#toe-up sock

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This is my first time doing a heel flap and gusset and I kinda love it? It's definitely a lot more work than just doing German short rows but it looks so much better and gives better structure. Even though I messed up in a few spots, I still can't see the mistakes as much as I can with socks done with a forethought heel. This is also my first toe-up sock and I definitely prefer it to cuff down socks.

But now comes the hard part: figuring out if I want to knit the rest of the yarn into a longer sock and risk having to do math for calf shaping.

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THINKING, BUT KEEPING BUSY

A couple of people have asked if I’m taking a break from needlework in the aftermath of the great coif project. Nope. To be truthful, I am filling my time with far less challenging pieces while I contemplate the next big project. First, I’ve returned to the third forehead cloth. I’ve done two before and love wearing them instead of bandannas to contain my hair on windy days. I do a little bit…

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BY POPULAR REQUEST - FAUX WEAVE TOE-UP SOCKS

It’s been a long time since I added a sock knitting pattern. But I had so many requests for this one after I posted about it on FaceBook, that I had to write it up and add it to the collection. Like all the rest it’s toe-up, with a short row heel. It’s written for DPNs, but it’s very easy to adapt to work on a circular needle, or use with the two-circular method. So to that end, my pattern for…

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