I absolutely love knitting socks. They are quick, beautiful, and have many options for different styles. Ever since I bought New Pathways for Sock Knitters by Cat Bordhi, I have been making most of my socks using the style of heel she developed in that book. My Slalom sock uses this type of flap heel.
As does my Pinophyta sock. These socks have increases worked into the bottom portion of the leg, and the flap-style heel is worked by using up these extra stitches, rather than the standard flap heel which produces extra stitches that then have to be decreased away.
I never had much luck with the standard flap heel because I always ended up with holes where I picked up stitches and began working in the round again. I have always wanted to make nice pretty heel flaps, though, so I thought I should try again. A new sock pattern in the works seemed like a good opportunity.
Isn’t that just the prettiest heel flap? Perfect picked up stitches and no hole! The pattern is still a secret since it will have a limited release, but I will post details as soon as I am able.
