[NFB-Krafters-Korner] top-down socks/closing seams

[D Dyer]

An alternate to the kitchener stitch, which I’ve never been all that fond of, is to close toe seams, and honestly any other seems you need to close this will work with as well, with a crochet hook using the Russian grafting method.

D


> On May 10, 2019, at 2:59 AM, slerythema--- via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> 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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