The Joy of Sox!

Yes; overused and tired pun, but it is so true. Yesterday I finished yet another pair of knit socks. They are scrumptuously delicious in both feel and looks! My kids say that they look like a bowl of Fruit Loops because they are all "Lemon Yellow, Lime Green, Orange Orange, Cherry Red, and Grape Purple" I used KnitPicks' Dancing in Tap and made the Caruso socks at Knitty. They feel so comfy on my feet. They snug them like a warm soft hug from a long lost friend.

Maybe that is what I like about socks. They are these nice warm hugs to your feet. I've always loved socks. I've always collected odd socks, groovy socks, decorative socks, funky socks, pretty socks. But now that I've started knitting my own socks I have an even deeper relationship with this garment. They are something that I have made. Something that I have labored over and created. These beautiful unique socks which no one else will have the same. They are MINE and fit ME and only ME! When I put them on there is a certain happiness and fullfillment that I never got from putting on a pair of socks bought at Target. They bring me joy, so I keep knitting socks.

Now I am making some for Emily. They are soft basic footy socks in KP's Merino Style in Cornflower. The yarn is so soft. I'm hoping to get her to enjoy the luxury of a nice hand knit sock. Mary Elayne already has a pair so I suppose the next person will be Keon. I have some funky sock yarn I bought somewhere that will make him a nice pair of rainbow socks. Hopefully he won't lose them or wear them outside without shoes or go stomping in mudpuddles. Oh who cares, as long as he is joyful about sox!