of course, i had no idea how to actually darn, so i went down a youtube rabbit hole.

the list of tutorials:
- [How to DARN a SOCK by 
Last Minute Laura](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5E4iEGLPcc)
- [★How to Darn a Sock by Hand by WonderFil Specialty Threads](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDkMShaLX9c)
- [Needlework by Thérèse de Dillmont](https://www.gutenberg.org/files/20776/20776-h/20776-h.htm)
- [★How to Darn a Sock by Rain Blanken](https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/how-to-darn-a-sock-1106645)
- [★Swiss Darning](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxmCN1DrM1E)

and here's my darning playlist:
- [Ken-Ichiro Isoda 磯田健一郎 – 夢のさざなみ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUCJeEJ21Fw)
- [{Japanese} ~ Power Metal Collection ~ II](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoIjfYGXbsI)
- [Al Green - How Can You Mend A Broken Heart](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0qmJoav5rE)

with tutorials queued up and music playing, i gave it a shot: