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Dear Ellen,

I don’t know if you were tuned in or not to the fact that Sock Wars V is going on right now.  I was a warrior, albeit briefly.  I did finish one sock and started on the cuff of the second before being killed.  It was insane to have enrolled — it started right as the heavy lifting for my current class got going…and then the tragedy in Haiti consumed a good bit of attention too.  Nonetheless, once entered I had to make a stab at making a kill despite the amount of time (or lack thereof) I would have to dedicate to the effort.  I was killed within the week.  I have some comfort in that my assassin and her assassin are also dead.  I was working with Alpaca with a Twist Socrates — found that I really enjoy working with this yarn and will probably end up with more in my stash one day.  It’s a lovely blend of alpaca, merino, bamboo and nylon with medium stitch definition, a nice luxe feel as you knit and a resulting fabric that feels soft and warm with some drape, but still has structure.  It worked well with the stitch pattern for the socks which were the Jekyll and Hyde pattern. 

And even though I was killed, my death came with some very nice socks in teals and blues.  They were made by Raveler cfabrication.  More pictures are here.  I like it when no one is really a loser.

Love, Jan