RIP, Sweet Sassy Socks
All things, good and bad, must end, yes? If our handknit socks lasted forever, would they be quite as dear to us?
Friends, it is with a heavy heart (foot?) that I bring to you the news of the passing of the very first socks I ever knit*, the Lorna’s Laces Sassy Stripes.
Total heel blowout. There was no chance of saving it. The damage was just too great. It was a good sock, a warm and cozy sock. Its beloved partner, unable to face its declining years–admittedly pilling and somewhat shabby–as a single sock in a drawer full of pairs, leapt into the garbage after its dead mate. They will be missed.
In lieu of flowers, my feet ask that you do some sock knitting for yourself in memory of these dear socks.
*Wow…look at those pointy toes. I’m happy to say I’ve gotten much better at toes over the years.
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So sad.
They were noble socks that served you well, and will be lovingly remembered.
I’ll knit a few rounds on a sock tonight in their honor.
Posted by: Sarah
Goodnight, sweet socks. May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.
Posted by: Rachel H
Oh, Sassy Socks, we will miss you. You were perfect for our dear yarn-haired ragdoll…
Posted by: jenn
The first pair to go is always the hardest to face.
Maybe the single intact sock will become a home for some furry creature.
Posted by: Steph
Posted by: jackie
So sad.
They were noble socks that served you well, and will be lovingly remembered.
I’ll knit a few rounds on a sock tonight in their honor.
Posted by: Sarah
Goodnight, sweet socks. May flights of angels sing thee to thy rest.
Posted by: Rachel H
Oh, Sassy Socks, we will miss you. You were perfect for our dear yarn-haired ragdoll…
Posted by: jenn
The first pair to go is always the hardest to face.
Maybe the single intact sock will become a home for some furry creature.
Posted by: Steph
Posted by: jackie
that should have said –
*sniff*
damn HTML.
Posted by: jackie
RIP pretty little sock.
Thumper is looking super cute in his knitted items.
Lucky boy!
Posted by: Betsy
Oh, I so feel your pain. I can tell, however, that the pair were much loved during their lifetime. May they rest in peace.
Posted by: christine
Oh, dear. A sad day for the Brooklyn Sock Mafia. I’ll think of this pair of socks as I work on my current pair of Socks of Doom.
*sniff*
Rest easy, dudes.
Posted by: David
My sincere condolences.
Posted by: Carole
They probably committed suicide after that “Born Free” rendition….
Posted by: Juliette
that should have said –
*sniff*
damn HTML.
Posted by: jackie
RIP pretty little sock.
Thumper is looking super cute in his knitted items.
Lucky boy!
Posted by: Betsy
Oh, I so feel your pain. I can tell, however, that the pair were much loved during their lifetime. May they rest in peace.
Posted by: christine
Oh, dear. A sad day for the Brooklyn Sock Mafia. I’ll think of this pair of socks as I work on my current pair of Socks of Doom.
*sniff*
Rest easy, dudes.
Posted by: David
My sincere condolences.
Posted by: Carole
They probably committed suicide after that “Born Free” rendition….
Posted by: Juliette
I . . . I could have saved them. My darning egg is weeping. I could have saved them. Sniff sniff.
Posted by: lanea
Oh! how sad! se les echará de menos…
Posted by: Lía
so I would cut the feet off and use the tops as cuffs and just hem the cut off part…they are definitely too much work to throw away and would be styling as arm and wrist cuffs….cedar
Posted by: cedar
I would have done the same.
Time to knit a replacement pair!
Posted by: claudia
As you so wisely told me the other day, “now you get to knit some more.”
Posted by: regina
sniff sniff
Farewell, sassy socks.
Posted by: alison
Oh what a beautiful post, I am crying as I type this. At least they had a long and happy life together.
😉
Posted by: spaazlicious
I . . . I could have saved them. My darning egg is weeping. I could have saved them. Sniff sniff.
Posted by: lanea
Oh! how sad! se les echará de menos…
Posted by: Lía
so I would cut the feet off and use the tops as cuffs and just hem the cut off part…they are definitely too much work to throw away and would be styling as arm and wrist cuffs….cedar
Posted by: cedar
I would have done the same.
Time to knit a replacement pair!
Posted by: claudia
As you so wisely told me the other day, “now you get to knit some more.”
Posted by: regina
sniff sniff
Farewell, sassy socks.
Posted by: alison
Oh what a beautiful post, I am crying as I type this. At least they had a long and happy life together.
😉
Posted by: spaazlicious
How brave to share your pain and heartache with all of us. I shall do some socknitting in their memory.
Posted by: Sarah
i’m so sorry to hear about your loss…time to knit another pair!!
Posted by: .: tani :.
Sniff. Farewell.
Posted by: Stephanie
How brave to share your pain and heartache with all of us. I shall do some socknitting in their memory.
Posted by: Sarah
i’m so sorry to hear about your loss…time to knit another pair!!
Posted by: .: tani :.
Sniff. Farewell.
Posted by: Stephanie
i’m going to go back to my sock in progress in honor of your first sock!
Posted by: k
I feel I should wear a black knit armband in commiserating your loss.
Posted by: Alison
All things must pass. I’ll give the sassy socks a 5-dpn salute when I get home.
