Emmy Wrote:

I hated short row heels. Enough that I knit my next two pairs of socks top down (I’ve only knit three pairs of socks so far). I’m planning on using one of the heel flap modifications for toe up socks on my next pair…

Thanks for the comment, Emmy.

I have some difficulty following patterns exactly. I do much better when I can start with a basic concept and knit to shape. I figured it might be easier to knit a toe-up sock, because I could work to size/shape more easily. The way I think about the world – trust me, nobody else sees it my way – a toe-up sock is all patterns so long as one keeps stitch count in mind.

Since deciding to work a toe-up sock, I have realized that I need to count the rows on the first sock in order to make the second sock the same size. Oh, bother! I may try a top-down sock next time.

My problem with the heel turned out to be that I was allowing the color change to fool me – and perhaps making the color change one loop too late. The way I made the color change, I ended up with one main color stitch on the needle when I started my short rows. The pattern calls for knitting half the sock, then wrapping the next stitch in the turn. I then purl back half the stitches in the sock and wrap the next stitch to turn. What I think I did wrong was to rely on the color change instead of counting stitches – meaning I wrapped the first main stitch instead of purling it and wrapping the second. I have corrected this error and we shall see if this makes the heel go more smoothly.

I need to do some reading on color changes, because I think I should/could have switched yarn one stitch earlier to avoid the carry-over main color stitch.

There is still the issue of holes in the heel. I’ll let you know how that goes in about sixteen rows.