Heel turn calculator

Have you ever racked your brain trying to figure out the numbers when knitting the heel of your sock? I know I have. This heel turn calculator can do the math for you! Just pop your numbers into the form and select the type of heel you’d like and it will generate instructions for you.

I designed this heel turn calculator to calculate the heel turn of a top down sock with heel flap. I’m also working on a calculator to calculate the heel turn of a Fleegle heel and one that will generate complete sock recipes, so please subscribe to my newsletter if you’d like to know when these are available.

Don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any problems using this calculator.

Have fun turning those heels!

Input

The total stitch count of your sock is:	stitches
Heel flap is worked over:	stitches
Update the number of stitches of:	row 1 row 2
Heel is turned over:	stitches on row 2
Slip stitch at beginning of row:	Yes No
Add stitch after decrease:	Yes No
First row is worked on:	Right side Wrong side
Type of decreases:	Ssk/p2tog K2tog/ssp

Generated instructions

Fill in all three input fields to get output

Abbreviations

K: Knit
K2tog: Knit 2 stitches together
K-wise: As if to knit
LHN: Left hand needle
P: Purl
P2tog: Purl 2 stitches together
Sl: Slip (as if to purl)
Ssk: Sl1 k-wise, sl1 k-wise, place back on LHN, knit together through back loop
Ssp: Sl1 k-wise, sl1 k-wise, place back on LHN, purl together through back loop

This heel turn calculator was inspired by Heels by Numbers.

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