Gauge-Free Toe-Up Socks with Short Row Heel

I love knitting sock from the toe up. Do you?

There is one problem though. Where do you begin to work the heel for your desired length of foot?

I have come up with a solution, using a standard type of Short Row heel that gives you that 45 degree line on the heel.

I use a wrap short row heel but the shadow short row heel or the german short row heel all work.

Can you see that the heel and the toe look somewhat similar?

I have come up with an idea of how you can use the size of the toe to figure out the length of the short row heel.

Here’s my video.

I wrote up Sock Freedom, an idea for a Toe-Up Sock with a Short Row Heel. It’s a Project Page. There is no stitch by stitch pattern but the project page will give you instructions for taking the measurements and applying them to your sock.

It also includes a modification, of course, for giving you a bit more space for the instep if you need it. I do. You can make a slight gusset for more stitches on the top of the foot so it’s wider where the heel is.

This is totally working for me. Let me know if this is helpful.

Cheers, Deb

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