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I'm falling in love!

Have I mentioned before, the only good sock is one on your foot NOT on your needles? For a long time I've felt that a person might as well knit a sweater for all the work done when making a pair of socks! I have always hated to knit socks, but loved to wear handknit socks soooo… I found Donna's Easy Sock Pattern , and put them on the needles. They are a breeze! I love all the funky colors out there in the knitting world but a gal has to have some plain jane socks too! This is an easy little sock pattern that will now allow me to fill my sock drawer without frustration!  Life's changing, I'm having a great time knitting these: This is what I’ll be doing for awhile... NO problem! Today I received an article from Knitting Daily entitled, 10 Tips for Longer-Lasting Socks . There were several tips that I wanted to remember and pass along: * Don't wind your yarn into a cake until you're ready to knit. Winding a skein into a cake pulls fibers taught and