Knitting Tutorial - Sling Heel Socks
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- Опубликовано: 18 окт 2024
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The pattern includes instructions for both DK/Sport weight yarn, and sock (fingering) weight yarn. The socks are made to fit any woman's shoe size, average width.
Information about the yarns I used in my socks are on my website:
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Does anyone else find it oddly soothing watching Staci knit?? Love all these videos!
newinglands I agree, it’s so relaxing. I wouldn’t mind just sitting and watching her knit an entire pair of socks or a large blanket. Her voice is soothing as well.
newinglands totally!
Totally. So relaxing and somehow empowering, I feel like I can do anything after watching her instuctions!
I have been knitting for 50 years and never did a bind off like you showed. Oh so clever. It looks so easy and I love the stretch. Lately I have been using a larger needle for the bind off, but no more. I am going to use your method. Thanks.
Karen Soltero It totally works Karen.
Staci, I have been watching your videos for a few years now and I just admire you so much. You have taught me so many things and it's thanks to your teaching style. Your instructions are always so clear and your stitching is flawless. You're a great inspiration :) and honestly you always have the best nails!!
Staci, I have watched HUNDREDS of knitting videos and I find yours are the best. Thanks for all the help over the last few years.
This is just magic! Love this pattern, makes knitting sock so much easier. Thank you Staci for yet another brilliant video!
I can so relate... "I think I said all the words!"
Thank you for your wonderful tutorials.
So So excited, I have been looking for a sock pattern for my husband that fits around the ankle better. German short rows and a sling heel, I think this is what I am looking for. Thank you for your entertaining and educational videos. Can't wait to try these!
After a couple of practice runs...I'm ready to start them...I'm going to love this technique! I love knitting socks!
Staci, my knitting superhero! Thank you for another great video and for sharing your innovative sling heel! I can't wait to try these.
Always a fan but Miss Stacy you demonstrated the toe and bind off. The topic was the newly created heel without so much as an show and tell of the heel construction. I know the pattern is a purchase with instructions but I'm a visual learner. Still a fan and a customer!
Thank you for the note, Paul - I promise you, if I had demonstrated the techniques used in the heel, you would have been bored with the video. The techniques used are identical to those used in the toe! Just follow the row-by-row instructions in the pattern, it's all there, and you can always drop me a note if you have any questions! :) I always answer right away, but I doubt you'll have questions!
In the video you show the toe & say to do the heel the same as the toe but in the directions for the heel you indicate to knit (or purl) after knitting the double stitch together but I don’t have a single stitch after my double stitch. What have I done wrong?
Great tutorial as always! I just made my first baby sock following your videos! 💜
I love the new heel, by the way! Looking forward to working these socks. The top of my foot where it meets the ankle is quite high, compared to other people, so having this larger heel "wedge" will fit much better than regular socks!
Who says there's nothing new under the sun when it comes to sock knitting? Haha! Proved them wrong, you did!
I LOVE this version of the provisional crochet cast on, because it negates the need for Picking Up stitches! Picking up stitches takes more time and can be tricky, so THIS technique is kinder to your novice students. Thank you as always for your patterns and videos.
I think I've said all the words 😂 you crack me up! I love watching your videos!!
So pretty! I love these socks. Thanks for showing us how to make them!
I love you channel❤❤
Andreanela Ordonez 💗💗💗
😊love the idea of the sling heel. Looking forward to making a pair. I have thin feet and this sling heel might be a better fit around my heel/foot. Because other heels bunch up in that area. And thanks for the bind off technique, I also have thin legs/ankles n really don't need the stretch. Hahahaha about the fluted edge, not a problem here😁😁. Thanks Stacie
You rock, Stacy--thank you for updating the pattern for men's sizes! I've enjoyed making these for the women in my life and look forward to making a pair for myself. Merry Christmas!
