Alpaca socks for DD1

Recipient: DD1
Designer: Moi
Pattern: TBA
Source: TBD
Completed: October 16, 2008
Colours: Variegated pink and blue with some lavender
Yarn: Classic Elite "Alpaca Sox": 60% alpaca/20% merino/20% nylon, sock weight
Completed status: She loves them. Alas, they are handwashable only, so who knows when I'll clean them so she can wear 'em again...

2008-Oct-31

Dunzo.

DD1 is still semi-keen on my using some of the remaining yarn for socks for her sister, but has also begun angling for Barbie clothes instead. I assured her I could do both with the remaining yarn. Seriously. I can't remember exactly how much I have left, but it's quite close to half the original skein.

2008-Oct-16

The presents were given to me at lunch. Immediately after lunch, I put DD2 down for a nap and DD1 went out with her dad and other assorted relatives to a nearby park to enjoy the glorious weather. I wasted no time at all, and balled up my new skein of sock yarn, much to the amusement of one of my BILs. By the time we packed up to go, I'd pretty much finished about two-thirds of sock #1. At this point I've got one sock done and am over halfway up the leg of the second sock. It's really, really lovely stuff to work with and is giving a really neat diagonal striping effect. Unfortunately, I can't show you any pictures because I'm (as usual) using my new sock pattern, which hasn't been published yet.

There are 100g in the skein, so it's probably enough to make two pairs of socks for DD1. However, she has selflessly announced that I can make the second pair in a smaller size for her younger sister. I tell ya, I don't deserve this child. She's so awesome.

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