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Short-row Heel

I worked my first short row heel tonight. It was pretty easy with the instructions I was using. I’m doing the toe-up version of the campfire socks by Cider Moon. Instead of following the instructions in the pattern for the heel, I used a tutorial at CosmicPluto Knits. It worked like a charm and my heel came out pretty good for a first attempt. And using handspun yarn makes it all the better, because the stitches blend making the short rows somewhat disappear. 

Here’s my pretty heel:

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Finished Jaywalkers

Pattern: Jaywalkers by Grumperina
Needles: Size US1
Yarn: Socks that Rock Lightweight (Barney Rubble)

It took me almost 3 months to get these socks finished. I started them at the beginning of March and finished them mid to late May. But they are wonderful. I lost one of my dpns just when I was starting the heel of the second sock, so I know that’s most likely why one sock is slightly looser than the other in the heel, but otherwise, they fit pretty good. I didn’t want to wait too long to keep working, so I switched from dpn to 2 circs to do that second heel and the rest of the second sock. It was my first time doing socks on 2 circs and I really liked it. I do prefer magic loop, but this wasn’t bad.

Although jaywalkers tend to run small with tight heels (as I’ve read in Ravelry), I knit the small size and since I have small feet, they ended up fitting perfectly. As I said, one sock has a slightly snugger heel that is a bit more difficult to pull on, but once on, I can’t notice it. I think once the weather turns cold again, I’ll definitely be getting a lot of use out of these socks.

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Sock Heels

I’m working on some socks toe-up and I’m just about to the gusset increases. I’ve never worked socks toe-up and I’m a bit confused. Am I supposed to work the increases without working the instep stitches or do I just keep knitting around but adding stitches? I need to look this all up. Plus I found a heel that I want to try out. Have you heard of it? It’s called the Andersson Heel. Supposedly you don’t have to wrap anything or pick up any stitches. You increase, then decrease then keep going on the leg. I heard it’s a fabulous heel, so I thought I’d try it out. But it involves a bit of math to figure out what to do. I looked it over last night, but my brain didn’t want to do any math so I just bookmarked the site for another day. ha!

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Gifted

Dad’s socks have been gifted. He received them yesterday and instantly fell in love. They fit him very well and he was pleased. I told mom that she must hand wash them in cold water if dad wants to wear them more than once. She was fine with that. I think dad will be using them a lot this winter. Even though they live in FL they hardly have any carpeting in their house and dad gets cold very easily. So they will be perfect and snuggly warm.

I’m so relieved!

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Thuja as Promised

Here’s the finished socks as promised.

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