Basic Sock Knitting
Top-Down Socks with Lindsey: A Classic Heel-Flap Journey
Ready to knit your very first pair of socks? Join Lindsey for this friendly, hands-on class that walks you through every step of the classic top-down sock using the traditional heel flap method. You’ll learn how to cast on at the cuff, shape the heel, turn the heel flap, pick up stitches, and work your way down to the toe — all while understanding why each step works.
This class is perfect for confident beginners and intermediate knitters who are ready to explore the magic of sock construction. Lindsey’s patient teaching style makes even the trickiest parts feel approachable and fun.
Skills Covered:
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Cuff-down sock construction
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Heel flap and gusset shaping
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Picking up stitches neatly
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Decreasing for the toe and Kitchener stitch finishing
Prerequisites:
Students should know how to knit, purl, cast on, and bind off comfortably.
Yarn Choices:
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
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| Materials Included: | Pattern, Handout, and yarn you choose during checkout |
| Requirements: | Students should know how to knit, purl, cast on, and bind off comfortably. Students will need to bring their needles in size US 2 - 3mm (1 circular if using magic loop OR 2 circulars OR 1 set of DPNs), darning needle, stitch markers, snips. |
| Instructor: | Lindsey |
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