Gusset Heels for Top Down Socks

There's more than one way to knit a sock heel. If you love the extra room that traditional flap and gusset heels create around the lower ankle, but hate picking up stitches on the site of the heel flap, gusset heels could be the solution.

Before You Begin

Gusset heels can be worked from either the top down or from the toe up. When they're worked from the top down, they are often known as a Strong heel.

First, the gusset is shaped by increasing one stitch on each side of the heel, every other round. Then the heel is turned by working in short rows, creating a trapezoidal section at the bottom of the heel.

Materials

• Zitron Trekking XXL yarn
• addi Rocket Squared
• Clover Quick Locking Stitch Markers

Thanks to Skacel for providing the yarn and needles used in this tutorial. They are available locally at many yarn shops and online at Makers' Mercantile.

Top Down Gusset Heels

Recommended Pattern

Ready to try this technique in a pattern? The Sundog Socks Pattern has videos to help you learn more about:

• 4 Tips for Knitting Socks with Self-Striping Yarn
• Casting on Two at a Time Socks (Top Down)
• Knitting Two at a Time Socks on One Circular Needle or Two
• Triple Knot
• Top Down Gusset Heel, or Strong Heel
• Flower Toe

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