This is my attempt to fix that. To prevent stress at that spot-after about 10 rows of working the heel I basted the two halves of the leg together. We’ll see.
I'll be updating as I go.
This photo shows the basting from the heel side. Unfortunately, when I came up with the plan I grabbed the waste yarn at hand, and black doesn't show well on dark green.
Update
I've finished knitting the heel, and I'm pleased to report that so far I see no stretching. This close up of the intersection should show that.
I have a bit of duplicate stitch to do on the heels now before I turn them.
I have the gusset nearly completed and am happy to report that I still see no gap. I left the basting in for the entire gusset although I probably would not have needed to.
I'm keen to know more as I sometimes get a hole but have picked up an extra stitch at the end of my gusset pick up stitches. This works well but does show up on Plain yarn so would like to know more abouy how you do your basting stitch
ReplyDeleteI do the basting just a few rows after I have started the heel. I just use some waste yarn and a tapestry needle. I hold the front and back of the sock together and just take long stitches through both layers pretty close to the needle cord. I hope this explanation helps.
ReplyDeleteThank you Joyce, I will give this a go on my next pair. I've made 14 since April as find it quite addictive.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I also find sock knitting addictive!
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