Took a darning class today & fixed my first sock!

[u/peepumsn4stygum]

1 down, only 20 or so to go 😅

[u/OutisOutisOutis]

Fascinating darning method! What's the name of the method you used?

Everyone's darns here all looking AMAZING. Mine look like........uh, not amazing lol.

[u/peepumsn4stygum → u/OutisOutisOutis]

It’s a honeycomb darn - concentric circles of blanket stitch linked together! And oof my first attempts are so ugly…I first tried fixing a hole in the armpit of my husband’s sweater & just made it worse because my tension was all wrong 🤦🏻‍♀️

[u/nycoolbreez]

How long did that take?

[u/peepumsn4stygum → u/nycoolbreez]

About an hour in the class I think!

[u/Softpractice1]

lovely repair! I saw you call this a honey comb darn, i have always known it as as a scotch darn. Very cool how repairs can have multiple names!

[u/peepumsn4stygum → u/Softpractice1]

I think it might just be this specific teacher who calls it a honeycomb for this circular style! But the name helps me remember the look of it 🙏🏼

[u/IscahRambles]

That doesn't look like the right sort of mending for that spot. Is it comfortable?

[u/peepumsn4stygum → u/IscahRambles]

Yep! It's like mid-Achilles

[u/SweetJaques → u/IscahRambles]

where *would* you use this type of darn? normally i just doing normal right angle weaving and would like to incorporate this style as well

[u/Main-Sandwich-288 → u/SweetJaques]

I find this style of darn is great for reinforcing thin spots more than holes. It's also very fast and takes less thread to cover a fairly wide area like this

[u/Main-Sandwich-288 → u/Main-Sandwich-288]

And on a personal level I just like the way it looks on the other side - it has a starburst effect

[u/SweetJaques → u/Main-Sandwich-288]

oh great - my partner needs the elbows of her cashmere jumper reinforced, this sounds perfect

[u/MrSprockett]

That’s pretty cool!

[u/GALLUMPHING]

yes thats the way to do it dont just repair improve