Your heel turn method worked like a charm. Thanks for the explanation of how this works.

You're a legend. Thank you so much! Making my first ever pair of socks and this is very helpful.

@PurlTogether

7 ай бұрын

You're so welcome!

Thanks for the clear explanation of the slip stitch reinforcement on the bottom of the heel! Great video!

Great tutorial! You make what seems so daunting, turning a heel, so clear . Thank you!

I'm making my first pair of socks following another pattern, but was having trouble visualizing the heel turn. Your explanation was super clear and really helped me to see what I needed to be looking for :) Thank you!

@jenniferdouillard8683

4 ай бұрын

I would like to second that. I had a written pattern before I tried this website, and I couldn't understand what they meant about the "clusters of stitches" but this video made it much clearer and easier to understand.

Light bulb moment! You always say, read your knitting, and I finally discovered that if I look at the purl side I could clearly see if an SSK or K2tog had been worked on the round before! Believe me, I am elated! Hope to eventually be able to “see” lots more! Thanks for your videos. I am understanding socks better with every try.

I always wondered about carrying on the heel flap reinforcement. Thanks, you made it easy. I definitely will do this my next pair of socks.

Thanks, and love the chocolate and adult beverage idea!

Thank you for this. Your videos are clear and your explanations have helped SO much!

Thank you for making it so straight forward and explaining it all 🥰

You are saving my life with these videos. I'm following a written pattern and it's not clear enough for someone who has never knit socks before. Thank you for the help!!

I've made a few pairs of socks, but always followed a pattern to the T. Now I know how to make the gusset and heal with any amount of stitches on . Thanks so much!

I've knitted a few pairs of socks but always had a hard time identifying where the gap was. When you said that it was where you turned the work I instantly understood. Just to be sure when I turned my work I added a clip-on marker. Seemed like extra work but I had the heel done in no time at all. It was perfect. That made my day. It was so basic. I'm making a toddler sock but your instructions helped so much.

@robertarnsworth2464

2 жыл бұрын

I'm the same regarding the gap. But it seems she has two gaps? Am I misunderstanding? I think I need someone to sit beside me while I attempt this 😊

I’m on my 2nd sock and have lined up my slip stitches right this time on the heel turn! These socks are for me~next pair with size1needles and done right for a good friend!!! Thank You Jana😀

You are an excellent teacher. Thank you❤

I really like the slip knit pattern on the heel turn. I’ve always just knitted it.

This makes so much more sense now ! Thank you so much, I was following a pattern and I did not get this part at all !

So grateful for the detail and clarity or this x

Thank you for the lesson! I'll be starting and rewinding but I can see the light!

TY so much ! U r a good teacher dear . GBU all from Canada

Love love your videos , very very well explained !!! I’m a new beginner 😊😊😊

Love being able to do it step by step with you

I needed your explanation. Thank you. It didn’t make sense on my pattern. I will be back for the gusset!

Thank you so much for this tutorial! I’m following a pattern to make my first pair of socks and I had no idea what it was talking about.

@PurlTogether

2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

Great, clear 🧶

I’ve knit a lot of socks but never with such clear and complete instructions. The written directions accompanying the video are just what I’ve been needing. Thank you so much for this support!

@PurlTogether

2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful!

love these tutorials!

Such super practical teaching , thank you Jana. Knitting socks might well become my new favourite past time!

@PurlTogether

2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful!

Your videos and tutorials are treasure, I save them in a list, so clear and easy to follow. Thank you!

@PurlTogether

2 жыл бұрын

I'm so glad!

just love the way you teach!!!👍

@PurlTogether

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! 😃

Thank you for incredible instructions. You are so clear and make everything so simple!!! Glad I found your videos

@PurlTogether

2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

Jana, this video is magic gold for me. Thanks so much for making it. I've watched it over and over as I'm almost ready to turn the heel and have deviated from the pattern. Knowing the formula helps so much!

@PurlTogether

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Just found you and I have learnt so much even after years of knitting socks ! I have only ever knitted a basic heel flap and have wanted to learn the shadow type you did in your last video. Next time ,I will follow your instructions slowly and try that heel. many thanks from Wales , uk.

@bettygraham818

Ай бұрын

I forgot to say that you were much easier to watch knitting. english style. I find continental knitting videos a bit distracting. I use dpns which are easier for me but your circulars did not affect the lesson !

I cannot tell you how much this tutorial helped me knitting my first socks while following a pattern for the first tim as well. The visualization is perfect to grasp the basics of this technique!

@PurlTogether

3 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

You make it so easy!! Thanks

Finished my first pair of socks today, thanks to your tutorials. They're very good and I will recommend them to anyone who asks me how to knit socks.

@PurlTogether

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

Great video series helped me understand my pattern!

Jana, After the 20th viewing I stopped counting! It works, I did it, wow! Incorporating the reinforcement was an excellent idea, it's so nice to feel a bit of cushion. The anchor for me was having the same amount of stitches on each side after the gap. My first sock has taken me 20 years, most of that time has been overcoming my fear. Thanks for being my guide in the journey.

