The time of the year to darn socks.
By marguicha
@marguicha (223132)
Chile
March 29, 2023 9:12pm CST
Yes, mylotters. Exactly like you are reading, I am starting to darn socks.
In the year of 2023, there´s still someone who darns socks instead of throwing them away and get others.
Yet it is easy to explain. The socks I´m darning are hand knitted with alpaca wool by the aymara natives of the Andes. They don´t have any border that will hurt my legs and they are extremely warm.
But I bought them 20 years ago and I have been wearing them every night during the winter for the past 20 years. And when I want to pee in the middle of the night, I get up asleep and walk to the bathroom with my socks on, no slippers. So, every year, when the nights get colder, I take a big darning needdle and some alpaca wool that my mother gave me once, many years ago.
I have tried to look for the smae socks to buy. As the wool my mom gave me is not the color of the socks, they are hideous. 
But I should not call them hideous really. They are the warmest socks in the world. Even a queen would envy them
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I don´t want holes in the socks as the floor is cold. Don´t you think that it is worth it? I have 3 pairs and I love them.
I found the picture online but mine were very similar when they were new
In the year of 2023, there´s still someone who darns socks instead of throwing them away and get others.
Yet it is easy to explain. The socks I´m darning are hand knitted with alpaca wool by the aymara natives of the Andes. They don´t have any border that will hurt my legs and they are extremely warm.
But I bought them 20 years ago and I have been wearing them every night during the winter for the past 20 years. And when I want to pee in the middle of the night, I get up asleep and walk to the bathroom with my socks on, no slippers. So, every year, when the nights get colder, I take a big darning needdle and some alpaca wool that my mother gave me once, many years ago.
I have tried to look for the smae socks to buy. As the wool my mom gave me is not the color of the socks, they are hideous. But I should not call them hideous really. They are the warmest socks in the world. Even a queen would envy them.
I don´t want holes in the socks as the floor is cold. Don´t you think that it is worth it? I have 3 pairs and I love them.
I found the picture online but mine were very similar when they were new13 people like this
13 responses
@marguicha (223132)
• Chile
30 Mar 23
This alpaca wool is the most wonderful wool there is. It is soft yet so warm.
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@marguicha (223132)
• Chile
30 Mar 23
@velvet53 I checked online when I wanted a picture and there is a place and they will send it to the US. The shipping might be expensive though.
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@velvet53 (22534)
• Palisade, Colorado
30 Mar 23
@marguicha Yes it is but I cant find any of it here.
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
30 Mar 23
As long as they keep your feet warm, it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks about them. 
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@marguicha (223132)
• Chile
31 Mar 23
I wash these socks by hand with cold water. I don´t mind if they have seen better days.
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@marguicha (223132)
• Chile
1 Apr 23
@LadyDuck Not even if the washing machine says so. I wash some old pure wool sweaters that my mom knitt by hand.
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@LadyDuck (471490)
• Switzerland
31 Mar 23
@marguicha - Pure wool in the washing machine is never a good idea.
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@wolfgirl569 (106436)
• Marion, Ohio
30 Mar 23
It could be worth it. The socks I have are not worth saving
I just looked and can find alpaca wool socks on Amazon if you want to check there
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@marguicha (223132)
• Chile
31 Mar 23
There are alpaca socks there but not at the price I bought them many years ago. I had gone to the far north and there was a tour to the highest lake there. In the middle of the trip there were Aymara natives selling socks and gloves that they had knitted with the wool of their own alpacas. They were very inexpensive.
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@marguicha (223132)
• Chile
1 Apr 23
@wolfgirl569 Amazon with make its own profit. I don´t think that any of that goes to the natives.
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@wolfgirl569 (106436)
• Marion, Ohio
31 Mar 23
@marguicha I seen they were high.
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@MarieCoyle (37610)
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30 Mar 23
Both my grandmothers darned socks, and I learned as a child. I usually wear socks of wool in the winter and they are very pricey. Worth darning, for sure. Of course, eventually they do wear thin, but it takes years. It's not hard to darn socks, and people throw way, way too much away, anyway.
I used to work with a gal that tossed out clothing if a button fell off! Seriously, sew it back on! I even made my boys know how to sew on a button when they left home--and there was a time or two that they had to do that.
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@marguicha (223132)
• Chile
1 Apr 23
@MarieCoyle I have even shared buttons with my children many times. And I don´t have threads of many colors because my own daughters have taken them away little by little.
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@marguicha (223132)
• Chile
31 Mar 23
I totally agree with you! I have had to change all the buttons in an old blouse that had "old" buttons but the blouse was perfectly fine
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@MarieCoyle (37610)
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31 Mar 23
@marguicha
Often, I am simply amazed at the waste people create out of pure laziness. I've done the same. My grandmother's old button collection I have here has come in very handy many, many times.
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@Laurakemunto (12862)
• Kenya
30 Mar 23
Here it's so cold that I had to wear socks. I used to roll over my bed every night due to cold feet. The pairs are so cute!
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@marguicha (223132)
• Chile
31 Mar 23
The socks I have are the only ones that won´t hurt my legs as they are not tight.
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@marguicha (223132)
• Chile
1 Apr 23
@Laurakemunto At least for me. And it has been so all the time.
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@Laurakemunto (12862)
• Kenya
1 Apr 23
@marguicha comfort plays a great role in everything we wear.
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@Jenaisle (14078)
• Philippines
30 Mar 23
Well, if they can be darned then do it. I only throw things when they are really unfixable. . I can save money too when I do that. One more thing, your socks mean a lot to you, so you do you. Don't be bothered with what others say, as long as you're not harming anyone. Take care.
. I can save money too when I do that. One more thing, your socks mean a lot to you, so you do you. Don't be bothered with what others say, as long as you're not harming anyone. Take care.2 people like this
@Jenaisle (14078)
• Philippines
31 Mar 23
@marguicha Yes, comfort should come first. Take care.
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@marguicha (223132)
• Chile
31 Mar 23
These are the only socks that don´t hurt my feet so they are priceless. But I never darned my husband´s socks and they were very expensive. He would not have worn them because, as he was a pro soccer player, he took great care of his feet.
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@RebeccasFarm (89870)
• Arvada, Colorado
30 Mar 23
Don't you know, I would never throw those most lovely valuable socks away?
If I had those kind, I would also darn them..I love alpaca
You are darning with the wool your Mom gave you? Oh my that is so precious Marguicha!!
You are darning with the wool your Mom gave you? Oh my that is so precious Marguicha!!1 person likes this
@marguicha (223132)
• Chile
30 Mar 23
My mother knitted all her sweaters and she always bought the very best wool. She gave me the scraps to darn my socks.
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@marguicha (223132)
• Chile
30 Mar 23
That was wise And the important thing was that they got mended.
And the important thing was that they got mended.2 people like this
@LindaOHio (178869)
• United States
18 Apr 23
I don't blame you for wanting to keep your socks in repair. I haven't darned socks in decades.
@marguicha (223132)
• Chile
31 Mar 23
When my husband was alive, I had to buy the most expensive socks for him as he was then a pro soccer player and took great care of his socks and shoes. He was not picky about the rest of his clothes though.
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@Adie04 (17360)
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2 Apr 23
@marguicha He was a great husband and father. May we see him again in Heaven. Amen.
@marguicha (223132)
• Chile
31 Mar 23
I need them. I never cared to darn my husband´s socks. And he would not have worn them.
