hey, 
go here: http://www.vintagepurls.net.nz/menspatterns.html#TwoNeedleSocks
go down to the :âLONG SOCKSâ
heh heh
I can imagine my husband wearing a pair of these!
NOT!!
But, the ad assures us that men prefer long socks!
ALSO, look at the âsocks on 2 needlesâ which says you need a pair
of knitting âpinsâ.
DPNâs were called pins.
I prefer long socks, but not that long. About the length of the âgolf hoseâ would be ok.
It says men in the forces prefer long socks. I imagine that had something to do with keeping them from slipping totally inside the boots, warmth and padding for the knees more than it had to do with style.
Terminology is definitely an issue when going to real old patterns. I was somewhere that had some flapper styles that were interesting but I sure couldnât figure them out.
Yeah I can see how a guy in a freezing cold trench would want long socks.
I love over the knee socks! I can get by wearing them w/skirts just below knee length. Only problem is they take SOOOO long to knit!
I know, I know it was for soldiers, but, itâs funny to look at old clothing, and see where it all began, like, when my dad wears black socks up to his mid-calf, with shorts, and sandals.
Whatâs that all about??
But, if you look back at the era he grew up in, it makes sense.
Another example is, looking at some of the hippies from the 60âs who never made the transition to adult hood.
I hear there are a lot of them in Calif.
Maybe you will make a pair from this pattern!!
Get some KNITTING PINS, before you start!!:mrgreen:
Remember knee socks in school?
I remember when girls werenât allowed to wear shorts or slacks to school. Skirts and dresses ONLY!
We had a âgirls can wear pedal pushers to schoolâ day, when I was in Junior High, and I remember my old English teacher clucking and tsking, saying how trampy and boyish we all looked.:teehee:
well, what about long underwear?
Soldiers had that.
I donât know much about cold and itâs effex on the body, being a southerner all my life.
I lived up nortâ one year, and didnât understand what was happening to me, as my face slowly stopped moving, while I walked along Lake Michigan during January.
ha ha!
How in the world would you translate the type and amount of yarn to be used with those size 13 double points? What is a size 13 double point anyway? surely not our size 13 to be used with fingering weight yarn?
It wasnât only the cold in Europe, figure they also marched all over Europe in just 3 years. I bet army pants from the '40s wore on your knees.
When I was looking at the site with the flapper designs I got to wondering why everyone was flat chested. I found out they would bind themselves.
Imagine anyone keeping that style going
My nephew would never wear white socks except for gym class. For me and my brother you were a complete dork if you ever wore anything else but white over the calf tube socks.
I think the socks with sandals might be a comfort thing. Iâve known people who knew better that started doing that. As you age you stop caring what others think. First it starts around the house and then it gradually moves into public.
I wear sweats around the house all the time, when Iâm 60 or 70 Iâll probably wear them everywhere.
Women easily pull off some of the knit patterns from the '60âs/'70âs. I find that the ones I like and want to make for my sister, nieces or great nieces are those types of patterns.
Another example is, looking at some of the hippies from the 60âs who never made the transition to adult hood.
I resemble that remark (Iâve since gone bald and shaved my head.)
Oh, yes, Photolady. I remember dress codes. Girls in dresses and skirts only (with tops too of course:teehee: ). Boys in slacksâNO BLUE JEANS!
Once a year the girls got to wear slacks and the boys could wear blue jeans. Some ârebelâ had to kill that special day by wearing --!!!GASP!!!â:shock: BELL BOTTOMS. So it was back to the strict dress code for a couple of years. I think I was in the 6th grade when the girls were âallowedâ to wear pants to school at any time.
Hey, Mike, love that picture! Were you wearing your Earth shoes? LOL. If it was the 70âs, I know I was. :teehee:
My favorite is the menâs swimsuit. 
The over-the-knee socks I might actually like - they would go nicely with a shorter skirt.
Cool website. Thanks for sharing!
ha ha ha! LACY long johns for soldiers!
oooo! I missed that one!
Yeah, Iâm hoping to start wearing my elastic waistband up to my underarms height! As I shop through WalMart.
:roflhard:
Looks like the company is from New Zealand so I imagine theyâre talking about UK No. 13 which is equivalent to a 2.25mm or US No. 1. I inherited a lot of knitting needles from my grandmother and most of them were sized using the UK system. It took me forever to figure out why I wasnât getting gauge on a lot of my projects.
If youâre old enough I think that will qualify as the binding the flappers did in the '20s :roflhard:
I actually have a pair of socks that long that I got in Germany, and loved wearing them during cold weather. They are cute, too, with hearts made with studs all the way up the back.
I wore holes in them, but I canât bear to toss them. Iâll have to try to darn them someday.
From what I saw, last time I went to a water park, men NEED to wear these types of bathing suits!
OH LORD!