One Of These Things Is Not Like The Other…
These socks, knit by my aunt, were a work in progress since the summer. They are knit in a very fine fingering weight wool, with corrugated ribbing at the top. She brought them out for me to see….and ask for advice about what to do.
You see, one sock is considerably longer than the other. They are impeccably finished, toes grafted and ends woven in….but one foot is still about an inch shorter than the other.
How could this happen?? Let’s think a minute….
Have you ever stretched a sock out to measure it? Do you ever knit while watching TV, movies, or reading a book? Do you ever ignore a mistake that you’re making, hoping that it will all be fine if you just keep going? Do you ever knit one sock, then knit the other a month later after you forget how long you made the first sock?
I’m not sure how she ended up with socks like this, but she was asking me how to remedy the situation.
My gut instinct was to try on both socks, decide which one fits, and rip back the other sock to the start of the toe decreases, and re knit the toe.
She is more gutsy than me….her plan was to cut the toe off the shorter sock, and pick up the stitches, knit an extra inch and a toe.
What would you do? Are you brave enough to cut your knitting?
