Last night I finished the first pair of socks I’ve made for Kiddo since he learned to walk. See, wool socks are crazy slippy and we’ve always had wood floors, and… Little kids and very very slippery socks on wood floors? It just seemed like a bad combo to me. Plus their feet grow SO FAST when they’re little. Now that he’s five he’s got more control over those limbs (sort of) and his feet aren’t growing at quite the same ridiculous clip and he’s old enough to understand when I say, “you MUST hold on to the railing when you’re walking down the stairs in these socks.” Old enough to understand does not guarantee willingness to comply. I have to admit, I kind of feel like I gave him a loaded weapon when I put these socks in his hands today. (Yes, a touch overprotective. Why do you ask?)

He’s so excited about these socks. He specifically requested that some part of them be “golden.” Luckily my sock-yarn stash is deep enough to accommodate pretty much any sockish request. The ball band for the main color has been lost for years, but I do remember it’s lightweight STR. The heels and toes are lightweight STR in “Sun Stone.” I think I’ll be making myself a pair out of the rest of that “Sun Stone.” How awesome would a pair of socks in that color be?