Diagram of Death showing who has killed and who has been killed.

Iron Knitter starts at 8pm ET on January 20, 2010 with the release of the first pattern.

The largest, bloodiest, extreme knitting tournament in the world.

Sign-up for Sock Wars V, and you will receive a top-secret file containing your target's information. To "kill" your target, you must follow the pattern to make a weapon (a pair of socks) for your event, and mail it to your target. Your target is "dead" when they receive your weapon. Your target then sends their incomplete weapon to you, along with their target's information, and you complete their weapon to kill their target. At the same time you are trying to kill your target, your assassin is trying to kill you. Join us and find out how exciting a trip to the mailbox can be as you open it each day to find out if you have killed, or whether you have been killed.

New for Sock Wars V - each warrior competes for the overall titles of Last Knitter Standing and Knitter with the Most Kills, along with selecting one specialty competition to compete in - Last Male Knitter Standing, Last East Coast Knitter Standing, Last West Coast Knitter Standing, and Last International Warrior Standing. The Winner of Sock Wars V as overall Last Knitter Standing and Knitter with the Most Kills are not eligible to win any of the specialty competitions.

Iron Knitter

New for Sock Wars V is the Iron Knitter competition. 1 list of materials, 6 patterns, and only one knitter who will conquer all 6 patterns to emerge victorious and claim the title of Iron Knitter. Sign-up for Iron Knitter and receive a list of materials. At the start of the competition, a pattern is released featuring a technique or design. To move to the next round, the warrior completes 2 socks using the pattern, takes a picture of the socks and posts the picture on Ravelry or in a Flicker account with a link on to the picture on Ravelry. Iron Knitter requires an adventurous spirit but no mailing of socks. The materials list for Iron Knitter will be released on December 15, 2009.

Iron Knitter Materials
Enough sock yarn to make 6 pairs of socks
using size 2US needles with a gauge of 8 sts per inch
cable needle

Iron Knitter Round 1 - 1st clue sheet

Iron Knitter Round 2 - 2nd clue sheet

Target Practice
Gauge and sample pattern is available here.

Rules
What are the rules for Sock Wars V? - Take a look here
The rules for Iron Knitter are here.

List of Warriors
Who has registered so far? - click here for the official list of Sock Wars 5 warriors.
Click here for the official list of Iron Knitter warriors.

Prizes:
The Winner, who is the Last Knitter Standing, wins
20 skeins of sock yarn from the Cocoa Beach Yarn Company valued at $400

The Knitter with the Most Kills wins
15 skeins of sock yarn from the Cocoa Beach Yarn Company valued at $300

Each warrior killed by the Last Knitter Standing or The Knitter with the Most Kills
wins 1 skein of sock yarn from the Cocoa Beach Yarn Company

The Last Male Knitter Standing, Last East Coast Knitter Standing, Last West Coast Knitter Standing, and Last International Knitter Standing wins 5 skeins of yarn from the Cocoa Beach Yarn Company.

Iron Knitter wins 10 skeins of sock yarn from
the Cocoa Beach Yarn Company, valued at $200.

History
Curious about the history of Sock Wars? Take a look here.

The official sponsor of Sock Wars V is the Cocoa Beach Yarn Company - soft American yarn in bright and unusual colors inspired by the beach.