I’ve been knitting socks for nearly five years now, and I’ve lost count of how many pairs I’ve given away—purely out of sheer passion.

been knitting socks for nearly five years now—I'm not even sure how many pairs I've given away. With so much passion and excitement, knitting has become my emotional anchor; if I don't knit one day, I feel restless. This time, I combined gray elastic yarn with AB gray-white cotton yarn. It looks quite nice on men, so I chose a very simple color combination and knitted several pairs in size 42 as gifts, hoping they'll like them too. (Here's a little tip: cut out a few templates from an unused folder, sand their edges lightly, then slip your finished socks over these molds while they're still damp after washing. This makes them look nicer when you give them as gifts.)