The assassins all have their targets and the guidelines for the game. Now, they just have to wait until Friday night when the pattern gets posted. For anyone interested in knitting along, I'll be putting the pattern here on the blog at 11:59pm on Friday, Feb. 1st.
Each player also received a list of the game rules and of the prize categories. Thanks to Lisa at One City Market, Scott, Amy, and a few goodies we'll be throwing in, there are a lot of very nice prizes to be won.
Scott and Amy will be helping me judge and here are the categories to-date:
1. First kill. The prize goes to the first assassin to successfully
deliver their deadly socks to their target.
2. Most creative sock delivery
3. Most creative sock embellishment
4. Most patriotic sock embellishment
5. Most uncomfortable socks. The prize goes to the recipient of the
most uncomfortable socks. This time the targets get to submit nominees
6. Wackiest player. The prize goes to... well... I'm not sure yet, but
we'll know it when we see it.
Phew! I'm taking the rest of the night off from battle prep. Time for a little knitting and spinning.
The shop has been crazy busy lately.
Marcia was in on Tuesday and wearing the incredibly gorgeous gansey she had just finished.
She used Cascade 220 for the sweater and Twilley's Freedom Spirit for this scarf:
Tuesday also brought the UPS truck and our newest sock yarn: Trekking!! In both Trekking XXL and Pro Natura ( a wool/bamboo blend).
I had forgotten to tell you about the 3 new Noro Kureyon Sock colors that arrived last week:
As well as Kid Seta from Madil Yarns:
I can't even begin to tell you how much I love this yarn. It is a kid mohair and silk blend, with about 230yds per skein. It looks and feels like a little piece of heaven.
Of course, I HAD to try it out and Becka found the perfect pattern for me - A Scarf for Ally. The design is a simple lace repeat, knit on US 10.5 needles, and the whole project took 1 skein!
The yarn is so light, it only took a couple hours to dry after blocking.
The first of my fingerless mitts is done. I've been wanting a pair of these since the Fetching craze, but somehow never got around to it. Then Dashing came out and I knew those were perfect for me. I am using Noro Cash Iroha.
And whenever I can sneak a free moment (or stay up well past any reasonable bedtime) I spin.
Look at the pretty, pretty yarn! A little out of focus -sorry.
It is all going into this afghan-
