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Socks for Dale

February 19, 2015 By Carole

What do you do to show your appreciation for someone you love? Specifically, for the guy in your life?

dale shoveling front walk for carole knits

The guy who shovels the walk ways?

dale snow bank height for carole knits

The guy who goes out in the cold and still manages to smile?

dale clearing ice dams for carole knits

The guy who climbs a ladder and clears the ice dams?

Well. First you buy him a snow blower.

dales socks 1 for carole knits

But then, if you’re a knitter, you knit him socks.

dales socks 2 for carole knits

He may still have to go out there and clear the snow . . .

dales socks for carole knits

But at least his feet will be warm.

P.S. Details on my Ravelry page.

 

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Comments

  1. Patty says

    February 19, 2015 at 8:24 am

    He’s a great guy and well deserving of those beautiful socks!

  2. Manise says

    February 19, 2015 at 8:39 am

    Dale is such a good egg! Great socks! I thought I recognized the colorway. Heh.

  3. Kym says

    February 19, 2015 at 8:50 am

    Gorgeous socks . . . for a Real Trooper! XO

  4. Donna says

    February 19, 2015 at 9:02 am

    I love the yarn. They look real warm and just perfect for Dale to do his outdoor duties!

  5. Bonny says

    February 19, 2015 at 9:11 am

    I can’t get over how happy Dale looks while shoveling in the frigid cold; it must be because his feet are so warm and toasty!

  6. Marilyn says

    February 19, 2015 at 10:13 am

    Great looking socks!
    I love how happy Dale looks in all the photos. 🙂

  7. Mary K. in Rockport says

    February 19, 2015 at 10:42 am

    Ah, socks for the guy…..a mixed review here. Four pairs so far: three pair of heavy wool socks, one of them beautifully cabled, to wear with leather clogs (these are not beloved); and one pair of fine gray dress socks also with cables that took forever to knit and were well received. So, the good gray dress socks were promptly worn inappropriately, under boots, for a hike – and worn through on the backs of the heels the first day. I give up.

  8. margene says

    February 19, 2015 at 11:21 am

    Dale looks like he’s in his element! You’re both using your skills to help get through the misery of winter.

  9. sprite says

    February 19, 2015 at 12:17 pm

    Hmmm… I admit now to feeling a little guilty about Rudi’s pair of socks. I gave them to him last Christmas still on the needles, just in need of a bind off, and that’s where they still sit in their bag. Maybe I’ll finish them off tonight and hand them over a second time as a belated Valentine’s Day present…

  10. Jo says

    February 19, 2015 at 2:03 pm

    He is truly a great guy…with a great wife!

  11. Linda says

    February 19, 2015 at 4:00 pm

    He is a keeper! Such a sweet man!

    Linda in VA

  12. Ruth says

    February 19, 2015 at 4:20 pm

    Dale is most definitely knitworthy.

  13. Mary says

    February 19, 2015 at 7:01 pm

    no words. just <3

  14. maureen says

    February 19, 2015 at 9:15 pm

    What would we ever do without our heroes? Someone once asked me why I bothered to knit socks since they’re hidden and you can’t see them – and after all, you can buy them in a store. I said hand knit socks are like homemade bread for your feet! She didn’t get it…but knitters do! 🙂

  15. kmkat says

    February 20, 2015 at 1:11 pm

    I have to ask, which does Dale prefer — the snowblower or the socks? (He doesn’t have to answer.)

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