Tips & Tricks for Contrast Heels // Technique Tuesday

When joining a contrast yarn for a sock heel (which creates two yarn tails to weave in), you can avoid cutting the main yarn (and ending up with ANOTHER two yarn tails) using these tips and tricks.

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Introduction 0:00
Reasons for knitting a contrast heel: 0:21
Typical scenario for contrast heel: 1:10
Step 1 to avoiding extra tails: 2:10
Step 2: 4:17
Step 3: 6:00
Final results: 6:35

Yarns used for the socks: West Yorkshire Spinners Signature 4-ply Solids and WYS Signature 4-ply Self Striping

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