First, let me make one thing clear: I have no particular spiritual or psychic abilities. At MEG KNITTING, we have been offering sock repairs since the very beginning. Being made of 100% wool, our socks are susceptible to friction and wear, while the upper part (the leg) tends to hold up much better. So the idea is simple: by repairing them as needed, we can help you enjoy your favorite socks for as long as possible. But that’s not what I want to talk about today. I want to talk about the socks that are sent to us for repair. For those who work with their hands and come into physical contact with other people, this may be a familiar experience in one way or another. Every now and then, I sense something vaguely dark (even sinister, perhaps?) in socks that have been worn for a long time. We ask our customers to wash their socks before sending them in, but even so, there are times when a pair arrives carrying a certain unpleasant presence. When that happens, I simply repair the sock...
I’ve been working on prototypes since around spring this year. There’s been quite a lot of homework to do, so I’ve been taking things one step at a time. Some ideas are still only taking shape in my head, while others are already getting very close to being finished. There are quite a few things I’d love to bring to life sometime around fall 2027. Before I can actually put something up for sale, though, there’s still a lot to do. I need to wear each piece for a while, wash it, see how it behaves, and keep testing and adjusting things along the way. The pieces that are getting close to finished are actually things I’ve wanted for myself for a long time. I just never found anything on the market that felt quite right. So I’m quietly working on the things I wished existed. I have a feeling that people who love fashion and care about the little details might enjoy them, too. For me, there’s really no such thing as “good enough.” I wish I could sometimes say, “Well, this is probably f...