I have finished the first sock – or at least as much of it as I plan to finish. Once it was discovered that the foot of the sock wouldn’t fit Pam’s feet, the sock became a practice piece. After I got tired of 2x2 ribbing, it became an ankle sock practice piece.

I have a question about this seam in my short row heel. I don’t think it is supposed to be there.


The seam in the short row heel.

The seam happened when I started increasing again after the shortest row, or possibly one row later. Is it normal for short row heels to do this? If so, is there another type of heel because I don’t like this seam.

My current suspicion is that I knit a purl row – or purled a knit row – at this point to create the seam. Does this make any sense to you more experienced knitters?