A Variety of Heel Flap Fabrics in One Color - Reinforced

[@nicolelafontaine1720]

Nice to see the lenght difference, that is a great information. Thanks !

[@SuzanneBryan]

Thank you, Nicole!

[@marywilliams1257]

I love the clarity, ease of understanding and speed of the demo. BUT even better I love getting an understanding of the pro and con differences. Learning that I have options vs. blindly following what I am told to do. Thank you

[@SuzanneBryan]

Thank you so much, Mary! ❤️

[@maureendonnelly146]

If I need direction in my knitting, your videos are my go to. The directions are clear, comprehensive and on task. Thanks to you, I’ve become a more knowledgeable knitter.

[@SuzanneBryan]

I love hearing this so much, Maureen; thank you so much for sharing your experience! ❤️

[@rachelhmua]

Thank you for sharing. I really enjoy learning new techniques and stitches.

[@SuzanneBryan]

I couldn't agree more, Rachel, I love learning new techniques as well! ❤️

[@lyne.loisirsetpassions]

Thank you so much. I have used before the slip stitch and eye of partridge but it’s the first time that I hear about the half linen stitch. An easy substitute. Something more to add to my gallery of different ways to knit a sock. 💕

[@SuzanneBryan]

Wonderful, Lyne! Thanks so much for sharing!

[@kittygailey5028]

Thank you! Lifetime socknitter and still learning. Beautiful examples - nice linen stitch heel. You’re generous to share your skills

[@SuzanneBryan]

You are very welcome, Kitty, I appreciate your kind feedback!

[@agnesnilssen6244]

Thank you for the video! Exactly what I needed!

[@SuzanneBryan]

You're so welcome, Agnes! 😊

[@SewRunKnit]

I couldn’t appreciate this more! Thank you!

[@SuzanneBryan]

You are so welcome, Suzanne! 😊

[@debjewett7279]

Love the video and your yarn color choices - watching you knit is almost hypnotic. Thank you

[@SuzanneBryan]

Oh thank you, Deb, that is very sweet!

[@isawa6649]

Great way to make multiple socks in the same color and differentiate one pair from the other. Thank you Suzanne

[@SuzanneBryan]

You’re welcome, Isa! I appreciate your kind feedback! 😊

[@PatValenzano]

Love seeing the different stitch combos for heel flaps. I was not familiar with the garter salvage edge…I have always done the slip stitch salvage. Would love for you to show a video on how to pick up the garter stitch salvage edges and how it compares to the slip stitch salvage. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and love of knitting with us 🤗🧶💗

[@SuzanneBryan]

Thank you, This is a grand idea. I am adding this to my video todo list. Thank you again.

[@victoriachase9104]

I have the same question! I'm excited to try a different patterned heel but would first need to find out how pick up for gusset.

[@lindieinred]

This was very helpful! Thank you so much!

[@SuzanneBryan]

You are very welcome, Lindie! 😊

[@francoisemonerau3083]

Thank you, Suzanne!

[@SuzanneBryan]

De rien, Françoise! 😘

[@denisemaass]

I love how you explain the different stitches and it’s very interesting to see the difference between the lengths. Very enlightening for people like me who always used to knit the heel flap with reinforcement wool like Fortissima Socka of Schoeller Stahl. Deepest thanks to you and please, keep teaching and sharing these wonderful ideas. 💖

[@SuzanneBryan]

Denise, I love your feedback, thank you! ❤️

[@BlijVrouw]

You make excellent videos. Thank you 😊

[@ccpperrett7522]

Thank you for this very helpful video. I enjoy your instructions and watching you knit.

[@SuzanneBryan]

Thank you so much, I appreciate you watching my videos!

[@jamkad60]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge, I’ve learned so much from watching yo ❤

[@colettebouvier9201]

Watching your videos, I always learn something new. 😊 Thank you!

[@SuzanneBryan]

This makes me very happy, Colette! Thanks so much for watching! ❤️

[@jeroenkeijser7492]

Thanks for showing all three together and can see how they are related. Very similar yet look so different.