Wow - you're fast! I have a video coming out about the update, and I'm still getting all of the pieces together to release it. You got your update right away! :)
Ok, so I'm a fairly new knitter and that bind-off is so simple but AMAZING! I need to re-do the cuff on the sweater I made my son b/c it just isn't stretchy enough and I think this might actually work. It's super bulky yarn and I tried Jenny's amazingly stretchy BO but it looked terrible in such a big yarn. Now I know what to do, woohooo! And I'm going to attempt a pair of socks soon. I'm afraid I'll get second sock syndrome but these look cool. And I like a good challenge so just might try these as my first. ;)
I'm working on a short sleeved sweater that is worked from the top down, back first and then front, and used your provisional cast on for the shoulders because I love how easy it is to pick those stitches back up and keep going :)
Nice socks, Staci! Looking forward to trying a better-fitting heel and adding a new one to my collection.
thank you for all the tutorials you've given me more. ideas or knit and such easy instructions and yiu make it so easy
Bought the pattern. Ordered the yarn. Thank you for all your work.
This looks promising! my son loves hand knit socks, but he has a very, how would I describe it?....lets say, he has a very deep, sharp heel. I am always finding myself darning his socks sooner than others because he has to stretch them so much to get a good fit. Hopefully this will be the answer!! Thanks again Staci!
Excellent video, thank you! I modified a toe-up sock to use this method and it worked great.
Love your videos and the well explained techniques. It would be really nice if there could be a video on how to use this heel and other heels like it in shortie socks. Thank you.
Great idea: Expanding GSRs to accommodate higher insteps for the heel. Seems like you are advancing on to making gusset-toe-up tutorials! BTW: I have moved on to gussets in toe-ups, and I've never gone back. They fit so much better on people whom I make socks for. Normal short row heels fit me fine because I have no instep (basically a flat foot), but others' feet are definitely like mine!
Thanks so much for the update. I can now carry on while binging on Netflix.😀
Love that "no color jog" trick !!!
I love this pattern...I just finished a pair in cotton and they are so comfortable...the sock is so easy to get on and take off...I am curious...is that why you designed the sock heel this way, to make it roomier and easier to use? Other socks I have made , with the regular heel (GSR) are hard to get on and take off because the heel/instep area is so tight...I love this pattern...!
Thanks so much for sharing so many great techniques.
Thank you for demonstrating that cast on so clearly
What wizardry is this!!!
Love them. Can't wait to try knitting them.
I've always had a good nice medium tension on my knitting but my cast off has always been so tight.... This is making me want to knit socks though. I've only ever made one pair of socks on a knitting-loom became the heel was so easy to do. I am into it. I'll have to practice on some acrylic that was gifted to me.
Can't wait to get this pattern!
hi, just found You while looking for high instep socks for fitting my hubby. Now I want to know more on these sling heel. Can you comment on how to do them or adjust them for high instep feet? I also have a crazy question. How about this sling heel as an afterthought? I know it does not look like it would work but I had to ask as I have a circular sock machine - which by the way can do toe up or cuff down.
Fluted sock rage... that is a new one. Lol!!!!
Great pattern Stacey! I just love your videos, so well made. I have question: for Christmas the whole family will get socks and that includes men and children. Do you plan to have the pattern for men and children as well. I know it would be very very popular?
Thanks, Carole. :) Yes, sizing this pattern for men and kids is on the radar. Thanks for the suggestion!
Would you update on Ravelry if you add more sizes?
This looks great! Looking forward to trying it.
Can't wait to try this pattern - the fit looks like it will be wonderful! Does anyone see any reason why I couldn't do these toe-up, two-at-a-time, magic loop? I tend to get "second sock syndrome" really bad lol
Thanks, Kendra. If you are comfortable with that method (possibly followed one of my tutorials on two at-a-time), this pattern will certainly work with that.
Thank you! Your two-at-a-time tutorial/pattern has completely re-energized my love of sock knitting. Can't wait to try this new shaping.
So these can be done two at a time? I’m working them from the toe up, but didn’t know if I could do two at a time because of the complexity.
I like the look of the stretchy bind off!
Love Them!!!!!!!!😍😍😍
I have a question about the provisional cast-on. Someone else instructed me on another pattern to add one stitch because when I unzip it, I will lose a stitch. If I am careful with the first stitch, as you clearly showed, will I always end up with the right number of stitches. I never understood why I needed an extra stitch. Thank you for your clear instructions.
Yes - you can save that first stitch (as I demonstrate), so there is no need to CO an extra stitch when using the provisional CO.
Thank you for showing this so clearly.
I’ve noticed you always use a provisional cast on instead of something like a Turkish cast on or Judy’s Magic Cast on. Are there any specific advantages or is it just your personal preference?
