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| Frayed Sweater Cuff |
One of my hand knit wool sweaters had a frayed cuff on one of the sleeves. It also had a small hole, further up on the same sleeve:
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| Small Hole on Sweater Sleeve |
I had just enough of the grey wool leftover to mend the hole, although I didn't do the neatest of repairs:
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| Mended Hole |
But, I didn't have enough leftover wool to mend the cuff, so I improvised:
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| Visible Mending |
I took some black yarn and sewed a row of blanket stitches around the cuff that was fraying and the other cuff, too. The blanket stitching will prevent any further fraying.
On Tuesday morning, my daughter had her follow up appointment with the podiatrist. She required another injection as she seems to have an inflammation in her plantar fascia, as well. She was also recommended to have her foot scanned and be fitted for a more supportive shoe than the one she is currently wearing, so, we will schedule that, next. She has an appointment for physical therapy and a follow up visit.
She took time off from work to attend the doctor's appointment, but, worked after we came back. While she was working, I mended my grey sweater.
I also brought in the emptied trash bins, looked through the grocery ads for the week (new ad prices go into effect on Wednesday), washed my bed sheets and remade my bed, started reading my library book, watched a few gardening videos, and cooked a pot of rice for dinner. Lunch was pot roast sandwiches; dinner was rice and leftover sausage stir fry and leftover sauteed green beans.
On Tuesday, I was grateful for:
- Access to medical care for my daughter
- Her foot is healing, although very slowly
- A safe drive to the clinic and back
- Free parking at the clinic
- Weekly trash collections
- Her foot is healing, although very slowly
- A safe drive to the clinic and back
- Free parking at the clinic
- Weekly trash collections
My joyful activity on Tuesday was watching a video with my daughter.
Plans for Wednesday include tending to the garden with M (although, there is a chance of rain in the forecast for Wednesday), some tidying up in the family room, and some paperwork.
How was your Tuesday? What are your plans for Wednesday?
I love your black trimmed cuff!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Angela. I am wearing the sweater, today, and I like how it looks. :)
DeleteHopefully, the further treatments on you daughter's food will finally get her back to normal. She certainly has had a time with it. I like the cuff mending you did on the sleeves. The contrasting color looks good. You should consider that for your new ones, too.
ReplyDeleteThank you, June; my daughter says her foot feels a lot better, today.
DeleteI'm wearing my mended sweater, today, and I keep looking at the trimming on the cuffs. I like how it turned out. :)
Your blanket stitch works well. I have a lightweight cotton cardigan that is starting to fray on one cuff. It needs fine yarn or even just thread, and I think using blanket stitch on both cuffs after a little fine stitching on the frayed part, might work well to preserve them. Blanket stitch will hide the mending.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Bushlady. I'm sure if you mend the frayed part of your cardigan and blanket stitch both cuffs, it will not only hide the mending but, also, keep the rest of the cuff from fraying.
DeleteThe mending on the cuffs is now a design feature.
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed that things improve for your daughter and her foot heals well.
Thank you, Lyssa; yes, it's now a design feature! :D
DeleteMy daughter says her foot feels a lot better, today; hopefully, that will continue. Thank you for keeping your fingers crossed for her. :)
Well done on the mending! Did you do the other side to match?
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Thank you, Lady Ella. Yes, I did (as you found out! :D)
DeleteI think it's awesome that you made those mends! I am always so sad I didn't learn to sew or knit. I had sewing lessons in my home economics class, but I just couldn't get the hang of it. I always admire and appreciate people who can! I sure hope your daughter's foot continues to heal. Hopefully the new shoes will help with the comfort aspect of that.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mandy. It's not too late to learn to sew and there are many videos and tutorials online.
DeleteThank you; my daughter says her foot feels a lot better, today, after the injection.
Ignore my earlier comment ; I've found the answer.
ReplyDeleteElla
Too late! I already published the earlier comment! But, yes, I stitched both sleeve cuffs to match. :)
DeleteGreat mending! Certainly better than getting rid of it.
ReplyDeleteI hope you daughter feels better soon. Hopefully the fitted support will help
Thank you, Sharon. I generally try to repair the sweaters I knit myself.
DeleteDaughter said her foot feel a lot better, today. Yes, the fitted shoes should help.
As someone who suffered from Plantar Fasciitis I recommend highly KURU shoes. Very supportive, at the end of the day I take my shoes off and do not have to remember pain from that day it's always when I have those on. Merrell shoes are second choice.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lisa, for the shoe recommendations. It's good to know from someone who has tried on these shoes. The podiatrist also recommended a couple of brands of shoes, but, I will let daughter know of the brands you've recommended, too. :)
DeleteYour mending looks very good (especially the cuffs which look as if the trim was always meant to be there). Mending is such a rewarding thing to do.
ReplyDeleteOh gosh. Your daughter has really been through it with her foot injury! I do feel for her and hope she will find some comfort soon.
Thank you, Debra. I'm pleased with the mending on the cuffs (although, my blanket stitches are not that evenly spaced! LOL.)
DeleteYes, my poor daughter is quite fed up with her foot injury! But, hopefully, it will heal well, soon.
I just adore how you've mended that sweater, Bless. What a clever solution.
ReplyDeleteAnd I do hope that your daughter gets some relief from her sore foot very soon. My problem was quite different, but I can sympathise with just how debilitating and limiting that experiencing this sort of pain can be. Thankfully, mine has been okay since the injection. Xx
Thank you, Jules. I'm pleased with how the mending turned out. :)
DeleteAnd thank you, again, for your well wishes for my daughter. I'm glad your foot has been okay since your injection.