When you are learning you don't care how slow or boring it is because we want to see every single step. Most people go wayyyy too fast!! Thank you for taking the time to make this video for us. You explained this very well and I could see everything!!
11 years later and your video was anything but boring!! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. Videos like yours helps keep the art alive and well!! 💓
Thank you for the math. And for a short, not too rambling video. And for showing a true after thought heel. Took my 6 video clicks to find what I was looking for.
If you think this is a long boring video, you should watch the crazy sock ladys video on after thought heels. 45 minutes. I didnt make it to the actual heel makimg part.
Not a crappy video at all. Tracie of the Grocery Girls Podcast said this was the best tutorial. It is very helpful. It gives my more confidence to give it a try. Thanks for including the heel placement information as well.
just want to say it is so nice to have people in this world that will share what they know. By going slow you really helped me and I love the way you knit. Thanks again it is like having someone sit next to you to help. Can't get that from a book. I have just started knitting 2 years ago and it has been watching videos like yours that help.
If anyone was here to see the horror on my face when you said you were going to cut the knitting they'd have called an ambulance! LOL! I'm pulled myself together, though, caught my breath and am amazed. I'm combining my Addi Express tube knit sock technique with an After Thought Heel, so HUGE thanks for your patience in sharing this. And you're an absolute delight - not the least bit "boring".
Thank you for making this video.. I'm anxious to try the "leave two unpicked at the end" method" and this is by far the best video than demonstrates it. You're very kind to take the time to share with us.
Your video is the BEST and CLEAREST that I’ve seen about the afterthought heel!!!!! Thank you so much!!! Your socks are beautiful!!!! You are so funny!!🤣
I’m also here as a recommendation from Jodi at Grocery Girls. Thank you for the video. I’ve heard so much about “cut in heels” and now I get it. Good job on the video.
Thank you so much for this video. I've watched many podcasts where the knitter talks about "cutting in the heel" on a tube of knitting, but I never saw any waste yarn. Your demo really helped me wrap my head around the concept. Your video was really clear to understand and follow. Again, thank you so much.
Your video is not boring at all!! This is a new method for me so it was perfect!! Some videos go too fast and you have to keep going back to see what they did!!! Perfect!!!
Like the way you roll! LOL This is the first afterthought vid I have watched. I have heard and wondered what afterthought knitting was and now I know. You really did a great job of explaining your process. Thank you so much for sharing and teaching. This really helps me and encourages me to be brave and try it on my second pair of socks.
Great Video!!! Not boring at all! I'm also a newbie, loved all the details. I will definitely be watching this video again and again. Thanks for sharing.
Crazy Sock Lady sent me to see where she learned to do this :) Your explanation was very easy to understand and see. Thank you so much I get how to do this now. Liked and subscribed! ^_^
Excellent video. Appreciate all the detail. I think this technique will work perfectly for a sweater I need to fix. I made a beautiful crew-neck sweater but didn't think to add short-row shaping to the neck so the back of the neck would come up higher than the front. I'll have to think about this some more and make sure I understand which way the shaping goes. Unlike with a sock heel, I'll probably have to close the opening with a kitchener stitch. My best bet will be to practice on a swatch.
Great video! very clear and I liked that it was slow and very close up. The tip on leaving 2 stitches on each side and not pulling the yarn out was fantastic! Thank you. It was not boring at all!
I am a new sock knitter and trying a new heel. I watch The Grocery Girls and heard about your video! Thanks for showing all the steps for this new knitter!! I am going to try this! I am at the heel part of my Smooth Operator socks and wasn't sure if I should keep knitting until I finished and then added the heel, but watching your video showed me I can do that!! Your video was great! Very clear and I LOVE how close up you get!
You are truly amazing. My heart was in my mouth when you were going to cut that stitch. Then I watched with my mouth open while you created a heel. #admiration #artist
Oooohhhh, I loved your video. So clear. You are a natural teacher. Thank you so much for sharing your time and knowledge with us. Yep, I love the accent too.👍🏻
Just doing my first afterthought heal and saw a reference to your video from Treehouse Knits. How timely for me! Thanks so much for sharing this knitting pearl of wisdom! The sock population of the world will definitely increase (at least in my world). Thanks again!
I watch Arne & Carlos and they showed doing a heel similar, but they used waste yarn, but they never actually showed how to knit that on because they only knitted the waste yarn on the half of the sock that has the heel, so I can only assume he switched to the waste yarn, then because he was using DPN's, he turned his work back to the regular sock yarn and knitted over the waste yarn. I have no idea since I can't find the video showing how he added that. But I kind of like the way you did it because you didn't pull out 2 stitches on either end which prevented holes. I am definitely going to try this with my socks from now on, so thank you. And don't say your video is boring, it wasn't boring. It was very informative.
genius indeed! Thanks for this, I will be using on my next pair of socks, ones I am starting right now. Never had the guts to try an afterthought heel, but can't wait to try now. Thank you for this great video.
