Seriously, you guys.
Still not done with these fracking man-socks. Well, technically I finished them, in the sense that they have all the components neccessary to constitute a sock: heel, gusset, toe, etc. However, when the copilot tried them on together for the first time he astutely observed that they were not the same size. So I drop kicked them into the revision pile and flipped them off, as one does.
This left me in a little bit of a conundrum on a recent trip to visit some friends in Berkeley + a work trip to WA. If I wasn't going to revise the freak man-socks, I was going to need some yarn on-the-go. Fortunately, my friend had passed by a
local yarn shop a time or two and took me for a shopping trip.
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| I snapped a picture, since the name was so weird I figured I'd never remember it. |
I wanted to address a problem. I'm not much of a runner, but I do enjoy jogging in my Vibram Five Fingers shoes (referred to exclusively as 'feetie shoes' in my household). In case you hadn't noticed, it's been getting a little nippy outside, and one cannot wear socks with feetie shoes--resulting in an exposed gap of flesh between shoes and running tights that is vulnerable to the elements.
Article Pract had a cool deal of "Employee Picks" that were discounted 20%, and I picked out some
Berroco Ultra Alpaca (with a name like ULTRA how could you go wrong? And the color was Berry Pie Mix). So while I was in Washington, I made myself some....wait for it....
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| LEGWARMERS! |
They're back in style, I swear. And they're totally functional.
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| And toasty warm! |
The question is: can I wear them in public (in non-running situations?)
I wonder how long it took them to come up with that name...?
ReplyDeleteYour legwarmers are great, and I say you wear them anywhere you want...who give's a rat's a** what anyone thinks? My sister, who is an ardent runner, swears by the "feety" shoes :)
Totally loving those legwarmers and the feetie shoes! And yes! You can wear them in public. They are pretty and functional.
ReplyDeleteI think I would be more inclined to wear the leg warmers while NOT running. But that is because I am ardently running averse. Leg warmers are in and these are pretty.
ReplyDeleteThose shoes are just weirdly amazing :-)
ReplyDeleteLeg warmers are in. In college, it was obvious who was a West Coast-er, it was the gals in legwarmers and flip flops in the middle of cold Upstate NY November!
ReplyDeleteI like wearing legwarmers when I wear a pair of flat shoes, tights and a skirt. Or if I'm wearing tights and my boots, that way they can peek over the tops of my boots.
I didn't know you were going to be visiting so close to me. I would have popped over to Oakland.
ReplyDeleteAnd I don't see why you couldn't wear the shoes and leg warmers in non-running situations. You might think me weird, but I think they would look nice with an over-the-knee skirt added to the mix.
Now THAT is one awesome outfit! And I totally thought were gonna say you had knit feetie socks.
ReplyDeleteThe barefoot shoes! Haha these shoes are so interesting and odd, but everyone says it’s comfortable! My friend got hers and she loves them! Funny thing is she even comes in to work wearing them. I’m considering purchasing one soon and test it myself! Anyway thanks for the informative post and I’m loving your site!
ReplyDeleteCheckout more about the barefoot shoes!