Where should afterthought heels be placed?
Forethought or Afterthought heel One is where you finish your sock tube, and CUT into your sock to make the heel. This is called the Afterthought heel, also referred to as the ‘True Afterthought Heel’.
What is a forethought heel?
A Forethought heel is a type of Afterthought heel. I know, those two words sound like they mean the opposite, so stay with me for a bit. An Afterthought heel is where you knit the bulk of your sock first. Toe to cuff or cuff to toe, and then you make a cut where you want to place your heel and add it in.
When should you start afterthought heels?
The basic idea with the afterthought heel is that the heel isn’t worked until after the main part of the sock is complete. The heel is called peasant or forethought heel if you decide the heel placement while you are knitting the body of the sock and use waste yarn as a placeholder in a planned location.
What is a FLK heel?
What is the Fish Lips Kiss Heel? The Fish Lips Kiss Heel (or FLK Heel) is type of short row heel invented by Sox Therapist. Short row heels are great for most foot types. They knit up quicker than a heel flap and gusset and look great in a contrast color!
What is an afterthought heel?
The afterthought heel, a term coined by Elizabeth Zimmermann in her book Knitting Without Tears (Fireside Books, 1971), isn’t placed until after the leg and foot of the sock are complete. At that point, the location of the heel is determined—usually on the foot about 2″ before the back of the heel—and a stitch is snipped at the center of the heel.
How do you knit socks with afterthought heels?
Afterthought heels can be used in either top down or toe up socks. The basic idea is to knit to where you want the heel placed. Then, you knit across the heel stitches with a piece of waste yarn. Continue knitting the remainder of the sock.
What are inserted heels used for?
Inserted heels can be used for top-down socks or toe-up socks. They do not have a heel flap or gusset. They are easy to replace because all of the knitting is separate from the leg and foot of the sock. The heel can be raveled or cut out, live stitches can be picked up, and then a new heel can be knitted to replace the old one.
How do you replace the heel of a sock?
The heel can be raveled or cut out, live stitches can be picked up, and then a new heel can be knitted to replace the old one. This heel is often erroneously referred to as an afterthought heel, but it is not an afterthought (something thought of or added later); it is planned for while the sock is being knitted.