I Hate Short Row Heels!
February 2nd, 2007
I’m almost done with Corey’s first sock of the new pair, just had him try it on, and realized I hate the short row heel. I should have gone with my gut instinct, and tried a different technique that would be new to me. The only reason the short row heel isn’t new to me, is because I’m familiar with the short row toe and they’re nearly identical.
The problems – It is way too tight around the heel and the bottom of the ankle front. There is way too much tension on the sides of his heels to make me happy. It doesn’t look like it will be good for wear, and it just doesn’t seem to fit as well. Corey says it feels fine, but I hate it. I could rip back and start increasing before doing the heel, but that just doesn’t seem like it’ll look right. I’m also not too pleased with the way the finished heel looks in general.
I’ve done short row heels a couple times and I think they’re only so-so. I have definitely heard others complain that short row heels don’t really fit them!
If it were me, I’d probably be tempted to write them off and just let it be a “learning experience”, but since it’s really nice yarn…I don’t know, tough call.
Sorry to hear the short-row heel was a disappointment. As a fan of them myself, I know they can work for some people…maybe if you changed the depth of the heel doing more wraps) or the number of stitches over which the heel is knit? Or just find a totally different method that works better for you, of course!