Hello, loved your video. I’m a flap heel lass😆 but researching other heels. Like the short row but some demonstrations are too complicated for me😢 After seeing your video, love the look, can’t wait to try! Thank you🧶
for the fleegle heel my instructions say to inc by doubling the heel sts minus 2 but for the strong heel you said to minus 4 sts, do you know why the difference, I thought they would be the same.
Honestly I'm not really sure. I have not done a fleegle heel so I'm not sure if there's a structural reason for the difference or a matter of preference.
I've done two sets of 🧦 with a heal turn and they did turn out real good. Not bad for a beginner! But need to get back into knowing how to do the regular sock again so I can feel guttsy doing the strong heal as I do like socks that will last me for a long time. I have bought manufactured real close tight knitted socks that fit me snug and comfortable. My feet are small and very contoured. The two pair I made myself do have the small holes on the insides of the heel and gusset as you have mentioned. So I would like to try this strong heel sock method when I get back into doing socks again. This method is I think a good sturdy sock which I do love strong 🧦 socks!!!!! Thank you for this interesting tutorial. I must try sometime very soon!!!!!!
Loved your video and energy! I’m very interested in the strong heel and found it in a book, but I do so much better when viewing videos. However, I’m a toe up two at a time knitter (beginner, I’ve only made two pair). Try as I might, it will be a challenge to do this in reverse. Any suggestions? Would you consider doing a follow up video in reverse?
Thank you and this type of heel can be done toe up. The Fleegle Heel is the same concept but done toe up. And yes putting down on my list of videos to do a demo.
When you have self striping yarn the pattern will be disturbed, because you knit the first part of the heel in the round. You get more and more stitches so the striping becomes different. I ,m still searching how to knit this heel with a different color so the striping yarn will not be used for the heel.
You could change colors when starting the heel and then switch back to the self striping after the heel turn is complete. But, the new color is going to interrupt the stripes on the instep.
@@sietievdw5404 Truthfully this heal construction is designed to work the instep and heel all at once, so it's not great for what you want to accomplish. You'd have more luck with other heels. An afterthought heel or short row heel can give a more uninterrupted look to the self striping. Afterthought heel can be cool with self striping yarn because you can create a bullseye effect with the heel portion.
Hi! First thankyou🌺lots of questions 😢first. Isnt this the fleegle heel? Tell me again why you move your beg over to the center? Didnt understand why. When increasing on your left side why do you have to go two sts below? Why not in that last st? You said you like two circulars? Why are you using only one? 🤪 you mentioned the heel stitch or partridge st for this heel. Im actually doing just that right now on my fleegle heel. And one last off topic question. Can you do a video showing how to do the heel stitch on the whole sole?
Hi! Thanks for the great questions! 1) The Fleegle heel is worked in toe-up socks and Strong is directions for a Cuff Down sock. Also, with the Strong heel, all your decreasing is complete when you finish the Heel Turn. 2) Often times in sock knitting, the beginning of the round is placed at the center back of the sock, so the heel is worked on the first and last quarter of stitches, (eg, sock has 40 stitches the heel stitches are worked on stitches 1-10, 31-40). Since that requires a set up round, I wanted to show that option in the video. You can place the beginning of the round to the side of the sock, but if you are trying to hide a jog in a stitch pattern, you now have a left and right sock. Having a left and right sock is fine, but it can create uneven wear. 3) For the increase, I was working the Left Lifted Increase (LLI) to mirror the right-leaning increase (RLI). In the RLI, you work into the row below and then knit the stitch. So, the purl bump you are working into is the first purl bump under the needle. In the LLI you knit the stitch first and then work into the row below, so to keep the increase in the same round of stitches as my first increase, I have to go two purl bumps down from the needle. You could work your increase into the stitch you just knitted, but your RLI and LLI will be on different rounds. 4) There was no particular reason I did the sample in magic loop. For worsted weighted yarns I mostly have interchangeable needles. I think when I was grabbing needles to knit the sample I didn't feel like dedicating four tips to it.
@@CarrieCraftGeek I was under the impression that fleegle could be done toe up or top down. Am I wrong? As for the rest of your responses you have completely lost me😢you did not answer doing the heel stitch on the entire sole...if you know.
