[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Afterthought heel

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Cathy F,

Have you tried top down socks? Kitchener the toes and that is less fiddly
than the figure eight cast-on (my preferred method).

Cindy

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From: NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf
Of Cathy Flesher via NFB-Krafters-Korner
Sent: Thursday, May 9, 2019 3:44 PM
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Cc: Cathy Flesher <flowersandherbs at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [NFB-Krafters-Korner] Afterthought heel

That does sound difficult. I have not tried that technique. I have never
been successful at even making socks. I hope to figure out what is keeping
me from understanding the problem.

It has to do with beginning the sock with the figure eight cast on. 

May God bless you.
 Cathy F

> On May 9, 2019, at 9:40 AM, Tracy Carcione via NFB-Krafters-Korner
<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I'm making socks from a pattern, which I hardly ever do.  I usually 
> make up my own pattern.
> 
> The pattern uses the afterthought heel, but, after talking it over 
> with the gurus at the yarn store, I decided to do a different heel 
> instead.  The afterthought heel sounds really hard.  First, I'd have 
> to run a needle through already-knit stitches to pick them up.  That's 
> the really hard part, picking up every stitch, and going in a straight 
> line.  Then, I'd have to cut the knitting and put in the heel.
> 
> Has anyone made this kind of heel?  Am I imagining it's harder than it 
> really is?
> 
> Tracy
> 
> 
> 
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