It is my personal preference, because it is the easiest provisional cast-on with the best results, and I always want to give new sock knitters all of the advantages I can! The other two COs you mention actually start the sock out in a different place, so they are not interchangeable.
I am an American who knits exclusively the Portuguese style, even though I am very new to it. I love the even tension that I get on circs., DPNs and straight needles. I am learning/teaching myself how to knit socks using the Portuguese style on circs/DPNs, but inside out so that I could Purl the stockinette sections instead of knit. I am doing fine on 9” chaigoo circs., even in a textured pattern through the heel flap, which I knit on appropriate right and wrong sides. I get thoroughly confused then about how to get back to knitting in the round because none of the patterns I have found so far, even Andrea Wong’s, have converted the pattern to purling from the wrong side in order to make stockinette fabric in the round from the instep to toe. I will continue to work at this but I don’t know whether or not I am whistling in the dark. If this is worth a video podcast I would love to see one. Or if you have any other insights, perhaps you would be so kind as to put it into a blog.
Kathryn Cobb . I’m new and late to the sock party too. I would love to have a Portuguese video for socks. I have just learnt continental which I do for the toes knitting with dpns but I can’t purl like that yet. Then on a long circular I go round and then, I have just changed direction, to accommodate the Portuguese method. I’m using Aran wool which is very splitty and wants to unravel. My circulars are still giving me a bit of a ladder, even if I use two long ones. As I only want to learn men’s socks I invented just go for 40 stitches gsr with 10 left in the middle do the heel with 10 in the middle, do a couple of extra rows on the heel and then attempt to join with the front creating extra stitches together with changing directions for the Portuguese. Then knit in the round, then rib, then finish with the stretchy bind off. Portuguese I k and p’d and sort of purled 2 together, I think all the way round. Just got to finish the other one now.
I just love these videos couldn’t have done it without them. Many many thanks.
How much yarn would I need for contrast toe,heel AND cuff for the women’s size ? Thank you for such a great pattern.
I don't have an exact measurement for that...I would allow about 10 grams of yarn per sock.
That's my preferred method for sock knitting too! DPNs for the toe / heel / cuff and 9 inch circs for the straight bits! :-D
Hi Stacey. Love your video. I am at heel, when you knit 14 turn, gsr then 59, do you knit the double stitch(gsr) two stitches?
Mary - you shouldn't encounter a double stitch on that row...the pattern is clear about when to knit the double stitches together. If you need more help, please email me directly at staci@verypink.com. RUclips doesn't always alert me to follow-up comments, if you ask another question here, I might not see it. But hopefully my answer helps. :)
I really love the concept of working the shaping all the way round to make it fit better! I've only made a few pairs of socks though, so my understanding is limited, but does the heel take more rows to complete than a standard GSR heel?
Yes.
I love this and all of your patterns!! Has improved my knitting tremendously!! Where did you get your 9 inch circular needles? I can't find them anywhere and want to try your sock patterns and would love any help!! Thanks!!
They sell Knitter’s Pride 9” circs on WEBS (www.yarn.com), and other brands are available on Amazon.
VeryPink Knits THANK YOU!!! I will go online and get them!! I can't wait to try and conquer socks!! Glad that you are safe and prayers for all the hurricane victims 🙏🏻
Thanks Staci! I love the look and the promise of a better fitting heel. I like to make socks for the grand babies from yarn left over after making adult socks.. I bought your pattern but it doesn't help me figure out the adaptations needed for child socks..how can I figure that heel out for the kids? Thanks
Sorry - modifying this heel to other sizes isn't an easy modification. But folks have been asking me to update this pattern in sizes for men and kids, so that is on my radar.
Can this pattern be done two at a time? My usual formula is a gusset and heel flap, and I have to separate them for the gusset...I'm very curious about the heel sling! Thanks KS, your vids are great 💗
You can knit most of this sock 2AAT, but because of the way the heels are worked, it is best to stop and work each heel separately.
I purchased the pattern now I need to learn the German Short stitch!
I've noticed that you do a GSR even if the stitch below is a GSR. I've seen some sources that say you shouldn't do that. Doesn't it get to bulky if you do that? Just new to sock knitting, and I was hoping to get that figured out before I start. Thanks from a Big Fan!
