Yarn Harlot Style!
Hold the socks over the garbage can.
Proclaim loudly, “Darn it!” and release.
Repeat as necessary.
I admit, this is a rather disappointing development, considering that the socks in question were only a few months old. However, I have now learned a hard lesson about taking care of hand knits, even if the yarn is “superwash”. In the future, I will still use my washing machine to wash my hand knits, but only on the soak cycle and with a wool wash like Soak or Eucalan (and bad me for abusing the socks the way I did).
Posted by rachel on March 6, 2008 at 1:11 pm
LOL.
that’s the bestest darning procedure I’ve ever seen!
Posted by Mom on March 6, 2008 at 5:22 pm
My kind of darning!
Posted by Divine Bird Jenny on March 6, 2008 at 6:02 pm
Oh, no! I hope you took them out of the trash and actually darned them after that!! :( Poor socks!
I usually rip back until I can knit a new heel; if it’s a flap heel, I get rid of it and do a peasant heel instead. Anything to keep wearing my beloved socks!!
(or else send them to me and *I* will fix them.) ;)
Posted by Bubblesknits on March 6, 2008 at 7:26 pm
“EEEEEEEeeeeeeeek!” That was the squeal of a “darned” sock. LOL
Posted by Peggy on March 7, 2008 at 1:10 am
LOL! I tend to darn in a more, um, traditional fashion, but that works well too!
Posted by wishiwerebuffy on March 7, 2008 at 5:17 pm
That’s hilarious. Great “how-to”
Posted by Andrea on April 20, 2008 at 8:19 pm
I’ve found a huge difference in the yarns I’ve used to make socks. Straight merino and less expensive brands have not worn well at all – holes in just a few wearings.
I’ve had GREAT luck with Opal yarns (from Germany). Still going strong.
While I’ve unraveled the merino ones to use the yarn for a hat, I would darn socks I really liked!
Posted by kate on April 25, 2008 at 7:07 am
i cut the feet of the old socks and then knit new ones, get loads of wear out of one pair of socks and i get to use up all the odds and ends of wool up.
Posted by Cragi on October 19, 2008 at 10:24 pm
Your technique doesn’t do much for either the pocket book or the environment. Darning socks is very easy! If you can’t darn a sock, why are you knitting in the first place (which is harder to do)?