I’m knitting my first pair of socks! Well…. I have obviously worn socks
before. It would be more accurate to
say; “This is the first time that I’ve knitted socks!” I’m not sure if my husband, Gary would agree,
but for me it’s been kinda fun! I like
watching something develop that I’ve never tried to do before. But, since these socks are custom made for him, every few minutes, I’m saying, “Honey, would you try this on,
please?” With a wee bit of a huff, off
comes a slipper and a sock so that I can place my developing creation over his
foot. Yesterday he said, “I hope you are
going to wash these socks before I
wear them!” Funny!
I bet I know why he’s not the most excited about this
venture. He tells me stories about his
grandma making him socks as gifts when he was a young boy. He describes these socks as bulky, hot and
never fitted to his foot! In Grandma’s
defense, this wasn’t really her fault. It
used to be that all sock patterns were knitted from the top down. When they got to the toe, the knitter had to
somehow close the hole! So… they pulled
the gap together and closed it up with some yarn! Talk about uncomfortable! Socks in those
days were made with the only yarn that was available which was a bulky weight,
itchy wool! Needless to say, this didn’t
help the comfort measures for this young boy!
No wonder the poor guy is skeptical about my endeavor to
make him socks!
Oh, but these socks are made
with lightweight yarn that stretches
and conforms to his foot
and does not itch!
They will be warm in the winter and
cool in the summer!
They are custom made to fit his
foot only!
These socks are knitted from
the toe up and…
like magic, a tunnel develops for his foot, but there are no seams!
These socks will be the perfect socks!
Where did I find such a perfect sock pattern? http://www.k1p1design1.com/socks.html.
Not only are there instructions for making these socks at this site, there are
also videos to watch as someone shows you how to go about each step. You don’t have to be a knitting expert to
make socks. This pattern can be as
simple or as complex as you make it
to be! Try it! It’s fun!
Whole-Heartedly,
Bonnie
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