Uploaded September 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
This video shows you how to work a garter stitch short-row heel. This is a very versatile heel since it can be used for both toe-up and cuff-down socks.
This video is part of our Confident Knitting series. The pattern featured in this video is the Moorland Socks by Jen Arnall-Culliford and they can be found, along with in-depth photo tutorials, in our book, Confident Knitting. You can purchase Confident Knitting at:
UK retailers: actechniques.co.uk/retailers
Modern Daily Knitting (USA): moderndailyknitting.com/shop/confident-knitting
Strickmich (EU): strickmich-shop.de/en/Books/?manufacturer=bb92ee57ee5f4b9b8dfb06e1129cb884&order=topseller&p=1
0:00 Introduction
0:35 Overview of the Process
1:16 Versatility of Short-Row Heels
1:35 Setting Up the Heel
2:56 Working the First Row of the First Section
3:46 Working a Wrap and Turn (w&t) on the Right Side Row
4:53 Working a Wrap and Turn (w&t) on the Wrong Side Row
6:38 Working Increasingly Shorter Rows
8:09 How to Spot an Unwrapped Stitch
12:23 Beginning the Second Section
13:30 How to Make a Double-Wrapped Stitch
14:08 Working the First Wrong Side Row of the Second Section
14:57 Working Increasingly Longer Rows
16:18 Seeing the Heel Take Shape
16:52 Working the Last Wrong Side Row
18:15 Resuming Working int he Round
20:23 Tidying Up Gaps at the Corner of the Heel
This video shows you how to work a garter stitch short-row heel. This is a very versatile heel since it can be used for both toe-up and cuff-down socks.
This video is part of our Confident Knitting series. The pattern featured in this video is the Moorland Socks by Jen Arnall-Culliford and they can be found, along with in-depth photo tutorials, in our book, Confident Knitting. You can purchase Confident Knitting at:
UK retailers: actechniques.co.uk/retailers
Modern Daily Knitting (USA): moderndailyknitting.com/shop/confident-knitting
Strickmich (EU): strickmich-shop.de/en/Books/?manufacturer=bb92ee57ee5f4b9b8dfb06e1129cb884&order=topseller&p=1
0:00 Introduction
0:35 Overview of the Process
1:16 Versatility of Short-Row Heels
1:35 Setting Up the Heel
2:56 Working the First Row of the First Section
3:46 Working a Wrap and Turn (w&t) on the Right Side Row
4:53 Working a Wrap and Turn (w&t) on the Wrong Side Row
6:38 Working Increasingly Shorter Rows
8:09 How to Spot an Unwrapped Stitch
12:23 Beginning the Second Section
13:30 How to Make a Double-Wrapped Stitch
14:08 Working the First Wrong Side Row of the Second Section
14:57 Working Increasingly Longer Rows
16:18 Seeing the Heel Take Shape
16:52 Working the Last Wrong Side Row
18:15 Resuming Working int he Round
20:23 Tidying Up Gaps at the Corner of the Heel
