CSM heel with no heel weights!

[@jsschnc]

This helped a lot. Heels and toes, (same thing in the CSM universe), are the primary skill required to get finished socks. Conquer this and you're a complete sock knitter. I got away from my CSM for a couple of years and lost the touch for heels and toes. Now, I'm relearning these skills. Jamie's are the best videos I've found that are helping me to get back to where I was.

[@carolynlong7417]

This was very helpful for me. I am a newbie and almost all the problems I was having with heels and toes were addressed here. The end stitches not knitting in particular. I finished my first real complete sock maybe second counting another one that had more issues. Thank you!

[@mhdesert1]

Thank you Jamie, I'm often too lazy to put weights on mittens when I knit the thumb, and I put my fingers in the curve. It's way more difficult with a heel or toe because it's larger. But it works, and it's a good exercise to learn to know our machine. The only question is : the fabric is tighter with the heel spring, and the weights counterbalance this. Without the weights, the fabric is irregular. For example on mittens, the thumb is often too tight, but on socks, it makes the heel stronger and long lasting. Well, practising is a good medicine ... Have a good day !

[@knit1924]

Hi Jamie, I wanted to practice a heel, so I used cast on basket and knit about 12 rows of waste yarn, and I just wanted to continue with waste yarn to practice the heel. I brought up half the needles in the back of the machine. I brought up one needle and attempted to go backwards, the needles in the down position didn't start to go up at all for at least 5 needles, is the cam out of whack?

[@jmemayfield]

Maybe. Make sure that you complete the row before trying to go the other direction.

[@knit1924]

@@jmemayfield Hi Jamie, thanks for answering. I tried many times, and I even went backwards to 10 o clock. On the way back toward 3 o clock, the needles start going down just before the yarn carrier approaches, so it doesn't catch the yarn. I feel like crying, as I have cast on 5 times already.

[@jjbing3]

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