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Didn't accomplish much on the sewing front. It was tough to be indoors when the weather was so nice. Did do some knitting though and the thought "both same socks" keeps playing in my head. Those were a few of the very last words Mom said before was taken from us. I was mending some wool socks of Dad's and she was watching and every once in awhile she'd say "both same socks". I never did figure out what she meant until Dad said she used to fret over mending socks with yarn that was a different color from the sock itself. I'm wondering what she'd say to this pair
No way do these match even though the same yarn is being used. What to do, what to do. I forgot to measure the color sequences when I started the first sock so it may not be possible to make them match and there's not an overabundance of yarn available. Yarn is hand painted and was purchased from an Etsy shop. No way to know how careful they are when creating these yarns. Do mismatched socks really matter in the overall scheme of life?
Welcome back! A cheerful striped pair of socks has got to make you smile when you put them on -- even more when they don't match!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Carol, just the push I needed to keep on knittin.
ReplyDeleteAhhh, sweet memories of your mom. A lovely person, she was. Maybe she saw 2 socks the same and was amazed at the miracle. With so many kids, finding a matching pair from the dryer is always a task. Yours DO match. If the yarn is hand dyed, then that is the nature of the art. The colors tie them together.
ReplyDeleteDad thought she was dismayed that I was using black yarn to mend a pair of gray wool socks of his. He said she was never happy about having to use a different color to mend. Thanks hey, yeah ~ sweet memories. Hard to believe she's been gone 25 years.
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