Discover the Perfect Fit: Fleegle Heel Tutorial for Toe-Up Socks

The Fleegle heel is an innovative heel that provides room your foots arch with a gusset and a simple short row heel turn. In this tutorial you'll learn the anatomy of a fleegle heel, its advantages and learn how to knit this toe up sock heel with step by step instructions. I find this heel provides a similar fit as a cuff down heel flap sock but with fewer steps.
The Fleegle Heel is used in my upcoming sock pattern: Reliable Toe Up Socks. Get your copy here
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📚Chapter links
01:24 Anatomy of a Fleegle Heel
03:34 Advantages of a Fleegle Heel
05:57 How to knit the gusset of a Fleegle Heel
08:55 How to knit the heel turn in a Fleegle Heel
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[@caramelatejeiso3258]

I love the fleegle heel and thank you for the video.

[@sharonpenn6259]

Your tutorial plus your pattern make the heel so easy! Thank you - a must have in my tool box.

[@knithow]

Thank you Sharon ✨ That was absolutely my goal, I’m so happy you love it.

[@sam41198]

Thank you for this video definitely be trying this heel x

[@cathryncampbell8555]

Your video tutorial was so lucid and clear that I bought your pattern. Your pattern consists of eight (8!) tightly organized and illustrated pages, which break down each part of the sock beautifully. THANK YOU for your wonderful work!

[@knithow]

Thank you so much! I’m so happy you like it.

[@thechosenvoice3472]

awesome tutorial! Just went to buy your pattern :)

[@knithow]

Thank you 🙏 I hope you love your socks!

[@donnaterryhalleran2367]

Looks great. So far this Flegal heel looks the easiest. Thanks

[@knithow]

Thank you and I totally agree about it being the easiest 😊

[@rosemaryenglish384]

, Thanks for this tutorial. Love the fleegle heel. You can also do a cuff down fleegle heel which is known as the strong heel.

[@knithow]

I didn’t know about the strong heel, thank you for sharing that! I’ll have to try it out.

[@CarolHalford2024]

This is a terrific tutorial!! I've done this heel, only they didn't call it a "fleegle heel", (now I know) and it's very easy once you've become accustomed to using the stitch techniques. I can't remember the day when I started using Judy's magic loop method...(it's all I use now) but anyone using DPN'S will find your method just as easy. Thank you so much!! You've done a huge number of videos in the 1 1/2 years you've had this channel. I can't believe I didn't find you sooner!! EXCELLENT all the way around~ 💯❤🌹

[@knithow]

Thank you so much for your kind words. I’m looking forward to making more tutorials in the new year ☺️

[@suzyburke]

Hi Ellen, I purchased the pattern and want to knit two at a time on magic loop. Will this heel work for that? I would love to see how this is done! Hint hint tutorial! 😊

[@elizabethwillars838]

Thank you so much for the tutorial! I have knelt know 3 pairs so far, for hubby, daughter and myself. I bought a new pattern that has a Fleegle heel, and it says to work the M1 on either side, but as the end stitch as opposed to knit one before or after. I can’t wrap my mind around how to M1 without that “selvedge” stitch. And you said that it can lead to ladders anyway, my worst nightmare! I really love this Fleegle Heel though, so much easier than the short row heel and picking up the gusset. I’m glad I learned it, but I think I’m going to like this heel better. I do have a question, is there a way to do that whole heel with a slip stitch reinforcing across the bottom of the sole and back of the ankle? I was struggling because of all the increases and decreases to make the slip stitches align properly. And I kinda feel like I need to reinforce those soles! 😂 Anyway, thank you again for the tutorial, fantastic explanation and can I find you on Ravelry? I’m going to look around at your patterns now. 😊

[@knithow]

Hi Elizabeth! I think you can totally adjust your pattern to not put the m1 on the edge. The most important part is the number of stitches you increase, shifting those 1 stitch in from each corner doesn't affect the overall heel. I haven't personally ever added a slip stitch pattern to a Fleegle Heel, probably because as you mentioned keeping track with the short rows is more than I want to do while knitting socks. I have however knit 6 pairs of Fleegle Heel socks for my partner who would wear through the heel of store bought socks in record time. I see two factors that would make the heels stronger, the yarn - I choose a more durable yarn for her like schoppel zauberball, and the gauge - knitting socks at a tighter gauge adds to their life quite a bit. Thanks so much for your interest in my patterns. I'm actually launching the first knithow pattern a week from today - Reliable Toe Up Socks. The gauge is 9 stitches and 12 rows per inch with row by row instructions and row trackers with stitch counts included. If you sign up for my email list you'll get a discount on launch day. www.knithow.com/sign-up The knithow Ravelry shop can be found here www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/knithow-2

[@maud2rolland348]

For me there is a little problem to adapt the decreasing of the heel with my pattern : ribbing. For example, usually I have one more stich on one side and one stich less for the sole …

[@Pluviophile218]

I knit 2 socks at a time on 2 circulars and I always thought a Fleegle heel was complicated. You have made it clear, but can I use it on 2 at a time socks?

[@knithow]

I knit socks two at a time a lot with a fleegle heel. The gusset increases are pretty simple. The biggest thing to pay attention to is the heel turns final few rows when you switch back to working in the round. So I work the first heel turn to that point, then switch to the second heel turn. The final rounds I do at the same time after the short rows.

[@Pluviophile218]

Oh, wow! Thanks that is good advice. BTW I liked your video@@knithow

[@knithow]

@@Pluviophile218 Thank you! I love hearing when a video helps.

[@cherielough1057]

I have made socks with a Fleegle Heel. I have your "Hack a Fleegle Heel when your row gauge is different". I have high arches. Is there something else I can do to accommodate my arches. Thank you so much!

[@knithow]

My first thought would be to add more repeats to the gusset which also means more repeats in the heel turn. That would make the circumference of the sock larger around the ankle. 2 more gusset repeats adds 4 more stitches. Then there would be 2 more short row repeats in the heel turn before the final rounds of the heel turn. You would also want to start the gusset 4 rows sooner in this case. I haven’t actually done this with a sock yet but it would definitely give you a bit more room in your arches. Hope it helps!

[@cherielough1057]

@@knithow thank you so much. I will give that a try 😊

[@cherielough1057]

@@knithowOkay I am at this point in my sock. I will add 2 (?) extra rows. Without an increase? TUIA

[@knithow]

@@cherielough1057 Awesome! Continue the increases in your extra rows that is what will create extra room for your heel.