I’m already thinking about the socks I need to knit for Christmas gifts. I like to get them done early. Word back from last year’s gifts was that Berroco Sox proved unshrinkable in M’s grandmother’s laundry. I decided to order more, so I went shopping at The Loopy Ewe<\/a>. I vaguely knew that they had a Loopy Groupie group, but I had no idea what that entailed. Apparently, with my new order, I now met the criteria. What a nice surprise on a Monday!
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\nThe Romney Ridge Farm thing you can see sticking up out to the red tissue paper is a sheep pin-up calendar. The April sheep is Pixie an Olde Babydoll Southdown-Columbia cross. She’s a cutie. I also received two sock patterns, candy, a stitch marker, the tote bag, and a gorgeous skein of sock yarn:
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\nFiber Optic Yarns, Foot Notes in Spice Batik<\/em><\/p>\n

All this loot caused a conversation along these lines:
\nMe: Look at all I got!
\nM: Wow! You must have had to buy A LOT of yarn.
\nMe: Not so much! Just 2\/3 of a dresser full. Over time.
\nM: *rolls his eyes* The Loopy Ewe people are good, smart business people. I wonder if they also own stock in IKEA or Rubbermaid storage bins…
\nMe: I made this order to purchase yarn to knit socks for YOUR MOTHER and GRANDMOTHER for Christmas.
\nM: Then why are there 5 skeins of yarn?
\nMe: To get free shipping!
\nM: *laughing* Very smart business people.<\/p>\n

Now I just have to decide which yarn to go with which relative:
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And what I want to knit for myself with these:
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\nMadeline Tosh Sock in Jade and Fiber Optic Yarns, Foot Notes in Afternoon in Paris.<\/em><\/p>\n

But first I have to finish my April pair of socks; I have one done:
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