Last week was a bad week for socks - my embossed leaves socks, worn for the first time, blew out the toe (I knew I should have kitchenered it!). Grrr.
And then hubby announced that he had holes in the bottoms of not one but two socks (separate pairs)!!!
I find myself in need of a darning egg - any resources? I found a grand total of one on etsy and my googlefu must not be good today, as I can't find any.
As a child, it was my job to darn the socks. There were two choices for darning eggs: old light bulbs, or dried gourds. Our household used the light bulbs.
ReplyDeleteI just bought a darning egg from halcyonyarn.com for about $9. Also, there are some nice hand-turned ones at knittingnotionsonline.com, but they run in the $18-$24 range.
ReplyDeleteContact Debi. She blogs at Fluffy Knitter Deb. I remember her doing a post about a darning egg and I think she talked about where she bought it, who made it, or something like that. She's also on Ravelry as FluffyKnitterDeb.
ReplyDeleteOh, bad week for socks indeed! Sending you healthy sock thoughts.
ReplyDeleteI have used a light bulb. And a teacup on occasions of desperation.....
ReplyDeletei bought the 2 i have at antique shops. :)
ReplyDeletePurchased at an antique shop for $6
ReplyDeleteI had no idea what a darning egg was; I had to google it... pretty neat
ReplyDeleteI'm with Paulah, I had no idea what it was either. LOL Nice blog BTW :)
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