your name is on the list.
If you missed yesterday’s birthday post, you can find it here, and it will tell you how to enter the giveaway too – this is just the results page so if you want to take part in the giveaway (which is still running!), you will need to enter on the official birthday post.
It’s been so lovely to read all your comments on the blog so far – your sock stories as well as the number of pairs that you’ve knitted which goes towards the Annual Sock Count total – and I really appreciate you taking the time to comment. Thank you also for your messages on social media and email – I’m a bit overwhelmed by your kind words, to be honest, and I’ve had a few emotional moments over the last 24 hours!
I’ve got to tell you, it’s such a joy to see names new and familiar (happy birthday to you too!), to see socks just starting on needles right the way up to over 100 pairs being knitted (I am in awe!), to know that your families and friends see you as “the one” to create socks that will fit them (and fit beautifully – how well we look after them!) and to know that those little rounds in your hands help to you to cope through stress and grief. For those of you dealing with loss or dealing with any kind of tough time whether physically or mentally, I am sending you all my love and I hope that the stitches bring you comfort.
It’s these comments and little glimpses into your lives that remind me that the Winwick Mum Sockalong is so much more than just a series of blog tutorials – they’ve been a gateway for others to all the things that I have experienced myself through knitting socks: fulfilling an ambition to knit socks that fit; something that’s easy to keep at hand for quiet moments and, as an added bonus, something that starts conversations, or keeps that busy (and sometimes critical) voice in our heads distracted, and means that now, we can create the most special, thoughtful and bespoke of all gifts for the people we love. THIS is what I wanted to share through the Sockalong tutorials. I have always said, and I still firmly believe, that there’s magic in those little rounds that doesn’t exist in the same way anywhere else!
One thing that I must say, (and I say this every year), is that I see the word “only” too many times, and there is never any “only” about the pairs of socks you’ve knitted, whatever the number. Every pair of socks is to be celebrated as an achievement – we’ve all been beginners once, remembering that moment when we had a pair of socks in our hands that actually fitted us 🙂 – but more than that, we do so much more in our days to look after ourselves and others through working or caring that it’s important to see our socks (or any other kind of hobby) as an “as well as”, a way to bring ourselves calm and peace, and there should never be an “only” about that.
It’s made me smile to see lots of people be surprised at how many pairs they’ve knitted when they’ve stopped to count them, and I say that it’s a really good thing to stop every once in a while, to appreciate our achievements during the year because we don’t do that as often as we probably should – with anything that we do, not just knitting socks! If you’ve taken a few minutes to do this for the Sockalong birthday, why not take another few minutes to see what else you’ve achieved, on your needles or off, in the first few months of this year? I hope you’ll find that the good outweighs any disappointments and that you are super-proud of what you’ve done without even thinking or stopping to congratulate yourself.
I’ve also seen lots of “I’m just getting ready to start” and if you’re about to cast on, then what are you waiting for?! Now is the perfect time! 🙂 Don’t let the fear of something new stop you from casting on – the worst that happens is that you’ll unravel and start again, and you’ll always learn something from the experience. Everyone was a beginner once … Oh, and most importantly, don’t let needing to be perfect get in the way of being good enough; these are socks, you’re not sending a rocket into space 🙂 (I wrote a Monthly Musing on this once – you can find it here if you’d like to read it!)
And now it’s time to find out if you’ve won a prize!
Let me remind you of this year’s prizes:
💜 My lovely friends at West Yorkshire Spinners have gifted four balls of Signature 4ply yarn, the Winwick Mum Collection pattern book and the Seasons pattern book
💜 More lovely friends at Wool Warehouse have gifted ten balls of their Yarnsmiths Merino sock yarn
💜 I’ve got tins from Emma Ball, perfect for storing needles and accessories …
💜 I’ve got tiny tins with light bulb pins which are great for counting rows, holding dropped stitches, impromptu stitch markers and countless other jobs …
💜 I’ve got a couple of mugs, because knitting is thirsty work …
💜 tape measures for measuring foot circumference and length (ha! did you think I wasn’t going to mention the Sock Stitch Calculation in this post?)
💜 I’ve got two signed copies of Super Socks, the paperback version of the online Sockalong tutorials …
💜 and three signed copies of Project Super Socks,
💜 I’ve got two gift vouchers worth £10 each – one for Wool Warehouse and one for Black Sheep Wools.
💜 and there’s an exclusive Winwick Mum bookmark and Winwick Mum Sockalong pin badge for each winner.