I think your awesome 😁😆👍🙂☺️😊❤️💕💜💞 Thank You For This tutorial!! It was truly helpful!! I enjoy watching it,.... I just found your channel and subscribe.... Happy Knitting... 😁❤️💕
Good video, you don't give yourself enough credit. I would have liked to seen you knitting both sides, not just the first side. Good colors and camera and up close to show the details. Thank you.
Thank you very much! I was struggling with what measurement to use to for the ATH (where to place it) A very good video. You have a nice fluid way of moving your fingers when you knit. You rock
I was looking for tips to do an afterthought heel, since I've never done one where I cut it in, and EVERYONE recommended your video! Thanks so much for a great tutorial, and I love your personality thrown in!
As a Woman who is Very self-conscious of her hands (I have Muscular Dystrophy and is makes my hand movements rather stiff and spastic) I have to say your hand movements are quite beautiful and flowing when you knit. You should be proud of showing your "knitters hands". I would be! it is not boring at all to watch you knit. It's beautiful.
Hey sweety, you lkeep saying how crappy this video is, but I don't see that. Neither do the thousands of people that have viewed your video. You have taught a whole bunch of people. God Bless, Vivian Ann on the side of the mountain in northeast Tennessee
2LadyHomesteaders Hodge oh you are so sweet. Thank you. At the time I had no idea this would ever be seen by ten people!! I bet the side of the mountain is beautiful. I’m a little jealous lol ♥️
Love this method. I have yet to do an afterthought heel. So I'm doing my research. I appreciate you using the light box, great idea , easy to see what you were doing.
It's absolutely not boring. I've never seen an Afterthought Heel before. I'm a fairly new knitter. I've never used needles smaller than a US 4. I'm amazed at the tiny needles you use.
Just stumbled across this video. It definitely ISN'T the crappiest video ever made (as you said it might be) and it's good to hear your voice again, even if it's from the past (older video). Still love ya- still mean it. Sorta/kinda. :)
I, too, was sent by the Grocery Girls. Well worth it! I have just completed my second pair of socks and wanted to try an after thought heel. You have given me the confidence to do it. Thank you!!
This was a terrific video! I'm so glad you did it mostly in real time. Since I'm just teaching myself to knit, it gave me a good gauge for speed! Thank you! I'm so going to try this type of heel.
Thank you for this tutorial ... it was AWESOME!! I prefer to knit cuff down and am always worried about running out of yarn if I make the leg too long. Now I can split the skein in two, cast on the cuff and knit until I run out of yarn! Add a contrasting toe and heel (I don't like contrasting cuffs for some reason) and all will be right in my world. Thanks for expanding my sock addiction. :)
Awesome video. The suburban stitcher mentioned you in her sock instructions. Thanks and I will try your method next. Thanks again and you did a great video.
oh thank you thank you thank you!!!!! I found your through the Grocery Girls pod cast. I blinking hate gussets in sock knitting, and I cant wait to give this a try. My husband has also learned how to knit since he retired, and the heel is his tough spot as well. This helps a LOT. You Rock!!!!
You “roll” WELL!!! A much better video than I would have produced! I would practice on several videos before posting ANYTHING!!! 🤓 Thanks for this! Blessings! 🥰
K3N Clothtales recommended your videos and I am gonna be honest, I was a little floored when you started talking and you have the same accent as me lol I think you’re the first fiber artist/creator with a southern accent I’ve seen on UA-cam. Subscribed and liked, as you came highly recommended and your video is great.
I watch tons of knitting videos and many of them have to do with the many and varied ways to knit heels. This one is my favorite and the one I'm going to use on my next pair of striped socks. Thank you, thank you. BTW - watching your video and listening to you is just plain fun. :)
When you are learning you don't care how slow or boring it is because we want to see every single step. Most people go wayyyy too fast!! Thank you for taking the time to make this video for us. You explained this very well and I could see everything!!
This was perfect first time I have ever added a afterthought heel, I love it!!! Thank you
Excellent video. So well done. You could never be boring! Thank you.
I just had to tell you that this was not BORING it was soothing and rhythmic watching someone else knitting.
11 years later and your video was anything but boring!! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. Videos like yours helps keep the art alive and well!! 💓
Thank you for the math. And for a short, not too rambling video. And for showing a true after thought heel. Took my 6 video clicks to find what I was looking for.
