Knitting

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Cast-on §

• Long Tail Cast-On
• German Twisted Cast-On
• Elastic Crocheted Cast-on
• Chinese Waitress Cast-On: similar to above but no twist
• Backwards Loop Cast-On
• Magic Ring Cast-On
• Judy’s Magic Cast-On
• Turkish Cast-On
• Provisional Cast-On
• Two-Color Decorative Cast-On
• Cable Cast-On
• Picot Cast-On
• Knitted Cast-On
• I-Cord Cast-On
• Figure 8 Cast-On

Bind-off §

• Bind off in pattern
• Jeny’s Surprisingly Stretchy Bind Off: I use it most often in sock cuff
• Tubular Bind off
• Italian bind-off
• Chinese Waitress Bind-Off/Double Chain Bind-Off
• Crocheted Bind-Off
• Elizabeth Zimmermann’s Sewn Bind-Off
• Icelandic Bind-Off: my favourite
• I-Cord Bind-Off
• Kitchener Stitch
• Lori’s Twisty Bind Off
• Picot Bind-Off
• Three Needle Bind-Off: often use in seams when joining shoulders in sweater
• Two Color Decorative Bind-Off
• Russian Bind-Off/Elastic Bind-Off
• Suspended Bind-Off

Increase §

• M1. How I remember the direction between M1L/M1R:
  • M1L: the yarn looks left leaning when putting the bar to the left needle; then knit through the back loop
  • M1R: the yarn looks right leaning when putting the bar to the left needle; then knit through the front loop
• Knit front back(kfb): often used decoratively or at the end of rows because it’s more visible

Decrease §

Left leaning decrease §

Check https://nimble-needles.com/tutorials/the-best-left-leaning-decrease-in-knitting/

• k2tog tbl
• ssk
• sspk
• ssk & tbl
• k2tog left
• skpy: slip, knit, pass over, yank
• ssp
• p2tog

Right leaning decrease §

• k2tog
• p2tog tbl
• skp:slip one, knit one, pass slipped stitch over knit stitch
• krpr: knit-return-pass-return

Sock knitting §

Different sock heels §

This glossary is based on Sock Heel Patterns Glossary – Curls and Q.

Cuff Down §

1. French (Round Heel) — tutorial at KnitPicks
2. Dutch (Square Heel) — tutorial at KnitPicks
3. *Taffy/Welsh — In Finnish, includes other heels.
4. Welsh Heel — In English
5. Band (German Strap Heel)
6. Handkerchief Heel (V Heel)
7. Gusset Heel — For Dummies
8. Half Handkerchief
9. Fish Lips Kiss Heels — by SoxTherapist
10. Balbriggan — instructions at Liberty’s Yarn
11. Double-stitch Short Row — Tess Knits
12. Sherman Heel — Hipknitism
13. Fleegle Heel Video Link
14. Double Gusset Heel — Turtlegirl’s Bloggy Thing
15. Strong Heel — Aaron Clark’s Easier socks with the Strong Heel developed by Gerdine Crawford-Strong, pdf
16. OMG Heel — Megan Williams
17. German Short Row aka Boomerang Heel — Suzanne Bryan

Toe Up §

1. French
2. Dutch
3. Round
4. Reverse Dutch
5. Heel Shaped common heel — part of the Vanilla Sock pattern
6. Eye of Partridge — part of the Vanilla Sock pattern
7. Gusset Heel — Toe Up — Maia Spins
8. Turkish Heel — Crystal Socklet Heel — Lynn DT Hershberger aka ColorJoy
9. Fish Lips Kiss Heels — by SoxTherapist
10. Fleegle Heel — also a cuff down version, Fleegle Heel video link
11. Seam Free Rounded Toe-up Sock — Lynn Ashton
12. Sherman — Cabezalana
13. Double Stitches Heel — No wrapping, Heidi Bears
14. OMG Heel — Megan Williams
15. Sling Heel — Staci Perry

Afterthought Heels §

1. Afterthought Heels — for Dummies
2. The Beehive’s Aladdin Heel — Scroll to the bottom of the page
3. Afterthought Heel socks — La La’s Knits
4. Fish Lips Kiss Heels — by SoxTherapist

Short Rows — Toe up or Toe down §

1. Short Row Heel
2. Roomier Short Row Heel
3. Hourglass
4. Cat’s Sweet Tomato Heel by Cat Borhdi — YouTube video
5. Cat’s Padded Sweet Tomato Heel by Cat Borhdi — YouTube video
6. Fleegle Heel
7. Fish Lips Kiss Heels — by SoxTherapist

Heel up §

1. Hat Heel Socks — by Kathleen Spurling — socks started from the heel and worked up to cuff and down to toe.

Heels by Number §

A great chart which lists how to knit the follow heels following an easy math formula. The following heel types are listed:

1. V heel
2. Round heel
3. Rounder heel
4. Square heel
5. Modified square heel
6. Strap heel

Skewed Heel §

1. Skew Sock — Lana Holden