Monday 13 September 2010

OH is still in hospital, but looking more cheery each day. The swelling on the right foot has gone down considerably but the left is still pretty bad. OT and social services are involved now, in making arrangements for him to come home. We expect him to be home by the weekend.

To help stave off the impending insanity I have been knitting. These socks are the very first pair I made, about 5 years ago.



See the difference, I was totally shocked by how much they had faded. I hadn't even realised until i compared these photos.



Well after such good service all these years they had both worn out on the ball of the foot.



I pulled them back to the heel, intending to knit a new foot for each one. I knew i had enough of the original yarn left. But just look at the difference in colour. I didn't like this so pulled it out, and tried using a pale cream...i thought as they were so faded, a cream foot would look ok....but no, that looked stoopid too.



So i pulled the cream out, stuffed the socks in a bag and started on this new pair!

Answers on a postcard please,as to how I can salvage my old socks.

12 comments:

  1. how about felting the socks and making something entirely new out of old socks? love them btw!!

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  2. Good plan, but they are not 100% wool, they are only 75% so they won't felt. I do have another pair, that are 100% wool, loved them when they were first made but after washing a few times they are now a bit felted and not really big enough lol

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  3. Make toe warmers for Ian - could come in handy for a while!!

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  4. Awww...Darcy...((hugs)) for you and I do hope that your OH will be home by the weekend. How awful for him too. It must be so frustrating being stuck in hospital.

    Love the socks...very colourful! *Ü* TFS. ~Glen~

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  5. hunny you are losing it - You are the Queen of Sock Monsters - I spent a happy Saturday looking through your archives - Make a sock monster with what's left of the old faithfuls,

    Dx

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  6. Darn them with a totally random wool! xxx

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  7. yeah that is what I was going to say darn them they do look so cool though love cheryl xxxx

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  8. I say don't salvage, just make a new pair - I think the new ones look better anyway!
    Still sendinging positive energy to you and OH!
    Hugs,
    Cardarian

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  9. I would create some sock monsters with the old socks, maybe elderly sock monsters
    C
    xx

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  10. I was going to suggest felting them if they were 100% wool but as they're not then of course Doone's suggestion is the one to go with. Too late now but perhaps you could have darned them or put a felt flower over the hole LOL
    Anne xx

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  11. ooh sixty nine to go did you say? - and him poorly too..

    well i say!!!!

    Dx

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  12. Yep, leave em stuffed where they are until you're in the mood for darning and sock monsters. They all said what I was going to say and I htought I was clever!!

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