Swiss Darning: How to Fix a Big Hole // Visible Mending for Your Knits // Sweater Darning

Part 2 of the Swiss Darning tutorial series. This time we are fixing big holes with Swiss Darning.

[agnescleary]

Your videos are by far the best for learning this skill! Clear camera work, concise, detailed narration without a lot of extraneous chit chat. And nice, relaxing music! Thank you!!

[helenmartin]

This is amazing. Over 30 years ago my mother knitted a Thomas the Tank engine jumper for my son. For some reason I lent the jumper to a friend for her toddler and when she returned it many years later she mentioned a stain on the front but that she hadn’t washed it. I think that stain was orange juice and when I washed the jumper the yarn around the fibres around it disintegrated and I’ve been looking at ways of fixing it since. This is a perfect solution. The hole left by the rotted fibres is just above the white steam from the engine stack so I’ve decided to put a grey puff of smoke above it so it shouldn’t look too out of place. Thank you so much for sharing, can’t wait to have a go 🤗. Now I can pass the jumper to my son’s children to share and remember their great grand-mother.

[caughtstitching]

What fun to come across your video. I grew up in Switzerland and had to learn this technique in 1972 at school. Have used this skill ever since to mend my daughters' jumpers and socks and continue doing so with the next generation's stuff. Never would have guessed that it was actually called "Swiss Darning" ;-).

[ZergRadio]

Guy here. When I was a kid in the 70's I remember how my grandmamma use to darn my socks. I was always so amazed.
When I was six years old my next door neighbour she was twelve and she taught me to knit back then. (Just a little.) Though I lost that ability soon after.
I have a few pairs of socks that need some tender loving care. I just need to find out how to throw this laziness into the garbage, so I do not need to purchase more socks hehe.

Wonderful instructional video. I know it is not that difficult, it just needs a bit of time and some patience.

[laurentakeda]

I tried darning from just illustrations and had a tangled mess but after watching your videos I'm making much better progress, thanks!

[kevinorr]

I’m back and I needed to tell you that I refer to your videos each time I make a repair as a refresher. Thank you once again. However, you have not put out a video in some time. I think I’d look forward to an update on how you have improved and what you would change in your mending.

[skylerjessop]

I love the aesthetics of this video! As a beginner knitter, your tutorials are so effective and helpful throughout the process. Thank you!

[Cyndance]

You are SUCH a great teacher!!! I'm simply watching for my own pleasure. I have been asked to mend a sweater cuff, so I will be back. Thank you so much for this, and for the valuable links for the perfect yarns.

[ivyseabreeze]

Your videos are so great. They are easy to follow. Thank you.

[paulajward]

What a fabulous tutorial--so well done. I will come back to this one a lot.

[NataliaNNS]

The diagrams by the stitching were super helpful!

[gvilzavideos]

Thank you for your videos, they are very didactic and helpful. Your voice soothing. Thank you again for making them enjoyable.

[cathyzura]

Thanks! Just fixed a hole in a sweater I hand knit for hubby. He’s very impressed!

[jsmith]

A brilliant video, very clear and good diagrams. Thank you.

[ChelseaVampyre]

You have the best tutorials. I greatly appreciate your channel.

[globalhikingcr]

I really love your tutorials! I’m really pleased you’ve uploaded a new one. I’m not a knitter but I feel that I can now mend almost any stockinet stitch knit garments 🌻

[lesliejohnston]

Well done! Great job explaining and the diagram really helps too.

[paulamendes]

Thank for teaching this great technique! So, one sock done, one to go 🙏 🧦, none to trash, 2 warm feet will be 😂

[amauryy]

Brilliant....just what I was looking for....Thank you so much!

[abgates]

Thanks for the fantastic tutorial. I have a question. Other swiss darning videos I've seen remove the "ladder threads" after the darn is finished. They use a much smaller yarn (or even embroidery or sewing thread), then pick that out at the end. Would you recommend doing that, or would you recommend using the same yarn as the darning yarn and leaving it in? Thank you!