Quote Originally Posted by Tobus View Post
Interesting, I'd sure like to see photos of your all-around leg increases. I've considered doing the same, just to experiment. I like starting with 3x1 ribbing just above the ankle, and was thinking I might just increase in the middle of each rib, in a staggered manner, so that they all end up as 4x1 or whatever it takes to get to the calf width. It's going to take a lot of socks to do all the experiments I want to!

Doing toe-up socks, what type of heel do you prefer?
I do stockinet at the ankle with a centre back purl stitch, then a little way above that, after that purl, K 4, make a purl stitch using the bar between stitches, knit around and make another purl stitch 4 stitches from the centre back purl. I have notes of how many rounds to do for various gauges.
Once I have P1 K4 all the way round I start to convert it into P1 K2 and gradually convert all the way round.

For the heel I isolate enough stitches to knit the sole as a sort of tongue shape, with short rowing at the end. I then pick up stitches around the edge and knit/purl around, doing either K2 together or P2 together at the end of each row to join the heel onto the side of the foot. Once I reach the ankle I go back to knitting around, and I decrease 4 stitches and convert a K to a purl for the centre back - the decreases are done as two pairs a few rounds apart for a perfect fit.

Anne the Pleater