She loves it! And its perfect for her.
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The color difference is much more visible in person, but unless I have my feet RIGHT next to each other, it isnāt really noticeable, so I have made peace with it. I love these socks, they are pretty and comfy and cool enough to wear even in the summer here in the desert!
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I love Hikoo CoBaSi yarn for short cut summer socks. It is 55% cotton, 21% elastic 16% bamboo, 8% silk. I just got a delivery from Little Knits. It was a great deal because I decided to be brave and try the mystery value pack where you donāt get to choose the colors. They did say you would get 4,2,2,2 skeins of each color so I knew I would have enough to make short cut socks. Iām very happy with the colors. I got two of the mystery packs and they were the same colors.
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The socks I just posted are just regular merino/nylon, but the open lace makes them light. I have one pair of socks I made with a merino/bamboo/nylon and another that are merino/silk and they are SO much lighter and easier to wear in the summer than the regular merino/nylon. I will definitely look for that cotton/bamboo/silk mix, it sounds like it would be MUCH more wearable here in the desert!
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Those are pretty 
Let me know how you like the socks. My MIL loves hand knit socks, but she canāt have wool.
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Iāve used Hikoo CoBaSi many times for socks and I love them. Nice stretch and durable. When my grandson was a baby, I made some socks for him and my daughter liked the CoBaSi the best. I made him knee high socks and they were the only ones that stayed on his feet.
Another non-wool yarn I recommend for socks is Regia Tutti Fruitti.
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Check out the deal at Little Knits. Itās a really good price.
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Iāve looked at it and plan to get it if it is still available when I get paid next week! 
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I have decided to continue working on my Wips during the Olympics. I was thinking about crafting an āemotional support chickenā ā¦cause they are so cute. If I get completely bored with my wips I might start that chicken and turn it into a door stop.
Do you all have plans to craft and watch the Paris Olympics?
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Iām working on an EPP patternā¦. Here is the start of it:
This is what it will ultimately look likeā¦.
It might be overly ambitious. Probably one of those 10 year projects.
I really should go put on binding for a quilt I need to finish for a wedding Saturday. Unless I just give cashā¦. Lol
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Wow @Char that does look ambitious but beautiful! Good luck!
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We are hoping to watch all of the rock climbing in the Olympics. We have met three of the Olympians in the bouldering/lead climbing events, as they are CO natives. All are such nice people. Weāll be rooting for them!
I will probably knit, sew quilt pieces together, or fold some ignored laundry while watching.
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This pattern is really nice.
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Iām boycotting the Olympics and any sporting event that allows transexuals to compete in womenās sports. I donāt consider that a fair competition.
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Interesting. I had not heard about this.
Here is a link to a recent newsweek article to help people decide if they are going to watch any events.
https://www.newsweek.com/rules-transgender-olympic-athletes-explained-1920847
Thank you all for not being offended with my talk of crafting during this event. I like to craft during televised events. It helps me get crafting work done. (march madness, large horse races, Saturday football games, olympic trialsā¦even crafted while I watched @Chars sonās team in the Robotic tournament)
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Itās nice when you find something that you can watch/listen to while crafting and just settle in for a few hours. This morning I got to listen to a long recorded talk and got a lot done on the Hardanger piece I posted a little while back.
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Enjoy. i lost patience with the olympics a long time ago.
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Did you see or hear about the entertainment events at the Olympics? I saw clips on X and it was disgusting - overtly Satanic. I feel sorry for the athletes because there is a strong call from the Christian community to boycott the Olympics and the advertisers. French people are posting on X and apologizing and telling people this does not represent their country.
I think Christians need to make a strong stand against this or our culture in headed for the toilet. I donāt think I would like a world where this is deemed normal and acceptable.
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Gorgeous!
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