Darn it!

I’m sad because one of my River Rapids socks has a hole in it.

This is definitely due to wear and not due to moths, which I’m sure of for two reasons.

First off, these socks just aren’t dense enough. I really should have used US0s (which is now my default for socks) or maybe even US00s. But I knit these before I knew much better. So these aren’t as hard-wearing as most of my other socks, and I’ve always had pilling issues and like with these anyway, especially on the soles.

The second reason is that I check for moths regularly, as a preventative measure – and so far, I’ve found no sign of them. I also “quarantine” new yarn acquisitions for awhile.

So yeah, I blame wear.

I’m planning on darning this, but the rest of the sole is still going to wear out sooner rather than later, I’m afraid. Which makes me sad because I quite like these socks, despite the too-loose gauge.

Oh well. On the plus side, this is after two years of moderate use. So, not too shabby. In fact, I think these have lasted longer than they should have! So I can’t complain too much, I guess.