Something's A-foot at CMF

I've been busy here- working on some Lorna's Laces socks.. not sure if I care for this pattern.. It's got a 24 row repeat (sigh) a little too much for my brain to compute in socks. It's getting ripped out this afternoon. Any new pattern suggestions?




AND now.... a new little contest of my own - and some "sneak previews" for all my blogging buddies:

We're doin' something new here at CMF- anyone care to guess what this is? (yeah, yeah, it's a sock.. but what yarn is this?)
You'll have about 1 month to "guess" (that's your first hint) - and the winner (or closest guess) will be rewarded with enough yarn for a pair of socks ! This is a tricky one, so let your imagination go for it! We're looking for guesses that include six words.. and your second hint is that the last two words are ... sock yarn. Alright you bloggers... find those 4 little words! In case of a tie, K will select the winner from a random draw.

Here's the close up:

I'll post about the guesses so that people can keep on trying... but no more hints ! :-)
(P>S> this contest excludes family members of CMF and team participants.. yeah, that's you Cheryl! (you know who you are grins)).. and also our webmaster!!... oh, and better not leave out Lisa either.. she'll know!) That leaves a few hundred of the rest of you!

Our 'little' friends visited us again. This time there were three flying about -
this photo was taken outside our dining room, and yup, that tree IS that close. Can you see him grinning at me?
We love having them here- as long as they stay away from our little sheep and goat babies!