How to Darn Socks

March 6, 2008 at 11:15 am | In Knitting |
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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).

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9 Comments

  1. LOL.

    that’s the bestest darning procedure I’ve ever seen!

    Comment by rachel — March 6, 2008 #

  2. My kind of darning!

    Comment by Mom — March 6, 2008 #

  3. 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.) ;)

    Comment by Divine Bird Jenny — March 6, 2008 #

  4. “EEEEEEEeeeeeeeek!” That was the squeal of a “darned” sock. LOL

    Comment by Bubblesknits — March 6, 2008 #

  5. LOL! I tend to darn in a more, um, traditional fashion, but that works well too!

    Comment by Peggy — March 7, 2008 #

  6. That’s hilarious. Great “how-to”

    Comment by wishiwerebuffy — March 7, 2008 #

  7. 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!

    Comment by Andrea — April 20, 2008 #

  8. 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.

    Comment by kate — April 25, 2008 #

  9. 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)?

    Comment by Cragi — October 19, 2008 #

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