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Balbriggan Sock Heel (Popular for centuries) // Technique Tuesday

Oct 29, 2025 · 12K views

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Regia 4-plysock
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knittingsock heel construction

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DescriptionThis video demonstrates how to knit the Balbriggan Sock Heel, which was widely used for centuries, but fell out of favor in the early 20th century. Support me by buying me a coffee on Ko-fi! https://www.ko-fi.com/roxannerichardson My knitting designs: https://www.ravelry.com/designers/roxanne-richardson Needles usedMore
This video demonstrates how to knit the Balbriggan Sock Heel, which was widely used for centuries, but fell out of favor in the early 20th century. Support me by buying me a coffee on Ko-fi! https://www.ko-fi.com/roxannerichardson My knitting designs: https://www.ravelry.com/designers/roxanne-richardson Needles used in video demonstration: Signature Needle Arts dpns (discontinued) and Chiaogoo 32'' circular needle Yarn used in video demonstration: Regia 4-ply My Ravelry project page for the sweater I'm wearing (contains links to the yarn and pattern, if there is one) https://ravel.me/Rox/l1 If you have questions about this video, or suggestions for future videos, please let me know down in the comments or on social media. 0:00 Introduction 0:22 Setting up for the Balbriggan Sock Heel 5:53 Finish the shaping with 3NBO 9:18 Picking up sts along the heel flap edge 15:28 Dividing the heel for various stitch counts 18:13 When half the sts is not a mult of 4 Rox Rocks Ravelry group: http://www.ravelry.com/groups/rox-rocks IG: https://www.instagram.com/roxmpls/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoxMpls

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