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Oh, that's fun! It's so interesting seeing how knitters hold and tension their yarn, because everyone has a different method!

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You kind of still need an idea of foot circumference. Or you could guess, based on the foot size charts here. Then you could figure out your stitch count based on your gauge, and make a sock long enough for the longest foot length plus desired leg/cuff height, plus maybe 2 extra inches to account for the sock stretching over the heel. www.craftyarncouncil.com/standards/foot-size-charts

I think that likely depends on your foot anatomy and what you consider comfortable -- for folks that don't like the feel of seams or ridges, then one of the ones that has minimal ridges on the inside from decrease lines might be more comfortable (so, for example, one of the rounded versions with staggered decreases.) If you have a wide and flat toe box, then a wedge shape works well, but if you have a much longer big toe then that shape may not be as comfortable (an "anatomical" toe shape would be better in that case.) Every foot is different!

It can tend to be, yes - since there are slipped stitches involved, and those can bring the stitch gauge tighter. It depends on the knitter, though!

I can add that to my video queue, yes! -- in the meantime, it would be very similar to increasing and decreasing in trinity stitch -- if you're a member of TKGA, I have an article on Trinity stitch in the Summer 2024 issue of Cast On magazine-- and I go in depth on increasing and decreasing in that stitch pattern!

@@HeatherStorta thank you very much! I will join so that I can read your article. I’d really like to up my knitting game!

Oh, there is so much great information in Cast On and TKGA as a whole, you will love it!

Yes, I think they would be helpful! You could at least see how it fits your heel and get a better idea if it will work for you.

You're welcome! Don't dread it -- it isn't too complicated once you understand what's happening! Biggest issue I have when working it is remembering that those stitches aren't "real" stitches and need to be *not* worked in the stitch pattern accidentally, lol.

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From the wrap and turn short rows? They'd be less loose in a more appropriate gauge (I was working loosely for the video) -- but you could also not pick up the wraps and that would help eliminate strands, or use a different short row method all together. It's not a toe for everyone, but it's nice to have options!

I'm glad you liked it! Judy's Magic instead of (or as the) provisional is a great option with this toe, since you have those live stitches ready to go for when you work in the round! (I, too, like the graft at the top of the toe with the cuff-down variation. And if you use a different color yarn for the graft like in the thumbnail, then you have an easy spot to see to undo the toe if it gets holes!)

@@HeatherStorta oh I like the idea of different yarn for grafting. Thanks again

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Yes, it will usually tell you how many stitches. Typically it's an odd number of stitches --so it'd be 3, 5, or 7 etc. But not always.

Yes, it can!

No, not really. Since you have to work rounds all the way around the circumference in between each wedge, that's not possible with the way the afterthought heel works. You *could* do a "plain" short row heel though, by working on only half the live stitches and then grafting the heel closed to the other half when done. But any heel method that adds in full rounds in between working back and forth won't work with an afterthought heel.

@@HeatherStorta thanks! I love afterthought heels and I am looking for different heel options just for fun.

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Oh -- that would be a great use of this stitch pattern!

Well, I did -- but this is for cases where that edge will be seamed later. If no more seaming is happening, you can use this method: ua-cam.com/video/lUUlh8AultY/v-deo.html

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You are so welcome! Yeah, complicated patterns require resolving ladderbacks and beginning ladderbacks frequently, which can start to get a little confusing! Some knitters use knit stitches with the ladderbacks, but I like using the purl stitch since it's helpful to spot which stitches are my ladderback stitches in the sea of stockinette stitches.

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Blended would work too, yes! It's mostly seen in "full fashioned" shoulder shaping, where the shoulder seam is moved from the top shoulder line to a more diagonal line at the back shoulder. You need rapid decreases in the back piece to get the sharper diagonal line there for that seam. But you could use these any place you need a multi-stitch decrease! It is less bulky than its counterparts, very true!

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You'd use these any time you need to make 2 or 3 (or 4!) decreases at the same time. So you could use it as a replacement for a k3tog or k4 tog, for example. They are most often found in "full-fashioned" shoulder shaping where the shoulder seam is moved to the back instead of sitting at the top of the shoulder line -- you use these in the back piece to get a sharper/faster decrease line along that seam. (Look at high-end store-bought cashmere sweaters and they will most likely have these full fashioned shoulder seams with cabled decreases.)

You could with the heel turn portion that is worked back and forth, for sure. Not as easily with the portion with the increases, though. For that section you'd need to cut the reinforcing thread at each side of the sole sts and join a new strand at each pass across those stitches (hopefully that makes sense.) (Oh -- I misunderstood and though you asked about reinforcing thread!) A heel stitch-- yes, you could work a heel stitch here -- it might get a bit complicated since the stitch count is changing in the "gusset" area and then you are dealing with the short rows in the heel turn, but it's certainly possible.

@HeatherStorta Ok, thank you. I'm doing 2 at a time toe up socks, ready to start the heel. The fleegle looks fast. I like reinforced heels but don't want to fuss with figuring that out right now. Yarn for my next project arrived yesterday, I'm anxious to start on that. Thanks for your videos and for taking the time to answer me❣️

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It could -- it really depends since every knitter is different!

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It depends on the gauge you're working with and the yarn and needles.