Improving heel fit with heel increases

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This is the third video in a series on short row heels and peasant heels, which have identical shape and size, which means they have identical fit issues. This video demonstrates three methods for increasing the heel width, depth, and diagonal for a better fit, without encroaching on the instep stitches.

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Introduction to the three methods
Introduction: 0:00
The Calculations 1:26
Measure diag, calculate target heel diagonal 1:29
Calculate sock diag using 50% of sts: 2:03
The Heel base: 2:32
Calculate additional sts required: 4:51
The Three Methods: 5:33
Method #1: 5:37
Method #2: 8:13
Method #3: 11:11
Comparison of the three heels: 12:34
Final words: 13:44


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