A Simple Way to Cover a Hole in a Sock

I’m not quite sure how this old post ended up on my radar, but this guide to sewing a patch to cover a hole in a knit sock is timeless.

The tutorial, from Jackie E-S, shows how to cover up a hole by picking up stitches below the hole, stitching a patch that is attached to the sock as you knit, then grafting the patch onto the stitches of the sock below the patch.

It’s a really great idea and an easier way to do it than more traditional darning where you’re trying to re-create the lost stitches. It of course doesn’t look seamless — you might not have matching yarn by the time you need to fix a hole, anyway — but the odds are that a place that needs mending won’t show when you’re wearing shoes, anyway, and visible mending is kind of cool, too.

I haven’t been knitting socks long enough to have needed to fix holes in any of them, but I do have a pair that I think might need some reinforcement soon.

How about you? Have you ever mended a hole in a sock? How did you do it?

[Photo via Jackie E-S.]

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Why should the fireplace get all the fun? Instead of knitting stockings this year, why not whip up a pair of Christmas themed socks? These Christmas sock knitting patterns are lots of fun to make and you can wear them to holiday gatherings for years to come.

For our friends in the southern part of the world, there are the Christmas in July socks from the Kiwi Lodge – Kylie (Ravelry link). These shorty socks are covered in Christmas trees and have bright pink heels and toes for a tropical feel. There’s also an option to make a longer sock if you celebrate somewhere it’s colder.

Twin Stitches Designs (Ravelry) has a fun pattern with mix and match colorwork motifs you can use to build your own cozy Christmas socks. From the sample socks I see Christmas puddings, trucks hauling trees, Santa belts, ornaments and a couple of different borders. There may be more patterns included but the listing doesn’t say. Make a pair that matches or use different motifs on each foot for extra holiday cheer.

If you want to stick to Christmas puddings on your holiday socks, check out this cute pattern from Stone Knits. These lovely socks feature a band of puddings around the leg and a bit of holly by the toes.

These vintage holiday light socks from Grey Owl Knits by Sarah are classic looking and lots of fun at the same time. I love this color combination but of course you can make your lights and stripes whatever colors you like or have on hand. They’re worked using stranded knitting.

And if you’d like even more of a mix of patterns for your socks, try Barbara Ceglédi’s Christmas Chaos socks, a free pattern on Ravelry. The pattern includes 25 little motifs you can choose from, ranging from snowflakes and Christmas trees to elf hats, reindeer and hearts.

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