Following on from Mart’s post in Just sewed on a button - did I do a good job?:
Anyone have any tips on repairing holes in socks? I have quite a few pairs of Bridgedale hiking socks and because I am out hiking so much some of them now have holes in them - they aren’t cheap at £20 a pair so repairing them might be worth a shot…
You’ll need a darning mushroom, or that’s what I’ve used. Put it into the sock underneath the hole and weave away, Crisscross the wool going over under …over under the strands of wool.
I thought sock was what posh people carried coal in.
in the absence of a darning mushroom you could probably use a soup ladle. Admirable that you want to darn socks. In my opinion life is too short.
Thanks guys - I forgot to say the holes are actually at the front (big toe area) - I think because of the descents and that I sometimes run down them and often need to emergency break 
That’s the way I was taught too.
That’s always the case, as far as I know.
I get socks 4 or 5 pairs at a time from M&S, get them a couple of sizes too big and they last twice as long. And when they are fixed by someone who’s unfamiliar with the darning mushroom, they still fit and last a bit longer.
My mother had a darning mushroom with a light inside. Is that a bit posh?
When one of my socks gets a hole in them they go in the bin, the remaining sock goes back in the drawer waiting for a similarly lonely sock to appear. I always buy packs of black short socks so they all match (more or less).
I’ve darned the odd sock. Usually a pair that I particularly like - I’ve fot a few that a really good length on my leg and real comfy that I’ve refused to dump due to a bit toe hole. You can do the weave across, or I have also done the nip around the hole and pull it up tight like a gather. You get a bit of a bump that way, but depending on the sock thickness and exactly where the hole is and how big your shoes are, you can get a bit more life out of them.
I don’t mend them… If there’s a hole, they go the way of all socks.
What puzzles me if if you mend a hole in a sock, how do you put your foot in?? 
Azz one way to stop putting holes in those socks is to keep your toe nails short 
Re-Pair Of “Holes” in socks.
Is NOT Recommended.
Jethro tried that.
Now he doesn’t W-Air socks.
The Hole to put them on.
Is neatly Sown Up. 
Holey socks become dusters in our house 
Holey socks we keep for the dog.She loves to bury them in the garden.They have to be unwashed though.She’s not interested if they are clean.
Would that be a 3" or a 4" hole?
size is immaterial
I know that, but am asking for a friend.
An internet friend has it happens 
