Busy day yesterday

The construction super cornered me yesterday morning to ask when those trees were going to get moved. Ummm.....the ground was a little wet, but I called Kokopelli anyway. Out they came, with a really big truck, and after making a new door in the fence we got to move the trees. Got 2 of 3 trees moved. The third was too close to a concrete curb, and they just couldn't get enough of the roots.

That was an impressive machine. It cut a 60" wide by 66" deep hole in the ground, picked up the dirt, dumped the dirt, then plucked out the tree and popped it in the first hole. Weee! I didn't ask if I could play with their toy--it looked like too much to mess up. But boy, it was fun to watch.

The sock report

Spent some time yesterday afternoon designing a pair of Turkish socks for a friend. He's got largish feet, so I've got lots of room to play with. I found a Persian rug website, with explained the meanings of a bunch of the mitofs used in the weavings; similar motifs are used in the traditional socks. Though it'd be fun to do a pair of socks that said something besides "HEY!! I'M OVER HERE!" (This pair will be BRIGHT green and yellow--heraldic colors.)

Got the first of Robyn's socks up to about 1/2" form the top. It ought to be finished tonight. Then pick up the second one again. I'd like to do the heels at the same time, so they're identical.

I need to start the second blue star sock. I'm looking forward to wearing that pair.

I guess, since it's spring now, I should start dong more warm-weather socks. I've got a nice cotton yarn I think will do the job nicely; I just need to empty some needles so I can do a gauge swatch.

Here, kitty, kitty

classics_cat: I need to talk to you about sock height for those green socks. Also, I'd like you to measure your own feet and get that to me while I'm designing. Thanks, hon.