Where/when do you wear your beautiful socks?

[Jan in CA]

@ Antares -

My thoughts are that people don't knit socks for others. They knit them for themselves. It's nice to wear pretty things even if no one else sees them. The thing about hand knit socks is they are incredibly comfortable! I love them, but just can't wear them now. :(

[Olha]

to Antares -- fierce and fearless!

to Jan -- sorry to hear that :(

[hyperactive]

Interesting to ask, for sure...
I wear my lace and cable socks mostly around my house or when I go to visit friends (ususally we take the shoes off at peoples houses among my friends).
So they make a nice cheery part of my day, fire truck red, "flaming" turquoise, pretty pink and so on.

Socks with most the pattern above the ankle or with pattern that does not put pressure on in shoes I also wear with sneakers, trecking shoes, hiking shoes if needed and ususally with blue jeans. Blue Jeans are alway a perfect canvas for any outrageous design :o)

And: No, at the office I will not wear these socks with clashing colors, mostly not at all...

Does that help your general quest of ideas and inspiration?

[Olha]

Does that help your general quest of ideas and inspiration?

Yes, thank you, I find this thread to be very helpful and interesting.

On a side note, some famous knitters come to New Brunswick, the neighboring province for the East Knit Atlantic Fiber Fest http://www.kniteast.com/ (is it OK to post it here? I am not endorsing anything). And there are some random connections and coincidences around it that are all related to socks, ideas and inspiration

For example, this moment I am reading a book by one of the authors who will be present at this event. There is a lot of sock philosophy in her book.

By the way, do you have a Read-Along book club of any sort here?

[Jan in CA]

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By the way, do you have a Read-Along book club of any sort here?

No we don't, but there are posts occasionally about books.

[fatoldladyinpjs]

One book that I thought was great was Drunk Divorced and Covered in Cat Hair by Crazy Aunt Purl: The true life adventures of a 30-something who learned to knit after he split.

http://www.amazon.com/Crazy-Purls-Di.../dp/B001PSEPWK

[Woodi]

I wear my handmade socks to yoga class, as well as to the monastery for meditation.

I almost always get questions about where I got such pretty socks.

[Olha]

I wear my handmade socks to yoga class, as well as to the monastery for meditation. I almost always get questions about where I got such pretty socks.

I can totally see that, just reading it puts me in a dreamy state of mind