woensdag 5 februari 2020

darning

When I took up knitting again
(after a looong non-knitting period
and then discovering the beautiful sock yarn
with long colour changes)
I made a lot of pairs of socks.

Now, all but one pair of winter shoes
are big enough to wear home knitted socks :
never again cold feet
(haha)

But lately I discovered some very thin patches,
only the nylon in the wool left !
(hmmmmm ... that's because I always walk on my socks inside the house)
Time for some serious darning !!!

Unfortunately I had nothing of the original colour left
(and nothing close)



Nothing to worry :
as long as I don't put my feet up !


My mother's old darning tool
came in handy

(some more pairs waiting for the same treatment !)

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We had no winter to speak of
but in the garden spring seems to be on its way.


Daughter brought spring for inside

8 opmerkingen:

  1. (((Els))) wow! that's such perfect darning & love seeing your spring bulbs happening!

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    1. ((Mo)) learned that a looooooooooong time ago hahaha !
      (no winter, to the sorrow of many ice skaters ...)

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  2. Nun halten die Socken wieder eine Weile, toll gerettet!
    Auch hier blüht es schon kräftig und gestern schien den ganzen Tag die Sonne inklusive traumhaften Sonnenuntergang.
    Liebe Inselgrüße
    Kerstin

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    1. Jaaaaa Kerstin, noch drei paar warten auf die Reparatur

      (wo war bloss der Winter ???)

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    1. really couldn't find a better colour :-(
      (some more socks waiting, and asked daughter is she has some better yarn leftovers)

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  4. I love that you darn with the duplicate stitch, instead of weaving. Great idea! ❤

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    1. ((Connie)) it's so much more stretchy this way ... but when there is REALLY a hole ... then it's a bit more difficult to make the knitting stitches, though it can be done with some auxiliary (cotton) thread !

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