Save the Socks

These WERE my favorite socks, purchased at the Scandanavian House in New York City several years ago.  Handknit out of luscious wool, they kept my feet warm while I looked snappy. 

I recently had a medical procedure and knew that my feet would get cold.  So I proudly wore these to the hospital and sure enough, they kept my toes warm.  Not until I got home did I discover that both socks had quarter-plus sized holes at the bottom of the heels.  Even though chagrined, I couldn't throw them out.

So what to do?  What any sock-loving person would do!  I up-cycled them into hand warmers.  Hand-warmers lined with fleece, no less.

Cute, cozy AND cheap.  That's me.