Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Oh Such a Heel

 Nope!  Haven’t gotten to the short socks yet.  Wanted finish this pair first.  So, I’m knitting along and it’s time to turn the Heel.  My brain thinks. “This could be a good time to try a different heel instead of the one I’ve always knitted.  Let’s investigate—or this could be my way of procrastination!!  

Inside is always purl

Always knit heel flap—k1, s1 across
Then turn heel—
Neat huh? 
Here is where it gets messy.  How many heels are there??
According to Curls and Q 
This a short list!  Holy Moly!!

Cuff Down

  1. French (aka Round Heel) – tutorial at KnitPicks
  2. Dutch (aka Square Heel) – tutorial at KnitPicks
  3. *Taffy/Welsh – In Finnish, includes other heels. Translate in Google.
  4. Welsh Heel – In English
  5. Band (aka German Strap Heel)
  6. Handkerchief Heel (aka V Heel) –
  7. Gusset Heel – For Dummies
  8. Half Handkerchief
  9. Fish Lips Kiss Heels – by SoxTherapist
  10. Balbriggan – instructions at Liberty’s Yarn
  11. Double-stitch Short Row – Tess Knits
  12. Sherman Heel – Hipknitism
  13. Fleegle Heel Video Link
  14. Double Gusset Heel – Turtlegirl’s Bloggy Thing
  15. Strong Heel – Aaron Clark’s Easier socks with the Strong Heel developed by Gerdine Crawford-Strong, pdf
  16. OMG Heel – Megan Williams
  17. German Short Row aka Boomerang Heel – Suzanne Bryan

Toe Up

  1. French
  2. Dutch
  3. Round
  4. Reverse Dutch
  5. Heel Shaped common heel – part of the Vanilla Sock pattern
  6. Eye of Partridge – part of the Vanilla Sock pattern
  7. Gusset Heel – Toe Up – Maia Spins
  8. Turkish Heel – Crystal Socklet Heel – Lynn DT Hershberger aka ColorJoy
  9. Fish Lips Kiss Heels – by SoxTherapist
  10. Fleegle Heel – also a cuff down version, Fleegle Heel video link
  11. Seam Free Rounded Toe-up Sock – Lynn Ashton
  12. Sherman – Cabezalana
  13. Double Stitches Heel – No wrapping, Heidi Bears
  14. OMG Heel – Megan Williams
  15. Sling Heel – Staci Perry
How much time did I want to investigate different heels? Answer—NADA!  For this pair, I’m doing my style, which is called “French style”.  Next pair—maybe, I’ll try V style….back to knitting!

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