Hi Sock Pal, I really appreciate you being so considerate, and I’m sure my “whatever you want” instructions are probably driving you crazy. I knit for a sock pal once who had very, very specific instructions, down to the shades of which colors were acceptable and which weren’t, and I remember feeling like the point of the sock swap wasn’t to get custom made socks, it was to get a surprise. But maybe my laize faire attitude is driving you as crazy as her wish list made me?

So I present you with two options:

A)I live in a very big old house in western Massachusetts, we keep our heat at 58 degrees in the winter and I’ve been known to sleep in wool socks. My most basic wish would be for warm, wool socks. I also wear my wool socks with my snowshoeing boots, and on my nightly hikes inside my sneakers. So a sturdy pair of winter socks would be fantastic.
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B) I work in a building with phenomenal heating and can’t wear my socks to work or else I’ll sweat all day. A thin, lacy trouser sock would be a pleasure to wear during the day. I tend to wear a lot of black or dark blue slacks, so most colors would do, I’m ok having my socks show when I wear my Dansko clogs.

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Does that help?