Hi Carrie. This was so great. It makes sense to me now how this heel is done now. And it's simpler than i thought it would be. I definitely have to try this heel. I also like the shadow wrap short row technique it looks like it may be smother or more tidy than the way I usually use.Thank you so much. ❤🐻
Wow this really just helped me understand how the heel is constructed in general. I’m still stuck on the German short row, but I understand it better now too. I’m definitely coming back to rewatch your videos when I try the shadow wrap heel on my next sock! Thank you so much!
I am looking forward to trying this heel for some variety. I have a high arch and I do a lot of heel flap and gusset heels. Thank you for your tutorial.
My favorite heel is the shadow wrap. Once I tried it, that was it for me. It's so clean and pretty and it's so much faster than my next favorite (the forethought or after thought heel). Denise (Earthtones Girl) has a fabulous tutorial showing how to do it, super clear and free 😊
Thank you! And thank you for the compliment on the sock. No I do not have a written pattern for it. Just something I improvised when knitting the sock to keep it interesting.
Thank you Carrie! I have been knitting socks for a couple of years now, using the heel flap and gusset method. I have just begun to branch out into different heels, and found this video really helpful, allowing me to try Cat’s Sweet Tomato Heel. Best wishes from Australia 🇦🇺🧶😊
I just finished watching Cat’s video. I noticed she slips the first stitch on every knit and purl row . In this video you only slipped on the first purl row and the first knit row. Is there a reason for nit continuing to slip the first stitch as you progress through the heel?
Yeah it's always a tricky spot between the heel stitches and the instep stitches. And it's more knitting physics that it happens than knitters doing anything wrong. With short row heels of any kind I've always found gaps less of a problem than with flap and gusset. But, still happens sometimes. I personally don't worry about it because I can close the holes during finishing.
@@CarrieCraftGeek I think I’m going to duplicate stitch over those spots. I’ve gotten pretty good at heel flap and gusset. I wanted to try something new that would fir my high arch.
Hi, I knit my socks toe up with GSR heel and start my heel 2 inches short of total length. Would it be the same for this heel ? And if you wanted contrast color heel, how would that work? Thanks
Great questions. The Sweet Tomato is a deeper heel than the GSR so I would start my heel earlier in the sock. If I wanted a contrasting color, I'd probably choose a different heel. One of the keys to the sweet Tomato heel is the plain row of knitting around the sock when working the short row wraps - the boomerang - and if I used a contrasting color I'd end up with a stripe around the instep.
