a solution to non-messy short row heels
A couple of days ago, I asked for help with picking up the wraps for short rows. Several people on the Ravelry group Sock Knitters suggested Priscilla Gibson-Roberts’ short rows with yarn over heel. A couple of people from here made similar suggestions. I found her book at my local library, but all it did was confuse me. I couldn’t find any english-style videos for it (though perhaps I didn't look hard enough because of being overwhelmed by the book), and continental videos are (for me) worse than no video at all.
So I was starting to resign myself to the heels of my socks just looking crappy :( But then while surfing my Ravelry friends’ activity page, I discovered my sister had faved the No Wrap Short Row Heel Tutorial Ravelry link non-Ravelry link. Oh my, what a difference to picking up wraps. Not invisible, but MUCH tidier than the mess I was making before.
It’s kind of similar to the YO heel, but it uses variants of M1 to close the gaps instead of the YO. I love the results.
Thanks again to those who offered help to my original plea. sarakate, thank you in particular for the tutorial on SSK. I'm sure it will come in handy when I get to the toe of this sock.
So I was starting to resign myself to the heels of my socks just looking crappy :( But then while surfing my Ravelry friends’ activity page, I discovered my sister had faved the No Wrap Short Row Heel Tutorial Ravelry link non-Ravelry link. Oh my, what a difference to picking up wraps. Not invisible, but MUCH tidier than the mess I was making before.
It’s kind of similar to the YO heel, but it uses variants of M1 to close the gaps instead of the YO. I love the results.
Thanks again to those who offered help to my original plea. sarakate, thank you in particular for the tutorial on SSK. I'm sure it will come in handy when I get to the toe of this sock.