Since I’m all caught up with the regular (machine-washable) laundry, I figured I’d tackle the huge pile of woolens I have let languish in the laundry room A: for a few weeks, B: for a few months, C: forever. I have a fairly small drying rack, so I can only wash a few things at a time, but I do have a couple pairs of really cool adjustable sock blockers which I use all the time.

The pair of socks drying in front were knit from my first hand spun yarn. I had only had my wheel for about a month. I was pregnant with Olga at the time, and I knit the socks during an unexpectedly long trip flying from Palm Springs, California to North Bend, Oregon, to visit the ol’ family in Gold Beach. Washing them today I see that one of the heels is just about to wear through, so it’s time for a little repair work as soon as they dry. I’ll show you how I do it when I get to it (which, going by my attention span, might be a while).

The other pair of socks are knit from Trekking XXL, made for the husbandperson shortly after Olga was born. (I think… possibly before… mommy brain.) There was just a tiny bit of this yarn leftover when I finished his Neanderthalian-sized socks, so I made a tiny pair of baby socks out of the last bit. And in fact I ran out of yarn while finishing the second toe of the baby socks and had to substitute with bright orange. Nice.

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