Darling second son brought over the socks I had knit for him. He has such skinny calves that they don't stay up, I said I would try to fix them. It seems the only way to fix them is to rip and re knit. The solid pair I ripped and decreased 8 stitches and re knit with my smallest needles. He hasn't tried it on so I don't know if it will stay up on his leg. The second pair I thought if the leg was all ribbing it would conform to his leg better and stay up. I am knitting the ribbing with my smallest needles, 0.
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Hopefully your son's socks will stay up now. They look so warm! I love your new shawl.
I must confess that I frog and rein it too. Sometimes it is the only thing to do when you really love the yarn.
I hope your son's socks stay up now... I guess it's better to re-knit them rather than them sitting in a drawer not being used :-) Your new scarf looks lovely and warm - love the colour yarn you are using.
You are a very patient mother. I hate to rip back a row now and then when I make a mistake. I cannot imagine ripping back a sock and trying to reknit it on smaller needles. I would have to really love that yarn! lol I do however firmly believe in not wasting materials. I recycle lots of things, so why not yarn.
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