For the short row heels of the boyfriend socks, it calls for wrapping stitches. I had no idea what that meant, but as always, a little search on the internet and I got my answer:
I have to say though, I thought the answer was more confusing than 100% necessary. However after following the instructions a couple of times, it’s obvious that you really just need to bring the yarn around the last stitch creating a wrap around the right of the stitch; slip the stitch. Move yarn back to proper position, slip the next stitch (if called for…). We’re done.
I’ll take some photos to help make this stick when I work on the next sock in the pair.
Now that heel is done on the 1st sock, time to get G to try it out to make sure it’s good to continue.
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It was confusing the first time I tried this. I didn’t quite get it at first and was over-wrapping. I’ve done it a couple of times since and it makes more sense now.
Cynthia gets it! Hooray! May, that website has very clear instructions. I haven’t tried slipping the stitch after the wrap but I will on my next heel.
*Gasp*
Isn’t that just short-row heel? So, you’ve never done that before? Okay, I never did it before until I did my Trondheim Universal Toe-up but I’ve been reading about short-rows long before that and knew the “wrapping”.
Anyway, here’s also a good tutorial, just in case you’re interested:
http://www.cosmicpluto.com/blog/?p=585
I found Wendy’s toe up sock pattern helpful:
http://wendyjohnson.net/blog/sockpattern.htm
it also has a detailed version:
http://wendyknits.net/knit/DetailedToeUp.pdf
or you can try the feather and fan version:
http://wendyknits.net/knit/featherandfansock.pdf
If you subscribe to Interweave Knits, dig up Priscilla Gibson-Roberts’ “Priscilla’s Dream Socks” on the website (subscriber only section). That’s how I learned to short row/wrap stitches. If you’re obsessive like me and have all of your back issues catalogued on the shelf, the pattern is in the Fall 2000 issue. My favorite issue EVER.