Comments on KnitXcorE: H is for Hole

wonderful... simply wonderful... thank you... than...

2008-04-24T07:33:00.000-07:00

wonderful... simply wonderful... thank you... thank the people who made the video... thank you to mel who put up the other version on darning... and thank me for opening up your blog... lol... i think i covered everyone... keep at it...

Darning is a darn shame. But always better than t...

2008-04-24T05:43:00.000-07:00

Darning is a darn shame. But always better than the alternative, a holey sock. I was bummed the first time I had to darn but I figure it's a new skill and now that I know how to do it my socks can be immortal and live forever!

Dude, I totally needed that video. Actually, both ...

2008-04-23T19:35:00.000-07:00

Dude, I totally needed that video. Actually, both of them. I forgot how much I *love* T&S.

So illuminating! And so many things to love about...

2008-04-23T08:59:00.000-07:00

So illuminating! And so many things to love about the tutorial:

1. Wonderful "zoom-out: cinematography at the beginning

2. GIANT sock

3. Palpable tension as the sock waits on the table and our illustrious darner waits patiently to pick him up

4. Lovely chirping birds throughout

:-)

Good work! I know one of these days I'm going to ...

2008-04-23T07:14:00.000-07:00

Good work! I know one of these days I'm going to have to learn how to darn. I wear my hand knit socks all the time. Luckily, no holes yet. (knock on wood!)

Go you. Great job learning to darn!

2008-04-23T05:12:00.000-07:00

Go you. Great job learning to darn!

aww, that pic is too sad. i'm glad you were able ...

2008-04-22T20:41:00.000-07:00

aww, that pic is too sad. i'm glad you were able to patch things up, hooray!

and thx for a vid. i'm def gonna need that in the near future.

This recently happened to me and what I did was ha...

2008-04-22T08:31:00.000-07:00

This recently happened to me and what I did was have someone make Weavette squares (and then promptly bought a weavette) and I will dye them and try darning with the patch. I do plan to try darning some socks your way too-so I will let you know when I get to it.

I prefer 100% merino versus stuff with nylon, hence why when they go, they go all at once.

that's neat man! I love it! I've been wondering ho...

2008-04-22T07:16:00.000-07:00

that's neat man! I love it! I've been wondering how it'll go when my knit socks start wearing out. So far so good though.

I really need to learn how to darn. I always end u...

2008-04-22T05:02:00.000-07:00

I really need to learn how to darn. I always end up ravelling back past the hole and reknitting (I always get holes on the ball of my foot). That's not going to work so well on newer socks, now that I do everything toe-up!

Oh my...you have much more patience than me! Nice...

2008-04-21T22:21:00.000-07:00

Oh my...you have much more patience than me! Nice work!

There's also an online tutorial for darning so tha...

2008-04-21T19:27:00.000-07:00

There's also an online tutorial for darning so that you have a knit repair, rather than a woven one, since knit and woven fabrics will wear differently and have different stretch characteristics.

http://www.hjsstudio.com/darn.html

Perfect. Exactly what I needed.

2008-04-21T18:13:00.000-07:00

Perfect. Exactly what I needed.

And the operation was a success -- good work, doct...

2008-04-21T16:07:00.000-07:00

And the operation was a success -- good work, doctor!

I think all socks will eventually wear out, and likely the ones without nylon or something for reinforcement quicker, regardless of price. :-(

All the more reason to just knit more socks, so the ones you do have get less wear and tear. :-)