From Toad_hall

[velvetpage]

I give you . . . the the net Omas.

That is fabulous.

For those whose German is even poorer than mine, it looks to me like you hire one of them to knit for you. (melstra, did I get that right? My German is rustier than a '57 Chevvy left in a field since 1982.)

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[toad-hall.livejournal.com]

yes, they will knit socks for you. for just under 30 euros.

[firesign10.livejournal.com]

Courtesy of Babel Fish - it's a little TOO literal so it sounds funny, but anyway...

"Come into the good room of our NetGrannys. By mouse-click in the photo of your Wunschoma can you our sock offer order. The Grannies with the star knits again also arm tulips!"

The arm tulip thing cracked me up! I'm sure it's something colloquial that Babel Fish just gacked on!

[melstra.livejournal.com]

Yep, that's it alright. Though as toad_hall notes, it's rather pricey. $45 or so for a pair of socks is way too high for me. Now going in the other direction? Getting PAID $45 for knitting some socks? My mom could totally handle that. :)

Btw, Armstulpen are sort of like legwarmers for your arms-- gauntets with little holes for your thumb. Kind of odd, but probably helpful in cold areas.

[velvetpage.livejournal.com]

They're actually really popular amongst knitters - they usually go by the title, "fingerless gloves."

Given that the yarn alone is worth nearly $20 retail, I wouldn't call $45 unreasonable for a pair of socks. In fact, the standard method of pricing a handmade item is three times the cost of materials, so I think it's about right if they're getting their yarn for around $15 per pair.

[melstra.livejournal.com]

That may well be, and I do realize that people's time is worth a lot, but we poor folks can't afford such things, I'm afraid. I'm lucky if I cough up $1 a pair for socks. ;-) Of course, I may also be blinded because a) my mother knits bunches but never uses expensive yarn, and b) I hate hate hate homemade socks (esp wool ones). For me, the luxury of something handknit is reserved entirely for something that a friend or family member decides to make out of their love for me, and I doubt I would EVER pay someone to do it (unless perhaps I won the lottery). That's just me personally though. :)

[hannahmorgan.livejournal.com]

I love it! The Internets can't be that bad a place if there are Omas on it....