Sock
Fortunate for me we have the hippest knit shop located in my hometown of Gainesville, Fl., Hanks. Sharon & Lorena (the shops knitting divas) have extended their hearts and infinite wealth of knitting knowledge with me and others. With their help and the awesome teachers they have for the classes I have been able to take on projects (purses, pillows, dishcloths, baby blankets) and actually finish them.
At any given time of the day you will encounter one of them relaxing and chatting with the customers while knitting a pair of socks without so much as looking at the knit work. As if their hands have a mind of their own and already know the next stitch, no patterns to be seen, no sticky notes, just a smile and great conversation.
Usually they will be doing two at a time, I thought this to be particularly ambitions, as I have yet to even attempt a bootie. So I asked why do two? They tell me it is the easiest way not to get behind and you will always make two because you are doing them both at the same pace. Apparently people sometimes get frustrated and just give up, completing only one.
Socks are way above my skills, however I have a co-worker who has started a sock and I say sock because just yesterday she said that may be all she does, one. Giggling I said, “Well if that is all you get done I just happen to know a one-legged man”. Now do not get upset, I do and he is my husband and one sock is all he needs. Well after a good laugh she said I bet if you let the community at Ravelry know he could get the coolest of one- off socks ever made.
So…should you have only one sock and will never make the other and would like to donate it to a one-legged man in Gainesville, just let me knowJ