How to mend a sock

I have been doing this for a while now. I have always been interested in doing things myself and saving money in the process. With so many socks with little and big holes in them I figured that there must be a way too fix that without going out and buying new socks every week! It is better if you can mend them before all the thread is gone but if they have gotten out of hand not too hard to fix. I like to do this when I'm watching a movie or helping with homework. No stitches to count, and if you make a mistake you walk on it anyways:) I started out doing them with matching thread and yarn but then one of my little guys asked me why I ALWAYS use white!! So I started mending theirs with colorful yarn, but hubby asked that his be done the "boring" way since he goes out of town and has to share a room with his co-workers:)

Step 1 What you will need

You may already have all you need at home. If not, you don't need much of anything so if you have a friend or family member who sews, let them know what you need and I'm sure they will give it too you.

1 pair of scissors

1 light bulb, the old kind, it is great way to use the old light bulbs you have in the garage when you switched to the new energy efficient kind.

thread. I use mettler purple label (100% cotton) but you can use whatever you have. A good rule of thumb is use the same kind of  thread that your sock is made out of. Poly thread for poly socks, silk thread for silk socks etc...

yarn I like to use the baby sport weight. Very easy to thread in the needle and it's soft.

2 needles- a regular sewing needle and a yarn darner, which is just a needle with a big eye

a rubber band, mine held together my asparagus. I was saving it to make a rubber band ball but I  will after I'm done mending.

and last but not least some holey socks!

Comments

[zylacic]

Hi, thanks for the tutorial! What do you do with the long ends of thread & yarn when you're done?

[Ranie-K]

Good -very green! Everyone should do this!

Except if you're diabetic, then you should never wear patched socks because any wounds under your feet may heal slower.

[FenrisLokison]

You're right about diabetics, same thing also applies for lepers.

[rnchm1]

Hey, I love this,and I will try it. So frustrating to wear a hole in a perfectly good sock.

[scoochmaroo]

Excellent tutorial on darning! Using a light bulb is a clever solution for one of those wooden eggs they sell.

[my 9 lives]

Thank you:)