Getting lessons from an old timer...

While I am all about the appropriation of knitting and making something new with it, I cannot help but nod to our grandmothers, who kept the art alive for us.
This is my father's aunt, who has made many socks for me over the years...
I was curious how she makes them though because they did not look like the ones I see in pattern books in the US. This summer, while I was in Greece I got her to teach me how to do it while I was videotaping it. She starts from the toes and goes up and the heel looks a bit pointy. I think that is the way all women in Greece make socks. They may look a little weird but they are just as comfortable....