Darning: It doesn’t have to be reserved for precious handknit items. Those cozy store-bought socks that get you through the winters, but are now wearing thin? They can be mended too.
My preferred method for store-bought sock reinforcement is a large-gauge duplicate stitch: a patch that looks like knitting but is sewn in with a needle. It will strike onlookers as high-tech and impressive, but actually, it’s easy—or will soon become easy with practice.
All photos by Keavy Martin.
Do you love a good gadget? Then this one is for you! Holli Yeoh continues her extensive series on mending with a step-by-step tutorial on how to a mending loom to repair woven or knitted socks (or any clothing!).
[For studio members] A detailed and extensively illustrated tutorial on replacing worn-out heels and toes on hand-knit socks with gussets. Part 2 of 2 in our series on heel replacement.
[For studio members] A detailed and extensively-illustrated tutorial on replacing worn-out heels and toes on hand-knit socks without gussets. Part 1 of a series.