Even though I swore I wouldn't do Holiday knitting, I did. I'm weak.
Maybe stupid, too.
The further I got into these socks the more I wanted to keep them for myself. But then I had to ask, "would I truly be able to enjoy wearing them when I knew they were intended for another? WHat if I actually had them on and the intended recipient admired them?" Oh...could you imagine the guilt?
So I did the stupid. The inevitable.
I gave them away. To my sister. It's okay. Really. She's a non knitter, but does she appreciate hand knits. Even more so after I told her that if I were paid $10 an hour to knit this particular socks they would cost at least $400. (Seriously. This famous pattern threw me for a loop.) I also felt the need to make sure she knew I had to stay up all night just to buy some of this yarn in the crazy world of Wollmeise stalking. I swear she likes them for what they are---not the guilt I gave her to make sure she wore them!
Here's my "Three P's for T"
Pretty:
Purple (actually Wollemeise Veichlen in dark intensity):
Perfectly Pomatomus :
Lol, I've had similar thoughts about my knit and sewn projects. You did the right thing!! lol
Posted by: Carolynn | February 16, 2009 at 09:51 PM
Oooooooh.
Posted by: Miss T | February 07, 2009 at 10:19 AM
Practically Perfect!
Posted by: Nell | January 31, 2009 at 11:36 PM
super pretty!!
Posted by: Jennie | January 25, 2009 at 04:49 AM
That is, in my never-humble-opinion, the perfect pomatomii purple.
Posted by: Kelly | January 20, 2009 at 09:14 PM
Beautiful! And wow, aren't you generous?
Posted by: Ragged Around The Edges | January 20, 2009 at 03:18 PM
those are some of the nicest pomotamus's that i've seen!!! what a great sister you are!
Posted by: bockstark.knits | January 20, 2009 at 03:09 PM
What a generous sister you are to give away those gorgeous socks along with a small dose of guilt. :)
Posted by: Micki | January 20, 2009 at 06:07 AM
Well the socks are imPeccable so I'm glad they are aPpreciated!!
Posted by: Carie | January 20, 2009 at 05:16 AM