Okay, so that’s not terribly impressive, since I knit in public all the time — in the lunchroom at work, at the ballpark, on the Metro, at cafés.

In D.C., it takes a lot to impress people so while someone might ask what I’m making, it’s rare for them to seem surprised by it.

Saturday was Worldwide Knit in Public Day, where knitters are encouraged to knit in public places to promote the hobby to “Muggles.” One of the groups on Ravelry that I belong to, Sock Knitters Anonymous, decided to take it a step further and host a photo scavenger hunt. So on Saturday afternoon, Rudi and I set out with some needles and yarn to build a sock to show in various places.

There was a set list of various elements you could show with your sock and you were awarded points for each one that appeared in the ten photos you were allowed to submit. These included an endangered animal, a height of more than 100 feet, other sock knitters, a calendar, under water, foreigners, dancers, and a Pogo stick.

My new sock met an endangered Kori Bustard, a family of Romanians, and two waitresses. It dangled over several bridges and got wet in the rain. It was held by a cat — and by a cyclist.

(Thankfully, Rudi took most of the shots for me. By the time I was taking the shot of the cyclist (Rudi on my bike in our apartment) shortly before midnight, I was a little tired and sort of forgot to include the bike in the frame. Oops.)

I managed to rack up 56 points over the course of several hours, allowing me to come in fifth in the event.

Surprisingly few people around the world (there are several people in this group) took advantage of the game, so everyone who did won a prize. I won an honorable mention prize, which gives me two skeins (enough for a pair of socks) of Shibui Knits Sock yarn in my choice of color. Any suggestions of which one I should pick?