Tutorials

Once you know how they’re made, the construction of a sock is really pretty simple.  Here’s a little photo tutorial here to get you started.

I worked this up for a friend who wanted to better understand how a sock is made. 

Classic construction:  worked from the cuff down on 4 double pointed needles.

This sock has a heel-flap, turned heel, gusset, and traditional toe box. I find this gives the best fit.  Each section is worked an a different colour for easy visual referencing.

Raspberry: cuff and leg

Yellow: the heel flap  – usually worked on half of the leg stitches.

Orange: the heel turn

Green: the instep – stitches are decreased until you reach the original number of stitches for the leg.

Blue: the foot – worked evenly.

White: the toe box – begin a few centimetres before the desired end, decrease four stitches every other round until desired number of remaining stitches.

Close the toe using  the Kitchener Stitch.

Click on the photos below for greater detail.

Start of the Cuff.

Cuff and leg worked.

Heel flap set up on half of the leg stitches.

Add 1 Knit stitch at each side of the heel flap.

Slipped stitch pattern…

for strength & cushioning.

Back of the heel flap.

The heel flap is worked flat.

Heel flap is done.

Turn the heel!

Prepare to pick up stitches from the loops along the side of the heel flap

The Green sts are the picked up stitches to form the gusset.

Work along the instep stitches.

Stitches have been picked up from along the other side of the heel flap.

Here you can see the gusset shaped by decreases.

The foot is usually the same no. of stitches as the leg.

Nice neat toe box in white.

Top view, toe was closed using the Kitchener Stitch.

Bottom view showing the many parts of a sock.