I need socks. My cold feet need wool socks. However, it does not seem how much I invest in Smartwool socks to be enough. Whenever I started slip my feet into socks, they sweat. Usually, I have to take them off when I stay home, and put them on when my feet feel cold again.
My first purpose when I started to learn how to crochet again is to make myself a pair of wool socks. It was the first time I came here in Illinois, in the frigidly low temperature in the mid-winter. At that time, I wore 2 pair of socks at one time, and felt my feet as if they had been stung by needles, then they were numb. The best way is to stay home, limit the time I was outdoor.
After 5 years, finally, i have my own socks. But not wool yet. Wool yarn is much more expensive than acrylic yarn. I have an abundant of acrylic yarn at home. I have collected them for my daughter's project. They are soft, not itchy, and most importantly, my daughter doesn't have cold feet like me. Dresses or cardigans, hats or scarves made by acrylic yarn are machine washable. I don't have to feel regretful to see my daughter play in mud though she prefers to play cleanly.
Socks from this booklet
Learn to Crochet Socks for the Family by Darla Sims are easy to make. I tried this pair without reading the basic instructions at the first pages. The socks I made is named "HDC Doubles for Women". HDC stands for half double crochet. But I made mistakes. I crocheted in double crochet. But it turned out good. Just keep crochet, try on my feet. I did count the rows when I crochet the heel. Love this book. Next time I will try this pattern with wool yarn.
