About Done With Round One

POLLS ARE CLOSED (Though there's something wonky going on with Polldaddy, and it may not look like they are.  But they are.)

There are just a few more pairings to go through, before we wind up all of the first round.  Round Two will begin on Monday.

There are several people in both KH and KC who haven't shown up yet.  For most of the men, it was because they were seeded, and exempt from the first round.  For the women, it was, literally, the luck of the draw.  The seeds went in first, then I just filled the bracket blanks in the order I drew names.  A long way to go to tell you that you're about to see and vote on everyone else.

But, first, our latest winners:
Chris Pine
Sela Ward
Jon Hamm
Jon Stewart
Betty White
We also have our first tie --- between Zoe Kravitz and Gina Rodriguez.  You will have a chance to break that tie soon.

For now, send some other folks into the second round!

Awash in Pretty Faces

The most recent winners:
Kate Winslet
Lenny Kravitz
Caitriona Balfe
John Oliver
Kiernan Shipka
Bradley Cooper

Some of these races are quite competitive;  people are winning by one or two votes.  You're all keeping it very interesting!  And remember, if your nominees are still in the contest, so are you.

Ample Time

POLLS ARE CLOSED

The latest winners:
Emily Blunt
Mark Harmon
Tyne Daly
Sam Heughan
Melissa McCarthy
Sam Elliott

You should have picked up that voting is open from 8:30 PM (ET) one night until 8:30 PM (ET) the next night.  Hopefully that gives everyone a chance to fit voting into their schedule somewhere.  Are you ready for the next match-ups?

Another Day, Another Set of Decisions

POLLS ARE NOW CLOSED

Our first winners this year are
Harrison Ford
Patti Smith
Nathan Fillion
Aishwarya Rai
Pierce Brosnan
Sigourney Weaver

A couple of those winners won by a single vote.  Which is proof that voting does make a difference.  Congratulations to them, and to their nominators.


Here are your options for today;  you have 24 hours to vote.  I'm not going to lie to you --- there are times when my heart flutters a bit when looking up suitable photos for the match-ups.  And I might spend a little extra time looking at some nominees' pictures, even after I've picked one out.  It's all about the clarity here at HQ.  

And Now, For Those Most Famous Words In Knitter Sports

POLLS ARE NOW CLOSED

Voters, start your mouses!

Almost There

The brackets for both Knitters' Hunk and Knitters' Chick are filled out.  In the spirit of complete transparency, I want you to know that I had to move a couple of names around on the Knitters' Chick side.  It was to keep people from having to choose between two of their own nominees, and it stayed completely random.

Now, of course, it's time for me to start the Webhunt for pictures of the pairs.  I don't know if I'll be done tonight, but check back before you go to bed.  Whenever the pairings do go up, you'll always have 24 hours for voting.

Let's hope Polldaddy will cooperate. . .

The Men's Seeds are:
1) Mike Rowe
2) Ewan McGregor
3) Viggo Mortensen
4) Liam Neeson
5) Sam Neill
6 - 11)(Alphabetically) David Beckham
Daniel Craig
Stephen Colbert
Idris Elba
Timothy Olyphant
Aidan Turner

The Women's Seeds are:
1) Maggie Smith
2) Isabella Rossellini
3) Rashida Jones
4) Julianne Moore
5) Helen Mirren
6) Meryl Streep
7) Tina Fey
8) Angelina Jolie

Hold on to your hats!

Post Time

In total, there are 51 Knitters' Hunk nominees, and 48 Knitters' Chick nominees.  (I'm unsure how to explain the difference, but, I've counted and re-counted, and there it is.)  In KC, there will be 8 seeds, and in KH, there will be 11.  (Lots of guys nominated by the same number of people.)

I shall hasten to work on the brackets now, letting you know when voting will begin.

This.

Is.  

Going.

To.

Be.