{"id":271,"date":"2012-10-09T09:45:58","date_gmt":"2012-10-09T09:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trundlebug.co.uk\/blog\/?p=271"},"modified":"2012-10-09T09:45:58","modified_gmt":"2012-10-09T09:45:58","slug":"on-beaded-socks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trundlebug.co.uk\/blog\/2012\/10\/09\/on-beaded-socks\/","title":{"rendered":"On beaded socks"},"content":{"rendered":"

You remember my lovely beaded socks? The ones from Tour de Sock. These ones:<\/p>\n

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When I first mentioned them, some people<\/a> were sceptical about how practical they would be. I knit them anyway. I can now tell you that they are practical, as long as your outer footwear in no way covers any of the parts of the sock with beads attached. On Saturday I wore them for the day. My slip-on mules were fine for wandering around the village in the course of my work, until the socks slip down into the foot, then it is a little uncomfortable. Wellies, for a walk through the woods to the beach, were a really bad idea. On the plus side, they were very uncomfortable but did not result in blisters. The other thing that is a really bad idea is kneeling on the floor and sitting on your feet. That hurts quite substantially.<\/p>\n

I now have wool socks that are too hot for the time of year when I would be wearing appropriate footwear. My next plan is to wait until it is cold enough to be wearing two pairs of socks and try again.<\/p>\n

Next time I play with beads, they are going on a scarf, or perhaps only on the cuff of a sock.<\/p>\n

Gloves<\/h1>\n

Progress has been made with the gloves and I have learned two things:<\/p>\n