So, a pictureless post, again.
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.
Posted by: meezermeowmy | 01/28/2009 at 09:44 AM
I 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.
Posted by: Micki | 01/28/2009 at 10:07 AM
Contact 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.
Posted by: Kris | 01/28/2009 at 01:03 PM
Oh, bad week for socks indeed! Sending you healthy sock thoughts.
Posted by: Chris | 01/28/2009 at 01:10 PM
I have used a light bulb. And a teacup on occasions of desperation.....
Posted by: Carol | 01/28/2009 at 06:20 PM
i bought the 2 i have at antique shops. :)
Posted by: Jen da Purse Ho | 01/29/2009 at 09:40 AM
Purchased at an antique shop for $6
Posted by: JAS | 01/29/2009 at 01:54 PM
I had no idea what a darning egg was; I had to google it... pretty neat
Posted by: Paulah | 03/30/2009 at 08:20 AM
Im with Paulah, I had no idea what it was either. LOL Nice blog BTW :)
Posted by: Busted | 01/30/2010 at 10:49 PM