Because it is a reference to Percy seeing the three fates knit a HUGE pair of socks and cut a ball of yarn. (this is important for the later books so remeber it!)
they are the fates from ancient greek mythology, who had a strand of thread for everybody. if they clip the thread of a specific person, he dies or comes very close.
Someone dies.
The three fates
In the end of the first book, his father also comes to his birthday, in the last book.
The three old ladies in Percy Jackson were the fates.
Percy thinks that they were selling socks and Grover had not told him about someone losing their life after every yarn is cut. Percy thinks nothing more then three old ladies making huge socks
Chapter 2: "Three Old Ladies Knit the Socks of Death"Percy and Grover saw three old ladies knitting socks by the side of the road, at a fruit stand, across a 4 lane highway, next to their broken down bus. Grover gets nervous that while Percy was looking at the ladies, they cut their yarn. He says, they never pass 6th grade, and he is a keeper, and is worried about Percy. On the bus Grover gave Percy his card just in case Percy needed it. By that time Percy had a lot of questions like: Why am I in danger?, Why did you give me your card?, What are you talking about?
The cast of Lady Baffles and Detective Duck in the Signal of the Three Socks - 1915 includes: Max Asher as Detective Duck Billy Franey as Chief of Police Gale Henry as Lady Baffles Milburn Morante as Mr. Higgins Dolly Ohnet as Mrs. Higgins Lillian Peacock
The Fates knitted the socks of death.
he gets upset and frightened
The Sisters of Fate.
Percy thinks that they were selling socks and Grover had not told him about someone losing their life after every yarn is cut. Percy thinks nothing more then three old ladies making huge socks
In the end of the first book, his father also comes to his birthday, in the last book.
The three old ladies in Percy Jackson were the fates.
Four shoes and three socks.
Three Dangerous Ladies - 1977 was released on: USA: 1988 (video premiere)
Maryland Million Ladies top three finishers was created in 1986.
Pull out three socks. You will have at least one pair that matches.
There are three pairs of socks in the Yo Gabba Gabba package of toddler socks.
Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic top three finishers was created in 1984.