How to knit a German short row heel - Step by step instructions

A very detailed tutorial on knitting German short-row sock heels.
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This is a step-by-step tutorial on how to knit socks with a german short row heel the easy way. It's a very easy sock heel pattern perfect for beginners. It creates a very snug fit and is ideal for rather slender feet.

The basic recipe goes like this:
The heel is knit across half of your stitches (so if you cast on 50, you knit across 25)
Then you divide the heel stitches into three equal parts (if your number isn't dividable by 3, the middle sections gets more stitches. eg. 9/10/9 or 10/12/10). Place stitch markers to mark these three section.

You knit it in three parts:
1) first you knit short rows from the edges until you reach the two stitch markes.
2) then you add two rounds of plain stockinette stitch where you k2tog tbl all double stitches
3) and then you knit short rows starting from the two stitch markers towards the edges.

You can exchange the German Short row technique for any other method you like. It basically doesn't matter - the pattern remains the same.

For a roomier short row sock heel, consider repeating the first part three times (with 2 rounds of knit stitches in between) instead.


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