Darning socks

kindermen · 03-29-2009, 03:10 PM

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

Jan in CA · 03-29-2009, 04:17 PM

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

Mike · 03-29-2009, 04:33 PM

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.

kindermen · 03-29-2009, 09:44 PM

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

Denise in Michigan · 03-30-2009, 09:29 AM

Originally Posted by Mike

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.

I like your idea, Mike!

Freyja · 03-30-2009, 11:00 AM

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).

kindermen · 04-01-2009, 12:49 PM

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

Freyja · 04-02-2009, 12:31 AM

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.

kindermen · 04-03-2009, 09:22 AM

Mike, How do you pre-darn them?

Mike · 04-03-2009, 10:24 AM

Originally Posted by kindermen

Mike, How do you pre-darn them?

It's in one of the links Jan in CA posted.
Basically weave in some yarn after it's completed, or even when it's wearing but before you get a hole.

I've got the later working on the socks I'm wearing now because my heels are wearing out before my replaced toes are.
Seems to be working pretty good.