I don't know if anyone else has this problem, but I find coming up with gift ideas for the men in my family is always a challenge. Luckily: they all seem to love the hand knit socks. (Either that or they're doing a fine job of pretending.) So it's kind of become my go-to gift for my dad, my brother, and Jeffy. Last Christmas, however, I was a little behind in the whole crafting department (I think going back to work, taking a trip to Mexico, and hand sewing a wedding dress may have had something to do with it), and so I gave my dad a tin of cashews and a ball of the sock yarn I was intending to use to make him some socks. He seemed delighted (though slightly confused about why he was getting a ball of yarn) and said he was actually kind of happy that the socks weren't done, because if they had been he might not have gotten the cashews! (Mental note: nuts are always a good gift for my dad. Especially cashews.) I managed to whip these little puppies up quite quickly and gave them to him in late February, at which point he immediately put them on his feet. With the winter we've had, there's still lots of good reason to wear wool socks.Yarn: Patons Kroy Socks Jacquards in "Denim Blue"
Pattern: the Yarn Harlot's Good Plain Sock Recipe
