I have gotten so frustrated with this heel. I am unhappy with the heel I found and decided to work a different heel– a short row heel. But I have found little in the way of complete instructions. The info i have found has pretty much been patterns, generic patterns and “plug your numbers in and spit out a pattern”. I want more. Maybe I want to offer more. “There is nothing new under the sun”, all the information I- or you – need is out there. So, I am going to try to compile the information in one place regarding different types of heels and toes – crediting the sources.
Here is where my first search took me…
www.woolworks.org/sockheels.html I headed right for the short row heel, “his heel can look the most like commercially-made socks. It is knitted while knitting the sock”- as I think this is my chosen style. I will be trying out this heel tonight and/or tomorrow and will of course post on how that is progressing!
(as a side note, check out www.socknitters.com/FAQ/FAQ_where.htm
and scroll down to the question regarding foot measurements for different size socks. even if the person you are knitting for is right beside you and you can try them on row by row, it’s always helpful to have this info because it’s nice to be able to compare with set sizes.
I have found a really magnificent table to pair up stitch count with heel types – this is at first glance, I am going to take some time and really look this this over and work it myself and give a further prognosis!!
www.socknitters.com/Tips/heels_by_the_number.htm
www.squidoo.com/knitwerk
If you scroll down a bit on this site, you will find it’s devoted to (ta-daaaa) short row heels and tutorials on them. I will definitely be researching this one in depth.
That’s all the sites for now. I am compiling info now to help me compile not just what this is or how to do it, but I am hoping to offer what this heel/toe is, how it’s worked, and how to work it on different stitch counts as well as the pros/cons of each.
As always, stay tuned and watch what is happening…
