My Movie Sock

My family bought the Jackie Chan movie Shanghai Noon so we could admire my sock.

My younger sister worked on the movie (it was filmed near Calgary), and recommended me when they needed someone to knit a sock. The original request was for a sock and a half, but they couldn’t afford my time at union rates. They then requested half a sock, but I explained socks are knit from the top; half a sock would just be a tube, and unidentifiable. I recommended two thirds of a sock, and they agreed.

I was paid $60 an hour, so this is perhaps the most expensive two thirds of a sock in history. But it made the cut, and has a second of fame in the movie.

To admire it, watch for the older lady knitting on the train.

The rest of the movie is pretty good, too.

Maureen