Review: Injinji Wool toe socks

[KnottedYet]

This is my second pair of Injinji socks. www.injinji.com The first were a low (ankle high) thin artificial fiber of some sort. I reveiwed them earlier.

These pretty critters are the "Injinji NuWool Crew" size Medium in slate gray.

http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m21/KnottedYet/DSCN0443.jpg

I love them. All the good points of my low injinjis, plus these are mostly wool! (70% wool, 25% nylon, 5% lycra)

Not too thick, not too thin, warm and cozy, and crew height so they keep my ankles warm.

These may be my new favorite sock. I like wearing toe socks in my regular shoes, too. And they feel nice in my bike shoes.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Wow, daffodils! Green grass! :eek:

Very nice socks- I like the subtle grey color.

[KnottedYet]

Wow, daffodils! Green grass! :eek:

Very nice socks- I like the subtle grey color.

Those are the last of my daffodils. They've been blooming since February!

[colby]

Ooh, wool toe socks. Might have to try those and see how they compare to the synthetics. Maybe they will not get smelly as easily.

My only complaint about the Injiji's is that after constant regular wear, they start to wear out earlier than I'd expect. Most of my socks would have been worn through in the toes by that point, though, and the Injiji's only wear thin in the pads and wide parts of my feet instead of getting holes, so maybe we can call it even (or BETTER) than regular socks anyway.

I really like the feel of them, I wear toe socks a lot. I do try to wear regular socks biking and running, too, because I know come triathlon time, the toe socks won't be an option. I can't do the no-socks, but toe socks are just a little too time consuming with dirt or sand on your feet. Hmm, maybe if I practice, I can get better at it... the Injijis do go on easily ;)

[KnottedYet]

My older injinjis are starting to show wear, but not too bad. Mostly just losing color in areas that rub a lot.

I have to remember that these socks can't "switch" from foot to foot like my others. So every time I wear them they get friction in the same spot. (my older Smartwools have two holes in each: where the big toe breaks through when the sock is on the left foot, and where the big toe breaks through when the same sock is on the right foot.)

Guess I should file my toenails more often...

I've worn the wool ones two days in a row now (and slept part of the night in them, too!) and they have no smell yet.

Wool is just too nifty for words! Guess I'd better wash these so I can wear them again tomorrow without risking severe cooties.

[Bikingmomof3]

Oooh Knot, I like those socks. :) My daffodils have come and gone.

[KnottedYet]

Slept in the socks again last night, and wore them again today. Ok, now they are starting to have a smell... Might have to actually wear OTHER socks tomorrow so I can wash these.

Oooh, I do like these socks.:D

[SheFly]

Question for you - I looked at these socks and decided against them thinking that the toes would bother me - cutting into my foot. Do you not have an issue with that? Are these really comfortable?

SheFly (who is an admitted sock fanatic)

[KnottedYet]

They don't cut into my feet or toes at all. (I suppose that would be an issue if you got a size that was too small) The toes are shaped and sized for each toe, so they don't bag out either. The seams at the big toes are not on the outer edge, which I really appreciate as seams often rub on my big toes because of the way I walk. (the seams are up a little)

Honestly, I wore those socks for 3 days because I like them so much. I LOVE being able to wiggle my toes and use my toes. I did a 10 hr shift on my feet yesterday and my feet weren't bothered by the socks, in fact they felt pretty good by the end of the day.

I think I much prefer the wool socks, but I'm a woolweenie. Injinji also makes cotton toe socks and tabi socks.

My next pair of socks will likely be another pair of Injinji woollies.

[SheFly]

Thanks! I may now try a pair, based on your review. I liked the looks of them... Oh - and I would get the wool. I discovered wool socks last year, and they are now the "go to" socks, despite the hundreds of pairs of cotton that I have...

