Knitting and other Creative Endeavors

[Prudence]

Originally Posted by Matterhorn Fan

One question about the pattern (when you get a chance to look at it)--in the instructions for the heel flap, for the wrong side row, it says K3 and purl to end, but there's supposed to be a purl edging there--should that say K3, purl to last 3 sts, K3? The right side row had P3 on both sides, and that one instruction offended my sense of symmetry. But if there's a reason for it I'll give it a shot.

This book doesn't have a slipped stitch at the end of the heel flap rows.

Ok - you were on the four-stitch pattern, right? Yeah, that one has the garter edging for the heel flap. (I've always done the chain stitch (slipped stitch) border, like they have for the six-stitch pattern.)

As for the edging - the right side row has pearl three to start, knit three to end. The wrong side row has knit three to start, and pearl all the way to the end (so the last three are pearl.) That makes each edge garter stitch - knit one way, pearl the other - although they're opposites.

The patterns here are a little intimidating. I think the vintage pattern book might be easier. But you'll get through!