Alpaca

This photograph was taken by Sharon when she visited her friend's alpaca farm.

I think this fellow should have a name.

He seems to have stepped out of the pages of a Dr. Seuss book.

He's just donated his wool (alpaca) to the cause of knitter's everywhere.

Thanks, Sharon, for sharing the photo.

Samson

Last Sunday, Will came to visit his mom (Carol) and brought his new puppy, Samson. I volunteered to puppy-sit while they all went to church. Actually, MacTavish helped, too. Samson is very curious, adventuresome, wants to explore everything. He loves to play tug-o-war with just about anything, a toy, the fringe on a rug, my nightgown. Another thing (this surprised me) - he is very quiet! No yips, no barks, no noise at all. And he is so light, that when he bounced over the floor, it made no sound at all.

MacTavish is not very sociable with other dogs, but he seemed patient... even when Samson hopped on his back as he was taking a nap.

And next?

Whenever I get to this stage of a pair of socks, I begin getting anxious about what to start next. I know it will be another pair of socks. But what yarn? What pattern?

It's true that I do have some UFOs as they call them, but they are hidden away. More fun to start something new.

These are the Trekking XXL socks. The colors are soft .

I used a pattern for the "lacy top" from one of the sock books, but then have just done a straight K2P2 ribbing all the way down. This picture was made before I turned the heel, but the heel is done now and most of the foot.

If only I knew how long (or short) to make the foot!

Back Again

The Red Socks are finally finished. So are the teal ones. (picture to follow) and a pair for Nora using Trekking XXL. I still don't know Nora's shoe size though. I think it is a 5. She is 9 1/2 years old. does that sound about right?

The red ones are for me. My feet were cold the other day and I put them on for the first time. Was amazed at how good they felt and how they warmed my feet almost instantly. They are made of Rowan 4-plyl Soft, (100% Merino wool) fingering weight. They're machine washable --in cool water. The Pattern is in Nancy Bush's Knitting on the Road - page 26.