Archive for the ‘Heel Compendium’ Category
May 17th, 2007
Top Down (Click to enlarge)
Details: Begin this heel by increasing (the gusset), then following something that is similar to a heel turn, but it is done on half the stitches without a heel flap. Once you’ve returned to the original number of cast-on stitches, continue to in stockinette to the toe.
Advantages: There is no heel flap to be worked, or stitches to be picked up. This isn’t a typical heel that I’ve seen, so it may be difficult to figure out the number of stitches to knit where based upon the instructions.
Disadvantages:This isn’t a typical heel that I’ve seen, so it may be difficult to figure out the number of stitches to knit where based upon the instructions. It also doesn’t seem to hug the heel quite as well as heel flap varieties do.
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April 15th, 2007
Toe Up or Top Down (Click to enlarge)
Details: This isn’t actually a heel pattern type, but a stitch pattern that is used on the back of the heel. It can be used anywhere really, but is often used with many of the heel flap methods. The basics of the stitch pattern involves alternating sl1 and k1, and purling the wrong side rows. It alternates in a way similar to moss stitch, so that you’re slipping a stitch that was knit two rows before it, and vice versa.
Advantages: This stitch pattern adds a lot of padding to the heel, and helps prevent it from wearing away quite as fast. It also looks very nice, and adds a fun detail to the sock. It can also feel more comfortable and padded to the heel.
Disadvantages: It seems to take up more rows to create an inch than normal stockinette stitch. This may require knitting the gusset rows more quickly by not alternating them with a regular knit row. For feet without arches, or wide feet it actually may be better to decrease the gusset stitches more slowly by alternating gusset rows with knit rows, as it creates a more loose arch.
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March 23rd, 2007
Toe Up (Click to enlarge)
Details: This heel is nearly identical to the Heel Flap method, except it creates a more square heel. The difference is mainly in the heel turn after finishing the heel flap, and before picking up your stitches.
Advantages: Among the advantages of the Heel Flap method, some find this heel to fit their foot better. It will likely fit a more deep or pointy heel better.
Disadvantages: The disadvantages to this heel would be nearly identical to those for the Heel Flap.
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March 23rd, 2007
Toe Up (Click to enlarge)
Details: For the round heel you start with a similar beginning as the Short Row heel. First you create a gusset by increasing by an inch or two, then you start the first half of a short-row heel. Instead of going back over your wrapped stitches with more short rows, you knit them (and the wraps). Then what is similar to a gusset is knit, where you knit back and forth over the heel, decreasing every row until the original cast-on stitches remains. I’m not entirely sure I knit this heel properly according to the directions, but you can find a link to those below.
Advantages: There are no picked up stitches, for those that dislike dealing with the heel flaps. This heel doesn’t hug the arch of your foot quite as much as other methods do, which can be good for those with sensitive feet, or little to no arch.
Disadvantages: It doesn’t seem to fit well to a large ankle or a deep heel, as there is a lot of stretching on the top of the ankle.
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March 20th, 2007
Top Down (Click to enlarge)
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.
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March 16th, 2007
Toe Up or Top Down (Click to enlarge)
Details: This heel is knit completely using short row shaping very similar to the short row toe. It is completely symmetrical, and is knit the same way toe up or top down. You start by setting half your stitches aside to work with the other half on the heel. Each row (knit back and forth in stockinette) is subsequently knit 1 stitch less by wrapping and turning the last stitch. Once roughly 2/3 of the stitches are wrapped (1/3 on each side), and 1/3 are knit in the middle, each row following is knit1 stitch more.
Advantages: Once you get the hang of wrap and turn, and picking up the wrapped stitches this method can be very simple. It is also versatile as it works well with toe up and top down socks. It is quickly knit and fairly simple to remember. This style of heel fits well to feet that are flat, or wider around.
Disadvantages: If you don’t pick up the wrap with the stitches properly you can get holes in the sides, or things can look messy. Also, this style isn’t quite as fitted to an arched foot. I tend to notice a bit more stretching in the knit over the top of the ankle, which could possibly be solved by knitting a gusset increase before and decrease after.
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March 16th, 2007
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Toe Up (Click to enlarge)
Details: Generally with this style of heel you separate a number of stitches and begin knitting flat back and forth to create a flap. Then you pick up the stitches on the sides of the flap, and knit all three sides of the flap (the picked up sides, and the top), and the remaining stitches that were set aside to continue knitting around. Finally, a decreasing gusset is knit to bring you back to the original number of stitches.
Advantages: The gusset of this heel tends to fit well to feet with a noticeable arch. I find this heel is more suited naturally to the shape of a foot, unless of course you have wide or flat feet. If such is the case, then you may want to decrease fewer stitches on the gusset, or rspan class=”s-compendium”ove it entirely.
Disadvantages: The construction of the heel can be a bit complicated, and there are more steps to rspan class=”s-compendium”span class=”s-compendium”ber than some heels. Also, some people get very loose stitches on the picked up stitches (especially when they aren’t knit twisted), which can create a row of small holes on each side.
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Entry: Quietly Knitting
Author: Hishandmaid
Time: February 27, 2010, 10:57 am
Comment: Very adorable!
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