How to Get Rid of Cold Feet

My feet and hands are nearly always cold. During the winter, I am always wearing socks around the house and to sleep in, and I have several pairs of socks just for this purpose: extra-thick, cushy, and nearly impossible to wear with shoes. James, on the other hand, rarely wears socks unless he is wearing shoes, even when his feet are cold. It is most unpleasant when one of his sockless cold feet brushes against my leg at night. Or, it was. I think I have solved this problem.

This is what I did during my day off Wednesday, due to the icy roads. It seemed appropriate considering the weather, and it was very quick--since I finished it last night without staying up late. (That's the magic of using worsted weight yarn for socks!) I have a large bag of wool and wool-blend yarns that I have accumulated, and James picked these two colors that were leftover from my Day of the Dead scarf. The colors would not have been my own choice or what I would've predicted James to choose, but whatever. I guess all the better to get rid of the less attractive colors. I was really worried about running out of the yellow color, but I lucked out and had just a little bit left when I was done with it. It feels so nice to use stash yarn left over from another project. I need to do that more often.

As if that wasn't enough to have accomplished on my day off, I also washed and blocked my Cabaret Raglan. I think it should be dry by this evening and I can start the process of trying to shrink it gently in the dryer. I'm a little worried, but after seeing how much it grew when blocked, I feel it is totally necessary.