Short Row

March 16th, 2007

Toe Up or Top Down (Click to enlarge)

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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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One Response to “Short Row”

  1. cyn says:
    March 18, 2007 at 1:56 pm

    Thanks for putting all the sock heel info in one place! I’m bookmarking b/c I always forget exactly how the short row heel goes. I like the speed of the short row, but the look of the flap.

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