[@rescueumbrella]

You totally deserve THUMBS UP! I'm learning so much. You are so clear. ❤️🦋

[@SuzanneBryan]

Thank you so much!

[@lesliewiberg2604]

I am adding my thanks to the long list also. I have watched a few of your videos now and each one is excellent. You don’t linger too long over each detail; I love that! The pace is perfect and your explanations are concise and easily understood. Thank you for taking the time to make all of these wonderful videos.

[@blou5598]

Thank you very much, Suzanne, for making this video with detailed demonstrations and the associated pros and cons of each pattern. I will definitely try using the Eye of Partridge and Half-Linen stitch patterns in my upcoming sock. I always welcome learning something new.

[@margauxbellier2234]

Thank you so much, I have been researching exactly that topic last week! Very helpful

[@SuzanneBryan]

Glad it was helpful!

[@margauxbellier2234]

@@SuzanneBryan Also saw your other video on two-colored eop, really great!

[@azariah333]

Wonderfully clear explained. Showing different aspects of the patterns and comparing them helps a lot. Like the sound of your voice so much, it's a joy listeningto you. You are one of the best teachers i have ever seen. Thank you for teaching us and sharing your knowledge with us.

[@SuzanneBryan]

I'm so glad it was helpful, Azariah! And thank you so much for your very kind feedback!! ❤️

[@MrMonet111]

As always, so insightful. Thank you.

[@SuzanneBryan]

My pleasure, Poodle Lady! 😊

[@willbaren]

Thank you so much for this demonstration. Some of these are so decorative and so useful. Cheers.

[@annaania1884]

Thank you very much! Love your clear explanations.

[@SuzanneBryan]

You're very welcome, Anna!

[@TheDollyce]

Thank you!

[@SuzanneBryan]

You're welcome!

[@cuthbert2546]

I'd never seen the last pattern you featured. I really like it and will try it on the pair of socks I'm just starting. Thank you!

[@siewyeepang173]

Thank you for all your video tutorials. Always excellent and illuminating. I tried using the Eye of Partridge stitch for a sock and the difference was so big between sole and instep that I had to rip it all out and re-do without the reinforcement. So far, your video is the only one I have come across which clearly highlights the differences in width and length. I tried incorporating some short rows but it did not look good. Suggestions would be most gratefully received. Thank you!

[@73lmargaret]

I always love your videos. A slip stitch on the wrong side can be fixed by dropping down I think. I waited to see if you were going to show how to drop down and fix the yarn over and move it to the correct side! Thank you for the video!!

[@SuzanneBryan]

Yep, if I had noticed it while I was knitting, I would have. But truth be told I did not notice it until I was editing the video.

[@SuzanneBryan]

Thank you for watching and commenting Lorraine.

[@theastewart6721]

Thanks so much Suzanne. Such an interesting and informative video! You explain everything so well!💞

[@SuzanneBryan]

You are so welcome, and thank you for the kind feedback, Thea! ❤️

[@theastewart6721]

😊😊

[@vickigross8530]

Thank you for your time and sharing your knowledge..

[@kdunlap3289]

I have used slip stitch for the backs of Barbie dresses I knit in the round. This shortens the backs, and leaves more room in the front for Barbie's shaping. After watching your video, I think if the schools ever open back up for their "santa" sales, I may use eye of partridge or linen stitch for the backs. (My own great nieces have outgrown fashion dolls, I think) Using the slip stitch on the backs for a dozen rows, is much simpler than short rows for the fronts of the dresses - quicker so I can sell them more cheaply to the little boys for their sisters.

[@SuzanneBryan]

What a grand idea. I love this. Thank you for sharing.

[@ginninadances]

This was useful, thank you!

[@Lloue-kg3sr]

I think i need to start doing reinforced stitches on the entire bottom of my socks. I walk a lot and both the heel and the ball of my foot area gets worn out. And these look like some good choices to try.

[@SuzanneBryan]

Yes, the reinforcements really make a difference!

[@jeannemiller7663]

Love you instructions

[@tinaenisan3605]

Thank you so much, I have learned something new. I will try it with my variegated yarn.😘

[@SuzanneBryan]

Wonderful, Tina! There is always something new to learn. 😊

[@evaespitia5158]

Thank you so much this video was very helpful, will practice the linen and partridge

[@SuzanneBryan]

Glad it was helpful, Eva!

