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Old 12-29-2015, 11:40 PM   #67
Acharis
 
Join Date: Nov 2011
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Plot twist: Recipient just happens to have different sized feet, so each sock fits perfectly.


I do wonder about socks sometimes. Whether they'd need to be knitted differently for idiosyncracies like high/low arches, long feet, bunions etc.

Perhaps in the old days when there was only wool and more possibility of bone deformations ie rickets they might have had to get creative and make the stitches work. When I made stockings with non-stretch yarn I had to shape them to my leg, and if there's any tightness or rubbing with socks you're gonna have a bad time.

Personally I'd put a band of rib stitch between the toe cap and arch for someone with bunions, but I guess modern day stuff like lycra/elastic/stretch yarns make fit more universal and forgiving.

I think too much about custom socks and vintage patterns.
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