The Perfect Fit

I am finally working on my 2nd sock to match the sock I made 1 1/2 years ago. I was soooo proud of that sock. (I had a love/hate relationship with dp's back then.) In reality it was big enough to fit an elephant. I thought I would give these socks to Grandma Jones because she has large legs and feet due to health issues - or to my friend Linda because her dad could always use just one sock. But my good friend Liz made me take it out and start over again! I started on the second sock and I got obsessed. I just wanted to get the rib done - or I just wanted to turn the heel, then pick up the stitches, then do the toe. I was with Liz most of the day. She indulged my obsession to move to the next step. It also helped that she is the guru of socks. I always wondered why people liked to make socks. It truly could be an obsession for me, that is if I wore socks more than I do! I bought some very manly looking yarn at the Knit Wit last winter. I want to make me a pair of "nice dress socks" whatever that means! As I was working on my 2nd sock, I noticed how bent my bamboo needles were, so my first instinct was to bend them the other way to straighten them out. Of course this will not work! As I was working with them I realized I loved the way they fit into my hand. It was a perfect fit! (And so was the sock!)