Another one bites the dust.
Yup, that's a humongous hole in my Neighborhood Fiber Co sock. The title is misleading, actually, because this is the firs time this has ever happened to me, EVER. And what's strange is that these are one of my newest pairs of socks! I don't know if maybe I wore them more than other pairs, or if I knit them a bit too loosely . . . I do know that finding a hole the very first day I wore handknit socks this season seems, well, almost like an omen of some sort. Will this be the winter when all my socks die an untimely death?
Man I hope not.
More knitting content coming up this week. I spent last week trying to convince the dog to "go" outside . . . lets just say it hasn't happened yet. Anyone successfully switched a puppy from paper to outside before? Got any hints?
3 Responses
Julie
oh, that’s sad! One of my socks recently decided to get a hole in the toe, but I’ve got a bit extra to do some repairs. Also, I’ve heard that eye of partridge heels tend to heold up better than stockinette ones, but I haven’t tried that technique yet….
=Tamar
I vote for “too loosely knitted” – that’s often the problem. If you want
to mend them and then try to reinforce them, thread a yarn needle with
yarn and run it through the stitches (as if doing Swedish Weaving) everywhere the yarn is beginning to show signs of wear. Next time double up with a strengthening thread when you knit the heels and toes.
Fuzzy nylon is recommended.
Emily
November 02, 2008
So you have any extra of that yarn? I save some extra of every sock I knit just in case…