Friday, March 16, 2007

When bad things happen to good socks...

Remember these?



Well I was on the phone with my mom a couple weeks ago and as we were signing off she said in a lowered voice "Oh... There's something I feel like I should tell you."

This is not really something one wants to hear, and I was wondering what horrible family tragedy had occurred. It turns out that there was a run-in with a monster.



Poor sock! I told my mom to have my sister send the socks back to me - I still have the leftover yarn and will fix it to the best of my ability - although the stripes might not match up quite as perfectly as the first time...

Listening to: One Year From Now ~ Katatonia, My Long Walk to Jail ~ Filter, Evidence ~ Katatonia

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20 Comments:

Blogger Beth said...

Owwww... that photo is painful.

6:39 PM  
Blogger cpurl17 said...

At least those doggies have good taste!

6:55 PM  
Blogger Lazuli said...

Oh my goodness. It conveys horrific images of sock-eating monsters (which are probably otherwise beloved dogs). The foot is utterly gone! How terrifying for a poor sock!

9:27 PM  
Blogger Batty said...

No! Nooooo!

That picture should have a parental advisory for graphic violence. What happened? Did the kitty get it?

5:14 AM  
Blogger Batty said...

OK, now I get it. Chewed up by the dog. See, the sight of the mutilated sock made my brain not work right!

5:16 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thank goodness my dog only eats paper. I think I'd cry. Good luck with the fix.

5:56 AM  
Blogger Jennifer said...

The whole foot is eaten! Oh, that hurts...

6:38 AM  
Blogger limedragon :-: Harriet said...

Eek! How scary!

7:54 AM  
Blogger Karen said...

Yikes!!

10:41 AM  
Blogger Sachi said...

Oh, how awful!

4:49 PM  
Blogger Abigail said...

That is a nightmare that only socks knitters can dream.

Good luck with the repairs. I have great confidance in your abilities.

By the way...I'm curious....is the dog o.k.?

8:34 PM  
Blogger dragon knitter said...

a DOG ate those? i think i'd be haivng hotdogs for supper! at least you'll get t o count the leftovers towards the marathon (you maniac, you!)

8:12 PM  
Blogger sarahkate said...

Why is it that the beasties only go for the handknit socks? Tragic.

11:19 PM  
Blogger Macoco said...

Yikes! It hurts to look at that picture.

11:47 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

OUCH!

1:05 PM  
Blogger Ariel said...

So nice to meet you in real life yesterday, but very sorry to hear about the socks!

3:39 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Ack! My eyes! My eyes!

8:21 PM  
Blogger nicole said...

Ouch! My dog has a similar love for mangling hand-knits. She got the first pair of socks I ever knit along with my Fetchings. I feel your mom's pain. :(

11:45 AM  
Blogger String Bean said...

Eek! "I'm sorry, Teacher, my dog ate my socks."

12:23 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Oh no!!! I have a sock-eating dog too, but she generally swallows the thing, so all we get is digested evidence. Yuck! Luckily it's only happened with one handknit sock :( I'm so sorry!!

11:57 AM  

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