Where did this sock come from?

On By wanderingcatyarns

I know I said I was setting aside knitting for a while to work on my embroidery. But Friday there was a little chink in the plans. A while back I mentioned thefts in the neighbourhood – I didn’t go into detail then, but one was of my dress form in the front yard (with the honeysuckle growing up it). Thanks to our security camera footage, and friendly neighbourhood facebook pages, the thief was identified (she’s well known in the town for stealing property apparently), I got the dress form back and police were involved.

All has been quiet since until this past week when the thief decided to retaliate on us for calling the police by vandalizing our property – easily cleaned but annoying. Once again police were involved, and I spent 14 hours going through our security footage. Even on 2x speed, going through 28 hours of footage is exceedingly tedious (it looks much more exciting on CSI). I needed something to keep my hands busy so my mind wouldn’t wander while watching clip after clip of my front walkway.

My cable sock would take my eyes off the screen too much – but a vanilla sock… that was the perfect solution. I grabbed the leftover bits from the original Sanderson socks. I knew they would be enough for a pair of anklets for me. (And JUST enough – there was about 5 inches of yarn of the first ball left at the end). It was just the thing to keep me focused on the footage. And I got a sock out of it!

Charges have been laid again, and hopefully I won’t be knitting the second sock in front of a screen anytime soon… but given her track record… who knows.

9 thoughts on “Where did this sock come from?”

  2. Turtle Lover's avatar Turtle Lover

    It is sad to have that happen to you … and retaliation … 😜tsk tsk … I hope it doesn’t deter you ! I love seeing your yard photos!

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  5. Araignee's avatar Araignee

    Oh, good golly. We had a neighbor like that growing up. She would steal all of our lawn furniture and bikes. Once I caught her stealing all the bulbs out of Christmas lights. Technology would have helped. We could never prove it was her even though I saw her with my own eyes once.

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  8. Betsy Saathoff Queen's avatar Betsy Saathoff Queen

    Well, that’s just wrong. Who would ever steal from and vandalize your lovely place. I hope she gets more than a slap on the wrist for this. I’m so sorry Val. The sock did turn out great though and you can always use more socks.
    Blessings and hugs,
    Betsy

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