tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post73543857276352567..comments2024-03-28T20:32:53.031-05:00Comments on Leigh's Fiber Journal: On Sock Heels - A ContemplationLeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-28017117877785871052007-10-01T15:36:00.000-05:002007-10-01T15:36:00.000-05:00Also :-) you may want to try knitting backwards t...Also :-) you may want to try knitting backwards to eliminate purling:<BR/><BR/>http://www.drgirlfriend.com/knittingbackwards.htmlDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05483752128029075112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-74020090798050107702007-10-01T15:25:00.000-05:002007-10-01T15:25:00.000-05:00Have you tried the Sherman heel? It's a form of s...Have you tried the Sherman heel? It's a form of short row heel but has no wraps. It wraps the outermost instep stitches to avoid the "resuming around again gap problem."<BR/><BR/>For heel flaps, your problem might be lessened if you do the slip stitches on the purl side rather than the knit side. When I do a flap heel, I also wrap the outermost instep stitches before I do the flap, then pick up the wraps when I start going round again. For me, that eliminates the gap.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05483752128029075112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-83694375611654664222007-10-01T08:16:00.000-05:002007-10-01T08:16:00.000-05:00I don't really knit socks, I hope to one day learn...I don't really knit socks, I hope to one day learn enough about knitting to do so, here is a blog of a guy knitter that I love and keep up with, now this guy can knit some serious socks heres the link http://criminyjickets.blogspot.com/2007/08/band-heel-generically.html<BR/><BR/>Maybe it will help you out with your heels.<BR/><BR/>;)DEEP END OF THE LOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01010018190905285835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-38088758502568038402007-09-30T14:55:00.000-05:002007-09-30T14:55:00.000-05:00I usually knit heel flaps - in most books they wri...I usually knit heel flaps - in most books they write that to get a perfect heel I am supposed to work as many rows as I have stitches on two of the 4 dpn (european ones consist of 5 needles, 4 for stitches, the 5th for knitting... makes sense because socks are round and not triangular?:) but I am quite obstinate and only knit this number - minus 2 rows, and my heel fits well. maybe it's not so much what is perfect in theory - but what fits your heel perfectly? I always knit the 2nd and 3rd and the two stitches before the last on both sides - makes for easier row counting and looks quite neat too... somehow the short row heels don't seem to fit me so well, that's why I don't usually knit them. I do use smaller needles though for heel and toes.... which makes them last longer or so it seems.Woolly Bitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11961632742998726155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-48274315788160698132007-09-29T19:50:00.000-05:002007-09-29T19:50:00.000-05:00Oh funny. I've never given a second thought to th...Oh funny. I've never given a second thought to the heel flap and have knitted and given away dozens of pairs of socks using it. I know it's not square and I guess I didn't realize it should be. Maybe my heel isn't square, but I've liked all my socks so far and can't wait to knit a pair with TOFUtsies, a yarn that a friend just introduced me to.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06432035940956042729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-83020135258307997072007-09-29T19:35:00.000-05:002007-09-29T19:35:00.000-05:00I never liked heels until I took Charlene Schurch'...I never liked heels until I took Charlene Schurch's sock knitting class - now I love them. She's got some great tips in her book Sensational Knitted Socks... at least for all us top-down-sock kind of gals.Teyanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09715921511245651214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-63729426491810862532007-09-29T13:23:00.000-05:002007-09-29T13:23:00.000-05:00I promised myself that I was going to do short row...I promised myself that I was going to do short row heels during the summer vacation this year...as I do pretty much every summer. But it took me so darned long to get the hang of a good looking, nicely fit, gapless heel flap that I can't seem to go back to the middle of the learning curve again.<BR/><BR/>I guess I'm a flapper!Sheepish Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15564802976550099985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-7107075860202514252007-09-29T13:11:00.000-05:002007-09-29T13:11:00.000-05:00I have to admit I've tried all the styles you ment...I have to admit I've tried all the styles you mentioned and the afterthought and flap are competing for favortie with me. I really like the aesthetic of the afterthought, clean distinct lines and a grafted botton, the ability to put in a section of k1,sl1 where the shoe hits the back of the heel, it is lovely but I have some damn thick ankles and so my boyfriend gets the afterthought and I get the heel flap (much more comfortable for me)... Not much help but I'd suggest giving the afterthought a try (there are several ways to do the ah even!) I love your blog and really appreciate all the beautiful work that you share.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-69522017947748012022007-09-29T11:42:00.000-05:002007-09-29T11:42:00.000-05:00The best ones I have found are the flap heels. You...The best ones I have found are the flap heels. You can find some in Wendy Knits. Go to her free patterns and the generic sock pattern has it. It is done with slip stitches which adds thickness to it. I am in the process of redesigning toes. I do not like the toes out there. Plus I like toe up socks.Laritzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06380883584186444453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-31560986336894789822007-09-29T11:09:00.000-05:002007-09-29T11:09:00.000-05:00When you find it, please let us all know! I am ve...When you find it, please let us all know! <BR/><BR/>I am very susceptible to the problem of gaps, although the heel flap pattern I'm using at the moment seems to be working <I>slightly</I> better for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26055463.post-8923477099729133922007-09-29T10:14:00.000-05:002007-09-29T10:14:00.000-05:00Ah, the perpetual quest for the perfect heel... Yo...Ah, the perpetual quest for the perfect heel... You're not alone!<BR/>I've also tried both styles and debated the pros and cons or each, though in the opposite order - I was a staunch defender of Flap Heels because I felt they fit better and looked neater. I discovered that I like Priscilla Gibson-Robert's <A HREF="http://dlainjackson.pbwiki.com/f/pgrdreamsocks.pdf" REL="nofollow">"Dream Socks"</A>, which uses short rows for the heel (and toe) that leave no gapping and seem to be "deeper," and so fit me better. I'm still searching though...<BR/><BR/>As for the difference in gauge between knit and purl, I have the same problem, and it's very frustrating. I finally bit the bullet and taught myself to knit backwards (rather than purling across the back, one knits backwards across the front) and that evens out the tension somehow. It took some practice, but now it's a handy trick. <BR/>Best of luck working it all out!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214085624017840666noreply@blogger.com