A Gift

I came home to the most wonderful thing yesterday, an unexpected package from a friend. I was so excited that this friend of mine Katie sent me a package that I immediately opened it, and plunged my hand in to the most wonderful soft material to pull it out and discover a note and a beautiful pair of hand knit socks. Now Katie and I have been friends for 5 or 6 years at this point, we meet through knitting and we often buy knitting and spinning related gifts for each other.

When I was leaving for Graduate school Katie gave me the most beautiful hand knit lace shawl. While she was knitting the shawl several of us kept telling her we each would be a worthy recipient of such an object. So when Katie gave me this beautiful object I was honored, touched and overly emotional. I wore that shawl to the first exhibition reception that I had work at in Graduate school. It has been a treasured object for the last 4 years of my life. As a knitter I know the labor that went into the shawl, and for that alone I treasure it. 

So the socks that arrived yesterday came with a note, explaining the gift. Katie said that I had gifted her this yarn several years ago and that it had been in her stash since, that she found the pattern that the yarn wanted to become and she had knit these socks. The thing is she said that “EVERY SINGLE TIME I picked u these socks to knit on they SCREAMED your name at me. I am pretty sure they were telling me that they belong on your feet. Hope they fit.” Well Katie my dear friend they fit, they fit perfectly now I just need a big important event to wear them for.

I am a knitter and I have a drawer full of hand knit socks, but these are special because someone who loves me made them for me and felt I was deserving of them. I hope that the people who receive my hand knit object feel this special. And I will wear them after all that is what they were made for. So thanks Katie, for teaching me a bit more of what I preach, that hand made is always better. I hope you all enjoy the pictures of my new socks.