Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Desertvalleychickens]

Fluffy butt Friday!

Spot the fluffy butt!

 

[SimpleJenn]

OOO!!! I want the pattern!!! Please?

I loved knitting socks. Turning a heel is as much fun as turn as turning a cable. Yeah, I'm a strange one.

Sister in law said she just customized a vanilla sock pattern to fit my feet!
The yarn is Malabrigo sock, which is EXCELLENT, so soft and smooth.

 

[rural mouse]

Ah - so you understand that my thankfulness for the supply of all wool socks is heartfelt and not some trivial jokey comment.
I have found a store in Canada that has all wool socks and will ship to the US. I won’t buy socks with polyester and am horrified that socks presented as wool socks are sometimes only 30% wool!
I haven’t bought any from them yet, and they aren’t cheap, but I was thinking of getting a pair to try.
https://www.customwoolenmills.com/shop/wool-socks/

Those look great....but they're too big for my small feet. I wear a junior 2...2 sizes smaller than they offer. Knitting socks can make for some fantastic designs, but takes some time, too. On the other hand, having socks tailored to my foot shape: AWESOME!

Tax. Mera wouldn't even let me get a mug shot

 

[rural mouse]

A few of my ladies have spurs to rival Mr P! Yikes!

Twirp has 1 spur, Lark (or is it Indigo) has 2.

 

[rural mouse]

Oooo mohair socks - so soft and warm not sure about alpaca - never seen/felt knit alpaca wool.

Butts Ahoy!
From July 2023


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And some humour
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Alpaca makes for incredibly light and warm socks....HOWEVER it WILL felt no matter what you do. Merino wool you can wash in cold water, lay flat to dry and have it wear for years. Alpacs will felt even in cold water, and will do some just in shoes while you wear it. We learned this the hard way.

Wool x nylon blend: kroy sock yarn. 8 (?) years old

Will do an alpaca pic when home.

Tax

 

[rural mouse]

My sister in law knit me a pair of wonderful merino wool socks. She told me they're pretty easy to make, I should make a pair for hubby.
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And some fluff
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Hit up ravelry.com for patterns and techniques

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/tipsy-toe-socks

One of the sock patterns in my library that I want to make eventually. @Sally PB

Tax

 

[featherhead007]

All this talk about wool socks, and for the life of me, I have never seen a chook wearing socks.

 

[featherhead007]

 

[Marie2020]

It’s her night tonight. She’s a beautiful spec-of-mine and she is the last of my original tribe. She trusts me to do what I need to do and still love on me after.
She’s treated like the queen she is.
My Hen-Rietta, sister to the infamous Beetov-Hen. Princesses of Cluckingham Shire and kingdom. View attachment 3690289View attachment 3690293View attachment 3690290

What a beautiful lady she is and looking so confident and proud

 

[Marie2020]

All this talk about wool socks, and for the life of me, I have never seen a chook wearing socks.

I'll bet Bob could come up with a chicken in wool socks .
He's managed to catch them in beads beads crowns and even carrying cute handbags