Okay, so for the Loooove Monkeys, I wanted a sturdy heel flap, cause I plan to give them a lot of use, you know? I decided to use Eye of Partridge stitch, which looks like honeycomb when you look through it, or hold it up to a light. But the problem was that this heel flap turned out to be more holey and seemingly flimsier than plain stockinette.
Well, a kind sock knitter on Ravelry showed me a better way to do an Eye of Partridge heel flap, so I am going to pass it onto you :) It gives you both a pretty and durable heel flap.
Regular Eye of Partridge stitch goes like this:
Row 1: [Sl1, K1] across
Row 2: Sl1, P across
Row 3: Sl2, [K1, Sl1] to last 2 stitches, K2
Row 4: Repeat Row 2
Repeat rows 1-4 for heel flap
^Muy confusing!
The better Eye of Partridge stitch:
Row 1: [Sl1, K1] across
Row 2: [Sl1, P1] across
Repeat rows 1 and 2 for heel flap
*Note: While it is sturdier, Eye of Partridge tend to be a little tighter, so you may have to knit more than the recommended number of rows for your heel flap (but I assure you, it's worth it to have a sock that fits!)
About Me
- MJ
- Hey there, I’m MJ! When I was 12 years old, I took a hobby class at my school where I learned to knit. The first thing I ever made was a neon green scarf in yes, the infamous Fun Fur yarn, and I wore it all winter to celebrate the fact that it took me about a year to even have the motivation to finish such a hideous thing. Later in my teen years I got a Ravelry account and started a knitting blog to fit in with the cool kids there, and when that one became too embarrassing to read through I started this one. I’m now 25, still a knitter, still blogging, and only slightly less embarrassing!!
1 comment:
Thank yooou for posting an easier way to do that! I never really understood it, nor did I venture to try it - it looked...confuzzling. o_o ~ Kaya
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