tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636765613588162075.post1572541709365824930..comments2024-02-06T15:27:57.098-08:00Comments on Knit Better Socks: Sheep Stories - Volume 4RMDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05784311727621073041noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636765613588162075.post-64142074585401154572017-12-17T16:16:55.730-08:002017-12-17T16:16:55.730-08:00Questions of wear and comfort and very personal, s...Questions of wear and comfort and very personal, so it's very difficult to make blanket statements. This blog represents my own personal preferences, which I freely admit are completely biased!<br /><br />Personally, I prefer handknit hiking socks to commercial ones because they are thicker, mostly. They last me about as long as commercial ones (a few years). My wool daily-wear socks have no commercial equivalent; they are thicker than store-bought dress socks (which I personally no longer own). My husband wears out his store-bought dress socks much faster than he wears out the handknit socks (either millspun or handspun) that I make for him. He wears my handknits almost exclusively all winter.RMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05784311727621073041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2636765613588162075.post-49009892577151983362017-12-17T15:16:55.540-08:002017-12-17T15:16:55.540-08:00I'm reading your blog backwards, which is why ...I'm reading your blog backwards, which is why you're getting so many comments from me. :) I'm really interested in your socks lasting longer than commercially produced ones. Do you think this is because you use harsher wools and tighter gauge on them? My store-bought socks (which I admit to preferring over my hand-knit ones; though I like to knit socks) last years...I have some pairs of socks that are more than ten years old. My husband's 100% cotton store-bought socks last around five years on average before they even start to develop wear on the ball of his foot, and it usually takes at least another year or so before it becomes a hole (at which point I throw it out. He would keep wearing it).The Anti-Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14698381958386961607noreply@blogger.com