Sorry I missed that last question. Yes, I can put that on my list of videos. I have a number of videos in the queue so I cannot say when I’ll be able to shoot it. But, it’s a great idea! And I love subscriber requests. I’m also planning to do a dedicated video on the lifted increase which I think may better explain what I’m talking about. In fact, if you tune into my Live Stream on Sunday (11 am Pacific) I can demo it live. I would have to look into it more, but I imagine a cuff down version of the Fleegle Heel would be very similar to the Strong Heel. There are some differences between the two heels of how to calculate the number of stitches you increase to and with the Fleegle Heel there are directions for additional decreasing after the heel turn. But, also I think it’s important to give credit. Geraldine Strong published the Strong Heel pattern in 2003 and Fleegle published her blog post on the toe up construction of the heel in 2006. I suspect both women struck upon the idea of a gusset with no flap around the same time as often happens. And the sock knitting world owes a debt of gratitude to both women for coming up with such clever heel constructions. As for the needles question, I am not using the two circular needles technique which I normally do for socks. I am using magic loop which is another way to knit small circumferences in the round that uses a 36-40 inch circular needle. As for why I moved the beginning of the round to the center of my needle, it is traditional in sock knitting to place the beginning of the round in the middle of the heel. And it’s easier to keep track of where to increase if the heel stitches are in one half of the magic loop and the I step stitches are on the other half. For a traditional flap and gusset with the beginning of the round in the middle of the flap, I would do the same sort of stitch rearrangement.
@@CarrieCraftGeek I have been making socks for 3 years now but knitting since I was 6. Im 81 now. I learned from staci perrys patterns as she gave me row by row. Great for a beginner. I of course found my own way of doing them. I have watched hundreds of vides on socks and have never seen instructions for moving my starting point to the center of my needle. I mark the instep of my sock at the start of my toe and of course the sole and heel are on the back side. I still cannot grasp the need for doing this. I like the fleegle but it takes way too long. I love the flk heel but recently watched chilly dogs two videos of the shadow wrap heel. I will try this also. It is very similar to flk. I love trying new toes and heels but always go back to favs. I dont do top down. I do toe up two at a time on 47 in needle. Occasionally I do two circs for a change. Thanx for your video again. Love learning. Love making socks. Ps. Right now I am doing the heel stitch on a fleegle heel. Not sure how it will turn out but another learning process....sandy
Watching the heel turn section.....Your children screaming in the background gave me a real scare. Didn't know what it was and thought one of my grandchildren was hurt.
No picking up stitches, great for diabetic feet, no inner seam or pearl bumps.
Excellent video and very easy to follow.
Hello, loved your video. I’m a flap heel lass😆 but researching other heels. Like the short row but some demonstrations are too complicated for me😢 After seeing your video, love the look, can’t wait to try! Thank you🧶
What a helpful video. Thank you!
So glad you enjoyed it!
I will definitely try this heel.
Cool! I hope it works well for you.
I would like to see a tutorial putting the increases in the middle! I just can’t wrap my brain around that idea!
I am writing that down now.
@@CarrieCraftGeekdo you have a url or the name of that video, I can’t find it?
Oooh, I want to try this!
I height encourage it. 😀
for the fleegle heel my instructions say to inc by doubling the heel sts minus 2 but for the strong heel you said to minus 4 sts, do you know why the difference, I thought they would be the same.
Honestly I'm not really sure. I have not done a fleegle heel so I'm not sure if there's a structural reason for the difference or a matter of preference.
Fab tutorial but I am distracted by your lovely cardigan. Do you have a video tutorial for it? Thanks 🙏
I've done two sets of 🧦 with a heal turn and they did turn out real good. Not bad for a beginner! But need to get back into knowing how to do the regular sock again so I can feel guttsy doing the strong heal as I do like socks that will last me for a long time. I have bought manufactured real close tight knitted socks that fit me snug and comfortable. My feet are small and very contoured. The two pair I made myself do have the small holes on the insides of the heel and gusset as you have mentioned. So I would like to try this strong heel sock method when I get back into doing socks again. This method is I think a good sturdy sock which I do love strong 🧦 socks!!!!! Thank you for this interesting tutorial. I must try sometime very soon!!!!!!
Loved your video and energy! I’m very interested in the strong heel and found it in a book, but I do so much better when viewing videos. However, I’m a toe up two at a time knitter (beginner, I’ve only made two pair). Try as I might, it will be a challenge to do this in reverse. Any suggestions? Would you consider doing a follow up video in reverse?
Thank you and this type of heel can be done toe up. The Fleegle Heel is the same concept but done toe up. And yes putting down on my list of videos to do a demo.
@@CarrieCraftGeek thanks, and my apologies for my typos! I’ll see how I do in reverse.
When you have self striping yarn the pattern will be disturbed, because you knit the first part of the heel in the round.
You get more and more stitches so the striping becomes different.
I ,m still searching how to knit this heel with a different color so the striping yarn will not be used for the heel.
You could change colors when starting the heel and then switch back to the self striping after the heel turn is complete. But, the new color is going to interrupt the stripes on the instep.
@@CarrieCraftGeek yes it does and I don’t,t like that.