Posted by: Michelle
The saasy socks are dead! Long live the sassy socks! I will think of them as I do the toe decreases on my Trekking XXL socks at lunch.
Posted by: Kim P
Sometimes it’s better just to let go…
Posted by: Carol
i’m going to go back to my sock in progress in honor of your first sock!
Posted by: k
I feel I should wear a black knit armband in commiserating your loss.
Posted by: Alison
All things must pass. I’ll give the sassy socks a 5-dpn salute when I get home.
Posted by: Michelle
The saasy socks are dead! Long live the sassy socks! I will think of them as I do the toe decreases on my Trekking XXL socks at lunch.
Posted by: Kim P
Sometimes it’s better just to let go…
Posted by: Carol
So sorry for your loss. But, but, no cremation ceremony? No funeral pyre? Or maybe that is illegal in Brooklyn.
I love the idea of cutting off the feet and making a pair of wristies. When my own beloved first pair (I think of them as My Power Socks) develops a suppurating ulcer like yours, perhaps I shall reincarnate them on my hands/arms. Hmmm. If the cuff is long enough, one could, with a few strategically-placed stitches, make them into fingerless gloves. Somehow that all makes their demise as socks easier to contemplate.
Posted by: kmkat
Dude. 🙁 But perhaps a heel transplant would work. You could have a Franken-sock. *g*
Posted by: Romi
Darn!
I really mean it: have you tried darning, for socks almost to that level? It’s amazing and satisfying and away to extend the lives of beloved socks.
A friend of mine also makes sewn cat-toys out of old, holey felted wool socks: just cut and stitch.
Still, sympathies to your loss!
Posted by: Gina
Aww. Print these comments to bury with the socks. They’re all so heartfelt.
I’m quite afraid my only pair of handknit socks will meet a similar premature death due to the lack of handknit compadres.
Posted by: Laura
That hole is not life-threatening. Maybe you can use them for darning practice?
But as you say, its a good reason to
1.buy more yarn
2.knit
Posted by: roro
Needlefelt over the hole, works a treat. The wristers idea is nice.
Posted by: Beth
So sorry for your loss. But, but, no cremation ceremony? No funeral pyre? Or maybe that is illegal in Brooklyn.
I love the idea of cutting off the feet and making a pair of wristies. When my own beloved first pair (I think of them as My Power Socks) develops a suppurating ulcer like yours, perhaps I shall reincarnate them on my hands/arms. Hmmm. If the cuff is long enough, one could, with a few strategically-placed stitches, make them into fingerless gloves. Somehow that all makes their demise as socks easier to contemplate.
Posted by: kmkat
Dude. 🙁 But perhaps a heel transplant would work. You could have a Franken-sock. *g*
Posted by: Romi
Darn!
I really mean it: have you tried darning, for socks almost to that level? It’s amazing and satisfying and away to extend the lives of beloved socks.
A friend of mine also makes sewn cat-toys out of old, holey felted wool socks: just cut and stitch.
Still, sympathies to your loss!
Posted by: Gina
Aww. Print these comments to bury with the socks. They’re all so heartfelt.
I’m quite afraid my only pair of handknit socks will meet a similar premature death due to the lack of handknit compadres.
Posted by: Laura
That hole is not life-threatening. Maybe you can use them for darning practice?
But as you say, its a good reason to
1.buy more yarn
2.knit
Posted by: roro
Needlefelt over the hole, works a treat. The wristers idea is nice.
Posted by: Beth
I’m with the “re-store/re-knit/salvage” group. You may still need another pair of socks, but maybe this pair can be salvaged through darning (although it’s a pretty large area to darn), or even picking up and knitting a new heel flap. May I suggest using some of the Scholler “knitalong” nylon fibre next time for the heel, to reinforce it and extend it’s life? Finding a new use for it also appeals to me–such as wristlets, fingerless gloves, etc. They are very sassy and deserve a reincarnation. (And you deserve to knit another pair for spare or whatever!!)
Marlyce
Posted by: Marlyce
While I know that no other socks can replace this first pair in your heart, I hope that, with time, you are able to remember the good times you had together, and perhaps smile.
Excuse me while I get a tissue.
(As I write this, I am wearing my first socks and shudder at the thought of the day when they go to the big sock darning drawer in the sky.)
Posted by: Steph VW
I’m with the “re-store/re-knit/salvage” group. You may still need another pair of socks, but maybe this pair can be salvaged through darning (although it’s a pretty large area to darn), or even picking up and knitting a new heel flap. May I suggest using some of the Scholler “knitalong” nylon fibre next time for the heel, to reinforce it and extend it’s life? Finding a new use for it also appeals to me–such as wristlets, fingerless gloves, etc. They are very sassy and deserve a reincarnation. (And you deserve to knit another pair for spare or whatever!!)
Marlyce
Posted by: Marlyce
While I know that no other socks can replace this first pair in your heart, I hope that, with time, you are able to remember the good times you had together, and perhaps smile.
Excuse me while I get a tissue.
(As I write this, I am wearing my first socks and shudder at the thought of the day when they go to the big sock darning drawer in the sky.)
Posted by: Steph VW