Sadly, the time for A. to move has come. I mentioned when we started making socks together that this would be a good way for us to keep in touch when A. moves away. A. and I are still working along on our socks. Our latest pair is a
basic crew sock. A. chose this design to make for her teenage neighbor
who shoveled her driveway each time it snowed last winter. He would
not take payment so she decided that warm socks for next year would
make a good gift. With the flurry of activity as school ends and summer vacation begins, my knitting time has dwindled a bit. Knowing that this pair had to be finished before she left, I gave A. the sock in progress almost finished...
As the movers at her house packed everything in sight she finished it off in a hurry.
So, here they are, pair eight in the "two make a pair project." Nothing spectacular in the pattern but that was not called for here. Socks for a teenage boy shouldn't be fussy. These say, "thank you." Thank you for being a good neighbor, for being a friend. Thank you for going along with my knitting together idea, and for not making me feel bad for not finishing the sock. Who knew all that could be said with "just socks."
The movers packed everything except the needles A. was knitting with so I am sending her on her way with some yarn and sock designs to work on until she unpacks her supplies.
Happy Trails to you.
