now I have Spinal Tap’s song “Sex Farm Woman” stuck in my head.

I tried knitting the sock with three strands of the lopi held together on Saturday but I think that on 10.5 needles that is for much stronger hands than mine. I think I’m going to try it again later on but on larger needles - like 13 or 15s. Or maybe single strands. Not sure.

In the meantime I dug around in my stash and found four skeins of unclaimed kureyon (yes I really suck) so I cast my hand (so to speak) at fuzzy feet on Sunday. And it went quickly. In fact I cast it on when “Girl Interrupted” came on tnt and was done with it by the end of “Unfaithful”. So, two movies I’d never seen and a humongous sock. Not bad!

It took a little over a skein of kureyon. See the two blue rings on the toe? That’s where I had to start using a second skein. Then when I realized I had plenty left over I picked up the stitches at the top and made it a little taller. So the two blue rings at the toe and the green and first grey ring at the top are the second skein. In between those is an entire skein. So I’d say it doesn’t even use 1/4 of the second skein, even with the extra rows on the cuff.

And they’re not kidding about how huge these puppies are.

So I’m turning the heel on the second one now and should be done with it tonight. I think it’ll be a good “pick up put down” project with the trick or treaters.

I did my annual trimming of the bushes and sweeping of the sidewalk for the kids today. I get worried about them stumbling over the rocks from the xeriscaping or getting pricked by our scary bushes. I couldn’t find the hedge trimmers though and had to use scissors. Now I have prickles in my fingers and a giant blister. Poor me. But the kids won’t get hurt walking up to our door tonight so that’s good.

I tried to get photos of Phunq and Kurry since it’s Halloween and they’re my black kitties. But black kitties are very, very hard to photograph. Especially when they keep moving around. So these are what I got.

This is Phunq (as in George Clinton). He’s a sweet boy.

This is Kurry’s butt.

This is Phunq and Kurry. And a copper kettle on the brick hearth. Hoo hoo witchy woman.

Kurry at a distance

Phunq again. He likes to pretend that he’s a really cool lamp. He’s a photogenic guy.

And Kurry being blinded by the flash.

Then the batteries ran out. So there you go. Black cats on Halloween.

Be safe tonight.