I wore my Very Berry Vanilla Socks to work the other day with a pair of snuggly boots during our first snow this winter season.
I thought the heels felt a little small so I took them off to investigate what I should have done differently….and then I saw it….a dropped stitch laddering it’s way down. See it there? In the pink stripe in the middle of the sock?
Well I pulled out my mending card for this pair and found a darning needle and a crochet hook! I laddered the stitch back up and used a spare piece of yarn to catch it. You can see my spare yarn below before I pulled it tight.
Then I just wove in the ends on the inside and my socks are ready to ride again!
I admit I feel a bit smart for fixing these pair and know exactly where my supplies were. We shall see how this system maintains itself over the years, lol!
Happy Knitting!
My Tangled Yarn Knitting Adventures 
I love the colours in it..
Great save!!!
yes, nice save
Great fix! I didn’t even see the error in the first place!
Bravo! That’s a perfect fix. I would have done it the same way, but I don’t know that I’d have a mending card. Nice that at matches!
*it matches
Ack! I had this happen to a pair of socks a few ago. Glad you caught it and fixed it in time.
I really like your idea of wrapping leftover yarn around a card, then labeling it. That way you know exactly what it is. Great idea!