Superficially, though, it is also a tale of intrigue, and I got to thinking about it today while finishing my second sock for Sock Wars. My target has done two pairs of socks in the time it has taken me to do one. Despite her speed, though, she is already dead and simply doesn't yet know it.
I did these in Baby Twist 100% baby alpaca yarn. Not machine washable, but certainly soft and warm. I think I'll send them regular mail, so she'll have a chance to try to kill yet again while she awaits her inevitable doom.
Speaking of Babies
I got home from a busy night at work and crashed into bed around 11AM. At about 1PM, David came in and woke me up. Tlingit, one of his girls who boards at a farm nearby had been in labor for an hour, which generally means a problem. So I got up, grabbed my things, and headed over to the farm.
Fortunately, it was only a mild malpresentation, so a quick correction of the position of the front legs and out popped an apparently healthy female cria. David's still thinking of names, and we're waiting on landlady Wendy to send us pics, as she's the only one who brought along a camera.
3 comments:
Congrats on the great looking socks and the safe arrival of the new cria!
No I haven't knitted the second pair of the socks of doom, but there's some bad news. My victom sent Lion Brand Wool Ease, a heavier worsted weight yarn, and not the called for dk weight yarn! EEk, I cannot get guage to save my life! I might just stop and let you do this pair, this just isn't the right yarn at all!!!
Hmmmm Death by Alpaca, hehehehehehe, I was hoping for something like that! I can hardly wait till my death arrives!
I have finished a pair of socks in the mean time, just not for this. Now I have to re-do three pairs for a commissioned job as I misunderstood the measurements thinking she wanted them 9.25" before starting the toe, when that was the full length she wanted. No biggie, but a hassle.
Congrats on the cria!! You seem to have no fear of receiving your own Socks of Doom....
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