Nope - it all works out fine! I have several sock patterns that use GSRs this way, and the areas with the GSRs are not bulky.
Sling heels for high insteps? Can't imagine that! Or is there an adaption for those? If so, would be nice to know.
Yes - sling heels are good for high insteps. Lots of shaping around the heel that makes more room for a curvy foot. :)
I have thick ankles and thick feet and have always had problems with hand knitted socks not stretching enough and just digging into the spot where the top of my foot meets my ankle. Will this style give me a more stretchy foot-to-ankle turn?
I think you'll get a better fit with this heel shape...you might want to knit in a slightly looser gauge (using a bigger needle size) if your feet are wider than average B width.
Hi Staci,
I have a question about dpns. what length is best for knitting socks?
Thanks for this tutorial, Staci! One question regarding the toe: At 13:19 minutes into the video, when you were starting the first purl row *after* you knit the last GSR double-stitch together, why did you slip the first stitch rather than working it?
It is all described, row by row, in the pattern. :)
Hi, Staci! I just bought the pattern, and it says exactly what you said in your video about slipping that particular stitch I asked about, but it doesn't say WHY you slip it rather than knit it. You're not doing any more GSRs, having finished them by that point, and you're at the beginning of a row (as opposed to being in the middle of a row and needing to turn), so is there a reason for slipping rather than knitting that first stitch? Is is just to make the fabric tighter at that corner?
Yes - there is no need to work the GSR technique because it is the end of the row and not a short row, and I slip the stitch to keep from creating any height at the edge of the work, to reduce the appearance of a gap when you join in-the-round.
Hi staci! Finally making this pattern. I am ready to start the heel. Patt says row 1 rs k14 turn work. Does it matter which needle if I am doing magic loop?
Sandra - Yes, it matters. You are knitting 14 on the right-side of the work. If you have more questions about the pattern, please email me directly at staci@verypink.com. Thanks.
Hey, Staci, Congrats on your new, cool sling heel pattern! I'm intrigued that you can stay on 9-in circ for the heel. Just curious if you would consider this heel technique as one where you don't have to pause life to complete or one that you could put down and pick up easily to read where you left off?
Just keep track of your rows with a row counter - it's no problem to stop in the middle of this heel. :)
Could this be a first-time sock to knit? I afraid of heels. Thank you.
It would be okay for an experienced knitter, but this pattern/tutorial is better for your first socks: verypink.com/2015/03/11/toe-up-socks-using-german-short-rows/
In the video you show the toe and indicate the heel is to be worked the same way. But the directions for the second half of the heel indicates to knit (or purl) after the GSR - I don’t have a single stitch after the GSR on the second half of the heel - what have I done wrong?
The toe and heel are identical, I'm not sure what you're seeing. If you are working from the written pattern and you have a question, please email me at staci@verypink.com
Ok I have a question, why don't people just knit tube socks? Is there a disadvantage?
I love your tutorials, and will have to try this heel, but I'm really curious, how do you wear DK socks in your shoes? Do you get larger shoes, or stretch out the normal size? Thanks!
I wear DK weight socks in shoes all the time - I don't notice a difference (in my shoes) with DK or fingering weight socks. There is a difference when you feel the socks, but they don't make my shoes feel tight or anything.
Thanks!
I only knit DK socks 'cos I find working with fine yarn and thin needles too tedious. And as Staci, I wear them with my normal shoes as usual. It is not too thick, in fact very soft, cosy & comfortable!
I want to make sure that I understand... you ladies are Knitting socks on Dk weight (which is sz3 yarn) and it's fitting in yalls shoes? 🤔. The description said DK/Sport. I think sport is a sz 2 yarn. Which is this pattern for and which are y'all wearing because these fingering weight (sz1) are taking forever!!!!!
Are these a good fit for sneaker socks to?
When I started investigating socks months back, I kept thinking "Why doesn't anyone just do short rows to make a tube sock that simply bends smoothly around the heel?" I think this is it!
What size is the pattern for? Im a size 4 do i need to make measurement changes?
The pattern is for any shoe size, average foot width. The pattern gives instructions for making sure the sock fits well.
The heel is described and not demonstrated.
