There's a ho-le.... in my stock-ing ..... dear Li-za... dear Li-za...
There's a ho-le.... in my stock-ing ..... dear Li-za, my love...
and it needs fixin'...
It won't be the first time... they have lived with me for years and I have mended them several times now...
I found a window with good light and a comfy seat... a darning needle... some of my own hand-spun natural cream-colored Border Leicester wool ...from strong, long-fibered fleece.... this time it is still on the spool... it is only single ply so I used it double...
... the evidence of earlier mending... also evidence that I had more time then and a more appropriate color... my socks are showing me the patterns of my life...
...that time I used natural brown Suffolk handspun... soft springy fleece...
...this time it was purely for function... not beauty... service... doing what time allowed... and what was needed...
I have a hard time throwing things away... especially things that have served me well and made me feel good... besides just a little wool ... a few stitches... and they will work as well as before...
Almost done.... didn't take long................
All mended... Feels warm and soft... no drafts... back in use...
... looks perfect from this angle... never know I did a thing to them, at all...
......But I forgot how others may feel when they see them... from their direction.... helter-skelter little stitches going this way... and that...
...like a mad man had had his way with my needle...
...But after careful observing by Pirate... they passed the test...
Guess it doesn't bother dogs... seems they just want a warm leg to lean on...