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I love your patterns! They are so much fun and unique. I learn a new technic every time I knit one of your patterns.

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Top 3 Sock Fit Problems

Top 3 Sock Fit Problems

When it comes to sock knitting, fit is everything. A beautifully knit sock that doesn’t stay up or is too short won’t see much wear.

After teaching hundreds of knitters how to make socks, I’ve seen the same challenges pop up again and again.

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Top 3 Sock Fit Problems

Class

Intarsia 101: Colour, Confidence, and Creativity

Join me and another 25 presenters at the Knit Happy Summit, November 6-9, 2025. Each day there is a variety of presentations to choose from and you have 48 hours to watch any of them for free.

Pattern

Cuff down socks with heel flap and gusset construction in all sizes, all weights, all gauges.

The Only Sock Pattern You’ll Ever Need

Beginner sock knitters and experts alike love the options provided in this comprehensive pattern. With guidance every step of the way, choose your path based on yarn, gauge, custom fit needs, and styling. Every pair of socks is unique. A launching pad for experimentation; integrate favourite stitch patterns or customize the size and fit for any foot. It’s all here.

This pattern can be worked in any weight yarn, at any gauge, to make any size sock.

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Tutorial

Shadow Wrap Short Rows

Shadow Wrap Short Rows

The Shadow Wrap Short Row method, developed by Alice Yu of the Socktopus blog uses one of my favourite increases—the raised increase, sometimes called lifted increase. One of the reasons the raised increase is my favourite is because it’s the most invisible and that’s also why it lends itself so nicely to this short row technique.

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Shadow Wrap Short Rows

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