Save the Date: Son of Dish Rag Tag

Knitters throughout the United States,
you are cordially invited to participate in

Son of Dish Rag Tag
the third annual Knitting Relay Race

This year (2009), there will be 22 Teams of Ten Knitters. This means that a total of 220 knitters will be able to participate. We will also need 22 Team Captains to lead these teams to Dish Rag Tag Glory.

Signups will open Saturday, August 1, 2009.
Signups will close Friday, August 7, 2009 or when 220 people have registered.
Teams will be assigned some time between August 9 and 12. Which means that there will be approximately two weeks to get organized before the race begins on August 28.

Major Changes for 2009 include:

  • A $1 “Registration Fee” to offset the postage on 22 Priority Mail boxes and to weed out the folks who sign up and then are never heard from again.
  • 220 Total participants divided into teams of 10.
  • There will be an Official Dish Rag pattern again this year. The pattern will be available as a PDF to everyone after the race is complete.
  • This year’s Official Box is the new Small Flat Rate box from the USPS. It’s about the size of a VCR tape (if any of you remember what those are), and will fit one ball of cotton, a dishrag and a small treat perfectly. It ships for $4.80 to anywhere in the US and is easily replaced should it suffer cruelly at the hands of our postal workers.

For more information (and a more detailed explanation of the race if you haven’t played before), please view the Rules and Regulations from last year’s race. Last year’s FAQ post is here. There will be an updated Rules and Regulations post closer to the opening of sign-ups for Son of Dish Rag Tag.

18 thoughts on “Save the Date: Son of Dish Rag Tag”

  4. sara

    Remember Rhino the hamster from Bolt? LET IT BEGIN! LET IT BEGIN. Oh I’m so excited! My bladder is getting too old for this.

  16. Wanda

    I was wondering if DRT was still happening this year. Sounds good and I can’t wait! Did we ever get the pattern for last year? I really liked it and would like to knit it again.

    Thanks,
    Wanda

  17. Madame

    I missed it last year and had to watch the fun from the sidelines. I am so excited to be in the thick of it this time around. Also, thank you Yarn Miracle! for doing this. Are you going to accept paypal for the $1 signup fee?

  18. KnittingLynn a.k.a. Lynn Dunaway

    Sounds like great fun!
    I’m in!
    I love dishclothes … currently am progressing on a baker’s dozen for a friend who uses them for facecloths…designed one for each month and an extra souvenier one thrown in made from seaweed and cotton yarn I picked up on Key West…
    let the fun begin!!! : ) X——-0
    I’ll need to snail mail you my fee.

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