Improving Heel Fit With Instep Addition

Support me by buying me a coffee on Ko-Fi! https://www.ko-fi.com/roxannerichardson This is the fourth video in a series on short row heels and peasant heels (the third on improving the fit). This video demonstrates how to improve the fit of sock heels by increasing the width of the instep. (Note: Peasant heels are often called "afterthought heels" and "forethought heels". Jump directly to a specific point in the video by clicking on the appropriate link: Introduction: 0:00 Primary fit issue with SR heels and peasant heels: 0:16 What heel diag circumference is made of: 0:28 How can the circumference be changed: 0:39 Recap of %age method: 0:50 Recap of increasing in heel sts: 1:21 Instep Addition: 1:51 How much to increase: 2:21 Calculation for instep addition:2:43 Example/demo of increasing the instep on the heel half of the round (works for all socks): 3:35 Variation, increasing on instep half (for stockinette socks only): 7:25 How do they fit? 8:30 Comparing socks from each of the three approaches to changing fit: 8:49 Which is best? 9:46 Final words 11:13 If you have questions about this video, or suggestions for future videos, please let me know down in the comments or on social media. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RoxKnits Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoxMpls Rox Rocks Ravelry group: http://www.ravelry.com/groups/rox-rocks