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Uploaded by on Feb 16, 2009

This video will take you through knitting a basic sock heel with a flap from the top down. www.knitpicks.com?medid=YouTube

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  • I love this video! What brand of yarn is she using in the video?

  • @sheziaholytree Hello! All of the yarn in our tutorials are available at Knit Picks :)

  • uuuhhhh what kind of knitting do we have to do first because I'm really confused

  • @asainrsvideo If you have never knit a sock before, I would first try knitting in the round on something like a hat. for the sock, you have to know how to knit in the round, knit, purl, increase, decrease as well as how to pick up stitches. It is a bit harder than other projects, that is why its important to learn the basics first.

  • @asainrsvideo If you have never knit a sock before, I would first try knitting in the round on something like a hat. for the sock, you have to know how to knit in the round, knit, purl, increase, decrease as well as how to pick up stitches. It is a bit harder than other projects, that is why its important to learn the basics first.

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  • thank you so much for your videos they are easy to understand and great quality. thank you for all that you guys are doing for the knitters out there :D

  • This is a great vid. I am trying to make socks for the first time and think I can make it with these instructions. Thank you for posting!

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  • @TheALDILady The heel you are referring to is called a boomerang heel, there are a few versions of this on the internet.

  • In Germany we have another method to knit the heel, it's called BUMERANGFERSE. If you look for this word on youtube, you will find several vids that show how it is knitten. Does anyone know this way to knit heels? Could anyone tell me the english word for it?

  • I am old and foreign and a beginner. In order to understand the sock building I cut separate pieces in paper : ankle, heel, foot and toes, twice.. I took a set and built it with stickytape and drew on the other set how to knit it. It is very much like your teaching video but not the written part. I will knit it flat, 2 needles, opening from front ankle to on top of foot to toes.

  • Aaaah! I see. The flap looks separate and then it is picked up down the edges at either side. The pattern I had confused me. Confusion is now gone. I had not knitted socks since I was at school and I'm in my sixties now. Many, many thanks from England to US. Linda.

  • I don't understand how i turn the heel. I'm from Sweden and don't really understand all the words. Can someone please help me understand?

  • Wow! I have been knitting for a year and a half and I'm in the middle of making my first sock. This helped a lot!

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