As I was returning from vacation (literally as I re acquired Canadian cell coverage) I got a text from my sister asking if I could fix this:
Apparently my three year old nephew insisted on continuing to wear them. Darning has never been a skill of mine, but since this wasn’t technically darning, I thought I’d give it a try. My theory was simple; I’d rip back to the orange and re-knit the toe. I added a lifeline (dental floss) before inserting the needles.
Things were going along pretty well until I remembered one critical detail: I had woven in the ends of the orange yarn making it pretty much impossible to pick up the stitches evenly. I ended up picking up the last snd second last rows and double knitting the stitches where possible. It doesn’t look that pretty from the inside:
But the outside looks almost normal.
Hopefully they’ll pass my nephew’s inspection and continue to be a favorite pair of socks.
I’m wondering if you have any tips for knitting repairs?
(Linking to HardKnitLife’s Freshly Finished Friday.)
Thanks for sharing! Mr. Iknead seems to wear out socks about as fast as I can knit them.
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I’m not really good at darning either. I have a wooden egg and I managed to sort of fix one sock following a tutorial. I know there are several techniques that you can use depending on the type of repair that is required. I think I need more experience though before I can give tips. Just type darning socks in your favorite search engine and you will find techniques.
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Thanks! By the time most of my socks need darning they’re almost worn through. It’s something I think I should probably learn at some point.
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Great job!
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Thank you! 😊
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