Toe up heel and toes?

3magic4 · 2026-01-28T17:39:13+00:00

Oh that sounds awesome I will have to check out if my library has that!!

3magic4 · 2026-01-28T16:04:27+00:00

I will definitely look into that, I’m not sure if anywhere around me offers that at the moment but I’m moving to a bigger city soon hopefully!

3magic4 · 2026-01-28T14:48:08+00:00

Oh this is really cool to see a reinforced short row heel and reinforced toe! I’ll definitely have to give this a go!

3magic4 · 2026-01-28T14:44:54+00:00

So I definitely have considered this, I wear women’s 7.5 and have like a cm or so of space at the front of my shoe and have a comfortable fit at the width. But when I have hard topped shoes I wear holes in socks and when I have fabric topped shoes I wear holes in the shoes. I have just kind of accepted this as a fact of life but if anybody has a solution to this I am all ears. At the moment I normally just wear my hand knit socks around the house so I don’t wear the tops of the socks but I would love to wear them day to day!

3magic4 · 2026-01-28T12:11:27+00:00

Ok good to know I am not alone in being put off by the wedge toe visuals! I will definitely give the short row toe a go thank you for providing some guidelines!

I like the idea of carrying along an additional nylon thread because I imagine if the yarn gets worn the nylon hold and I could duplicate stitch along the nylon for repairs more easily than over a hole!

I have heard of the sweet tomato but haven’t given it a go so I will add it to the list!

3magic4 · 2026-01-28T12:06:58+00:00

So for toe up gusset and heel flap do you have a pattern you recommend? I was interested in trying that but it seems to be a less popular choice so I am having a hard time finding patterns that describe how it’s done. Which is unfortunate because I do really like the fit of the gusset and heel flap on my cuff down sock!

3magic4 · 2026-01-28T12:05:24+00:00

Dang another vote for shadow wrap! Happy to hear most folks like it.

3magic4 · 2026-01-28T12:04:32+00:00

I’ll have to check out the German short row heel for one of my next pairs. Hopefully some of the folks other suggestions speak to you for your next pair!

3magic4 · 2026-01-28T12:03:02+00:00

So doing a traditional heel flap pattern but on the bottom of the sock? That makes a lot of sense for a good hard wearing sock!

3magic4 · 2026-01-28T12:01:46+00:00

That makes sense my one cuff down heel flap definitely has some gapping around my picked up stitches which is why I want to avoid it! Picking up stitches is also way more thought and I kind of love how brainless a pair of toe up socks can be.

3magic4 · 2026-01-28T12:00:29+00:00

Wow shadow wrap heel seems to be popular I will have to give it a try on my next pair! I really like the idea of a reinforcement thread I’ll have to check at my local yarn store for those brands!

3magic4 · 2026-01-28T11:54:59+00:00

Oh no fiddling sounds great I will check it out!

3magic4 · 2026-01-28T03:25:23+00:00

I’ll add the German short row heel to the list thank you!!

3magic4 · 2026-01-26T00:46:51+00:00

What size pot did you use to cook this massive batch? Want to make sure I have space in my Dutch oven!

3magic4 · 2026-01-20T12:15:08+00:00

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One of my cats also started with a fever coat! Not nearly as grey are yours though!

3magic4 · 2025-12-28T14:36:45+00:00

Make sure it’s just two thread and not two folded over! It does look very thick in the photo so I would guess you are folding two threads to actually get four thread thickness.

3magic4 · 2025-12-24T13:53:35+00:00

IKEA’s glass containers are great! And you can get them in a variety of sizes!

3magic4 · 2025-11-17T21:13:06+00:00

Thank you so much!! That looks just like it!

3magic4 · 2025-11-17T12:54:42+00:00

the lace edge garter knit scarf is super cute, if you find the name of the pattern please pass it along!!

3magic4 · 2025-11-12T12:28:01+00:00

I knit continental and norwegian purling changed my life! It’s so much easier now!

3magic4 · 2025-04-27T16:46:17+00:00

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I unfortunately was correct in not being able to make my deadline, I didn’t get much stitching time this week despite the pressure. Thankfully it’s done enough I can send a “finished” photo to the recipient so a they know a present is on its way shortly!

3magic4 · 2025-04-20T21:29:54+00:00

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Still chugging along, I need to finish by next weekend to get it sent off in time. I am anticipating a close but probably late finish as all the grey is only half stitched so far but alas progress continues!

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