Socks

[liralen]

I am working on the very lacy feather and fan socks, kind of in a women's medium size for a normal sock.

Jet came by last evening and said, "Who are those socks for, Mom?"

"I don't know yet." I answered as I put a few more stitches in.

"Are they for you?"

"I don't think so."

"Are they for Granny or Poa Poa?"

"Nope."

"Why aren't you making socks for me or... hey, they could be for Sadie!"

"I don't know, Jet. I'm not sure if they're exactly for anyone yet. And they're a bit too big for Sadie (who is three)." I'd been thinking about putting them in a charity auction as they're kind of turning into Fabrege egg type socks, all kinds of soft Mediterranean country-side colors in mosaic-type dots with a deep blue-purple and a brown streak of zigzags through it, almost like the ceramic colors for the border tiling there. They have the three-D aspect of the ridged lace, and they're certainly not knock-about socks...

Jet laughed at that, "They can't be socks for Nobody! You can't make socks that aren't for anyone, Mom."

I had to laugh then, too. He's likely right in a way. And, up to now, pretty much every single sock I've made have been for someone very specific. But, for now, I baffled him by saying, "Well, for now I just don't know who they're for."

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[niherlas.livejournal.com]

That reminds me. Getting dressed for a New Year's Day brunch, I asked N to pick out some socks. He rooted through his socks and came up with the ones you made.

"You want to wear those?"
"Yes, I like them."

Just thought you'd like to know.

[liralen.livejournal.com]

Oh! That is so very nice to know!

palinade's lovely Thank You note had mentioned that N was learning how to glide on wood floor in those socks. Now *that* is so much what they're for! There were instructions on this one knitting site about how to use puffy paint to make sticky soles to wool socks and I thought to myself, now what is the point of that? They're *made* for gliding! *giggles* I can't imagine what Jet would do if I did that to him...

But how very cool that N likes his! Yay!

[ross-teneyck.livejournal.com]

Hmm. Paraphrasing from memory:

"Who do you see on the road?"

"Nobody," said Alice.

"What remarkable eyes you have, to be able to see Nobody on the road!"

I would have been sorely tempted, had I been there, to tell Jet that Nobody needs socks as much as Anybody does.

[liralen.livejournal.com]

*giggles* If I had remembered that, I would have been very tempted, too. Hee.

[marith.livejournal.com]

*grins* Tell Jet the socks are waiting for their person to come along and find them?

They sound beautiful, btw. Post pictures? *hopeful eyes*

[liralen.livejournal.com]

Ooo! Yes! A bit like dragons, what?

I shall post when they're a bit more done... but I'm not sure how well the 3-D effect will show in a picture... still, it shall be done!