Comments on: How to do it: Darn Socks

By: rachelle

rachelle — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:37:44 +0000

i love ur website. i esp love this darning tutorial. all those jerseys, i’m going to salvage one that’s in the throw-away pile right now. what’s really cool … i love the contrasting colours. much more interesting visually and i prefer to see the work of the hand of the maker always. why hide it? awesome stuff.

By: jess

jess — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:08:16 +0000

Wow! I’ve always known there was a way to darn socks, but really didn’t know where to begin. You have made it look very doable. Thanks!

By: Jennie

Jennie — Fri, 07 May 2010 02:37:19 +0000

Thank you for this awesome tutorial! I saw your link on Kniterella’s blog and came over to check it out. My first pair of socks also have holes and now I can fix them!!!

By: Debi

Debi — Mon, 03 May 2010 13:58:35 +0000

Thanks so much, I have 5 pairs of handknitted socks at the back of my drawer, and did not have the heart to throw them away. You have solved this CRISIS!!! Now if you could do a tutorial of how to pick up the stitches for EZ’s moc socks, as I am at that point and cant get my brain around it, I would be forever in your debt, and will my first child to you!

By: Nancy

Nancy — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:28:59 +0000

Thank you for the colorful pictures. I need then to follow directions correctly with anything involing a fixing anything. I have looked all over the place found lots of videos and your site is the best i have found. Thank You so very much. And my husbands feet thank you as well.

By: Mary

Mary — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:55:19 +0000

Thanks for the info. I have several pair in the back of the sock drawer. I thought the holes were so big it would be an impossible task and didn’t know how to start. Now I am ready to give it a try. Love the pictures, huge help.

By: BD

BD — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:08:42 +0000

I’ll give darning ago I always have problems with holes in socks and clothes. Normally, use a oversewing stitch to mend holes or if it’s really bad sew a fabric patch. Darning reinforce the notion of make do and mend and saves money on socks.

By: yarn boy yarn blog » Oh, Darn!

yarn boy yarn blog » Oh, Darn! — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:31:16 +0000

[...] speaking, what I did to Ned’s socks was not weaving at all (an actual woven repair follows these instructions); it was a total reconstruction of the knitting itself. Here are the [...]

By: Julia Hebner

Julia Hebner — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:26:07 +0000

Thank you for this explanation of darning WITH pictures! I have given more pairs of hand-knitted socks to friends/family than I can remember and they are starting to come back to me with holes in them. The gift that keeps on giving!

By: Frugal Fashion: DIY Clothing Repairs « FRUGILLIONAIRE

Frugal Fashion: DIY Clothing Repairs « FRUGILLIONAIRE — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:40:26 +0000

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