Apr
The U.S.S. Sock Knitter is on the hunt!
3/30/2018-We’re shipping off! The first clue has been released.
4/6/2018-Nessie has been spotted! Clue two has been released.
4/13/2018-Shore leave to resupply and cast on the second sock: Clue 3 has been released.
4/20/2018-Anchors down in Loch Ness: The final clue, Clue 4, will be released on Ravelry.
It’s been a week since the crew and passengers on board the U.S.S. Sock Knitter spotted Nessie. My curiosity had gotten the best of me, and I was below deck snooping through Captain Columba’s diary when she surfaced. I’m still not over the disappointment. Most of the other passengers saw her, though no one got their camera out in time. Luckily, Mrs. Spicer, the ship’s Cook and Head Knitter, was fast with her needles and managed to capture Nessie’s likeness on the cuff of a sock.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BhUibseHBq1/?taken-by=doctor_llama
Still, a week without a sighting has left everyone with a bad case of cabin fever. Mrs. Spicer wisely suggested we all go spend a few days on dry land. After all, there is some pretty spectacular wool to be had in Scottland. I had hoped the whole crew would join us, but the longer I’m on this ship, the more I suspect there is something fishy going on with the Spicers and Columba. Mr. Spicer keeps talking about how the world has never been as good as it was in the 1920s, and it’s almost like he was really there.
At least we aren’t completely on our own. One of our fellow Nessie hunters, Trudy, spent her honeymoon right here at the Loch Ness Lake*! As she guided us towards the Nairn Wool Shop, Trudy and I got to talking.
She said, “You know, I could have sworn I saw the U.S.S. Sock Knitter with Captain Columba and the Spicers when I was here 34 years ago! Which wouldn’t be so strange, except that they haven’t changed at all.”
I thought about it for a while before asking, “I mean, haven’t people been spotting Nessie since the 1400s? Maybe there’s something in the water.”
We didn’t get time to finish the conversation, because we had arrived at the store, and yarn trumps all. A beautiful day in the Highlands surrounded by wool was exactly what we needed to lift our spirits. Plus, while we were there I found out about the Loch Ness Knit Fest, and immediately booked a ticket!
I know it was hard to go a week without sighting Nessie, but I guess she can’t come up to the surface every day. At least I got some great yarn while I was at Nairn. It’s so pretty I had to take a yarn selfie as we got back on the ship. We’ve only booked one more week aboard, so keep your eyes open and knitting needles ready, because I have a really good feeling about our odds of spotting her next week!
Adventures on the U.S.S. Sock Knitter conclude next Friday!
The third clue has been released and you can join the Expedition by clicking the “buy it now” link:
A quick reminder: if you purchased a Nessie Expedition Kit and provided us with your Ravelry ID or purchased the pattern on Ravelry, the third clue will automatically appear in your Ravelry Library. To make printing a little friendlier, I did not include all of the project sheet information in Clues 2-4 (though it is in Clue 1). So keep the project sheet or Clue 1 handy in case you need to check abbreviations or other pattern information.
Week One we announced a special MKAL prize, which you can read about HERE. The short version is we’re going to raffle off a skein of our favorite BFL sock yarn, Adventure Yarn, to one lucky member of the Nessie Expedition.
~Megan-Anne
*True story. Thanks so much for sharing your story on the Nessie Expedition Ravelry thread, Trudy!
This has been so much fun, I’ll be sad to see it end. Thanks for hosting this Sock Knitter Expedition!