Help with hole in cashmere jumper

[greenwoodentablelegs]

Hey all - how would you go about fixing this hole? Fabric underneath ? Stitching?

It would need darning for a flexible mend.

Due to the position and it being a knit fabric if you try backing with fabric or just sewing it up it will just tear again.

Visible darning is very trendy but personally I wouldn't like it in an armpit.

There are various sellers of matching fine cashmere yarn plus a lot of Youtube videos on darning techniques if you haven't done it before.

Darn, as pp says, as invisibly as possible. I used ordinary darning wool for my cashmere; matching the colour is more important than matching the yarn. At least it will hardly show under the arm.

quite often a hole opens up when only one strand of yarn has broken. You can often link it back together carefuly with matching yarn or even sewing thread for a fine knit jumper. Link into the stitches on each side of the hole like this and pull it gently closed.

I would use a matching or close as possible colour darning thread (wool should be ok, doesn't have to be cashmere), and have a look at some darning tutorials on youtube.

I wouldn't worry too much about how visible it is on an underarm, the most important thing is to catch all the loose stitches so the holes dont open up any more. You will also need a darning needle if you don't already have one. Good luck!

That looks harder than it is, start with where it's laddering and catch the loop where it was starting to ladder and then stitch through. Weave in and out and gently pull and the thread will pull the split together. Keep turning it to check it's closing neatly. You'll likely need to sew the end of the mended bit to the seam with a whip stitch.

Awwww this is so fab. I am terrible at craft but will attempt.