How to fix a heel on a knitted sock?

Warm, cozy woolen socks often save us in the cold season. But the bad luck: these products quickly wear out the heel. Unfortunately, this is the most vulnerable place in the socks. To woolen things lasted a long time, when they are made use an extra nylon thread. It will not last long, but will prolong their life. But what if the socks are almost new, and the back is torn? Do not despair and throw things away. Today we will tell you how to fix a heel on a knitted sock and return things a second life.

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Method # 1.Jadrab jail

Any needlewoman who can hold knitting needles can fix a heel in a woolen socks. It's quite simple, you just need to dissolve the torn piece and tie a new heel of yarn from which a sock or any other toned product is made. With a good skill this process does not take much time.

For work you will need:

• 5 knitting needles or circular knitting needles.
• Yarn suitable for color and quality.

Step-by-step instruction:

• Dissolve a heel. To do this:
  1. Type the side hinges on the knitting needle. It needs to be done from two sides. If you have circular knitting needles, then use them.
  2. With scissors, cut one thread and carefully pull it out of the row.
  3. Pull the thread and dissolve the back. The eyelets remain on the knitting rods.
• Assemble the loops with the next knitting needle on the back of the toe.
• Distribute them into four bars equally.
• The first two rows, go through five knitting needles without decreasing. And that between the sides there are no holes left, tie a twisted loop in this place.
• Redistribute the loops so that the side rods have, for example, 6, and the rest - 20 pieces.
• On knitting needles with a large number of loops, bind 2 pieces together. On the lateral knitting needles, do not subtract anything and do not add. Walk this way in a circle.

Important! As a result, a new backdrop should be formed from two sides: on the horizontal rods there should remain 1 loop, and on the laterals - on 6.

• Pass the next row round, reducing the last loop on each side of the horizontal knitting rods. On 2 needles should remain for 6 loops.
• Make another half of the row on one spoke.
• Use a knitted stitch to connect all the remaining loops. Do it this way: remove from the rod one, thread a needle with a knitted thread into it. Remove the loop from the second knitting needle, also thread a needle and thread into it.
• Pair the adjacent loops on each side, ending the seam.

The back is ready, the sock is like new!

Important! To ensure that the heel is more neat, you can leave fewer loops on the side spokes.

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Method # 2

This method is also suitable for those who have an idea of ​​how to handle different knitting tools. The technology has no particular difficulties, but to be careful and attentive when working, to fix a heel on a woolen sock, it is absolutely necessary.

For work you will need:

• 4 spokes number 2.
• Yarn suitable for color.

Step-by-step instruction

You will be able to fix warm and soft socks easily, if you follow this instruction:

1. Dissolve lateral and back of the heel.
2. Assemble the loops on the 2 knitting pins.
3. Type several rows to the level at which you want to form the backdrop.
4. Separate the loops into 3 parts, for example, 9 + 10 + 9.
5. Dial 9 + 9 loops in the front row.
6. Remove 1 loop, like the front one, and tie the first loop of the 3 part, like the front one.
7. Pull through the loops removed. Turn over the knitting and remove the 1 loop.
8. Make 8 loops from the center piece and 2 together purl. On each row there should be a decrease, then on one side, then on the other.
9. After the heel is closed, gently sew the hinge loops with the toes of the toe section.

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Method 3. If the damage is small

If the sock on the heel is only worn, and the hole is not yet, then it should be darned right away. Darn for some time will prevent the appearance of a hole. And taking advantage of our advice, you will rarely have to buy new things, because you can already quickly and quickly restore their integrity in a few minutes:

1. Insert from the back side of the product something round, for example, a Christmas ball.
2. Using a large long needle and knitted thread in a tone, assemble the eyelets on the needle and stitch in parallel, then one way, then the other.
3. Then twist the transverse stitches with the original longitudinal stitches.
4. The tip of the needle should walk gently: up and down, so that the threads are intertwined.
5. Next, go diagonally with small stitches, and then - on the other diagonal.

We hope that our tips helped to solve the problem, and now the socks warm you up with their warmth again!