So I cast on for another pair of socks...

[untonuggan]

And I have a question. If I I'm knitting a sock and I like the pattern on the "inside" better, when I get to the heel flap couldn't I just do a wrap and turn or something and flip it inside out and work the rest of the sock the other way out? I know it might affect gauge, but other than that can anyone see any problems?

(This is what happens when I experiment with yarn.)

Comments

[aunty_marion]

There is a pattern called Outside In, where the designer found she liked the pattern on the inside better than the one on the outside. What happens there is that the socks are actually knitted 'inside out', so you're doing mostly knits, and it has an afterthought heel, which you do after finishing the pattern past the 'gusset' position (so before you actually finish the whole sock, to allow for making the foot long enough as well as for the gusset!). I don't see why you couldn't do something like that - put in a half-round of contrast waste yarn and knit over it again the the main yarn to mark the heel position, carry on as you were, and when you're finished you can turn the sock 'inside out', pick up the stitches from round the waste yarn and do a short-row heel there. Take a look at that pattern anyway, it might give you some ideas on heel construction (the pattern is continued part-way down the heel).

[untonuggan]

Thanks! I have some ideas as to how to still do it for the heel flap and make it work, but if that totally doesn't work I'll make sure to leave a lifeline and just do it this way!