If you think this is a long boring video, you should watch the crazy sock ladys video on after thought heels. 45 minutes. I didnt make it to the actual heel makimg part.
It is not a boring video, it is a tutorial video and I appreciate it and really enjoyed it. Loved it😘🇨🇴
Not boring at all! I need to see from start to finish so it’s perfect! 👍🏻 ❤
Finally some one tells how to find WHERE to place the heel - others are pre-determined heels - not truly 'afterthought'. Thank you so much!
couldn't agree more, placement is what I have always struggled with. When I made my pair the fit was excellent.
It is not boring but very detailed and informative. I loved it so please keep them coming.
I thought this was a VERY helpful video. You made several comments about the quality but it made good sense and was super clear to me. Thank you!
Not boring, goes at a pace easy to follow.
Not a crappy video at all. Tracie of the Grocery Girls Podcast said this was the best tutorial. It is very helpful. It gives my more confidence to give it a try. Thanks for including the heel placement information as well.
just want to say it is so nice to have people in this world that will share what they know. By going slow you really helped me and I love the way you knit. Thanks again it is like having someone sit next to you to help. Can't get that from a book. I have just started knitting 2 years ago and it has been watching videos like yours that help.
Wonderful (not boring) video! I am ready to try it!
Thank you so much : )
This is the best after thought heel video I’ve every seen:)❤️❤️
Thank you, this was really a good tutorial. It wasn't boring at all.
This is a great video, it's easy to see what you are doing. And you describe things very well
Not boring at all! I’m watching like a hawk 😁
This was a great video. I believe I ready to do the after thought heel.
Thank you.
If anyone was here to see the horror on my face when you said you were going to cut the knitting they'd have called an ambulance! LOL! I'm pulled myself together, though, caught my breath and am amazed. I'm combining my Addi Express tube knit sock technique with an After Thought Heel, so HUGE thanks for your patience in sharing this. And you're an absolute delight - not the least bit "boring".
Me too! I was going in crazy when she cuts the knitting. Kkk This is the best video I've seen about heels.
Not boring at all!!!!!
I really want you to post more videos on sock knitting. This was very informative.
Thank you so much for doing this video it’s not crappy at all especially for those of us who have never done the afterthought heel!
Christina
Thank you for making this video.. I'm anxious to try the "leave two unpicked at the end" method" and this is by far the best video than demonstrates it. You're very kind to take the time to share with us.
Your tutorial is great! I could listen to your accent all day, too. The instructions were clear and gave me confidence to cut my knitting...no fear!
Michelle D wait, I have an accent?
Lol 😆
@@cherie7845 It's a neighborly accent. I'm your neighbor to the North. :)
I love her accent, too.
Don’t apologize for your video. It was very well done and I will be trying an afterthought heel on my next pair of self-striping socks.
This was SO HELPFUL, thanks a million!
Your video is the BEST and CLEAREST that I’ve seen about the afterthought heel!!!!! Thank you so much!!! Your socks are beautiful!!!! You are so funny!!🤣
Great tutorials. I’ve heard your name come up many times on other podcast. Thanks so much
I’m also here as a recommendation from Jodi at Grocery Girls. Thank you for the video. I’ve heard so much about “cut in heels” and now I get it. Good job on the video.
Thank you so much for this video. I've watched many podcasts where the knitter talks about "cutting in the heel" on a tube of knitting, but I never saw any waste yarn. Your demo really helped me wrap my head around the concept. Your video was really clear to understand and follow. Again, thank you so much.
not boring because it is band new to me and I needed to see it all. thank you for doing this video!
Excellent video. Been holding off on finishing an afterthought heel but this video makes it look so much easier. Thank you so much.
It's not boring. It's great and I have to say thank you for sharing your knowledge. Thank you so much!
Thank you, very helpful tutorial ❤️🇦🇺
Thanks for such an informative video...love watching other knitters knit
Great video! Thanks! Not boring at all.
Excellent video!! Thank you!!😊
Your video is not boring at all!! This is a new method for me so it was perfect!!
Some videos go too fast and you have to keep going back to see what they did!!! Perfect!!!
Nice, Thanks for shearing 👍 👍
Like the way you roll! LOL This is the first afterthought vid I have watched. I have heard and wondered what afterthought knitting was and now I know. You really did a great job of explaining your process. Thank you so much for sharing and teaching. This really helps me and encourages me to be brave and try it on my second pair of socks.
Thank you so much. Still shocked people sit and listen to me ramble lol
Great Video!!! Not boring at all! I'm also a newbie, loved all the details. I will definitely be watching this video again and again. Thanks for sharing.
