Visible mending

[fancityknits@troet.cafe]

Visible mending

I was thinking these socks were through but then I decided to try a technique I've seen recently: adding an actual patch.

I picked up stitches below the whole damaged area, a few stitches wider than the damage. I knit enough rows to cover everything, then grafted the live stitches at the top and sewed the sides down.

On the inside I got away the worst damage and then wove loosely over the whole to fix the sides.
@fiberarts #visiblemending #solarpunk #fiberarts

[springdiesel@spore.social]

@FanCityKnits @fiberarts

And it's pretty too!

[islanderscaper@sunny.garden]

@FanCityKnits it looks great!

[lknits@pixelfed.social]

I like this technique, I was planning to use it on a modern knit stretch top, on really fine needles.

[eowyn@pouet.chapril.org]

@fiberarts @FanCityKnits should try this I never get the weaving technic right.

[fancityknits@troet.cafe]

@eowyn

I had problems with weaving a long time. Until I got a speedweave clone.

After a few mends I'd understood the concept and ditched the metal thingie. But I still use the wooden base with the rubber. A small embroidery hoop probably would work as well.

The most important thing is to really fix your field of repair: it has to be rectangular, straight and at even tension. For socks at about the tension the fabric has when it's worn. And then just work until the hole is covered.