[KnitFreedom] Socks | Heel Stitches - Slip-Stitch Heel Pattern
Channel: KnitFreedom - Liat Gat
Date: 14/07/2011

https://www.knitfreedom.com/knitting-video/slip-stitch-heel-pattern/ 

Read more about the Slip-Stitch Heel Pattern at the KnitFreedom Blog: https://www.knitfreedom.com/blog/slip-stitch-heel/

How to do the slipped-stitch heel:

The basic pattern for the Slip Stitch heel is:
Row 1 (RS): *(Sl 1, k1), repeat from * across, end k1.
Row 2 and all even rows: Sl 1, P rest of sts.

Add some texture to your heel flap with an easy slip-stitch heel.

Adding a textured heel flap is an easy way to make the socks more interesting AND to make the heel more durable at the same time.

The slip stitch heel adds texture and durability to knitted sock heels

The slip-stitch heel is super-easy, and it is also nice and stretchy — great if you're not sure how big the sock-recipient's ankle is.

This video shows you not only how to work the slip-stitch heel flap, it also gives you tricks for keeping track of where you are (without writing anything down, of course) and for understanding what you are doing just by looking at your work.

Download a free Magic Loop sock pattern to use with this heel stitch at http://knitfreedom.com/magic-loop-sock-patterns

http://www.youtube.com/watch?&v=wIlUOLJRWM8