A true Afterthought Heel can be both intimidating and liberating. Cutting into the beautiful sock you’ve just finished knitting to insert a heel is a lot of fun and makes the sock knitting process incredibly potato chippy as you just have to knit a tube READ MORE
Peasant Heels, also known as Forethought Heels or Afterthought heels with scrap yarn, are worked in the same manner as an Afterthought Heel, but with a “safety net” as you are not cutting into your knitted fabric like you would with a true Afterthought Heel. READ MORE
Short Row Heels, also known as Boomerang Heels, are fantastic for knitters who cringe at the thought of picking up stitches for a gusset for a cuff-down sock or increasing stitches in the gusset for toe-up socks. They’re also ideal for those who find traditional READ MORE
DIRECTION NOTES These directions are for magic loop based on 48 [52, 56, 60, 64, 68, 72, 76, 80, 84, 88] stitches, having the stitches divided evenly between the two needles. They can be worked using DPN’s or mini-circulars, being mindful of where your instep READ MORE
