Behold the socks that created my obsession! These were actually the third pair I knitted but the first ones that made me understand why knitted socks are so great.

The pattern is the classic Hermione’s Everyday Socks, and the yarn is a special blend of all kinds of things including silk and bamboo, bought as a souvenir from a shop called Yarnia in Portland during a big US road trip we took in 2015. You can sort of see the different strands in it in this pic here.

WIP sock cuff with trailing yarn

These are my lucky socks. I wore them to job interviews, I wore them the day I got accepted into uni, and I wore them for confidence whenever I was doing something scary.

Alas, after years of heavy use, one of them has a hole in the ball of the foot and I expect the other one won’t be far behind.

finger poking through a hole in a knitted sock

So given that for once I’ve managed not to overburden myself with Christmas crafting this year, I think my project for the holidays is going to be to learn how to fix these. At least they’ll be usable for wearing around the house, and given they’re 8 years old that’s pretty good going really!

(Please excuse the wildly different colours from one image to the next, this was a long time ago and I did not know how to camera)

    • thegiddystitcher@lemm.eeOPMEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Thanks for this, I definitely have a pair or two that haven’t got holes but are starting to show wear so that duplicate stitch method might just be a lifesaver for those.

  • weirdsquid@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    These are very beautiful!

    Have you seen this video on insta (originally from TikTok where all new things come first, if I’m not mistaken), where they mend by first threading yarn for the rows from one side of the hole to the other and then they ladder up using a crochet or mending hook? Would that be an option for your socks?

    BTW, I’m really looking forward to all the socks to come this month, even if I’m myself in no state to embark on a new endevour before next year. Sock galore!

    (Edited for spelling)