socks!

[firecat]

My third pair of socks, first pair of worsted-weight socks, first pair that didn't follow a specific pattern. I'm getting better, but I still haven't figured out how to get rid of the holes at the edges of the heels where I turn the short rows. Next time I'll try the flap-and-gusset heel

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[surelars]

Yay! Beautiful.

[firecat]

Thanks!

[micheinnz]

Very cool. One day I hope to be brave enough to make socks.

[firecat]

Thanks! They are mostly easier than they are made out to be, IMO, except for this holes in the heel problem.

[annaoj]

Are you using the short row heel pattern from the universal toe-up socks pattern? My tricks for not getting holes at the edges of the heels are these: I use the directions here for the actual heel turns, and then at the end of the heel, I don't do the turn for the final purl row, but instead knit the front of the sock and then pick up the wrapped stitches when I get back to the start of the heel.

Let me know if these make sense! :)

[firecat]

Thanks! I tried various short row heel instructions I found on the web, including one with instructions to knit the front of the sock before the last wrap (I did the heel of one of the socks about three times), but I didn't find the "PSSO the wraps" idea.

Do you also pick up any extra stitches when you start knitting in the round again?

[firecat]

They aren't as hard as people make them out to be, IMO, except for getting rid of the holes in the heels!

[prairierabbit]

Lovely! I am a sock coward, but am starting to ponder a sweater.

[firecat]

Thanks! I find sweaters harder than socks...mainly because I don't have gauge conquered yet, so they always fit differently than I thought they would.