tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122478976291606260.post5266208637897943298..comments2023-06-17T07:55:45.982-05:00Comments on KnitThisToo: Knit socks turned UGLY!Dianahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03231804500067310422noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122478976291606260.post-23078695264845467732007-02-26T20:36:00.000-05:002007-02-26T20:36:00.000-05:00I found that there really wasn't a way to avoid ho...I found that there really wasn't a way to avoid holes eventually... just like with well-worn commercial socks. DH still has a few that went through multiple mends. I think that was why Elizabeth Zimmerman "unvented" the sock that you could resole.. though I have never tried that pattern. Good luck with darning - a great project for while watching TV.Birdsonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06341638516293843227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122478976291606260.post-23086346373301069352007-02-25T22:08:00.000-05:002007-02-25T22:08:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Dianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03231804500067310422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1122478976291606260.post-18855209578151562032007-02-25T21:50:00.000-05:002007-02-25T21:50:00.000-05:00Even when I use wool/nylon yarn, I carry along a s...Even when I use wool/nylon yarn, I carry along a strand of "wooly nylon" thread. I reinforce the soles of my socks by using this thread to knit while working the sole and just stranding it across when working the instep. I snip the thread and trim it close. I've done this for years and not one of my socks has developed a hole!! I watch my socks for wearing thin, and then use duplicate stitch to reinforce. Much easier than repairing a hole!gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00388513735575276301noreply@blogger.com