Star Toe of Four Points // Technique Tuesday

This video demonstrates the Star Toe of Four Points adapted from Weldon's Practical Stocking Knitter (1886). This sock toe uses purl decreases to shape the toe, which create an interesting 4-pointed star. The toe decreases down to just a few stitches, which are fastened off like the crown of a hat, with no grafting required. The original 1886 instructions were based on an 80-stitch sock. These instructions are for the more-typical 64-stitch sock. The sock can be adapted to any multiple of 8 stitches. Socks with other stitch counts can still use this toe by working some decreases in the initial set-up round. 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 Written reference for sock toes of different stitch counts: https://tinyurl.com/yco2b7jl To jump to a specific point in the video, click on the adjacent time-stamped link: Introduction: 0:00 Star Toe of Four Points: 0:18 Rnd 1 Setting up the stitch pattern: 1:17 Working the first decrease round: 3:07 Second decrease round: 4:40 Third decrease round: 6:37 Final decrease rounds: 7:37 Tip for working p3tog: 10:16 Fasten off: 11:48 Modifying the length: 12:36 Needles used in video demonstration: Chiaogoo 32'' fixed circular US size 1/2.25mm Yarn used: Something discontinued that's been in my stash for many years. If you have questions about this video, or suggestions for future videos, please let me know down in th