The techniques used in the heel are identical to the toe...the rows are completely written out in the pattern (for both yarn weights), so it is not confusing at all.
So - this may be the stupidest question ever, but just in case I'm not the only one confused - both the heel and toe are worked back and forth "flat" rather than in the round, correct?
Yes - it's all spelled out in the pattern. The short rows are worked right-side/wrong-side, and the foot and cuff are knit in-the-round.
Ok - I just wanted to make sure I was reading it correctly, because I see where the pattern starts with Row 1 (RS), and then 'turn work' at the end of the first row. I just wanted to be 100% sure before I destroyed my 1/2 completed socks :)
do you have a video on fleegle heel/ strong heel?
No, sorry, I don't - at least not yet.
VeryPink Knits I see thank you! 😊
I can't get my color change to not show. Is it because I am left-handed or because I m doing it wrong?
Christina - are you following the written pattern? If so, email me at staci@verypink.com and I'll help.
when making the second part of the heel, what does "K P" mean? I looked in the abbreviation section but there was not anything that explained what to do.
You have just discovered a typo in the pattern! It should read "P 1" instead of "K P". I've updated the pattern in Ravelry...you're welcome to download the corrected version (or just make a note on your printed pattern that K P = P 1). Thanks for the head's up!
Is this sock also sized in men's sizes as I have some guys I'd like to knit socks for who have large size feet( size 13 and size 14 wide) and its hard to find well fitting sock patterns for them??
This pattern is currently only sized for women, but it's on my radar to increase the size range to include men and kids. :)
stacy can I make socks with acrylic yarn? does it too stiff to be made into socks?
You'll get much better results with wool yarn, or a wool blend! Acrylic socks don't breathe, and will just result in uncomfortably sweaty feet.
I was buzzing along , having a very successful time, and then I dropped a BSR. Oh my.
GSR, that is
Here is my video on picking up a dropped GSR stitch: ruclips.net/video/U9Q8iazUq94/видео.html
can you use the star toe with this pattern instead of the short row tow?
I'm not familiar with a star toe, but you can substitute any toe-up sock toe.
Can this heel be adapted for top down socks?
If you are comfortable and familiar with adapting sock patterns, yes, this pattern can be modified for top-down.
Thanks, I'll try the German short row first, see how I go.
I need to knit this in a child's size. Any hints?
I have other sock patterns/tutorials that are sized for kids, this one is not.
Is this the same thing as afterthought heel?
No, that is a different heel.
I already have the pattern but do I need 50 yards ?
50 yards? I recommend having 100 grams of yarn for a pair, but it really depends on how long you want them.
I meant for the heel toe and cuff.
I don't have an exact measurement for that...I would allow about 10 grams of yarn per sock.
Can we do this afterthought?
I hadn't thought of that before - but, no. The heel uses all of the stitches, not good for an afterthought heel.
Is sling heel ever called strong heel?
I "invented" the heel, and I've never called it that.
Is there an easy way to alter the pattern to fit a man's feet?
Sorry - not really. I've had several requests to update this pattern to include men's size, and I'd like to do that as soon as I get the time. :)
I will certainly be one of the first to purchase the pattern if/when that happens--they look great! Thanks for all the other patterns and tutorials that have served me so well!
Xno hole at all, great teachin! Thnks
Is it the end of the world if I missed the first step of the heel?
You have to follow every single step of the heel, or the heel won't line up properly with the toes.
But how do i work the heel?
Siri - if you are working from the written pattern and you have a question, feel free to email me directly at staci@verypink.com, thanks.
Ur awsome
I never seen a cast on like this
can i make it cuff down
If you're comfortable modifying patterns you can, but I encourage you to knit them as the pattern is written for the best fit.
Almost NO information about a sling heel. Why is it better, for instance? I didn’t learn enough to convince me to buy the pattern even though I came here with that in mind. Misleading title.
If you have a question, I'm happy to answer. The title is correct - I demonstrate the techniques used in my Sling Heel Sock pattern. This pattern is a good alternative to socks with gusset increases, providing more room in the instep and heel to other short row heel patterns.
I have read your reply. Thank you. I rewatched the video and still fail to see a sling heel being worked. I bought the pattern anyway and still have high hopes that I will learn a new, better fitting heel design.