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Posted by Laura J on February 16, 2007, 2:50 pm
My daughter's longies have developed a huge hole in the crotch. It isn't a
stretch-hole it is like the yarn actually broke (please please please don't
tell me I have moths!). With knit items I would know how to pick up stitches
or graft the hole together but I am clueless when it comes to repairs in
crochet. Does anyone have any advice for me?
Thanks!
LauraJ
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Posted by Mirjam Bruck-Cohen on February 16, 2007, 4:18 pm
If you have the matching thread , unravel a bit and start some new
stitches ,,, than anchor it with some sewing thread ,,,
mirjam
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>My daughter's longies have developed a huge hole in the crotch. It isn't a
>stretch-hole it is like the yarn actually broke (please please please don't
>tell me I have moths!). With knit items I would know how to pick up stitches
>or graft the hole together but I am clueless when it comes to repairs in
>crochet. Does anyone have any advice for me?
>Thanks!
>LauraJ
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Posted by Richard Eney on February 16, 2007, 7:51 pm
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>LauraJ wrote
>>My daughter's longies have developed a huge hole in the crotch. It isn't a
>>stretch-hole it is like the yarn actually broke (please please please don't
>>tell me I have moths!). With knit items I would know how to pick up stitches
>>or graft the hole together but I am clueless when it comes to repairs in
>>crochet. Does anyone have any advice for me?
>If you have the matching thread , unravel a bit and start some new
>stitches ,,, than anchor it with some sewing thread ,,,
First: find the last loop of the crochet where it's been raveling, and
anchor it (with a stitch holder or something). Look for other weak
spots. It isn't necessarily moths or carpet beetles, it might just
be stress on the yarn. Once you're reasonably sure you've got solid
material, fasten in the new yarn and crochet to fill the hole.
I would probably also add a row or two more than was there originally,
just to be sure there's no extra stress there.
When you get to where you want to fasten it to the other edge (where
in knitting you might kitchener it), you may want to work from inside.
Connect it with slipstitch (chain stitch) crochet (UK single crochet)
so the seam is as unobtrusive as possible.
=Tamar
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Posted by Laura J on February 21, 2007, 8:02 pm
Thank you, Tamar! Your post was quite helpful and brought up a couple of
things I hadn't thought of. I made these pants big enough to grow with her
a little while but apparently they needed a little more room in the legs.
Thanks!
Laura
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>>LauraJ wrote
>>>My daughter's longies have developed a huge hole in the crotch. It isn't
>>>a
>>>stretch-hole it is like the yarn actually broke (please please please
>>>don't
>>>tell me I have moths!). With knit items I would know how to pick up
>>>stitches
>>>or graft the hole together but I am clueless when it comes to repairs in
>>>crochet. Does anyone have any advice for me?
>>If you have the matching thread , unravel a bit and start some new
>>stitches ,,, than anchor it with some sewing thread ,,,
> First: find the last loop of the crochet where it's been raveling, and
> anchor it (with a stitch holder or something). Look for other weak
> spots. It isn't necessarily moths or carpet beetles, it might just
> be stress on the yarn. Once you're reasonably sure you've got solid
> material, fasten in the new yarn and crochet to fill the hole.
> I would probably also add a row or two more than was there originally,
> just to be sure there's no extra stress there.
> When you get to where you want to fasten it to the other edge (where
> in knitting you might kitchener it), you may want to work from inside.
> Connect it with slipstitch (chain stitch) crochet (UK single crochet)
> so the seam is as unobtrusive as possible.
> =Tamar
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Posted by Laura J on February 21, 2007, 8:02 pm
Thank you, Mirjam. I appreciate your reply! The pants are all fixed up and
soaking in their nice wool wash as I type...
LauraJ
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> If you have the matching thread , unravel a bit and start some new
> stitches ,,, than anchor it with some sewing thread ,,,
> mirjam
>>My daughter's longies have developed a huge hole in the crotch. It isn't
>>a
>>stretch-hole it is like the yarn actually broke (please please please
>>don't
>>tell me I have moths!). With knit items I would know how to pick up
>>stitches
>>or graft the hole together but I am clueless when it comes to repairs in
>>crochet. Does anyone have any advice for me?
>>Thanks!
>>LauraJ
>
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>stretch-hole it is like the yarn actually broke (please please please don't
>tell me I have moths!). With knit items I would know how to pick up stitches
>or graft the hole together but I am clueless when it comes to repairs in
>crochet. Does anyone have any advice for me?
>Thanks!
>LauraJ