Afterthought Heel Placement

My favorite heel method for slippers, made easier with lifelines!

[@22Tya]

Is there an AMAZING thumbs up?!?!?!?! This is genius. I was scared to try the afterthough heel but after watching this I am trying this right now!!! GENIUS

[@emzydomino5294]

I've been knitting for years and I remember afterthought heels were always so hard and this video has totally changed the game!! Thank you!!

[@cyndylee544]

This is so AWESOME! I never would have thought to use a life line here, but it makes sense. I like to knit Latvian mittens and you put the thumb stitches on hold, then go back to knit them and I always have to be so careful trying to get the stitches back on the needles. Thank you so much for putting this tutorial out there. I can't wait to try this on my next pair of mittens!

[@soundsasleepasmr5367]

Thank-you so much for this! You have saved my Christmas stocking!! 😍

[@joann5157]

This looks MUCH EASIER than picking up stitches! Thank you from a beginning sock knitter!!

[@lenoramagrone9098]

Wow. Learned a new technique today. Making Douglas. Arid and this video now makes the pocket very clear. Thank you!

[@juleseast3003]

Brilliant tutorial. I have managed to do an afterthought heel with waste yarn but this is even easier. Thank you

[@Skumitomum]

Brilliant! Thanks - I stopped doing afterthought heels because I hated picking up the stitches - now with a lifeline, no problem!

[@GrandmaMarlayne]

There are so many tutorials on afterthought heels and I have such a struggle with inserting my needles. I also knit with one long needle. This is by far the easiest and most guaranteed way to not cut the wrong thread or drop stitches. Brilliant! Thanks so much for this clever technique.

[@sandrapolichino8806]

I have watched so many tutorials on how to do this and have been reluctant because I don't want to mess up my work. Your technique by far makes the most sense because you don't have to pick up all those little stitches hoping you don't miss one. I have 42 stitches at 11 stitches per inch ... teeny tiny ones. Thank you so much for this.

[@gwenwafer6420]

As long as I’ve been Knitting, and as much as I use sock yarn remnants for stitch holders, stitch markers, and lifelines, you’d think that to do this would’ve crossed my mind! 😄Thank you for this tutorial, which I’ve added to my Tutorials folder!😉

[@kathysigda3651]

You've made this so clear! Thank you for the great video!

[@cinnybuggable]

Oh my Goodness!!! This is AwEsOmE!!! Thank-you for sharing! I usually do toe up socks with a fleegle heel but bought a pattern that I just loved and it was cuff down. I never did a heel flap & gusset before but gave it a try ... ripped it out twice :( They have been in 'time-out' for about a year. Now I know just what to do :) They will be out of 'time out' & on my feet in no time! Great tutorial & great method!

[@ilonasmith3716]

Using lifelines in this way would never have crossed my mind - love it!!

[@kathiwright1571]

Andrea, your tutorials are THE BEST! I also am enjoying the Knit Stars tutorials! Thanks!

[@leom_Dorthe]

This is a super brilliant way to do an afterthought heel - I have never had the courage to knit a sock that way before..now I want to get start right this minut 👍👍👍👍 Thank you so much 💕👌🏼👌🏼

[@annie1040]

I'm so glad that I found your tutorial, you explain this so well and I am more confident about trying it now. Thanks

[@dreareneeknits]

Yay! Happy knitting!

[@JenFarrer]

What a great tutorial! I have been knitting socks for years & I finally have the courage to try after thought heels so this tutorial was super helpful :)

[@petitboutdelaine510]

Thanks à lot, Andrea ! It's so easy like that ! It's brillant,clever.Now, I can knit zen ! ☺️

[@DawnRegan]

Oh thank you for sharing this, Andrea! I have a couple pair of socks with blown out heels that have been sitting in a basket waiting to be darned for over a year. I never thought to just pull the whole heel out and put a new one in. You just made my day! 🙌🏻

[@sherree10]

Thank you so much for posting this. I avoided Afterthought Heels until now. Going to use this method, for sure!

[@hawkeypages]

Afterthought heel is my favorite, too! I need about 60% of my stitches for the heel though. The life lines are a fantastic idea, thank you!! 👍

[@michelleanyway2knit704]

thank you so much, I love the lifeline tip. As always your tutorials have been of great assistance. hope you have a gorgeous day.

[@cheryladams5785]

Oh my, thank you for this wonderful tutorial! I wish I would have watched this before I did my afterthought heel; I would have put in life lines! I love your tutorials, they are so clear and yur voice is so soothing!

[@dreareneeknits]

I love an afterthought heel and can't believe it took me so long to realize I could put a lifeline in to make it easier! So happy you are enjoying these tutorials :)

[@smilla210]

Großartig! Danke für diese Beschreibung. 😘

[@conniewatson4667]

WOW!!! I Like This Method!! Pretty Cool., I Give You Thumbs Up!! On Your Podcast!! 😃👍💞😁☺ I'm Going To Try This .. And Practice It... I'm A New Knitter... 😁

[@twentynineteen4687]

I'm a lot less frightened to try afterthought heels now. Thank you!

[@moonfire75]

Great idea!! I used life line but cut the stitches and sew in ends. This looks cleaner!!!

