Filed under: the Captains Cabin | Tags: afterthought heel, knitting, socks
This was my lovely wool. I was really excited about it. I knit it into tubes in shetland purely because I got distracted and knit too much to put the heel in.
Its ok – there is a technique to turn them into socks. Afterthought heels were all set to become the next big thing.
But it turns out that I hate afterthought heels.
1. 14 ends to sew in. That’s 14.
2. They are not pretty. I don’t want a heel that looks like a toe.
3. Cutting your knitting. Never going to catch on.
4. Picking up a total of 104 stitches.
5. Knitting backwards by mistake and having to unpick your purled heel.
6. Still on the 14 ends. Its just not right.
I suspect they will also be the gift that keeps giving – looking forward to all those ends coming lose over the coming weeks!
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They do *look* fab though. You live, you learn.
I’m with you on the cutting, although I’d quite like to try steeking for the purpose of cardigan manufacture…
Comment by ishtaricat October 24, 2015 @ 10:56 pmYou’re right – feel fab on too. Scared to steek as well although get the theory… looks like scarves and socks are always going to be my forte!
Comment by knittingsailor October 25, 2015 @ 8:19 am