Mending Sweaters and Socks with Yarn with Tasha Miller Griffith

[@miranded8662]

I really connect with your philosophy of honoring the contributors of a handmade item. Not too many people understand. Thank you.

[@cruisepaige]

I love this, too!!!!

[@leticiagarcia2159]

A lot a people don’t appreciate when something is handmade, the effort, the time and dedication you put in to it is priceless that no amount of money will be enough because of the sentimental value.

[@smilla210]

That was so great. Thanks for showing and best wishes from Munich 😘

[@happygardener28]

I saw someone else demonstrate this duplicate stitch technique, but they failed to show how to address the loose sides and loops. Your video did a great job addressing those issues, and I appreciate the care you put into this tutorial.

[@tarotwithtitania]

Thank you for the tutorial, Tasha! I now know how to mend the lovely socks my husband's aunt made him. ♥

[@ccpperrett7522]

Thank you for demonstrating how you replicate the stitches and choosing yarn. I enjoy the meditative aspect of mending and breathing new life into a fabric that still has many years of good use left in it. My grandmother would smile.😊😍

[@kathleenmiller3902]

enjoyable teaching style; clear instructions and demonstration

[@JessicaPawlitzki]

Thank you for this fantastic tutorial and all the small tips! I find duplicate stitch to be a lot more aesthetically pleasing on knitwear than other types of visible mending, even for socks.

[@billtozier9081]

You're very knowledgeable and modest that is a rare combination.

[@august1731]

This is such a beautiful way to mend knitting! Thank you for sharing ❤

[@debrajcw6028]

Thank you Tasha,enjoy learning,with you,and thank you☺🙏

[@BD-bb4rd]

Pure knit magic! Thank you so much for explaining this so well

[@NickUncommon]

Your darning egg looks like the front part of a shoe stretcher, with the spring and heel knob removed. My Grandma had a darning mushroom, and since it got lost after her passing away as well as her sewing machine and lots of fabric, I am always looking for old sewing notions in household sales, because they usually dont get a lot of attention from the customers. As darning tool, I resorted to a wooden toadstool, that I picked up for almost nothing in a decoration department. The red painted hood really helps to see the stitches in black socks :)

[@Iknowonlywhatimtaught]

I love it! Gives it some character. A lot of love goes into mending and darning.

[@JennBrownM]

Great technique! Thanks for sharing!

[@LubovShel]

Золотые руки у мастерицы. Благодарю за урок. Всех благ вам.

[@lizhart901]

This is wonderful! I've just done simple darning but hope to develop this skill as well. Great video quality

[@catherinewinter8658]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. It took me a little practice but I'm really happy with how my latest patches look.

[@jonboz7585]

Thanks for this information! I make socks, though on a hand-cranked, circular sock knitting machine. Also, I knit goods on flatbed knitters. It's good to know how to repair socks, gloves, hats, sweaters, scarves, etc. since it bothers me to darn the items and disrupt the symmetry of the knit.

[@CarrieMtn]

Fabulous tutorial. Thank you

[@cecilecordonnier5764]

Thank you for your great tutorials and tips. I am trying to darn a sweater knitted in reverse stockinette... and would like it to be as UNvisible as possible.... it is new and I like to keep it "undamaged" for a little more. Do you know tutotrials for this... i could not find any...

[@mak3960]

So I have some store bought socks (working on making my first ones now I’ve made loads of hats and scarves and now a poncho and sweater) and I really like them. They’re thinner while still being wool which really helps me because I have reynauds (spelling?? Still new to me) which makes these great for warmer seasons. They’re wool with some polyester and spandex with tiny tiny stitches (bombas brand) and currently I’ve done an emergency mend on the toe with thread before it becomes a full hole. Also this video was fantastic. I with i had found it prior to my terrible attempt to fix a 40+ yo sweater (still use it but the mend is no where as cute or even)

[@patdarwin5997]

Génial ! Merci de France

[@irodify1]

This was helpful as it showed how to duplicate stitch over a hole whereas many other videos demonstrate how to darn over a worn area. The yarn in my sweater is thin and also I have trouble seeing the stitches as I go along. Very frustrating. Your video is good but working with needle and yarn has been challenging. I wind up with knots that I have to cut out, nothing like neat stitches in video but I guess I'll keep watching and trying.

[@tashamillergriffith9683]

It's definitely easier to learn on something with bigger stitches! And yes, I encourage you to just keep trying, it gets smoother and easier as you go.

