Happy sock knitting year @shanibeer! I like 15,000 stitches fact. I didn't think about it before you left a comment about it.
I shouldn't write about this but our socks are put in the laundry machine with other clothes ... they are fine (at least mine doesn't have pilling). But not sure for yours because I think you use thinner delicate yarn than I do. I knit with 3mm / 2.5mm needles and 30stitches for one round for my size 39.
Anyway, happy to see your post about socks. The vintage socks inspire me :)
You too, @akipponn - socks rule the world!
I think socks in the washing machine are fine, that's no problem. The ones that I have put in the washing machine have been okay, they haven't shrunk or felted, and one pair must be seven or eight yers old now. I just like hand washing them 😍. I use ordinary sock yarn, and 2.5mm needles, but maybe a denser gauge than you? I think for patterns - cables and lace - the looser gauge is probably better.
The vintage socks are so interesting!
Vintage socks can be a filed to study for PhD, sockspology (socks + antholopology) 😁 Implementing cables and other motives to socks are also on my sock TODO list for 2023.
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