[@rudydawgsmom]

Thank you so much!! I’m doing my first socks with afterthought heels, now I can move forward as I’ve done both socks up to this point.

[@RenaKilgannon]

This is brilliant, Andrea! Thank you for this!

[@eveliengrannyg945]

This video helped me soooo much! I finished my first sock!!! Me so happy! Thanks Andrea!

[@dreareneeknits]

Yay!! That makes me so happy - great job!

[@sandrapolichino8806]

I love the lifeline idea. It makes so much sense. You can make any mistakes with the rows or picking those little stitches. It's brilliant !!! I am a TAAT knitter and this will make it so easy. Thanks.

[@dreareneeknits]

So happy you found it helpful!

[@irisclark2901]

How clever Thank you so much..makes the heel part much easier🥰❤️

[@debguillette4669]

What a great idea! Thanks, Andrea.❤️☺️

[@marilyn1228]

This video is perfect! Thank you!!!

[@ljubicajurman5252]

Fantastic.....fantastične...thank YOU......kiss from Rovinj, Croatia

[@Witchlinblue]

The lifelines are a wonderful idea!!!

[@xigel81]

Thanks so much for this! I now feel confident to try... exciting :-)

[@cynthiaguild61]

This is the neatest thing. Thank you!

[@kathleeng4493]

This is ✨BRILLIANT ✨ Thank you so much!! ❤️

[@karineweisshuhn-atelierkap8627]

Thank you so much, looks way easier than the way I make them!

[@jaclynnteeter3067]

Love this!!! Thank you!!!!!😘

[@fazilawaza833]

That is just so clever best tutorial ever thank you.

[@coriwallace4365]

Thank you for this!!! I was going to skip the pockets on my sparky because they seemed a bit confusing….not anymore!

[@dreareneeknits]

So happy you found it helpful!

[@Ladeedi73]

Thank you thank you for this!!!!!!!!!!💛

[@tarapotocek]

Thank you so much for this video. I am unable to make a matching pair of socks for myself that fit perfectly. This is going to be my solution. 😉

[@Adele-ka]

Great video, thanks!!!

[@dreareneeknits]

Glad you liked it!

[@blfspinner]

Great tutorial!!!!!

[@rosemaryfrew5571]

Thanks for the excellent video. x

[@mmoonmama]

What if when you go to knit the burgendy yarn, you did it on a double pointed needle so you don't have to move all the stitch over to knit the white over it?

[@krisvanallen]

That is what I do

[@laurakirk3481]

I use dental floss and thread it through the hole in the needle to thread it through, then do the waste yarn, then another lifeline through the hole in the needle. I’m wondering what I could use besides dental floss that would fit through that hole.

[@Sunnydazeknits]

Never knit socks before. Do your sock patterns folllw this method? I would love to try this now!

[@beckywalsh274]

Andrea I love this tutorial. Would you mind if I reference it in a sock pattern I'm writing?

[@922suzyq]

Wow! Brilliant!

[@conniehall3873]

Wow! Thanks for sharing!

[@pma6553]

great tip! thanks!

[@christinaboschmann1678]

Genius!!

[@HammitCreates]

brilliant duh why noone else thought of it

[@elinorstalker5474]

Wow thanks!

[@TrudySchwartzBurrill]

So good.

[@jolienguyenkenhgiaitritong9526]

Tks. It help alot

[@sobat7402]

A very clear tutorial, but for me it is not complete. What to do when the stitches are back on the needles? Can there be a part 2.

[@noamigalindo5881]

Thank you this was helpful

[@RestlessKnitting]

I am finding this hard to follow as a newbie to the technique. Can you include which needle to place the first lifeline with? because you knitted the other side after placing the 1st lifeline I am assuming it's the back/bottom needle (and because of the heel duh), but because I had left off at the start of a round I accidentally placed the top needle on the lifeline first :)

[@RestlessKnitting]

Re-reading the Curio pattern and in there it starts with the knit across TN, where here is different

[@CassieDA17]

If you're making a toe-up sock, where on your foot would this waste yarn be? So if I measured the length of my foot from the toe, what point on my foot would the waste yarn be? Back if the heel? I'm very confused

[@michelinedupre6122]

Tellement intelligent wowwwww 😁😁😁😁😁

[@mamagrizzlyknitz4220]

Question? How does you know where to start the heel so you start this afterthought your doing?

[@dreareneeknits]

The pattern you are following should tell you were to place the heel.

[@blfspinner]

How many inches do you knit until you start your afterthought heel?

[@dreareneeknits]

You return to the afterthought heel after finishing the rest of the sock/slipper :)

[@blfspinner]

I suppose I asked that completely wrong. How many inches do you knit until you put in your lifeline and knit the afterthought heel knit line

[@bonniec7166]

Andrea, I love your video tutorial, but you speak so softly, that I have to turn my volume up all the way to hear you. Please try to speak up. Thank you.

[@sandracasagrande3825]

You lost me?

[@babycheesa8020]

No one can hear you friend

[@xxxlealihcxxx]

great idea

[@jaclynnteeter3067]

Love this!!!! Thank you!!!!😘