Sock Heel Question.

[leslie979]

Im using Silvers sock tutorial and Ive started on my heel. What Im wondering is the heel part supposed to be this tighter kind of stockinette or am I doing it wrong? Im slipping the slipped stitches purl wise and knitting on rs and purling on wrong. I mean its coming along but its kind of tight. I had to unravel at one point so maybe something happened then? I was justwondering if this part is supposed to be this way. It looks like tight tinier stockinette.

[Ingrid]

The slip/knit heel will keep it from being baggy--it's supposed to be tighter since you only knit half the stitches half the time.

[knitqueen]

And a tighter heel stitch will help the sock to last longer because the heel is usually where it will wear through.

[flea]

I'm doing Silver's as well and I noticed the tight stitch in the heel also. It makes sense that it would be so, now that the more experienced sock knitters have answered.

I'm just hoping I don't make any major errors this time. I don't have a hook small enough to fix dropped stitches in this tiny set up.

[leslie979]

For some reason Ive had the darndest time getting this heel flap knitted. Ive frogged all the way back down several times. I just keep dropping stitches and the like. I do have a tiny crochet hook that Im using to pick them up. I refuse to give up on my sock because I cant get past this point. I just wanted to vent.