You are hilarious! I will watch your knitting videos anytime! Thanks!!
Crazy Sock Lady sent me to see where she learned to do this :) Your explanation was very easy to understand and see. Thank you so much I get how to do this now. Liked and subscribed! ^_^
Jodi at the grocery girls said this was the best afterthought heel video, so here I am!
Oh I'm so glad and I hope it helps you and you find it easy.... And liberating.... Cut cut cut!!!! 😉
me too
Me too. This was so helpful and not boring at all. Thank you.
This may be your first video, but I think you did a fine job! I especially like that the viewer can *really see* what you're doing here. Lovely!
Excellent video. Appreciate all the detail. I think this technique will work perfectly for a sweater I need to fix. I made a beautiful crew-neck sweater but didn't think to add short-row shaping to the neck so the back of the neck would come up higher than the front. I'll have to think about this some more and make sure I understand which way the shaping goes. Unlike with a sock heel, I'll probably have to close the opening with a kitchener stitch. My best bet will be to practice on a swatch.
many many many thanks to you! just finished my first afterthought heel sock pair with your clear, well-paced instructions!
Great video! very clear and I liked that it was slow and very close up. The tip on leaving 2 stitches on each side and not pulling the yarn out was fantastic! Thank you. It was not boring at all!
Nothing boring about it and very helpful! Thank you!
Thank you so much for doing this video! It is awesome and I learned a lot. You are a very good teacher too.
I am a new sock knitter and trying a new heel. I watch The Grocery Girls and heard about your video! Thanks for showing all the steps for this new knitter!! I am going to try this! I am at the heel part of my Smooth Operator socks and wasn't sure if I should keep knitting until I finished and then added the heel, but watching your video showed me I can do that!! Your video was great! Very clear and I LOVE how close up you get!
Thank you, this will make my heels not so bulky, nor "holey". great video
Wonderful (not boring) video! I'm ready to try it!
You are truly amazing. My heart was in my mouth when you were going to cut that stitch. Then I watched with my mouth open while you created a heel. #admiration #artist
Thank you for this video - very well done. Beautiful pair of socks, too.
Really enjoyed your video, glad you were going slow it helped me understand it. Thank you again!!
Oooohhhh, I loved your video. So clear. You are a natural teacher. Thank you so much for sharing your time and knowledge with us. Yep, I love the accent too.👍🏻
I recommend this video to groups and it’s how I learned, thanks for this and it always makes me chuckle when you cut the stitch 😀
Thank you for posting this great video. So helpful!!!
Jeanie Maher I am so happy you found it helpful. Xoxox
Just doing my first afterthought heal and saw a reference to your video from Treehouse Knits. How timely for me! Thanks so much for sharing this knitting pearl of wisdom! The sock population of the world will definitely increase (at least in my world). Thanks again!
Love that you’re knitting continental...
Thanks I was getting frustrated watching heel y-tube will try this❤
I watch Arne & Carlos and they showed doing a heel similar, but they used waste yarn, but they never actually showed how to knit that on because they only knitted the waste yarn on the half of the sock that has the heel, so I can only assume he switched to the waste yarn, then because he was using DPN's, he turned his work back to the regular sock yarn and knitted over the waste yarn. I have no idea since I can't find the video showing how he added that. But I kind of like the way you did it because you didn't pull out 2 stitches on either end which prevented holes. I am definitely going to try this with my socks from now on, so thank you. And don't say your video is boring, it wasn't boring. It was very informative.
genius indeed! Thanks for this, I will be using on my next pair of socks, ones I am starting right now. Never had the guts to try an afterthought heel, but can't wait to try now. Thank you for this great video.
This video finally taught me how to knit the heels on my socks! Thank you!
I think your awesome 😁😆👍🙂☺️😊❤️💕💜💞 Thank You For This tutorial!! It was truly helpful!! I enjoy watching it,.... I just found your channel and subscribe.... Happy Knitting... 😁❤️💕
Excellent tutorial, not boring at all! Thanks so much
Good video, you don't give yourself enough credit. I would have liked to seen you knitting both sides, not just the first side. Good colors and camera and up close to show the details. Thank you.
Thank you very much! I was struggling with what measurement to use to for the ATH (where to place it) A very good video. You have a nice fluid way of moving your fingers when you knit. You rock
Kathleen Hawthorne thank you, I'm so glad it helped you out xoxo I really appreciate y'all taking the time to message me!
I was looking for tips to do an afterthought heel, since I've never done one where I cut it in, and EVERYONE recommended your video! Thanks so much for a great tutorial, and I love your personality thrown in!
