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Socks Being Worn by Otherwise Apathetic Animals, Part 1: Rabbit

Mike Roberts' St. Louis Cardinals Weather Report

Always consult Mike Roberts before heading to a baseball game. It could prevent you from leaving the home opener in the sixth inning due to improperly dressed feet.

Special care should be taken when reading weather reports during White Sox and Red Sox visits. Thankfully, they're in the American League so the situation does not often arise.

Things to avoid stepping on or into while wearing socks

Cranky Crafting at the Cranky Yellow

Alex and I were on Cherokee St. when we noticed several strange textile sculptures strung in a storefront window. Above them, a sign read "The Astounding Cranky Yellow." We were drawn inside, I think, because we were both wearing textiles, and one of my shirt stripes was yellow.

The Cranky Yellow is an independent publishing house/gallery for art, music, film, literature and textiles (an all-around artist's co-operative). Among other odds and ends, they also sell vintage knitting patterns. The best of the bunch was a 1948 Beehive Hand Knits Socks for Men & Women. As I purchased the book, the uncranky guy working the front counter mentioned a grand re-opening back in February, but I was so excited about my sock book I couldn't listen to the details. I don't even knit.

Men's Classic Rib Toe
k 1, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., knit across to within 3 sts from end of needle, then k 2 tog, k 1; on 2nd needle, k1, sl 1, k 1, p.s.s.o., knit to end of needle; on 3rd needle, knit to within last 3 sts, k2 tog, k1. 2nd rnd: Knit around. Repeat the last 2 rnds alternately until 24 sts remain on rnd. Weave sts together.

Huh? Well, once I find an English version of this pattern, you may soon be able to stop by the Cranky Yellow and purchase some of my very own Men's Classic Rib Sock Toe creations. Not the full sock, just the toe part. Or, Toezies, as I like to call them. I haven't read beyond that, but once I do I suspect you'll be able to find Healzies and Archzies in store sometime late fourth quarter. Just in time for stocking stuffers...filled with knitted coalzies.

Cranky Yellow
2847 Cherokee St.
St. Louis, MO 63118
314.773.4499

30 ways to say 양말

Print this list and keep it in your shoe for any upcoming trips to Uraguay or the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. Alternatively, you can point to your feet in any country. ¡Eso sí que es!

albanian: çorape
arabic:جوارب قصيرة
bulgarian: Чорапи
chinese: 袜子
croatian: čarape
czech: ponožky
danish: strømper
dutch: sokken
english: socks
finnish: sukat
french: chaussettes
german: socken
greek: κάλτσες
hebrew: גַרבַּיִם
hindi: मोज़े
hungarian: zokni
indonesian: kaus kaki
italian: calzini
japanese: 靴下
korean: 양말
lithuanian: Kojinės
norwegian: sokker
polish: skarpetki
portuguese: meias
russian: Носки
serbian: чарапе
spanish: calcetines
swedish: strumpor
thai: ถุงเท้า
turkish: çorap
vietnamese: bít tất

Streets to Set Foot

Sox St, West Columbia, Lexington, SC 29169, USA
Sox Ln, Perryville, Perry, MO 63775, USA
Sox Cir, Chesterfield, SC 29101, USA
Sox Dr, Sturgis, St Joseph, MI 49091, USA
Sock's Ln, North Brewham, Bruton, Somerset, UK
Sock Ln, Mudford, Yeovil, Somerset BA21, UK
Sock Hill Mudford, Yeovil, Somerset BA21, UK