Sock It to You!

I haven't been completely idle with my time!  I learned a new way to knit socks with a friend from Washington.  We went to Miles City to a former classmate of mine and she taught us the method of kitting "toe up" socks!  So much easier than 4-5 needles!!  I am here to tell you I don't feel all thumbs and I have been knitting a LONG time!

The "wee" pair was my first try.  They went to Gentry Dasinger, she was "wee" too having just been born shortly after I got that pair made.  The dark blue pair I made for Heston as we were in Miles City at the hospital with Granddad.  I showed them to him when I had about two inches knitted and he said, "You are going to have to make them a darned sight bigger than that!!"  We all laughed...

Of course the third pair I forgot to take a picture of them.  I had Marsha pick out the color which was pink and yellow variegated for me to make Kelli a pair.  I figured if they were too big for her, they would possibly fit Baylee.  I was in such a hurry to get them sent...no pic!  So actually there will be no picture of them as I kept calling down to Nevada and I was told, they haven't been tried on yet as they are setting on the bar.  The next time I called they were under something on the bar and hadn't been tried on.  This was all the beginning of November. 

 So in the mean time I started the variegated pink and purple pair for Jentry.  I got Jentry's done after Thanksgiving.  I was trying for Thanksgiving as they were come here that day.  We finally went to Miles City on Dec. 24 and tried them on Jentry.  Her foot had grown 1/2 inch and she couldn't get them on, but thankfully they fit Javon.  (I think they were a little big, but she will get a little use out of them).  To continue the Kelli story, I called in January and asked if they ever tried the socks on Kelli.  No, my son said, they are MIA.  He felt bad and said if they found them maybe Heston could wear them.  I said they were pink but HE probably wouldn't care since he is not even one yet.  Besides he needs to be told "tough boys wear pink!"

Then and there I decided that too much time is put in knitting socks for kids whose feet grow like weeds!  So from now on it will be adult socks.

Voila!  The variegated brown wool socks for the baby of the family at 5'11".  They fit and I don't think she will be growing anymore! She said they feel great!

So maybe you will be the next to be socked to!!