{"id":235,"date":"2012-08-31T21:15:39","date_gmt":"2012-08-31T21:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trundlebug.co.uk\/blog\/?p=235"},"modified":"2012-08-31T21:17:31","modified_gmt":"2012-08-31T21:17:31","slug":"sniper-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trundlebug.co.uk\/blog\/2012\/08\/31\/sniper-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Sniper season"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tomorrow is the first of September and that means only one thing, as far as knitting is concerned: open season on sock-knitters.<\/p>\n

At 2pm UK time, a variety of sock patterns will be released on the Sock Sniper website <\/a>and I will choose my weapons (yarn and needles) to commence an attack on my target. The identity of sniper targets remains a secret for a couple of weeks, so I won’t say much about her – I have studied her dossier closely and I am fairly confident I can take her out.<\/p>\n

At the same time, somewhere in the world, someone has their sights set on me. The rules of the game are simple: when a pair of socks arrives through the post, you are dead. Knitting after death is not permitted, but it is expected that any unfinished weapons are passed\/posted to your sniper for them to finish on your behalf.<\/p>\n

There is an international flavour to the game: 11 out of 58 players are from outside the US, so the speed (or lack thereof) of post is a big factor.<\/p>\n

We don’t do this just for the fun of it: competition is fierce and there are prizes in various categories (last year I got two kills in and won ‘Last International Knitter Standing’), but also it raises funds for Doctors without Borders<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’ll keep you posted on progress.<\/p>\n

If my sniper is reading this, hello! *waves*. May your knitting be slow and your domestic and work responsibilities be many. P.S. I love dark chocolate or (no surprise here) anything knitting-related, but I also just enjoy the feeling of wearing socks that someone else has knitted, even if it does lead to my demise.<\/p>\n

Anyway, I’m having a late night working at my desk getting everything ready for work on Sunday, so I have no distractions tomorrow afternoon. I’m minding the kids until 1.59pm, then knitting until I can knit no more.<\/p>\n

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