#sock darning

[ihopethemoonislistening]

Sock mending.

[martha-anne]

Before, during, and after a darn. This beautiful sock and its' pair were knitted for me by my sister.

[hey-howsitgoin]

I learned how to Scotch Darn over the past month! I watched a really intuitive video (that I unfortunately didn't save the link to) about how to do it and thought, "I have a bunch of socks that need darned and this looks easier than woven darns or God-forbidden Swiss Darning." And it definitely was easier. This will be my go-to for sock mending for a long time now.

Close-ups and a later mend I did on the Piranha socks below the cut.

Unless you really like the thick padding feel on the bottom of your feet (which I sometimes do if my feet are sore), I can't recommend using thick yarn like the rainbow yarn I used on the Super Mario Bros pair. I would recommend using a lighter weight thread than the original material or at most a similar weight cause this style of mending is THICC.

[opulentcryptids]

Finally catching up with my darning basket (i have 7 pairs of socks to go)

[ceeroosa]

the sum of my accomplishments this month: a pile of mended handknit socks and a completed puzzle of Coast Salish artist Francis Horne Sr.'s work SASQUATCH.

you can find the puzzle here: https://nativenorthwest.ca/1000-piece-jigsaw-puzzle-sasquatch/

mending methods used: duplicate stitching over worn stitches, woven patch darning over holes.

supplies used: darning egg, tapestry needle, scrap fingering weight yarn in a variety of colours

[roseredsnow]

Short post cause at somepoint I'm gonna do a post with just all the ones I've done.

Sock darning is so satisfying

Like I'm still not doing it the neatest but I don't really care, most people aren't gonna see them anyway, but I love patching my ace socks with green thread and my aro socks with purple thread.

[arts-n-crafts-nerdfins]

Today's lunchtime accomplishment: Darned my first sock. I love wearing these worsted weight socks around the house so much that I made two in different colors. Unfortunately I wore holes in both pairs, but I'm not ready to give up on them!

The sock is # 9278 Beginner Socks by Diane Soucy. Yarn used for the sock was Lion Brand Wool-Ease worsted weight. The repairs were done with a random bit of acrylic I had.

[the-fiction-will-knit-the-real]

Found a hole in the toe of one of my handknit socks today- pretty salty about it because I finished these socks less than six months ago, and they are literally my newest handknit socks. Madelinetosh Euro Sock yarn is failing me

Decided to spend the afternoon darning socks (the Madelinetosh pair plus another pair that I put aside last week - one of the first pairs I ever knit has developed holes after 3+ years). Been listening to Stephen King's The Shining on audiobook, since Peacock has been failing to let me watch figure skating

I absolutely love my little 14 prong Speedweve sock darning kit, I tried many other ways of fixing holes with the goal of blending in well with the knitting, but those always took too long to darn and didn't last as long. So I figured I'd go with "having few sock pairs waiting to be darned, but the darning doesn't blend in" over "darning blends in well, but never actually gets done because I hate the process of darning"

Honestly probably should have just thrown out the older pair of socks - first picture is the first sock sole fully darned (I had to weave 6 separate squares to cover all the holes and super-thin-and-worn-down sections), and second picture is the second sock (which I haven't darned quite yet, but shows a much less severe section of super worn-down yarn that isn't technically a hole yet, but will be at any moment if I don't reinforce it)

Also note how new the patched sections look compared to the 3+ year old worn sections - I'm honestly surprised I still even had the remaining yarn after knitting the socks years ago

Anyway, I'm less mad at the Madelinetosh socks now, as the toe holes are super small and easy fixes, and the rest of the sock sole is still in perfect shape. Here's me partially through the process of darning one of the holes on my Speedweve

[joe-ffc]

Pretty darned good darning, eh?

[kieraoonadiy]

If anyone is interested in seeing how one can darn socks using various things you may have at home, and other tools.

Darning is a time honored tradition to extend the life of your favorite socks.

Come join me on this livestream!

For the first 20 mins or so I do go into life info, pattern drafting, hat making, and other school things

[tereghan]

This one might be a bit hard to see because of the colors, but it's plaid. First attempt at a plaid darn.

[tinyrobotic]

I'm still so delighted by the fact that I can just.... Make socks work again? With a few hours and some string??

(okay maybe more than a few hours I'm still pretty slow but you get the idea)

[icterid-rubus]

I wanted to make some kilt hose for the Highland Games but could only manage a single ho 😔

Guess I could hop.

[bumblebeebats]

It's all fun and games knitting/crocheting/etc while you binge TV until you realize that the Vibes of whatever you're watching will be inextricably woven into the item you're making for the rest of time. Exhibit A, I now have a cozy autumnal lap blanket that feels like Succession.

[opulentcryptids]

Seven new patches on a single sock (the purple and light red ones) and i still have the other one to do

[nunmalich]

Found a bunch of my old woolsocks at my parents, sadly all of them were eaten by moths. But i decided to darn them one after another this wintertime. That's the first (and the least damaged) repaired pair.