The total value of all of this yarny treasure is about £300, and each of the 10 giveaway winners will be receiving a surprise parcel worth about £30.
Now, just before I tell you who’s won, let me tell how how many socks we’ve got in our total!
As part of the entry to the giveaway, I always ask how many pairs of socks you’ve knitted which go towards the Annual Sock Count total. This is never going to be an accurate figure because I try to give my pattern away to anyone who will stay still for long enough to take it, so it’s only for fun because it’s the one time of the year that I can ask you – but it’s a bit of fun that I do enjoy very much!
Last year, we were up to 21,336 pairs and because the giveaway is running until 13 May 2025 , I’m going to keep updating the total so it might be different if you come back on different days.
In 2016 there were 3,500 pairs, in 2017 there were 4,500 pairs, in 2018 there were 3,360 pairs, in 2019 there were 1,040 pairs, in 2020 there were 1,385 pairs, in 2021 there were 1,270 pairs, in 2022 there were 2,180 pairs, in 2023 there were 1,053 pairs, in 2024 there were 3,048 pairs and now, in 2025 the new total as of today is …
23,713 pairs of socks!
It’s a flipping good job I’m sitting down while I write this! 🤣
That’s an incredible total and I am so delighted that I have been able to help get all of those pairs of socks onto and off needles and onto feet!
And finally, without any more distraction, let’s get down to the draw! I’ve put the number of comments on the blog so far into the Random.org generator and here are the winners as they come out for each day:
Sunday 4 May
Monday 5 May
Tuesday 6 May
Wednesday 7 May
Thursday 8 May
Friday 9 May
Saturday 10 May
Sunday 11 May
Monday 12 May
Tuesday 13 May
Congratulations! If you’re able to get in touch with me (contact form in the side bar), I can get your prize sent to out to you straight away!
Thank you so much to everyone who entered the giveaway and left comments – I have so enjoyed reading them all, and isn’t that a fabulous number of socks that we have now? I’m sorry that I couldn’t send everyone a prize, but thank you again to everyone who has knitted socks using the Sockalong pattern and tutorials whether you commented or not – I’m just so pleased that I’ve been able to celebrate this special Sockalong birthday with you!
PS I haven’t forgotten that I said that I’d create a map to show where we all are, but I hope you won’t mind that I haven’t got it ready for today! It’s coming soon!
22,277 pairs of socks! How amazing to have reached out to so many people with your enthusiasm and kindness. Since my last comment I’ve cast on, and am two thirds of the way through the 7th row of my very first sock. I’m a wee bit excited about it all too!
6 pairs in the last year, I live in Flixton not far from you. Sock knitting is totally addictive
wow! that’s a lot of cosy feet!
How do we know what number we are as there is no name on the random number generator, and I can’t see one on the post either 🤨
I’m casting on my second pair of socks tomorrow
I wonder what 22,277 pairs of socks look like !
Well I cast on my 10th birthday pair tonight so hope that will be plus one more when finished. I live in Warwickshire and have a great local craft centre
10th birthday sock a long
I have knitted 3 socks and started the 4th sock.
Sharon
I live in New Zealand born
wow that’s amazing… a whole lot of feet being hugged with your socks! xx
Congratulations Sue!
Congratulations 🥳 so many socks 🧦 I’m really hoping to see the map of where everyone is from on the next post, it would be so interesting 🤔
Just added up my years sock, 8 pairs of 4ply socks, 16 pairs of 8 ply socks, and 2 pairs of 4 ply socks on the needles, and a box of sock yarn waiting for me 🙂 Im in North Lincolnshire. Happy 10th Birthday, congratulations xx
how for i know what number my comment is
My goodness that’s a lot of cosy feet across the world. With a heart-warm thanks to you Christine for your free patterns, excellent tutorials both written and on YouTube, encouragement and generosity. What lovely gifts for your followers. My count this year is 12. Congratulations and happy 19th Sock SAL. Love from down under. Lenore 🇦🇺❤️🌺
Happy Sock knitting from Stockport, Cheshire. My knitalong sock started on 4th May is progressing nicely. With the cuff and 1” done.
I’m knitting my first pair of socks this year, have been busy with other projects. Started them on 3rd May with the sockalong. There a late Christmas present for my SIL as ran out of time before Christmas to do all the knitting I wanted to so had to use a couple of ious.
I did 10 pairs I think it was last year. I would be lost without my WM recipe for socks. My yarn is arriving this week for the birthday cast on.
