tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post5974235270830053356..comments2023-07-19T21:13:33.670+10:00Comments on Rose Red: I did it!Rose Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08510204661811765499noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-56503347641181483362009-10-03T13:01:52.088+10:002009-10-03T13:01:52.088+10:00This post is just in time. My husband had made 2 b...This post is just in time. My husband had made 2 big holes on his socks & I was thinking of throwing them away!Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08306539972324022543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-79232705702766306092009-10-01T03:21:12.352+10:002009-10-01T03:21:12.352+10:00Yay for the sock saved from a terrible fate!Yay for the sock saved from a terrible fate!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00149251009285628796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-50188286839853582472009-09-30T23:04:19.865+10:002009-09-30T23:04:19.865+10:00Good work - I hereby promise that I will never all...Good work - I hereby promise that I will never allow a sock in my house to go undarned!Probably Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15327990808605512518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-26295494111533021412009-09-30T22:52:31.218+10:002009-09-30T22:52:31.218+10:00In the olden days, women darned socks on a regular...In the olden days, women darned socks on a regular basis. Can you imagine a basket full of socks waiting to be darned? Only handknit socks are worth the effort in my very humble opinion.Donna Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07877384848664758611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-74917170276139979922009-09-30T16:46:59.522+10:002009-09-30T16:46:59.522+10:00that's a great way to do it. and you've c...that's a great way to do it. and you've come away with a really neat job. my darning looks um ... obvious.michelehttp://hannabirke.com/photoblognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-6427323030267020682009-09-30T10:14:41.929+10:002009-09-30T10:14:41.929+10:00I feel a little guilty that socks seem to last for...I feel a little guilty that socks seem to last forever. I have at least one pair that I <i>know</i> I had in high school.<br /><br />It's mitten thumbs I wear out!Alwenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03200150883889857882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-79017262478647810722009-09-28T13:28:45.244+10:002009-09-28T13:28:45.244+10:00Brilliant! I vaguely remember my father teaching m...Brilliant! I vaguely remember my father teaching me to darn but it's not something I've done for a very long time. Good to see some of the "old" make and do mend practices coming back.Yarnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03286462755611788808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-44157939133313739072009-09-28T11:47:41.243+10:002009-09-28T11:47:41.243+10:00Oooh. So that's how you use the wooden mushroo...Oooh. So that's how you use the wooden mushroom!! That is indeed a magic mushroom!!! ^_^Michellehttp://momo4ever.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-75662537008043957962009-09-28T10:35:43.856+10:002009-09-28T10:35:43.856+10:00Great job! You don't have to knit a whole othe...Great job! You don't have to knit a whole other sock when you have darning skills like that :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-58041565212611755022009-09-28T08:41:26.063+10:002009-09-28T08:41:26.063+10:00cool! more GAAK! and you made it look so easy. may...cool! more GAAK! and you made it look so easy. maybe i can be convinced to give it a try. i have one pair with a big toe hole that i love just a little too much to trash...DrKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758129985662532518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-9134930139328884312009-09-28T03:21:12.459+10:002009-09-28T03:21:12.459+10:00I'm in awe.I'm in awe.Caffeine Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10073716022646773106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-30892493673245326172009-09-27T23:28:17.883+10:002009-09-27T23:28:17.883+10:00Bravo, you thrifty housewife! Way to repair and r...Bravo, you thrifty housewife! Way to repair and reuse! I don't know HOW the Harlot can bear to throw hand-knit socks away.roxiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14916948065233137971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-75814157475394841992009-09-27T22:46:30.782+10:002009-09-27T22:46:30.782+10:00I am so glad you rescued the sock!!! You did a gre...I am so glad you rescued the sock!!! You did a great job.2pawhttp://cindy2paw.typepad.com/2paw/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-624095296907850962009-09-27T22:20:46.079+10:002009-09-27T22:20:46.079+10:00Well done you!
I asked my dad to teach me to darn...Well done you!<br /><br />I asked my dad to teach me to darn a few months ago - he refused! I can't remember why! Now I can have a stab at darning a commercially made Tigger sock which my husband bought me and which wore out in the toe when they were still quite new!Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760744006915967397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-36530883646778096912009-09-27T22:17:44.096+10:002009-09-27T22:17:44.096+10:00Wow! You can't even see the fix! Great job!Wow! You can't even see the fix! Great job!MadMadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550335108031470562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-73850618050402148952009-09-27T22:03:27.991+10:002009-09-27T22:03:27.991+10:00I think you did an amazingly great job!I think you did an amazingly great job!kimhttp://chronicennui.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-59304829608354631882009-09-27T21:26:01.655+10:002009-09-27T21:26:01.655+10:00Thats brilliant. Must get one!Thats brilliant. Must get one!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13730130796826375503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-27493330980046731162009-09-27T20:48:48.836+10:002009-09-27T20:48:48.836+10:00Good on you and now you have joined in a long line...Good on you and now you have joined in a long line of crafters over the centuries who have darned and re-used for whatever reason.I love historic connections like this. One more skill to pass on to someone else.Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04324917828815299886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-69370062065225943022009-09-27T17:56:22.065+10:002009-09-27T17:56:22.065+10:00Marvellous! Mum bought a darning mushroom recently...Marvellous! Mum bought a darning mushroom recently and I've been very wickedly sending her hole-ridden socks!Gidgetknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00725340224137694608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-71754460890043410982009-09-27T17:30:15.821+10:002009-09-27T17:30:15.821+10:00Great job, I am very impressed. And now I feel I m...Great job, I am very impressed. And now I feel I must have a darning mushroom. I NEED one. Oh yes I do! Perhaps I should knit more socks first! ;)Shazmina Bendihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02394367994914136857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-14634810051084901932009-09-27T17:28:55.044+10:002009-09-27T17:28:55.044+10:00Well done and a great use for the bit left over wh...Well done and a great use for the bit left over when knitting them!TinkingBellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424679933020998879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-88692093662218609522009-09-27T17:09:42.484+10:002009-09-27T17:09:42.484+10:00Well done. Is this a one-off or the beginning of a...Well done. Is this a one-off or the beginning of a 'make do and mend' era?LynShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13724603965512647078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-72689872623818223132009-09-27T16:50:23.324+10:002009-09-27T16:50:23.324+10:00You've made it look so easy! I will need to do...You've made it look so easy! I will need to do the same thing for my blasted shredded Wollmeise sock, so you've given me the confidence!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18054854689952896339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-31149718796583075102009-09-27T16:47:47.949+10:002009-09-27T16:47:47.949+10:00can't even see where you've darned, clever...can't even see where you've darned, clever thing!!kgirlknitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17688137727489883605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30616565.post-69007529911063965562009-09-27T15:37:48.236+10:002009-09-27T15:37:48.236+10:00this is very helpful given I'm keen to work on...this is very helpful given I'm keen to work on my darning!Bellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01961733332080072331noreply@blogger.com