knitting in the dark

Every year I knit my father socks for Christmas: 2006, 2007, 2008’s pairs. This year they were even completed before the big day and he was able to open a pair instead of a project still on the needles!

(modeled by my lovely mother)

pattern: my standard top-down sock with textured stitch pattern
yarn: leftovers from other sock projects, nothing fancy
needles: 2mm steel dpns

My mother and I think they might be a bit short for him (by maybe 1/4-1/2″), but he claims they fit well so I’m going to leave them alone unless he complains at a later date.

Come to think of it: I made a pair just like this in a different color for my boyfriend for Valentine’s Day 2009 and never blogged about them. Let’s see if I can find a picture… yup, sure enough, here they are:

(they’re a little big on me!)

yarn: Cascade Heritage, which I LOVE

My boyfriend (BQ)’s father wore red socks every Saturday when BQ was little. Apparently he wore dress socks with his office clothes all week and wanted to let loose on the weekend! And BQ’s mother used to knit his father socks! I thought it would be a sweet Valentine’s gift for him, perhaps compounded by the fact that both of his parents have been dead for years. But I haven’t seen him wear these yet (ten months later!) so I guess I shouldn’t be knitting anything else for him…

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