Remember when I had made my Make Me Happy socks? Well, as I was wearing it, the foot seemed to have shrunk. I had chalked it up to maybe I wasn't paying attention and it was short a row or too in the foot so, I had given it to my mother (she has tinier feet compared to my already very small feet). My poor mother tried to use the socks but, she simply couldn't get them on her feet so, she (finally) confessed that she couldn't don them on and returned them to me. Upon getting it back, I realized why she couldn't put it on: It had felted quite a bit and shrank quite significantly!😳😱 So, while this yarn was really nice and soft, it's actually not sock material - at least not for a whole sock. I think if it was used for toes, heels or just small bits on the sock, it would be fine (just not for large portions of the foot, leg or bind off though due to the shrinkage and felting!)
So, I ripped it out (back to the toes) and will be reworking them as scrappy socks. Oddly, when I ripped it out, I ended up with 46 yds from one sock and 79 yds from the other sock. I plan on using these remnants in other socks (as toes or heels) or in other small projects.
Here's what my reformation socks look like:
Thoughts: Socks can be made up quickly but it's even quicker when you already have the toes done! 😉🥰
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