Recommended Toe-Up Sock Patterns

[evilawyer]

I've decided to give toe-up socks a try for a change, but I can't find any patterns that I've been able to execute without big holes all along the turn of the heel. This might be okay if I was going for a fishnet effect, but I'm not. Does anyone have a pattern they'd recommend that has stitches to avoid this problem?

Thanks.

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[maegquare]

I'm working on my first pair of toe-up socks and have just reached the heel. So far, so good. I'm doing the basic socks with slip-stitch heel from Wendy Johnson's first book.

I did find this tutorial I had forgotten that I bookmarked in Ravelry for a No Wrap Short Row Heel. I don't know if this is any different from the tutorials others mentioned, but thought I would pass it along if it is helpful.

[evilawyer]

Thanks for the link. I'll give that method a try, too. I used the Lifestyle Sock heel that someone here linked me to on the socks I finished this past week. They turned out pretty good although, as another commenter here wisely pointed out, there's always going to be a little bit of a gap in hand made socks.