How to Knit an Afterthought Heel
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- Опубліковано 6 сер 2024
- Learn how to set up and knit an afterthought heel.
Introduction - 0:00
Part 1 Heel Setup 1:13
Part 2 Removing the Waste Yarn 6:09
Part 3 Knitting the Heel 8:50
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Pattern: Birch Grove Socks - shop.thechillydog.com/product...
Yarn: Schoppel Boots
Needles: skacel by addi FlexiFlips
Notions: tapestry needle, Susan Bates Silvalume Handi Tool, stitch marker
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Thank you for this tutorial! I am knitting my first afterthought heel with contrasting yarn and also using flexible needles. I also throw my yarn from the right hand. It’s a bit challenging because the needles are so sharp and I haven’t developed enough of a callous to not occasionally wince. I’m encouraged by watching how you knit with these needles. 🌼
excellent tutorial - especially the extra stitch pick up. Very clear visually and also clear explanation. thanks. Will come back to this when I do my first afterthought heel.
Oy! I hadn’t thought of a lifeline. Makes it so much clearer. I’m always afraid I’ll pick up stitches from above or below. Genius!
I can't even tell you how many afterthought heels I (nervously) knit before I started using lifelines. They're a total game changer. Knit fearlessly!
I’ve always wanted to try the afterthought heel method because I always speed through the cuff and leg of my socks (I knit top-down) and then procrastinate the heels for weeks 😂 This tutorial was very clear and easy to follow, thank you!! Already followed the steps on sock #1 with ease and about to do it for sock #2 - what a life saver!😁
I love these addi flexiflips so easy to knit socks with especially for beginners
What is a good size of flexiflips to buy for sock yarn?
Your instrucetions are so clear 👍. Thank you ❤️
An interesting approach....thank you!
I wouldve liked to see the rest of the heel made.
Lovely calm clear explanation and I have learnt a lot...have never added an afterthought heel so very keen to give it a go now. Thank you for sharing your skill and expertise.
You're welcome, Dorothy. Afterthought heels aren't necessarily my favorite construction method, but a lot of sock knitters favor them, they're a nice change of pace and they fit most feet well. Happy knitting! 💖
I'm ready to do my first after thought heel. I knitted two toe up socks and left the heel inserts for last. Once I've done one, I know the other one will be easier. I've watched your video several times. I've watched several and think yours was very well explained and presented. The close ups were perfect for me. The lifelines are going to be a very useful especially when using sock yarn and 2.25 mm needles. I'm sure there will be less splitting of yarn! I've taken notes & put them into a document that I will keep at my side. (Can't knit and watch UA-cam at the same time. :) ) Thank you for a great tutorial.
Great explanation
Great explanation of the afterthought heel. Neat method of picking up stitches with the 2 lifelines instead of picking up the right leg. Need to try this. Thanks
Super helpful. Thank you.
Best explanation. Like the use of lifelines because I sometimes veer-off the row. TFS
Excellent
Thank you!
Thanks alot
Thank you for the video, but it’s difficult for me to see what you are doing with such a busy yarn. Especially at this gauge!
Agree, I'm still slightly confused about that type of heel. I'm currently working on a striping pattern that calls for this type of heel and I am absolutely lost on how to do it.
Do you decrease the picked up stitches before working again in the written pattern? How do you manage extra stitches? Thank you!
Depends on my mood. Sometimes I immediately work the extra picked up stitches together with the stitch before or after. Sometimes I do that decrease in the next round.
Found to be confusing
; not sure where my needles should be?
Do you knit the gusset before the afterthought heel?
There typically is no gusset in a sock with an afterthought heel.
I found this to be a little confusing.
Missing the heel, I don't like the way the decreasenpark make a ridge at the end, is There another way to finish the sock? I need to see how the heel looks being knitted. Thanks
There are a variety of ways to shape an afterthought heel if you don't care for that wide, ridged diagonal. It may sound weird, but often you can substitute a toe shaping method you like.
@@thechillydog I don't get videos much I can't hear well, I need written information that is whole and clear some I've seen miss what I have to do or leave out important details. Thanks bunches even that seam is there it still looks better. My grand kids are picky about everything so I'll try something I can follow. I'm working two socks at a time on magic circle top down, hoping I'll be able to get the heel right lol.
how do you determine where to start your afterthought heel?
I don't have a quick, easy answer. If you're new to afterthought heels, it's best to follow a pattern, because the designer has worked out all the math so you can enjoy the knitting. There are different ways to shape an afterthought heel, but basically you would need to know how many heel stitches you're starting and ending with so you could calculate the number of rnds needed for your chosen heel shaping method. Then you use your gauge to calculate the heel length based on the number of rnds in your heel. The math isn't necessarily difficult, but it's a little more lengthy than I can explain in a comment.
@@thechillydog Got it! Thanks so much for such a speedy reply:)
Very hard to follow using this sock made with a speckled yarn.
also known as a forethought heel
Appreciate the lifeline explanation, but your closing-the-gap strategy? Not so much. Although I believe your explanation is presented as clearly as possible, I think I’ll stick with the “fish lips” heel as I have not the smallest confidence that I could construct the “after-thought” heel using this extraordinarily complicated method.
But, thanks anyway 😳
I'm a little disappointed because the title is misleading. You never actually knit the afterthought heel you just show how to isolate stitches and then pick them up.
Me too, did you have any luck finding another tutorial to show how its done.
Julie Watson Keep checking out the videos on UA-cam. I have found quite a few, each one gives some good info.
Shame about the choice of wool colour to demonstrate this. Not easy to see what you were doing or where spare yarn was placed. Voice over gave very clear to follow instructions. Pity stitches were not so easy to see.
This is not an afterthought heel!....an AT heel is one placed AFTER the whole body of the sock is knit
Isn't that literally what she is doing?