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Knitting Olympics Update:
Team Boston knitter from Texas gets points deducted.
We regret to report that:

• Somewhere in the knitting of the gusset, a stitch was added/dropped/or imagined, making a strange decrease-y looking thing on the bottom of the sock
• Intended recipient's heels are so hard, it is not expected that this will be noticed by him..
• Knitter was more interested in finishing than frogging.
• The judges are unsure how much to deduct for this faux pas
• The judges may or may not also note irregularities in the gusset decreases, especially in contrast to sock #1
• The batteries in my cameras are dead so there are no photos tonight.

When interviewed, the knitter reported that she hoped to be able to improve on pair of socks 2, but that she would at least finish this pair. "There won't be another pair of socks like these anywhere, so from that angle, they are very special. They will surely fit the intended recipient, so they are at least functional. I hope Pair 2 are closer to the flawless performances the audiences expect from Olypians and Team Boston.

In unrelated news, DH surprised the knitter with not one, not two, but THREE charming Valentines, hidden throughout their home... one of which included a leather book mark which quotes Victor Borge saying:

Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.

The knitter was charmed.