@@sietievdw5404 Truthfully this heal construction is designed to work the instep and heel all at once, so it's not great for what you want to accomplish. You'd have more luck with other heels. An afterthought heel or short row heel can give a more uninterrupted look to the self striping. Afterthought heel can be cool with self striping yarn because you can create a bullseye effect with the heel portion.
Hi! First thankyou🌺lots of questions 😢first. Isnt this the fleegle heel? Tell me again why you move your beg over to the center? Didnt understand why. When increasing on your left side why do you have to go two sts below? Why not in that last st? You said you like two circulars? Why are you using only one? 🤪 you mentioned the heel stitch or partridge st for this heel. Im actually doing just that right now on my fleegle heel. And one last off topic question. Can you do a video showing how to do the heel stitch on the whole sole?
Hi! Thanks for the great questions! 1) The Fleegle heel is worked in toe-up socks and Strong is directions for a Cuff Down sock. Also, with the Strong heel, all your decreasing is complete when you finish the Heel Turn. 2) Often times in sock knitting, the beginning of the round is placed at the center back of the sock, so the heel is worked on the first and last quarter of stitches, (eg, sock has 40 stitches the heel stitches are worked on stitches 1-10, 31-40). Since that requires a set up round, I wanted to show that option in the video. You can place the beginning of the round to the side of the sock, but if you are trying to hide a jog in a stitch pattern, you now have a left and right sock. Having a left and right sock is fine, but it can create uneven wear. 3) For the increase, I was working the Left Lifted Increase (LLI) to mirror the right-leaning increase (RLI). In the RLI, you work into the row below and then knit the stitch. So, the purl bump you are working into is the first purl bump under the needle. In the LLI you knit the stitch first and then work into the row below, so to keep the increase in the same round of stitches as my first increase, I have to go two purl bumps down from the needle. You could work your increase into the stitch you just knitted, but your RLI and LLI will be on different rounds. 4) There was no particular reason I did the sample in magic loop. For worsted weighted yarns I mostly have interchangeable needles. I think when I was grabbing needles to knit the sample I didn't feel like dedicating four tips to it.
@@CarrieCraftGeek I was under the impression that fleegle could be done toe up or top down. Am I wrong? As for the rest of your responses you have completely lost me😢you did not answer doing the heel stitch on the entire sole...if you know.
Sorry I missed that last question. Yes, I can put that on my list of videos. I have a number of videos in the queue so I cannot say when I’ll be able to shoot it. But, it’s a great idea! And I love subscriber requests. I’m also planning to do a dedicated video on the lifted increase which I think may better explain what I’m talking about. In fact, if you tune into my Live Stream on Sunday (11 am Pacific) I can demo it live.
I would have to look into it more, but I imagine a cuff down version of the Fleegle Heel would be very similar to the Strong Heel. There are some differences between the two heels of how to calculate the number of stitches you increase to and with the Fleegle Heel there are directions for additional decreasing after the heel turn.
But, also I think it’s important to give credit. Geraldine Strong published the Strong Heel pattern in 2003 and Fleegle published her blog post on the toe up construction of the heel in 2006. I suspect both women struck upon the idea of a gusset with no flap around the same time as often happens. And the sock knitting world owes a debt of gratitude to both women for coming up with such clever heel constructions.
As for the needles question, I am not using the two circular needles technique which I normally do for socks. I am using magic loop which is another way to knit small circumferences in the round that uses a 36-40 inch circular needle.
As for why I moved the beginning of the round to the center of my needle, it is traditional in sock knitting to place the beginning of the round in the middle of the heel. And it’s easier to keep track of where to increase if the heel stitches are in one half of the magic loop and the I step stitches are on the other half.
For a traditional flap and gusset with the beginning of the round in the middle of the flap, I would do the same sort of stitch rearrangement.
@@CarrieCraftGeek I have been making socks for 3 years now but knitting since I was 6. Im 81 now. I learned from staci perrys patterns as she gave me row by row. Great for a beginner. I of course found my own way of doing them. I have watched hundreds of vides on socks and have never seen instructions for moving my starting point to the center of my needle. I mark the instep of my sock at the start of my toe and of course the sole and heel are on the back side. I still cannot grasp the need for doing this. I like the fleegle but it takes way too long. I love the flk heel but recently watched chilly dogs two videos of the shadow wrap heel. I will try this also. It is very similar to flk. I love trying new toes and heels but always go back to favs. I dont do top down. I do toe up two at a time on 47 in needle. Occasionally I do two circs for a change. Thanx for your video again. Love learning. Love making socks. Ps. Right now I am doing the heel stitch on a fleegle heel. Not sure how it will turn out but another learning process....sandy
Can you do this for toe up?
Yes. It’s usually known as the Fleegle heel
Watching the heel turn section.....Your children screaming in the background gave me a real scare. Didn't know what it was and thought one of my grandchildren was hurt.