Knit School Sock Challenge, Day 3: Heel Turn on Short Circular Needles

Welcome to the Knit School Sock Challenge Day 3 Video for short circular needles. In this video I will cover how to knit a heel flap.

[@ZebraKitten]

I did it! Stupidly proud of myself!

[@jacquiprocter6042]

Hi, thank you for another great video. I’ve tried so many times to knit socks and struggled so am going to attempt to do these...is there a pattern to follow as I can’t finder the link ? Thanks again! x

[@KnitSchool]

The pattern and all the PDFs are available in the Facebook group where I'm running the challenge : ) You would be most welcome: facebook.com/groups/sockchallenge/

[@phia3457]

Hey! I’m following a different sizing pattern and was wondering how you got the 8 stitches you purl across a little before 2 minutes into the video. My cuff was 64 and heel flap was 22 I’m just lost once it gets to the 8 purl stitches. Also thank you for this tutorial! This was the only one I could find for doing it on short circulars

[@KnitSchool]

@@phia3457 so it will depend a bit on how the heel turn is worked in the pattern you are following. In mine, I worked short rows so the first row, I work over 15 stitches and then do an SSk and then turn. That leaves me with 5 unworked stitches and 15 to knit. I purl 8 of these and then do a p2tog. Those 8 stitches are essentially the centre of the heel under the foot and the short rows around worked around those stitches to shape the heel.

[@KnitSchool]

@@phia3457 also a cuff of 64 suggests a 32 stitch flap - in that case, in my 4ply pattern, one of the sizes has 64 stitches and in that, instead of 8, it’s 10 stitches in the centre of the heel :)

[@phia3457]

@@KnitSchool thank you so much for explaining! 😄I was worried I would be stuck on it for a while. And I meant to say 32 instead of 22.

[@KnitSchool]

@@phia3457 I thought maybe it was a typo : ). And if you have any more questions, do let me know

[@jessicapolka7803]

I bought this type of needles, but I believe the gauge size is different. It says 2.5 mm. And 25 cm. Your needles look larger.

[@KnitSchool]

2.5mm works for 4ply/fingering weight yarn. For the DK socks I am making here, I recommend 3.25 mm