Classes

Judy’s Magic Heels

Love toe-up socks but not short-row heels?  Unsure how to determine the number of gusset increases that are needed?  This class will teach you a simple, effective way to knit a toe-up flap and gusset heel that does not require wraps or picked-up stitches.  A very simple formula will allow you to use this heel with any number of stitches.

Judy Becker

Class Level:Intermediate
Class Skills:Students should be comfortable working in the round and confident with increasing and decreasing, and understand most sock concepts.
Cost:$75
Class Length:3 hours
Class Materials:

Yarn: Approximately 100 yards of smooth, light-colored yarn in fingering, sport or worsted weight (no bulky or lace).  Needles:  One long circular needle (40” to 47”), OR two shorter circular needles (16” to 24”), OR one set DPNs, in a size that’s appropriate for the yarn.  Stitch Markers:  Two blue and two red stitch markers.

Homework:

Knit the following sock toe and foot in the yarn you will be using for class, and bring it to class with you. 
Using Judy’s Magic Cast-On or other toe-up cast-on, cast on 20 stitches. 
Toe: Rnd 1: Mark the beginning of the round.  The first 10 stitches will be the “instep stitches” and the other 10 stitches will be the “sole stitches.”  K all stitches. 
Rnd 2:  Instep: K1, increase 1, K to one stitch before the end of the instep side, increase 1, K1. 
Sole: K1, increase 1, K to one stitch before the end of the sole side, increase 1, K1. 
Repeat Rnd 1 and Rnd 2 until there are 40 stitches total (20 in the instep side and 20 in the sole side). 
Knit straight for 15 rounds. 
Gusset increases: Rnd 1:  Instep: K all stitches.  Sole: K1, increase 1, K to one stitch before the end of the sole side, increase 1, K1.
Rnd 2: K all stitches.
Repeat Rnd 1 and Rnd 2 eight times. 
There will be 20 stitches on the instep side and 36 stitches on the sole side.  Knit across the instep side.  End ready to knit the sole side. 
Do not break off yarn.  Bring your homework to class with you.

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