help, oh help

[izzy]

i finished this scarf exactly a week ago, and i've been wearing it almost every day since. this morning i discovered a HOLE in it where no hole should be! it looks like the yarn just broke. if anyone has any tips for fixing it, i would be terribly grateful.



i have some similar weight and color yarn, but none of the original stuff (there was only like a foot of it left anyway). also i don't know why the image is on its side. it's right side up on flickr. sigh.

Comments

[indeliblesasha]

Can you tie off the broken ends, and then weave the hole closed the same way you would weave in the ends? Like this: http://knitty.com/ISSUEfall04/FEATfall04TT.html

That's what I do to fix holes from tension issues in armholes and such. That's all I know how to do, Hopefully someone else will have an idea, good luck!

[sholio]

I always fix holes in knitted stuff (gloves, etc) by darning it:

http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2009/03/darn_it.html
http://www.hjsstudio.com/darn.html

But the patch does show, especially if it's not quite the same color yarn. The second link shows how to fake a knit stitch when you're darning, which looks better but is something I've never tried (I just weave straight across), so I don't know how difficult it is.

[geeksdoitbetter]

oh!

such empathy!

i say, darn the hole as suggested, but use a kick ass contrasting color

take the opportunity to make a special patch

[izzy]

i actually ended up fixing it as best i could with the similar yarn. it's my very first lace project, and i was totally heartbroken, so i wanted to hide it as well as possible.

[geeksdoitbetter]

go you!

i'm so pleased to hear you were able to fix it

[moonbathe_skin]

It looks small enough to stich closed with a darning needle and original yarn. It won't show!