[@nblmqst1167]

Thanks !

[@SuzanneBryan]

You are so welcome!

[@Nina-4]

Thank you! I guess it is not easy working these patterns if you want to make a boomerang heel (worked with decreasing and increasing short rows) as you do not maintain e.g. an odd number of sts

[@SuzanneBryan]

Actually you could do it. as the outer stitches would remain the same. you would just be working more into the center of the heel section. give it a try on a swatch.

[@kimmiemamatomany6226]

Loved your tutorial! Thank you do much. Wondering if I did any of the 3 shorter heel options, if I could do more rows than called for to make it fit my high arch better. Appreciate you sharing your knitting skills and teaching gift! God bless you ❤

[@SuzanneBryan]

Yes, I have high arches and if I am using a slip stitch pattern for my heel flap, I work 4 extra rows. It is personal preference, you may need to experiment and find the right number of rows for you.

[@elizabethgsd5418]

Very educational. 😊 wondering if one is better from a functional standpoint? Wears better under strain?

[@aurorarayon1846]

Can these different stitch patterns be used when using a fleegle heel (toe up construction)? These are beautiful and I'd love to use one but on a fleegle heel... Thank you for your videos Suzanne!!

[@lizmoore3642]

So helpful to see the comparison, thanks! Have you noticed differences in how these wear? Are there are reasons to choose 1 over the others besides aesthetics?

[@SuzanneBryan]

The reinforced fabrics will wear about the same.

[@DianeRidgway-c1m]

Love your videos! Q. Wondering your opinion on the difference in wearability of the different heel stitch fabrics please?

[@SuzanneBryan]

First, do you wear the heels out on your socks? If not, then you don’t have to worry about this. If you do, any of the fabrics other than plain stockinette will hold up better.

[@NatsAstrea]

So, which of these patterns wears the best before having to be darned? How do they differ in flexibility?

[@SuzanneBryan]

All three of these are going to give you a good long time before they need to be darned. The eye of partridge and half linen stitch are the most flexible.

[@RuthBlack-yx2ix]

I was interested in how each of these stitches wear . Is there a difference in how they hold up to friction?

[@SuzanneBryan]

They are similar in wear.

[@DianeRidgway-c1m]

Love your video as thank you! Q. Is there a difference with slipping stitches purlwise as you do in the video, or knitwise for eye of partridge? Thanks

[@SuzanneBryan]

When you slip stitches purlwise, you are just moving them between needles without changing the stitch mounts. When you slip them as if to knit, you are reversing the stitch mount which will result in twisted stitches. There is one exception - when you are making left leaning decreases like SSK or SSP as examples, you will want to slip knitwise.

[@lynnek3587]

I have knit my first pair of cuff-down socks (I normally knit toe up), and have gaps on the ssk side of the gusset. Do you recommend garter edges instead of slip stitches for the heels? Maybe that would tighten up the gaps? Your video was very helpful.

[@SuzanneBryan]

If you are slipping the stitches, be sure to snug them up before you carry on. I have found that loose slipped stitch create gaps. But you could also try the garter selvedge.

[@judylav5]

If you make the standard slip stitch heel by slipping the stitches knitwise does the twisting make for a more padded heel?

[@blackbean4509]

Suzanne could these heel flaps be used as elbows in a sweater?

[@emullinsstreams]

I don't see why not! I've swe. A few sweater patterns do just this!

[@SuzanneBryan]

yes you could, but I would suspect you would need to add it as a patch as the stitch and row gauge may be different than the underlying fabric. Always swatch first. If they match, then you could just knit it in.

[@blackbean4509]

Thank You both my dad whose always enjoyed a ready made sweaters has a favorite with leather elbows. I’m knitting him a sweater for the first time & he’s definitely knit worthy. I’m just thinking ahead.

[@Jabra-xd2lp]

❤😊❤😊❤

[@knitlvn4me]

Thank you!

[@SuzanneBryan]

You're welcome!