For quite some time I have been knitting
children's socks from left-over yarn used to make
adult size socks.
One left-over ball makes one pair of little socks.
There are 19 pair of socks ready to be mailed to the
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.
I sent some knitted items to them a couple of years ago
and thought this would be a great place for my little socks.
The labels have the size and the
laundering instructions on them.
In this box will go two pair of mittens I made as well.
I don't enjoy knitting mittens as much as I enjoy knitting socks.
It's odd because they are easier.
It might be the darn thumb!
One of these little socks had been finished for a long, long time...
waiting for its mate to be finished, too.
That finally happened the other night
and Doodlebug put them right on her tiny size 1 feet.
Now to begin another pile of little socks!
(I have LOTS of left-over yarn balls!)
Happy Quilting!
(And Knitting!)
6 comments:
Nice work my friend, they will surely appreciate them. And in return you get warm fuzzy feelings knowing some children will have warmer feet.
I am so inspired by your knitting; then I remember how much it hurts my hands. My mother loved to knit mittens and she always kept a cap/sweater/booties set on hand for new babies (in gender-neutral yellow).
I just LOVE your little socks. You have labeled them so beautifully too. Your feet are so tiny!!!
Amazing! The little socks are fabulous. I am so impressed! One of my friend's daughters who was my son's classmate, teaches on the Pine Ridge reservation. She has to buy a lot of her own supplies.
What a dear you are! Adorable
Now I know how you named your blog. So very precious... those doodlebugs. I admire your knitting. I love the process of doing it, just don't seem to finish anything.
I can't wait to see what you will do with those ties!
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