babies! puppy babies! lamb babies!

i have two rescued dogs, oscar wild and mystery puppy. with the exception of my two jack russell terriers, all my dogs have been rescues. why? because their parents were not neutered. i have loved all of them deeply and missed them just as much when they passed. a couple of my dogs were found in the woods. it seems some people would rather let their dogs keep breeding than to get them fixed. but they don't want all the puppies. so they take them out to the woods and leave them. and there are some people who want their dog to have just one litter so the kids can see the miracle of birth. thanks to you tube, these owners/parents no longer have to use this excuse. there are lots of pictures of puppy births on line to show the kids. 

please, unless you are a registered breeder, neuter your animals as soon as the vet says it's ok. and if you do have a litter you don't want or can't give away, take them to any humane center, rescue group or the pound. if you are going to let them die, let it at least be humane.

i don't know how to get a you tube video over here but if you will click on the highlighted you tube words in the first paragraph, you can witness puppy birth.

OR go look at shepherd susie's lamb cam!

a v8 moment!

i know my sox needles are not the littlest by far! but if you look back, you will see that yarn is DARK! i am trying to do a wrap and turn heel (for nonknitters or nonsock knitters, i've learned to follow it but don't ask me to explain it! better you should watch this youtube video.). "learned" is rather a loose term here. "learning" would be a much better term. for those of you who have struggled with this one, i have figured out a trick...my v8 moment.  

i could not see if i had really done the wrap as my yarn is not as big as in the youtube demo. or as light! after ripping it back and starting over (because i was unsure or thought i had not done the wrap.) i finally did the wrap, placed a stitch marker, knitted to the next one needed, did the wrap, placed the stitch marker and carried on. 

placing the markers prevents you from making too many wraps (like i did) or not enough wraps (like i did)! it also helps when you go to unwap as you cannot skip a wrap when you go to picing up stitches. 

fiddly, you bet! save on eyesight and sanity, YOU BET!  

try it or suggest it to others. may help the person, the sanity, the eyesight, and prevent lots of undo ripping! also might get some people, who don't do this type of heel, to stick with it a bit longer before only doing a different heel type. 

at my group knitting last night, no one at the table does this type of heel. i think it is easy now that i figured out my little trick!