After wearing Gold Toe and Hanes cotton socks for 20+ years, this year trying linen as they are supposed to be cooler and gardening outdoors in North Carolina August is just brutal. The cost is similar to wool at $4-10/pair or under $30 for a multi-pack, but there’s definitely a lack of color and design selection which is puzzling given linen dyes so well and uses less water than cotton. Oatmeal, cream, off-white…pick your poison. It’s all the same "natural" color. Zero sense as you can get linen yarn in colors super easy. Maybe some organic boutique hosiery start-up is going to latch on to the idea for hot natured husbands or a knit craft shop will start carrying dye classes and cool yarn for people looking to make custom holiday gifts who have spouses and relatives who like the outdoors, but hate the heat. Here’s looking at you runners and grillmasters. Probably need some funny memes. Can see a couple of college guys who do track or cross-country and use ChatGPT making up some funny dad joke socks. Or someone with a great sense of humor. If you like the idea, it’s yours.
Hopefully they will hold up in the heat as repaint the shop and house. Was going to do a long blog post, but this week has been so physically exhausting just going to stop here. Putting down mulch in July and August heat in NC is all about how much water you can drink. And new socks.