14 years and the socks of Theseus are still going!

Can't get much more of a visible mend than these 😅

54 points glitterandrage

😍😍😍 i love them!

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44 points caffekona

They're gorgeous but I can't say I'd ever recommend this yarn (if it's still sold). Says it has nylon but holes wore into them faster than any other socks I've knit.

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8 points QuietVariety6089

Wonderful mends - shows what attention to picking a good mending yarn weight and just-tight-enough darns can do!

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11 points caffekona

Having the darning yarn the same weight as the yarn I used to knit definitely helps!

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13 points melancholypowerhour

Those socks are truly loved, well done! They look great

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6 points caffekona

Thank you! They're not as comfy as they used to be (darns on darns on darns lead to some lumps haha), but I still love them.

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7 points PickleFlavordPopcorn

Are those jaywalkers??

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2 points caffekona

I don't remember, but maybe!

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1 points backroomgnome

It has to be! Jaywalkers were the super popular sock around that time. I love seeing a pattern I recognize in the wild!

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2 points caffekona

Probably was then! I do remember that I enjoyed the pattern and made it more than once

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0 points moxieknits

I think so too!

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3 points FixSpecific905

Socks!!! I love em gives them a lot of personality I think :)

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2 points EvilGoblinFairy

I'm impressed!

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2 points HomeCat_

Looks amazing! I’ve never done this with socks. Can you feel the different areas on your feet? I’m weird about feeling socks seams, and I’m not sure if I want to try this or if I’ll just hate it immediately.

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2 points aimeudeusfadas

Wear it inside out. All the seams will be out and the smooth part will be in. Even store bought socks seams bother me and I wear them all inside out

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1 points HomeCat_

Pro tip! Thanks!

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1 points caffekona

Oh I can definitely feel it. Thicker in an uneven way for sure, is regular sock seams bother you I don't think you'd enjoy this.

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1 points HomeCat_

Thanks! That wont work for me, I might try it for my husbands socks though.

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1 points Lumpy-Marionberry418

These are beautiful!

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1 points Frostyrepairbug

I love that all the mends still match the socks, at least thematically.

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4 points caffekona

https://preview.redd.it/e612appofm8g1.jpeg?width=2268&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ce5730e13c4bdffb885a7f3cae3679e19273e822

It's hard for them not to, my favorite color of sock yarn is LOUD lol

Edit: these darns also accidentally matched really well too

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1 points niteman555

I was literally thinking about a hypothetical sock of theseus this morning after throwing out an old sock

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