I was working the heel of my oak barrel socks so it was the perfect opportunity to get the pictures. Your heel needs more space than…

Vickilicious Knits FO ToeUp Eye of Partridge Heel Socks

The eye of partridge short row heel.

Eye of partridge heel toe up. Done in regia strato color. Sl 1, (k1, sl 1) to last st, k1. Once you are at the point where you are ready to start your heel, knit across from the center back to the end of your heel stitches.

I have been busy making more socks, and several people have asked me about the heel i always do. This heel flap started with a slip stitch. The increases, the heel turn, and the heel flap.

Eye of partridge is a sturdy heel, good for people who typically wear holes in the heels of their socks. Some ravelers have asked me to post pictures and explain how i work eye of the partridge during a heel turn when i use the stitch on an entire sole and the toe. Increases underneath, no increases in short rows, eye of partridge flap.

Learn to knit in 10 easy steps →. To make it eye of partridge, i worked as follows: Reminder video on how i start my gusset in the toe up version of the eye of partridge heel.

This is in real time. I find that the eye of partridge technique camouflages the little holes that you can get from the wrap and turn short row heel, and it just seems to fit me better. Alternate rows 1 & 2 for heel flap.

I prefer cuff down, but this i can do both directions and i like this heel because it is easy to sub in for whatever heel the pattern calls for, and i don't have to do a. I’ve stopped right before my second round o. I understand what you are saying, and maybe there is more than one way to make an eye of partridge heel, but a quick search brought up this pattern for the heel and it doesn't have any rows that end with a slipped stitch.

All rows do start with a slipped stitch, though, and that should keep the number of stitches on each side consistent. Sl 1, (k1, sl 1) to last st, k1. Sl 1, (sl 1, k1) to end.

So here is how it works: Colour #5742 48128 72 stitches at 9 spi. I posted them on the knitpicks socks forum on rav, but thought i'd put the pics on.

Increases on sides, increases in short rows, ribbed slipstitch flap. Sl 1, (sl 1, k1) to end.