Darning socks
 

Help!! I have two of my beloved socks that the toes are in need of darning......any suggestions?

I've never done it, but there's some links to darning knitted socks.
http://www.hjsstudio.com/darn.html
http://knitty.com/ISSUEsummer08/FEATsum08TT.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nY1jTVyBE0

You can cut the bad toes off, join some yarn and reknit them and they will be like new.

Then you can pre-darn them to reinforce.

Any suggestions to a different stitch to enforce the strength of the toe?

I like your idea, Mike!

I give the big toe area a work-out in my birkenstocks. I put a little extra by using a linen stitch (K1, sl1 wyif) then next round (Sl1 wyif, k1).

So you just start the linen stitch when you start to decrease the toe?

Yes. It takes a little longer to finish but it is so much tougher.

On this pair of socks ( princess socks) I followed the line of my toes and made a left and right sock. It was one of those things I just wanted to try. Fits great and looks good but not much different than a regular dec. toe.

Cutting off the bad toes and renew the socks is a good idea. I haven't done it yet but I think I am gonna try it. Especially because my daughter often has cold feet so she can use some extra wool. I have also knitted a left and a right sock and think they look good.

Mike, How do you pre-darn them?