[@yolo8285]

Great tutorial, Tasha, Duplicate stitch is much more attractive than weaving. Of the two methods, which is more durable? Thank you for sharing.

[@gmr1241]

I'd think duplicate stitch would be more stretchy like the original item of clothing, but weaving will probably be thicker and less flexible. As to durability? Probably the weave, although as it's stiffer it may pull more and weaken the surrounding fabric.

[@tashamillergriffith9683]

I find duplicate stitch more durable than woven darning on knits, mainly because the repair comes out thicker (knit fabric with the same yarn will always be thicker and stretchier than woven) and it's easier to pack the stitches in tightly, which makes a big difference in durability.

[@Norfolk250]

I'm 3 minutes in, and I notice the hole is typical in an instruction video. **note, I am also here because someone asked me how 'I'EEEEEeeee mend holes, and she sent me a link to this clip as to what she is learning to do. Something I mentioned before this clip was sent to me, was that AHHHHHLLLL videos show plump fresh 'new' yarn surrounding the hole... opposed to my sock having been worn-through because the fibres get compressed and ruined and shoddy until a hole develops. I also dread the idea of cutting that out to better mend it, and turning a three stitch hole into a 12 stitch mend! But, that IS what needs to happen in these cases of dealing with old yarn. I am happy to learn my pal came here, as you are not showing applied patches, but proper mending. Thank you for making his clip available. I also appreciate your mentality - I share it, but, you are the one who put it into words for me/us. So, to finish --- I CHALLENGE YOU!!!!! (snicker snort chortle) to mending on video (and POSTING IT, too !!!) a compressed, knarled, UHHHHHHgly, yucky-peeuy-nasty-MargretThatcherLyingNakedOnABeach-TerribleMuriel yarned hole. Joe, Guelph Ontario

[@Norfolk250]

Yes.... you gave us an inch, and I am goading you to give the other 2-3/4 inches as well!

[@tashamillergriffith9683]

Ha ha! I almost never cut out stitches, I jut start duplicating stitches just outside the worn area and go for it ... it definitely helps if the fabric is clean, and of course the more you practice the easier it gets to see the patterns and what stitch belongs to what row ... it's really hard to see what's going on on video when the yarns are knarled up as you say ... but I'll keep this in mind if I see a mend that would be a good candidate!

[@TheElly110]

I love the tutorial, BUT, Every time I try your technique I get lost when it comes to multiple lines, I have a huge hole in my hand knit socks but it has several rows missing, your tutorial only shows about two to three rows, Could you PLEASE show how to do it with multiple rows , like maybe at least 5 rows missing. Please, Please Please, 🙂 I get confused when I get to the third row, HELP

[@matheldas]

beautiful

[@highendtrends3508]

What about a fisherman cable knit sweater. The knit is very complex. What would you suggest?

[@gmr1241]

I guess it depends on exactly where you're repairing. The key is to try and duplicate the stitches that you're covering by following the 'path' that the thread makes if you can.

[@tashamillergriffith9683]

You can duplicate any stitch structure this way, it just takes practice to visualize the path of the thread. If you can find something to practice on that has pretty big stitches, try that from both the knit and the purl side, then try some ribbing with both knits and purls on the same side, then maybe the sweater ... when I first started I would miss stitches even in plain knitting, but I just kept going, and it just gets easier to see the stitches and follow them neatly!

[@highendtrends3508]

@@tashamillergriffith9683 can I send it to you and Zelle you the money for the repair? You can make a video of you doing it. Let me know because there are 3 sweater I have that are extremely rare to come by, and they need fixing. I would be willing to pay. Please let me know. Thanks in advance.

[@tashamillergriffith9683]

@@highendtrends3508 I'm sorry, but I'm not taking mending commissions, I just have too many other things going on. If you don't want to fix the sweaters yourself, you might see if there is a fiber arts guild or a knitting group in your area, someone there may be able to help.

[@highendtrends3508]

@@tashamillergriffith9683 can I make a video of the sweater I have that needs mending and you can make one showing me how to go about it?

[@Lucilla55]

Non capisco l'inglese, ma guardando le immagini e lavorando tu lentamente, riesco a seguirti. 🥴

[@joypamin]

👌

[@TwinkleToes2day]

Another method using the, 'Knitted Patch', is also super useful, particularly for when there is a hole with no stitches to duplicate. Here is a link, brilliantly demonstrated by Jana of 'Purl Together'. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qIWtdn6vmqdlpJIsi=tfFd1IfxcX0Afthu

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