I finished my bee socks a couple of weeks ago. They are loosely knit on size two needles because the two prior pairs I had made with Lornas Laces shrunk a bit. My gauge with socks lately has kept me on my toes in that my old "go to" formula no longer works. Where a size 2 or even 3 needle gave me a beautiful firm fabric, I am now having to knit with 1s, 0s and even bought 00s just in case.
My mom was down a couple weeks ago and shyly mentioned darning her socks. Living in Maine, she wears them pretty much 11 months out of the year. I had no idea her sock stash was so low so brought her my sock wool. She happily chose several skeins and I am excited to make her something she truly enjoys. I love being a knitter.
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