Darn it!

Posted on January 31, 2010 | 19 Comments

And I did. I went from this:

holey

To this:

darn

I just duplicate stitched over the existing bits of yarn, and it came out great. The only way I can tell is that the new yarn is whiter than the old yarn, because the red hasn’t run on it yet. Good as new!

sock

And here’s the repaired cuff of my sweater sleeve:

cuff2

The color is a pretty good match. I couldn’t quite get the new stitches to look exactly like the bound off edge, but I think this is good enough. Here’s the detail on the yoke. I really love this old sweater.

yoke

Back to your regularly scheduled knitting! Have you ever repaired your knits?

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19 responses to “Darn it!”

  1. Katie | January 31, 2010 at 5:36 am |

    Hurrah!! Kudos to you – nice rescue work!!

  2. Jean | January 31, 2010 at 6:22 am |

    Great job! The socks are so colorful and must keep your feet nice and toasty.

  3. Dee | January 31, 2010 at 8:16 am |

    Wow! The fixes look GREAT!

    No, I haven’t tried any fancy repairs yet. But, I have several pairs of “old” socks. It’s only a matter of time until repairs are needed.

  4. Beverly | January 31, 2010 at 11:09 am |

    Great fixes! The sweater looks so comfortable. I need to try duplicate stitch on a pair of socks with a similar hole – it’s hanging by a thread. I’ve been afraid to wear them!

  5. morewithles | January 31, 2010 at 11:30 am |

    nice job! you can’t tell they were fixed at all!

  6. Batty | January 31, 2010 at 12:49 pm |

    Wow, you did a great job! I can’t even tell there was something wrong with the sweater or the sock.

  7. Cookie | January 31, 2010 at 1:19 pm |

    Woo Hoo!

    You did a wonderful job!

  8. Susie | January 31, 2010 at 2:02 pm |

    That looks perfect! Now I know where to bring my darning. ; )

  9. Jeanne | January 31, 2010 at 3:12 pm |

    Great job! I’m so glad you fixed both – they are too beautiful to toss…

  10. sharon | January 31, 2010 at 10:51 pm |

    Impressive repair work, especially the sock. Way to go!

  11. Lisa | January 31, 2010 at 10:57 pm |

    I have, mainly socks. Mainly my son’s socks…the same pair, twice. He loves his handknit socks, and he wears through them like crazy. I also have two other socks waiting for repairs…one mine, one my daughter’s. It really makes me consider a policy of only knitting socks w/ yarns that contain nylon for reinforcement. I know I won’t, but still. It would be nice if sock yarns ALL had nylon for that purpose! :}

  12. shannon in oregon | February 1, 2010 at 7:58 am |

    i’m about to embark on fixing my knit dress. i just have to pick up stitches above and below a band that sagged in places that didn’t need to look saggy. then, knit a bit and kitchener them back together. easy breezy, right?

  13. Courtney | February 1, 2010 at 8:05 am |

    Wow, very nice work! If you hadn’t shown the “before” photos, I would never have known that either garment had been mended!

  14. Jadielady | February 1, 2010 at 3:53 pm |

    I need to. I’ve got at least 3 pairs of socks I can’t wear right now. But one of them the hole is HUGE and I don’t even know where to start

  15. Marie Greene | February 1, 2010 at 5:35 pm |

    Fabulous! Yes, I’ve had to repair a few (mostly my sister’s house slippers that she refuses to get rid of… I keep offering to knit her a new pair and she won’t let me!)

  16. Sam | February 1, 2010 at 7:13 pm |

    Look at you. That’s awesome!

  17. Susan | February 3, 2010 at 6:57 pm |

    Great job, totally worth it.

  18. Lina | February 4, 2010 at 12:20 am |

    Great work! It all looks amazingly well done.

  19. Sarah | February 5, 2010 at 3:01 am |

    EXCELLENT REPAIR! You are downright amazing seamstress 😀