Froggin Socks

This is actually the first time I've made up the pattern that came with anybody's sock club shipment. These were colors I would never have thought of for myself, and I love the socks with my hiking hi-tops.

Tree Frog Contest #2

Here are my answers:

1: The Red-eyed Tree Frog is Agalychnis Callidryas, which is loosely translated from the Greek as "beautiful tree nymph" (at least Callidryas is translated as such).

2: Red-eyed Tree Frogs lay eggs on the underside of leaves (that are near water), so that once the eggs hatch, the tadpoles fall into the water below.

3: Red-eyed Tree Frogs are usually 2-3 inches in length.

This was a lot harder than I thought it would be! Since I found so many different varieties of tree frog, not all the answers coincided, so I chose answers based only on the Red-eyed Tree Frog, since that was the one our colorway and images on the contest/shipment showed.

Thanks, Jen, for another great club shipment and fun contest questions!

Froggin' Contest

Just have to start off by saying that I absolutely loved this package...ever so clever! I bragged to knitters and non-knitters alike. Trying to make headway toward the toe of my first Froggin' sock...but it is being knit Magic Loop style on size zero Addi's.

And now the answers to the Froggin' contest:
Question #1: What does the Greek word for tree frog mean?
Beautiful tree nymph is the English translation of the Greek word for tree frog, which is callidryas (derived from kallos and dryas).

Question #2: Where do most tree frogs lay their eggs?
Well what I found out was interesting...tree frogs have different breeding habits especially among tropical American species. Some lay their eggs on leaves overhanging water into which the tadpoles fall after hatching. The tadpoles of certain other species are carried from tree to stream on the back of the male frog. And the female of some kinds carries her eggs in a pouch on her back where they hatch and the tadpoles remain until they metamorphose.

Question #3: How large do tree frogs get?
Again depends on the type...can be anywhere from less than 1 inch (the cricket tree frog is right at 1 inch in length) to 4 inches.

All Done!

I've never knit with this yarn before, and I'm really happy with how the socks turned out. So pretty and so comfortable to wear! Fun pattern to knit, too.