Warm Feet Wednesday - aka my Love of Knitted Socks

This morning my feet were a little cold so I pulled on my favourite lounge around the house hand-knitted socks to Warm my feet. They are a Nanch Bush pattern in Handmaiden Casbah. Are perfectly soft, squishy and warm warm warm!

So here are my favourite thing about Knitted Socks

• Well made, well knitted socks are really amazing to wear and significantly warmer and more comfortable than store bought socks
• If made with the right type of yarn (generally with some nylon in them) they will wear well, wash well and soften just perfectly.
• They can be repaired (Darning)
• As gifts they are relatively easy to knit and almost universally appreciated. Once someone has warn knitted socks they will find store bought socks inferior!
• There is a myriad of patterns, yarn, and techniques to keep knitting them interesting and as challenging or easy as you like.
• Seeing the entire family's knitted socks drying on the line after washing is a magical sight.
• A non-knitter who envies the hand-knitted socks of you or a loved one (and appreciates the effort) is a good friend who will love any hand-made gift they get.
• Sock Knitting is a long tradition of many cultures and it is nice to be part of extending that tradition.