@PurlTogether

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for making my day with your comment. Well done with your socks!

loved the instructions thanks heaps

Thank you!

Thank you I enjoyed that now will have to wait till Sunday! Xx

@PurlTogether

3 жыл бұрын

This series is from last year. You can watch them all now!

THANK you very much. EXCELLENT explanation of the heel turn!!

@PurlTogether

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

That makes the pattern I have make sense! Happy bunny now

I'm making a sock pattern read the pattern I had no understanding off how to do it until I watched your video thank you

Thank you for this video and formula! Kept me from tearing out my hair!

@PurlTogether

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you for the formula. I love it for meditating. and calming. but I have to check with how you do it to get it right. Lu

Simple and clear

Absolutely best sock tutorial ever thank you so much I love my socks

@PurlTogether

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 😊

Helped so much!!

You have been indispensable as I knit my first pair of socks! I knit about one project a year and thus need uber instruction as I knit. The quality of your video is superb and lets me see exactly how to proceed! I'm still having trouble discerning the slip and knit stitches to remain in pattern, but who is going to look that closely at my heel within my shoe! LOL Thank you so much!

@PurlTogether

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Thanks for watching :)

Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video.

@PurlTogether

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thankyou so much for this video! I’ve been stuck on my sock for weeks!!

@PurlTogether

2 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

Thank you

The heel turn is my favorite part!

Great tutorial. Thanks.

@PurlTogether

9 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Amazing

I absolutely love watching your video and have a great time doing my socks !

Lively Music 🎶😊

Great video thank you

@PurlTogether

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Omg my pattern left absolutely everything to the imagination, so I thank you!

@PurlTogether

3 жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

For a very narrow heel, can I sl 1 P3 P2 tog P1 and then turn? Asked another way. if I only purl 3 instead of your 5 stitches, how does that affect the rest of the sock? In your example, you knit half (18) PLUS 2. If I shorten Sl 1 P5 P2tog to Sl P3 P2tog, does anything else change?

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Thank you for teaching me how to knit a sock :) I have knitted a few so far :) I am now knitting my first fair isle sock and it is going well :) I am up to the heel flap and I would like to know if it is possible and if u have an instructional video on it....if I can make my heel flap in alternating vertical lines using the sl1, k1 etc...I want blk and wt lines thank you

@PurlTogether

3 жыл бұрын

I don't have a video specifically on that, but sure, you could definitely alternate colors. You wouldn't even need to slip any of the stitches because you're already carrying a float behind your work by alternating colors. The float is what creates the extra padding and reinforcement. Happy Knitting!

Not just about this particular video but to thank you for all the videos, f/b group and tutorials. I just wanted to ask if there was a way of making a single small donation instead of patreon? I've so appreciated your customisable sock pattern (not an experienced knitter but started to go down the rabbit hole of socks!) and just wanted to thank you for that and the videos which explain so much.

@PurlTogether

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for showing your appreciation with your comments and watching the channel. If you'd like to support the channel with a one time gift, you can use PayPal. My email is jana@purltogether.com

I had a restless night and had tossed and turned for 2 hours. Just as I was almost ready to drop off to sleep, my voice yelled in my head 'Linda, you didn't turn the heel!' Instantly awake, I thought darn...I didn't. I was half way through the foot part! Watching too much tv as I was knitting, I guess. But really...I couldn't have thought this much much earlier 😭

@PurlTogether

3 жыл бұрын

Did you get right up and turn that heel?

@lindachandler2293

3 жыл бұрын

@@PurlTogether No. But I should have. By the time I stopped thinking about it, I could have fixed it.

3:00 start of slip stitch turn

It's not just confusing - it's a bad case of overthinking.

This was super helpful! Quick question, though. I'm knitting a sock magic loop with 18 stitches on each side. Will this method still work if I follow the same guidelines? Slip 1pw, knit half + 2, ssk, k1, turn; and then slip 1pw, and purl 5? Or should I adjust the number I'm working on each needle to account for the fact that I have fewer stitches? Thank you!

@PurlTogether

3 жыл бұрын

That formula will work regardless of the amount you cast on originally. Thanks for watching!

I'm a little confused what to do when there's only one stitch left on either side of the gap. I know you talked about it but since that is normally the stitch you would use for the ssk or p2tog, do you do that and forgo the normal row ending knit or purl? Or do you back up the ssk or p2tog by one stitch (stopping two sts before the gap) so you can still get in the ending knit or purl on the last stitch ? For this question I'm also assuming normal stockinette for the heel turn cause I'm not sure I'm ready to tackle it in eye of partridge.

@PurlTogether

2 жыл бұрын

If you only have one stitch after the gap, just ssk or p2tog to close the gap and omit the last stitch.

Can’t wait to start this! I’m a little confused about identifying the knits & slips. The “sunken” row is the knit & the raise one is the slip? Is that right? I don’t want to screw that up. Thanks in advance. Great video! ♥️

@PurlTogether

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! The ridges are the slipped stitches.

@Stephlovesnapping

4 жыл бұрын

Purl Together Thanks! You know I’m a Nervous Nelly! 🤣

Could I get the written instructions please. Having a problem turning the heel.

