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[the_rck]

I'm wearing new socks these days. This isn't earthshaking news, of course, but it is important to me.

Last year, after losing considerable weight, I bought new stretch pants to wear under my dresses in the winter. The petites turned out to be really short on me, not capri short but still short. The bottoms of my pants just barely reached the tops of my socks. At about the same time, Hanes changed how they made their crew socks so that they're shorter and thinner. The result is that I've been walking around with skin showing between my pants and my socks.

For a while, I'd been thinking that knee socks were the solution, but I hadn't done anything about it. Then, during one of Delia's rock climbing sessions, Scott and I went to Mejier's, and I bought some. They're not ideal. They're thin enough that they might as well not be there when I go outside, and I have to be careful to pull my pants up all the way because the friction with the socks catches things and can make my pants ride low. Still, they look better-- no gap and these are dark socks with dark pants as opposed to the white socks I had before-- and I feel better about them.

I can get thicker knee socks if I'm willing to wear acrylic. I've always stuck with cotton for socks (I can't wear wool. Animal fibers make me itch horribly), and my mother was emphatic on the evils of artificial fabrics. Scott bought me a couple of pairs without noticing what they were made out of, so I tried them. My feet didn't fall off, and nothing else awful happened. I think I'll keep those in rotation and see how they are long term.

Comments

[loligo]

Cotton socks? OMG, they destroy my feet! I am severely prone to chilblains (nasty welts caused by chafing cold damp skin), so I absolutely cannot wear cotton socks in the winter. My feet sweat indoors, then the cotton traps the dampness, then I go outside and the damp cotton doesn't insulate anymore and my cold wet toes rub against each other, and I'm doomed. Thank goodness, I can wear wool, but the next best choice for me is nylon microfiber. Microfiber is great in summer, too, so I am slowly phasing out all my summer cotton socks, as well.

[the_rck]

Chilblains sound miserable. I can totally see why you'd avoid cotton socks in cold weather.

My feet don't sweat in the winter time. They just get cold. The best socks for that, in my experience, are cotton rag socks. Unfortunately, the ones I've got are bright orange and too big for the shoes I wear around the house. (I'm not sure they'd go up high enough to meet these annoying pants either.)

I'll have to try nylon microfiber if I can find it. I've avoided such things for many years due to my mother's views on the subject, but I think the fibers have changed a lot in the last forty years.

[heavenscalyx.livejournal.com]

I suggest sockdreams.com as a place where even a butch like me can spend considerable time and enjoyment (not to mention money) on interesting socks. My wife enjoys the cute socks she can get there very much.

[hopeofdawn.livejournal.com]

I would second the rec--Sockdreams has great reviews to help you, too (softness, stretchability for those of us with thick calves, etc).

[the_rck]

Good to know. Thanks!

[the_rck]

Thanks for the link! I'll keep it for when these socks start to wear out.