Many years ago I was experimenting with different afterthought heels and came up with (or found on the internet) a hat top heel. Can’t seem to find my notes or original internet link, but it’s an afterthought heel that is made with 6 or 8 decreases per round (probably every other round) until you get to a minimal amount of stitches that can be grafted or or just cinched up like the top of a hat. Happy knitting! Love all your episodes!
That’s an interesting approach to an afterthought heel! Do you recall how it felt on your foot compared to one that just has the decreases on the sides? Thanks for sharing!
@@EdibleThoughtsMakes I still have them! They wear just like any of my other socks (It has 8 decreases, I just checked.) it looks really cool, like a true bullseye! I ultimately moved on with other heel constructions because I decided I hated to pick up stitches 😂!
Great to know! I feel like for me, the stripes in the tube made it a lot easier to pick up sts without worrying about getting off that round below or above. Thanks for the follow-up!!
Thank you! Hope you get a chance to give it a go. I don't see sock tubes around very much and just happened to see Chantel carry the sample tubes during a sale update in December 2024 so I thought it was time to give it a try!!
I think I've seen patterns from Purl Soho that are cabled leg warmers and ribbed leg warmers - they're lovely patterns! These tubes would be PERFECT for quick-to-knit stockinette leg warmers because all I would need to do is knit four cuffs after dividing into four tubes! BUT if someone wanted to re-knit from the tube completely, a textured leg warmer could look really fun in self-striping yarn for sure!
I knitted leg warmers for my mother about 15 years ago. Nothing fancy, just stockinette stitch. She was quite petite, and those leg warmers now fit me as arm warmers. I found the pattern in a wonderful book titled "Weekend Knitting" by Melanie Falick. I ended up ordering the merino wool yarn featured in the pattern from a sheep farm in Pennsylvania (also mentioned in the book). I enjoyed this video about sock tube knitting, and it's probably a quick way to learn the more challenging areas like the heel and toe. Those Classic Cable Leg Warmers featured in a recent Purl Soho email are lovely. I already have 2 skeins of Hedgerow in the fuchsia color, so I plan to knit those warmers.
Hello Stephanie. Since a few month, I've got a 3D printed CSM from Canada. At the moment I knit the most socks from a Sock-Tube. I have to learn, how to do toes and heels at the CSM. But it's okay for the moment. I have 4 Kids and friends, how love to get socks from me. The only problem I have with the afterthout heel is, that I don't have enouph space for my instep (I Hope, that is the right word. In German we call ist "Spann/Fußspann".😅) For me it ist the most praktikal method to knit so many socks.
How fun!! What I've read is to knit more rounds before starting the decreases to get more fabric for a higher instep. A quick googling of "how to knit a cut in heel for a higher instep" leads to a few resources that may be helpful: ruclips.net/video/1GWB-wGDg4s/видео.html www.hardybarn.co.uk/afterthought-heels/
Yay! Excited to learn from your experience Stephanie! Thanks for sharing! ❤
Thank you for watching YeJi!😊
So fun! I've seen tubes for sale, or even cranking services as an option, but never tried it myself.❤
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Many years ago I was experimenting with different afterthought heels and came up with (or found on the internet) a hat top heel. Can’t seem to find my notes or original internet link, but it’s an afterthought heel that is made with 6 or 8 decreases per round (probably every other round) until you get to a minimal amount of stitches that can be grafted or or just cinched up like the top of a hat. Happy knitting! Love all your episodes!
That’s an interesting approach to an afterthought heel! Do you recall how it felt on your foot compared to one that just has the decreases on the sides? Thanks for sharing!
@@EdibleThoughtsMakes I still have them! They wear just like any of my other socks (It has 8 decreases, I just checked.) it looks really cool, like a true bullseye! I ultimately moved on with other heel constructions because I decided I hated to pick up stitches 😂!
Great to know! I feel like for me, the stripes in the tube made it a lot easier to pick up sts without worrying about getting off that round below or above. Thanks for the follow-up!!
Love your socks Stephanie I haven’t used a sock tube but would love to try it one day 😊😊😊
Thank you! Hope you get a chance to give it a go. I don't see sock tubes around very much and just happened to see Chantel carry the sample tubes during a sale update in December 2024 so I thought it was time to give it a try!!
@ I’m so glad you did and I am definitely going to look around for them too
I saw the Purl Soho leg warmer pattern and thought of you😁💗💗
I think I've seen patterns from Purl Soho that are cabled leg warmers and ribbed leg warmers - they're lovely patterns! These tubes would be PERFECT for quick-to-knit stockinette leg warmers because all I would need to do is knit four cuffs after dividing into four tubes! BUT if someone wanted to re-knit from the tube completely, a textured leg warmer could look really fun in self-striping yarn for sure!
I knitted leg warmers for my mother about 15 years ago. Nothing fancy, just stockinette stitch. She was quite petite, and those leg warmers now fit me as arm warmers. I found the pattern in a wonderful book titled "Weekend Knitting" by Melanie Falick. I ended up ordering the merino wool yarn featured in the pattern from a sheep farm in Pennsylvania (also mentioned in the book).
I enjoyed this video about sock tube knitting, and it's probably a quick way to learn the more challenging areas like the heel and toe.
Those Classic Cable Leg Warmers featured in a recent Purl Soho email are lovely. I already have 2 skeins of Hedgerow in the fuchsia color, so I plan to knit those warmers.
Fun!
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Hello Stephanie. Since a few month, I've got a 3D printed CSM from Canada. At the moment I knit the most socks from a Sock-Tube. I have to learn, how to do toes and heels at the CSM. But it's okay for the moment. I have 4 Kids and friends, how love to get socks from me. The only problem I have with the afterthout heel is, that I don't have enouph space for my instep (I Hope, that is the right word. In German we call ist "Spann/Fußspann".😅)
For me it ist the most praktikal method to knit so many socks.
How fun!! What I've read is to knit more rounds before starting the decreases to get more fabric for a higher instep. A quick googling of "how to knit a cut in heel for a higher instep" leads to a few resources that may be helpful:
ruclips.net/video/1GWB-wGDg4s/видео.html
www.hardybarn.co.uk/afterthought-heels/
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