Band Heel

March 20th, 2007

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Details: This technique has no gusset, and takes up a smaller part of the sock than the Heel Flap or Dutch Heel. You start with a slightly shorter heel flap, then work a few decreasing rows, and pick up your stitches on the side. Once the stitches are picked up you will have the same number of stitches that you cast-on on the needles. This is so that you don’t have to decrease to create a gusset.

Advantages: This type of heel will fit narrow heels very well, and doesn’t take as much time to knit as some heels do. It also forms to your heel a bit better than the short row heel does, which is also a quickly knit method. There are some short rows involved, but you don’t have to worry about picking up the wraps when knitting over them.

Disadvantages: Figuring out the math to determine how many rows of each section you need to do can be a bit difficult. You need to work things out before you start so that you know you will end up with the cast-on number of stitches when you move on to the foot. This heel may also not be quite as fitted to the arch of your foot as one with a gusset.

Learn How

• NanKnits – Band Heel Tutorial

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