Dear Sock Maker Guy, It isn't just me!

So, George, you're wearing your left sock on your right foot, right?

That's right, it was left until the rightmost toe left a hole. Now it's right.

Sock it to me...

As mac11 noted, they do have seamless socks. I've seen them in a few different catalogues, but yes, for some reason they do tend to cost more. And, even if you knit your own socks, you're going to have a nub at the toe somewhere (I think).

Re: Dear Sock Maker Guy, It isn't just me!


Lovely!

Blessed are the sock makers!

I buy a really soft brand of socks so those little seams never really bothered me. Holes, on the other hand, are so terribly tempting to continually rub over with my toe that I often find that my big toe is suddenly sticking outside of the sock.

Dear sock makers: please make my socks out of kevlar.

I have a couple of pairs of socks that have finely tailored seams. Seams that you don't notice at all. But they are black bootie type things so they really don't get a lot of wear.

It really does seem like the sock maker guys should be able to make a seam that doesn't feel like you have a rock in your shoe.

Maybe it's a big conspiracy to get us all to buy expensive socks.

And hip hip hurray for the guy who thought up stanping the lable onto T-shirts and underwear!

Dear Sock Maker Guy
No, if you knit them on 4 needles there shouldn't be any seam at all.


Bit what really gets me is the little lump at the end of the seam which is a big pain for my littlest toe.

Thank you tomkitten!

I tried to tell you kids ...

- Elaine at Mr. Pitt's. He's trying on the socks she's brought him.

ELAINE: So, what do you think?

PITT (pulling up the socks): No.

ELAINE: You don't like them?

PITT: No, I don't like them.

ELAINE: What's wrong?

PITT: They're too tight.

ELAINE: Too tight?

PITT: There's no elastic, you need to pull too much <pulls them up more>.

ELAINE (examining the socks): I think they look good!

PITT: They're cutting off the circulation.

ELAINE: Alright, well, I'll just take them back. <The phone rings.>

PITT: Hello?

JERRY: Hi, Mr. Pitt! Is Elaine there?

PITT (hands the phone to Elaine): It's for you.

ELAINE: Sorry. Hello?

JERRY: Hey Elaine, it's me.

ELAINE: Jerry?

JERRY: We're going to Atlantic City.

ELAINE: Really? When?

JERRY: Today, right now! Are you in?

ELAINE: One second, hang on. (To Mr. Pitt) Excuse me, Mr. Pitt? Would it be alright if I got you the socks tomorrow?

PITT: Tomorrow?

ELAINE: Yes.

PITT: But I was hoping for my new socks today!

ELAINE: Well, it's just one more day.

PITT: I'm sorry. I must have them today.

ELAINE (to Jerry): I can't go.

JERRY: Why not?

ELAINE: Because I have to return the socks and get different ones.

PITT: Elaine!

ELAINE: I gotta go. <Hangs up.>

Re: Dear Sock Maker Guy
Haha.


I always have to twist my socks around so that the lump is in the least annoying place. Then it takes zen-like meditation to ignore the damn thing.

George--

You and your outsized great toes are ignominiously mortal.

Greek and Roman Gods--and a number of Christian divinities and saints--are depicted with the second toe being longer than the big toe.

I used to think the A2K crowd was a pretty tough bunch of people, crashing through life's obstacles with indifference, but here's the lot of you whining about damn socks.

I am ashamed of you all.

Just put your friggin socks on, quit bitchin about the damn seam, and go about your business.

I see I chose the correct avatar, then.

Eva--

Divinity knows everything.

I knew that.




But thanks for telling everyone else.

I live to serve.

Wanna play toesies?

how about them toe socks? you know, that look like gloves, with special compartment for each toe. i have about 5 pairs now. no seems, no crumpling. and you can wear them with flip-flops if you so desire. genius.

Not with a mere mortal.