I follow a few video podcasters who are adorable and so delicate about not wearing their socks before they show them on the podcast.
Gurl. Wear your socks! I like a good FO, but I ALSO want to see what that sock looks like after you’ve washed, after you’ve walked through mud, how it held up when the dog grabbed it!
I pulled this sock on the morning I went on a little hike with a friend. And I lost my balance and full on dunked both feet up to my calves in the creek (yay, water! SoCal doesn’t usually have that much).
I did that on the way OUT! Luckily it was a 45 minute hike. Took a photo of my socks when I got home, they were wet but otherwise not uncomfortable. Except that I looked down and saw toes! And that socks really isn’t old enough for me to have worn a hole through it. Closer inspection revealed a dropped stitch.
I’m not particularly delicate (creeks included) with my socks. These go through the wash. I did learn that the regular detergent isn’t great, so I’ll stick to wool wash, right now I have Soak. But I’m still pretty happy wearing my hand knit socks almost exclusively.
Knit One, Pug Two 