Finally! finished!! those hubby socks!! There was a terrified thought at one time! What if the sock won't fit his foot? I did all that knitting and the sock could be too big or too small? What a thought?!! I didn't want to rip those darn things out to begin again! What to do? I'm sure you're thinking if you measured the foot ahead of time you wouldn't have this problem? Or if you did a sample--oh, horrors of horrors! Measure? Sample? Those are dirty words and not in my vocabulary! I hate sampling! and I hate measuring! I like to 'wing' it and if it turns out right--I'm happy! Here's what I did.....................I have a foot--it might not be the same size as hubby's but if I try the sock on my foot, I can sort of see how it fits.........................
I made sure the stitches would not come off the needles--slipped my foot in and ta da! it fits my foot just fine==I'm good!
Sock should fit snuggly on his foot! The second sock is hanging off the back--looking good! Hurrah! This time--not measuring or sampling worked!
Knitting away—another thought when I looked at the yarn that was in the skein—not much there! Will I make it to the toe by playing ‘ yarn chicken’?
Down to the last few yards—one sock being knit with one end, other sock with other end. Knit till socks meet in middle of yarn—then what?? Will yarn make it to toes? If not, what to do?
We’ll, you guessed it! Yarn ran out before I closed the toe
Thinking of “gold toe” socks, a brand he likes to wear—didn’t have any white to dye gold or gold yarn—bummer!
Next best thing—find a sock yarn to finish with
Doesn’t look too bad. Besides he won’t wear these out in public; just knock around socks.
Actually, there many rounds left! Ta—da! Finished. He likes them!! Except now, he wants another pair…..oh bother! I’ve spoiled him!!
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