Even in their “no holes yet” state you can see that these old wool socks had seen better days. I knit them many years ago and got tons of wear out of them. Soon after these photos were taken, the heels and even the toes sort of disintegrated. I wore them in boots not made for walkin,’ apparently.
The cuffs went everywhere the heels and toes went but, of course, they showed almost no wear. So I took scissors to the socks, hemmed the raw edge, and…
Wristers. More upcycled wristers. They also make pretty good cup cozies.