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S Viemeister[_2_]

On 7/24/2015 4:06 PM, Gary wrote:
> wrote:
>>
>> It's so traditional to do that scarf unfortunately. I could see the
>> benefit of teaching that bunch socks.
>
> Really? Who in the world would spend time to knit socks? Who ever
> wears home knitted socks? If I need socks, I'll run up to some-mart
> and buy 6 pairs for about $8. You are talking about centuries ago and
> people knitting and wearing socks. That's not real anymore except for
> nostalgia sake.
>
I have an uncle who _only_ wears hand knitted socks - when he was a
child, his mother made them for him, when he married, his mother-in-law
did. She hasn't made any for him in the last 2 or 3 years, but she's
pushing 106, so...
I prefer to wear handknits, too - they fit better, and are much more
comfortable than xx-Mart stuff.