Opal has released their latest collection, For Ladies and Gentlemen. The collection includes four bright colors and four more subdued colors. Each of them a great knit and perfect for gifts as they can be machine washed and dried. What I like about this collection is that there are four options for someone like my husband who doesn't wear bright colors. But I would LOVE IT if he would. I'm so envious of the knitters who come in and purchase bright colors for people in their lives. For husbands who love to wear color, for wives who want orange socks, for grandkids who love bright fluorescent stripes.
Do you have more people in your life that like subdued socks or bright ones? Since two of the people closest to me are little ones whose feet grow very fast, I don't knit socks for them. But I"m sure they'd prefer bright ones. Since I mostly knit socks for myself, I knit pretty much whatever I want. But I do knit for Joe and others as well... but I'll admit I choose who I'm knitting for based on what I want to knit at that time. If I see a Trekking XXL color that I want to knit up, I choose a person in my life that I think would like them for a gift.
No, no, no...remember it's the husband who wants orange socks and the wife is very tired of knitting orange :). I see there is now a new Opal orange, so I know his next pick.
Posted by: Ann | July 10, 2014 at 08:46 AM
HAHA! So true! But yours was one I was thinking of that will actually wear color!
I keep looking for orange socks on the bikers that pass my house. I keep thinking that eventually I'll see him!
Posted by: Allison | July 10, 2014 at 09:13 AM
my dh wears anything sock-wise that I wil knit for him. he has to go through a metal detector every work day and has to pull off his boots. he loves the wild sock comments he gets.
Posted by: Cindy Carpenter | July 10, 2014 at 10:50 AM
I am so thankful that my husband loves color, but he wants all his socks to be the same boring ribbed pattern! I think without the color, I'd have a hard time forcing myself to knit him socks.
Posted by: Bonnie | July 10, 2014 at 12:17 PM
I love all of the bright colors! They'd be nice for my grands also. I think the boys will still wear bright colors. Last time I asked about their preferences they were red & green.
Posted by: Donna | July 10, 2014 at 06:28 PM
My DH will wear color - but not neons. He will wear an interesting stripe under his boots but I do try to keep the stripes tame. I love the wild stripes!
Posted by: Leslie Fehr | July 10, 2014 at 11:15 PM
Oh, knit some socks for your little ones! They are a quick knit, you can use up leftover yarn, and the kids will love them.
Posted by: bittenbyknittin | July 11, 2014 at 06:45 AM
My husband and so are on the boring bandwagon. Knit socks for the boys! Seems to take about 30 seconds to finish a pair and many boys will enjoy the hand-me downs. I've also just cut off the toe and reknit to extend the foot of a few favorite pairs.
Posted by: Sarah | July 11, 2014 at 07:58 AM
I love reading that some guys wear those wild colors inside their work boots - sort of like having a secret life :-) !
Posted by: Barb | July 11, 2014 at 09:01 AM
I agree with those who say knit socks for your boys. When my grandsons were younger, I could get a pair of socks for one of them out of the leftovers from my socks. And you might be surprised at how much they LOVE them. Kids seem to really get the love knit into each stitch aspect of knitted gifts. Not just my grands - my niece's boys also.
Posted by: Donna | July 11, 2014 at 05:22 PM