@PurlTogether

Жыл бұрын

www.purltogether.com/patterns

Is the goal to move the gap to near the end of the needle? Is that how the yarn ends up at the end of the needle when the heel is done?

@PurlTogether

2 жыл бұрын

Yep

I'm not sure what i'm doing wrong. I'm using a different number of stitches, and I keep ending up with a gap before the last stitch on each side that i have to ssk/p2g to close, but then there's no additional stitch after that to purl or knit into the back of

@PurlTogether

4 ай бұрын

that's totally ok. As you've noticed, depending upon your stitch count, you may or may not have a stitch left over to knit or purl at the end. Just close the gap with your decrease, turn your work and carry on!

i don"t see any written instructiions below? is there a website or facebook page Jana?

@PurlTogether

2 жыл бұрын

There are instructions in the video description. You need to click SHOW MORE.

How do I adjust the pattern for less number of stitches on the needles?

@PurlTogether

2 жыл бұрын

Have you read the written instructions shown in the video description? This is a recipe or method that is applicable to any cast on number. Check out the written instructions and let me know if you have further questions.

Because of my pattern I have an odd number on the side I am putting the heel on...31...how would you work this? Thank you for this, I have enjoyed following this...usually I make toe-up socks and have liked learning a new way to make socks

@o0oMysticdragono0o

4 жыл бұрын

I did it...I added my extra odd stitch as the part of your knit 5 instead I had 6 and everything else fell in place...my heel looks great...ready for the next step...GREAT TEACHING

@laurelyoung5313

4 жыл бұрын

4

@PurlTogether

4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful!

I’m having trouble here: my starting number of stts is 33 (1/2 of 66). Center point = ? +2. I chose 17 (1/2 of 34). So, no matter what, I’m uneven. Is this a problem?

@PurlTogether

2 жыл бұрын

It would be better to have an even number to that your heel will be symmetrical from side to side.

are you supposed to end up with the same number of stitches you started with? I never seem to. I started out with 16 and ended up with 18. I think I am following your excellent instructions, so I am curious.

@PurlTogether

4 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure what you mean. You had 16 sts on your needle when you began which part?

@alicedampmanhumel8139

4 жыл бұрын

Turning the heel. 64 sts ,m, so 32 for the heel. After I turned the heel, did all the decreases, I was left with 18. The last decrease on both sides was ssk/p2tog, whereas you had a single st left after your last decrease (I think). So maybe I am doing something wrong. BTW, I love having an “action” round and a plain round! Makes it so easy to keep track.

Hi, as a left handed knitter, people are saying that I should do a k2tog instead of an ssk, whenever I see one in the pattern. Also they say I should do an ssk in place of a k2tog. Is that correct? Thank you for the wonderful videos!! I love your channel!!

@PurlTogether

Жыл бұрын

You'll want to create a decrease that leans toward the toe of the sock. So whichever one that works for you as a lefty

Great video. So when you said "wear point", my brain translated it to were-point, then I went downhill and remembered Young Frankenstein: Inga: Werewolf!! Dr. F: Werewolf? Igor: There. Dr. F: What? Igor: There wolf. There castle. Dr. F: Why are you talking like that? Igor: I thought you wanted to 🤣

@PurlTogether

4 жыл бұрын

LOL! maybe a movie I should watch...

@knittymama570

4 жыл бұрын

@@PurlTogether Oh definitely!

A long time ago, in I believe English knitter guilds, women were considered not smart enough to turn the heel and had to give up the job to the knitting master until the heel and gusset are finished and I believe also to close off. It's weird the things people made up to make others feel inferior...

Where is the generic formula for number of stitches ?

@PurlTogether

Жыл бұрын

You can find the heel flap & turn instructions here www.purltogether.com/patterns

A little too fast for me, keep having to stop and go back. Thank You though.

@PurlTogether

2 ай бұрын

Have you tried adjusting the playback speed setting?

This was great until somewhere around the 4th row when you get fast and sloppy. Your fingers obscure your work and aren't coordinated with what you are rushing to say, and then you've got that yarn over which confused me, and I hesitated, and by that time I had lost my place inthe instructions and now I have NO idea where to pick up. I will try to refer to the directions that you've posted and if that doesn't work I might have to watch the video all over again to see where I got left in the dust. I'm sure if I was an expert knitter, I would be so thrown off at this point, but I wonder if you only want experts watching your videos? I'm not going to give up, though. I hope I can catch up. I've been watching all sorts of videos,and your descriptions are generally much better than anyone elses that I've seen. I loveKZread but this situation is the ONLY time I really wish I had a live person here to help me. I'll soldier on, though and hope to catch up.

@PurlTogether

3 жыл бұрын

Feel free to post in the Ravelry or Facebook group (links are in the video description) if you're having a problem. I'm sure we can help you get sorted out.

@SilverCottage

3 жыл бұрын

@@PurlTogether Thanks so much! I'm active on Facebook so will go to your group there. I feel I am JUUUUUST on the edge of being able to do this. I have to create my own patterns because my feet are two different sizes, and the width of one is about an inch wider than even an XL pattern. See you on the flip side!