In fall 2007 I announced to my co-workers that I was going to SOAR and that I would be away for a week. The nurses I work with thought it was a great idea. They also thought it was a great idea to leave tracings of their feet on my desk with color suggestions for socks. I made them wait a very long time.
These are Terri's feet. She got Mountain Colors Bearfoot. Let me tell you, while I was knitting these, all I could think was, "I need some more of this yarn!"
I used my own 'vanilla sock pattern' and whipped these babies up in no time. She loves them. She said, "They feel cushy on the bottoms of my feet and they're warm."
She also is learning to knit her own socks. They're moving forward slowly, but they are lovely and I can't wait for her to be able to wear her very own, handknit socks.
This is Pam. When I asked for a picture of her socks, in situ, she sat down on the floor of my office and posed.
I left her socks on her desk and paged her, saying "What's on your desk? Someone must really love you." She came back immediately and put them on. I don't remember her yarn, but the colorway was called "Party". Perfect for Pam!
She wears them frequently and makes sure I know when she has them on.
Both of these women were so appreciative that it will be easy to knit more socks for them in the future. Let's hope it won't take me 2 years to get to it, but don't hold your breath ladies.
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