Just One N everyone?? I'm finally famous?!?! I've been waiting on my big break my whole life. 😘
Very informative video not boring at all! Thank You!
You make a fine video. It has been helpful.
As a Woman who is Very self-conscious of her hands (I have Muscular Dystrophy and is makes my hand movements rather stiff and spastic) I have to say your hand movements are quite beautiful and flowing when you knit. You should be proud of showing your "knitters hands". I would be! it is not boring at all to watch you knit. It's beautiful.
I am sure your hands are gorgeous and they make pretty things.
Thank you for your tips. Will try it without the waste yarn. Do you have other videos for toe up 2 at a time ?
Hey sweety, you lkeep saying how crappy this video is, but I don't see that. Neither do the thousands of people that have viewed your video. You have taught a whole bunch of people. God Bless, Vivian Ann on the side of the mountain in northeast Tennessee
2LadyHomesteaders Hodge oh you are so sweet. Thank you. At the time I had no idea this would ever be seen by ten people!! I bet the side of the mountain is beautiful. I’m a little jealous lol ♥️
Love this method. I have yet to do an afterthought heel. So I'm doing my research. I appreciate you using the light box, great idea , easy to see what you were doing.
I love your accent. I am from North Carolina, and I felt like I was home again. Great video, very helpful and entertaining!
A very good video, not crappy at all! Very helpful for those of us just learning how to knit heels of all kinds!!
Clear instructions, thank you!
It's absolutely not boring. I've never seen an Afterthought Heel before. I'm a fairly new knitter. I've never used needles smaller than a US 4. I'm amazed at the tiny needles you use.
Just making my first cut now - thanks for this clear & helpful video.
It is very liberating, right? Lol cut cut cut : )
I have never tried the after thought heel and you make it look easy enough to try! Not a crappy video in the least!
Just LOVE this video!
Just stumbled across this video. It definitely ISN'T the crappiest video ever made (as you said it might be) and it's good to hear your voice again, even if it's from the past (older video). Still love ya- still mean it. Sorta/kinda. :)
I, too, was sent by the Grocery Girls. Well worth it! I have just completed my second pair of socks and wanted to try an after thought heel. You have given me the confidence to do it. Thank you!!
Joelle Adelson you got this 💪 ✂️ it feels very liberating, you’ll see. You’ll run down the street telling everybody you cut your knitting 🤣
This was a terrific video! I'm so glad you did it mostly in real time. Since I'm just teaching myself to knit, it gave me a good gauge for speed! Thank you! I'm so going to try this type of heel.
Great video...thank you for doing it. I'm fairly new to sock knitting and I hated using waste yarn, excited to try this way.
Not boring at all. In fact extremely well done and clear.
Thank you! Your video has been very helpful!
I appreciate this video and look forward to trying it!
Thank you for this tutorial ... it was AWESOME!! I prefer to knit cuff down and am always worried about running out of yarn if I make the leg too long. Now I can split the skein in two, cast on the cuff and knit until I run out of yarn! Add a contrasting toe and heel (I don't like contrasting cuffs for some reason) and all will be right in my world. Thanks for expanding my sock addiction. :)
This is brilliant! Can’t wait to try it, thank you for sharing the tutorial
Awesome video. The suburban stitcher mentioned you in her sock instructions. Thanks and I will try your method next. Thanks again and you did a great video.
oh thank you thank you thank you!!!!! I found your through the Grocery Girls pod cast. I blinking hate gussets in sock knitting, and I cant wait to give this a try. My husband has also learned how to knit since he retired, and the heel is his tough spot as well. This helps a LOT. You Rock!!!!
Well I am so glad it helped you. I can't stress enough that I never thought anyone would even watch it lol
You “roll” WELL!!!
A much better video than I would have produced! I would practice on several videos before posting ANYTHING!!! 🤓
Thanks for this!
Blessings! 🥰
Thank you! I never knew you could do it this way. I'm fairly new to knitting, and this video was super helpful.
K3N Clothtales recommended your videos and I am gonna be honest, I was a little floored when you started talking and you have the same accent as me lol I think you’re the first fiber artist/creator with a southern accent I’ve seen on UA-cam. Subscribed and liked, as you came highly recommended and your video is great.
A very informative video for sock knitting. Thank you.
the first time i ever saw this WOW amazing
Thank you for a great tutorial. It was not boring at all.
I watch tons of knitting videos and many of them have to do with the many and varied ways to knit heels. This one is my favorite and the one I'm going to use on my next pair of striped socks. Thank you, thank you. BTW - watching your video and listening to you is just plain fun. :)