Congratulations Christine , I join 2 years ago and I have made 1 and half socks . Not that impressive, I hope to get better . But what winwickmum has defiantly achieved is helping me in a very dark time by giving me a goal and a lovely community as I live very rurally in village near Lowestoft
That’s a lot of socks. Last year I knit 15 pairs. This year so far have knitted 8 pairs. Good luck in the draw everyone.
Congratulations on your 10 years birthday. Your inspirational posts have created a sock knitting monster in me. I used to look at sock knitting (or any knitting for that matter) as a form of witchcraft, but I’m well and truly in the coven now. I’ve always got a pair on the go as they’re easy to knit on my train commute and I’m currently test knitting a pattern for another designer. I would never have had the confidence without following and understanding your patterns first.
Congratulations since my last comment I’ve broken 2 bones in my foot, so I can now sit.
Well I’m kicking myself! I was progressing very nicely with my sock knitting for the Sockalong to discover I’d dropped a stitch after searching for the stray for about an hour over my 50 rounds I couldn’t find it. I’ve frogged my sock and started it again. My lesson is to place lifelines every 10 -15 rows as this would be quicker in the long run. Happy Sock knitting everyone.
Congratulations on reaching 10 years. I failed earlier but have started your shorty socks and hope for a better result.
Thank you for the sockalong. I am knitting a pair of blue striped socks using 4ply West Yorkshire Spinners yarn. I have got to the heel then I lost a DPN so waiting for a replacement to arrive!
Hi Christine, I’ve made so many sticks since I watched your video they are truly addictive! I think I made 6 pairs of plain socks last year in between all the fancy ones.
Wow. Ten years! I watched my grandmother and mother knit socks but never managed to figure it for myself, until Winwick Mum! I’m still slow but have added so many skills overs the years. So grateful to find the sockalong
wow what a lot of socks. you always think it’s just me knitting socks in your own house but I guess not🤣🤣
Wowzers! Thats a lot of socks and great people! This is such a great 10th Anniversary. Happy anniversary to you and to all of us that learned or are learning to knit a pair of socks. I learned this past year just a few months ago and it has been life changing. I am just so happy when I knit socks, even my husband comments about it with his coworkers! I am casting my 10th anniversary pair of socks this weekend and i am thrilled to contribute to the numbers but more than that, to be part of this community is very special and unique. God bless ya and your talent!
have knitted 3 pairs of basic socks. plus others, casted on jay socks for this sockalong as
not done a pattern sock for a while.
you are my go to for sock patterns, keep them coming.
Wow! So glad you’ve been at this for 10 years. Well done and all the best for the next decade!
That’s a lot of socks! I just cast on a new pair–thats twelve in my sock drawer and several I’ve given away. Sock knitting is so addictive!
Happy birthday! I’ve been using your pattern for about 6 years when I decided to learn to knit socks. In the last year I’ve knitted 15 pairs using your pattern and a variety of self striping and variegated yarn, some commercial (mostly WYS) and some indie dyed. I’ve just cast on a pair using some Regia cotton yarn that I was gifted a while ago – first pair of cotton hand knitted socks.
Hello I’ve knitted 5pairs of socks since joining Following your basic sock pattern, which is easy to follow and very enjoyable. Thankyou
You were a great help teaching me how to knit my first pair of socks. My Mom was a great knitter, quilter, and everything else needle related. When we cleaned out the house, I ended up with a huge stash of sock yarn. This winter was my time to learn to knit Ann you got me started. I’m off and running.
I’ve just finished my fourth pair of the last year. Congratulations on your 10 year anniversary, your guides are so helpful, thank you so much.
Two pairs of basic 4 ply socks since last May and just finished the first of a new pair for the 10th birthday sockalong, knitted in North Wales and North Staffordshire.
Happy Birthday Sockalong!
10 years – Wow! Well I’ve been knitting socks for oh… 4 weeks! I have finished my first pair and am about to try a shorty sock! My delightful but mad friend bought me all the books (how to and the record book – both signed 🙂 ) for my birthday so its all her fault!!! Loving the challenge of hedgehog sticks – he he. Thank you for your very user friendly book of instructions.
Happy birthday. Socks are Awsome to make. I have the WYS Wood Pigeon on my needles. I love how they work up. Can’t wait to knit the three musketeers socks soon.
Hi, Just thought I would say say hello and a belated Happy Birthday!
I only found you this morning, as I am going to try and knit my hubby a pair of socks, wish me luck!