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How to Knit a Short Row Heel Turn / Funkasonic KAL

January 18, 2016 1 Comment

Learn how to knit a short row heel turn to master cuff down socks. Click through for the video tutorial.

Turning a sock heel can be daunting, particularly for first time sock knitters. Turning a sock heel for the first time using a new method can take a minute to wrap your head around. Turning a sock heel using two colors complicates things. And we’re doing all of that in the Funkasonic Mukluks, which are one of the two featured patterns we’re knitting along right now! Am I a sadist? No. I just really like color, stripes, and warm feet, honest! ;)

Learn how to knit a short row heel turn to master cuff down socks. Click through for the video tutorial.

How to Knit a Short Row Heel Turn

Last week covered how to work jogless stripes, a basic linen stitch, and how to neaten linen stitch edges. All three of those techniques area work in some form or another in the Funkasonic Mukluks pattern. Once you’ve gotten past the linen stitch heel flap, the challenge of working the heel turn presents itself.

Knit Along Day 3: The Heel Turn | Hands Occupied

Check out the cuff down sock series.

A couple years back, I shared a photo tutorial on how to knit a short row heel turn as part of a knit along teaching how to knit cuff down socks from start to finish. (Struggling with cuff down socks? You can find all of those tutorials here.) You can refer to that heel turn tutorial if you prefer still photos, but I’ve had lots of requests for a video version. Today, you’re in luck. Learn how to knit your two color heel turns with this thorough video tutorial. If you’re more of a beginner looking for the same tutorial, simply work the whole heel turn in one color instead of alternating – easy!

Learn how to knit a short row heel turn to master cuff down socks. Click through for the video tutorial.

Past Funkasonic Knit Along entries

  • announcing the KAL (+giveaway!)
  • Old Norwegian Sock Cast On tutorial
  • how to knit two color brioche in the round
  • jogless stripes & linen stitch tutorials
  • how to knit neat linen stitch edges

Filed Under: Knit Along, Knitting, Knitting & Crochet Tagged With: cuff down socks, ewe ewe yarns, funkasonic, funkasonic mukluks, funkasonickal, heel turn, kal, knit along, linen stitch, mittens, mukluks, poststitch, short row heel turn, sock knitting, socks

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Heidi Gustad is a craft book author & content creator in love with primary colors & vintage vibes. She specializes in knitting, crochet, latch hook and macramé, and her first book, Latch Hook: 12 Projects for the Modern Maker, is out now!

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  1. Debbie

    January 25, 2016 at 10:43 am

    I just finished my first pair of socks THANKS TO YOUR great easy to understand directions. Thank you so much – it is something I have wanted to learn how to make for along time. Love your site!

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