Many of us adapt hand knitting techniques for our own purposes. I know many of you have adapted interesting sock heel- turning methods for our machines. A recent one is Cat Bordhi's Sweet Tomato Heel. (See video and start of discussion here. Ravelry login required.)
Over the past couple of years I've been taking hand knitting lessons and I've had some great teachers: Ann Denton, Arnetta Kenney, Patty Lyons. In between the lessons with live teachers, I've been watching the Knit Freedom videos by Liat Gat. Her videos are high definition, close up, and easy to follow. Liat recently introduced what she calls the "The Faux Heel Flap Heel". I love the way it looks, and
Machine knitters, if you haven't seen the video yet, please take a look below. Lovely heel, isn't it? How would you knit it on a double bed machine? If no one responds, I know I will tackle this myself. One day. But if someone else gets to it first, I'd really appreciate your directions. Thanks in advance.
How To Knit The Faux Heel Flap Heel from KNITFreedom on Vimeo.
Sept. 29, 2012 ETA
I received a wonderful reply from Urieka on Ravelry yesterday. Not the answer I wanted, but an answer nonetheless. In case you're not on Rav, it turns out that Urieka smartly downloaded and read through Liat's written instructions. She learned that one must create a gusset before the above video begins. Though gusseted socks can be created on the machine, the set up that the Faux Heel Flap demands may be impossible on the machine -- best to read Urieka's explanation.
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*If you're a regular reader of this blog, you know my current predicament. The good news is that I should be back in my space soon -- knitting machines and internet, all in one place.
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