SheFly

[KnottedYet]

Mmmmm, purple wool toe-socks.
http://www.rei.com/product/736316?vcat=REI_SEARCH

They'd go nicely with these purple Chaco flip-flops I'm trying very hard not to buy.
http://www.rei.com/online/store/ProductDisplay?productId=48135273&storeId=8001&catalogId=40000008001&color=MOXIE&img=/media/g/1134585.jpg&view=large

Someone, stop me!

[margo49]

Lavender, Knot!
There is a world of difference between purple and lavender.
And it even *said* so at the bottom
And I would *not* put them together with the flip-flops either

[KnottedYet]

Oooh, and those light purple Injinis and light purple Chacos will go so well with the light purple bartape Trek gave to Flossie....

;) :D ;)

Now I just need Harlot to make these in light purple, too.
www.harlotwear.com/houlihan%20short.htm

(I'd be all over these Harlot shorts if they weren't camo. I have an issue with camo.)

[margo49]

Knotted, these are lavender.
There is a world of difference between lavender and purple
And it even *said* so at the bottom
I would *not* put them together with the flip-flops either

Bill for fashion advisory services: $0.02
for saving Knot from Public Embarrassment : priceless

[KnottedYet]

lavender, periwinkle, plum, marguerite, eggplant.... not purple?

thank you for saving me from a fashion faux pas, and thereby keeping me from buying purple socks. (gray is good!)

I still got a hankerin' for those purple flip-flops, though.
(they're 1/3 the money for a triple for Flossie. Must restrain myself for my bike's sake!)

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Skip the flips. Get the Flossie triple.

There.

[KnottedYet]

Lisa - Thank you. I must keep my priorities straight. 4th pair of Chacos vs. Sugino triple for Flossie.

sigh.

I'm wearing the ankle-high manmade fiber Injinjis today. I wore toe-socks all but one day this week. Intend to wear them all weekend, too.

The artificial fiber ones are cooler (temp wise) than the wool. When it was hot yesterday that would've been good. My feet got a little over-heated in the wool toe-socks.

Anybody tried the cotton ones yet? Or the tabi socks?

[KnottedYet]

Maybe it's poor quality wool. Maybe it's my killer toenails. Maybe toe-sock gremlins crept into my sock drawer and chewed on 'em.

But my wool toe-socks have holes.

The man-made fiber ones do NOT have holes. (and I've had them longer and worn them more.)

Still love the Injinjis, but my next pair will be the manmade fiber again.

[surgtech1956]

I love your socks. Wondered if 'toe' socks would be uncomfortable. I might have to try some, my feet are always cold.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Knot, thanks for the update.

Those socks make me wonder though....if mittens keep your hands warmer than gloves, then wouldn't regular socks keep your toes warmer than toe-d socks??

[margo49]

My thoughts exactly. Your toes actually keep one another warm. S'pose it's all about the delta between body heat generated and environmental temp. Someone clever-er than me will have to do this calculation.
Also I grew up in my Grandma's hand-knitted (2 ply) woollen socks (short for summer and knee length for winter) so I would never find toed socks as comfortable. I don't find *any* socks as comfortable.

[KnottedYet]

I'm a barefoot kind of gal, and my toes like to be free. I'm also a very sweaty gal, and my toes seem to stay drier when there is fabric between them so they aren't sweating on each other.

Haven't tried comparing the toe-socks to regular wool socks for warmth yet.

[mimitabby]

I love my toe socks too, but don't wear them much. They didn't have purple, eggplant, lavendar when i bought them. mine are just ugly brown..
they don't pinch or rub anywhere they give me a kind of a tucked in feeling :)

[Torrilin]

My thoughts exactly. Your toes actually keep one another warm. S'pose it's all about the delta between body heat generated and environmental temp. Someone clever-er than me will have to do this calculation.
Also I grew up in my Grandma's hand-knitted (2 ply) woollen socks (short for summer and knee length for winter) so I would never find toed socks as comfortable. I don't find *any* socks as comfortable.

But knitting socks is easy...

*she says as her feet are snuggled in hand knit wool socks that need some ends darned in*