<description>&lt;p&gt;Replenishing the sock drawer with &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/priory-socks"&gt;Priory Socks&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Brenda/priory-socks"&gt;project page&lt;/a&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;My &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Brenda/secret-circles-with-chart"&gt;Secret Circles&lt;/a&gt;, below.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/porthos-4"&gt;Porthos&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Brenda/porthos"&gt;project page&lt;/a&gt;), below.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I moved my decreases to the back of the heel, and the result is similar to &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/basic-biarritz-socks"&gt;Basic Biarritz&lt;/a&gt; and the &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/vanilla-kite-heel-socks"&gt;Kite Heel&lt;/a&gt;, yet is uniquely mine and oh, is it ever sexy. The joy of a well-fitting heel cannot be overstated. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The short row method used in &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/zabava-2"&gt;Zabava&lt;/a&gt; Shorties is still, hands down, the best method I have found for toes. You'll find the method for Jeny's Square Peg Heel &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://curiousknitter.blogspot.com/2022/04/jenys-square-peg-heel.html?m=1"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cat Bordhi's gusset lessons may be found in her book, &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/new-pathways-for-sock-knitters-book-one"&gt;New Pathways for Sock Knitters&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can read my notes on &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://knitisager.com/Kiba-Light-Pattern-Printed"&gt;Kiba Light&lt;/a&gt; on my &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Brenda/kiba-waistcoat"&gt;project page&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Knit to &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Dress-Diary-of-Mrs-Anne-Sykes-Audiobook/B0C5N5XXWV?qid=1743779323&amp;#38;sr=1-1&amp;#38;ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&amp;#38;pf_rd_p=c6e316b8-14da-418d-8f91-b3cad83c5183&amp;#38;pf_rd_r=N08PB0TEH3PA1142DD5N&amp;#38;plink=MS7qSUD4crr5ZZmN&amp;#38;pageLoadId=cYaXLfJil2b6hDJn&amp;#38;creativeId=41e85e98-10b8-40e2-907d-6b663f04a42d&amp;#38;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1"&gt;The Dress Diary of Miss Ann Sykes&lt;/a&gt;, by &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.falmouth.ac.uk/staff/dr-kate-strasdin"&gt;Kate Strasdin&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;a target="_blank" href="https://bsky.app/profile/katestrasdin.bsky.social"&gt;Bsky&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Music in this podcast:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* Merrigan's Reel, &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://jimfidler.com/"&gt;Jim Fidler&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;* &lt;a target="_blank" href="https://www.musicbed.com/songs/coming-home/35256"&gt;Coming Home, Dalton Day&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit &lt;a href="https://brendadayne.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&amp;#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1"&gt;brendadayne.substack.com&lt;/a&gt;</description>

Cast On

Brenda Dayne

202 A gentle pastime

APR 5, 202529 MIN
Cast On

202 A gentle pastime

APR 5, 202529 MIN

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<p>Replenishing the sock drawer with <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/priory-socks">Priory Socks</a> (<a target="_blank" href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Brenda/priory-socks">project page</a>).</p><p>My <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Brenda/secret-circles-with-chart">Secret Circles</a>, below.</p><p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/porthos-4">Porthos</a> (<a target="_blank" href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Brenda/porthos">project page</a>), below.</p><p>I moved my decreases to the back of the heel, and the result is similar to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/basic-biarritz-socks">Basic Biarritz</a> and the <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/vanilla-kite-heel-socks">Kite Heel</a>, yet is uniquely mine and oh, is it ever sexy. The joy of a well-fitting heel cannot be overstated. </p><p>The short row method used in <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/zabava-2">Zabava</a> Shorties is still, hands down, the best method I have found for toes. You'll find the method for Jeny's Square Peg Heel <a target="_blank" href="http://curiousknitter.blogspot.com/2022/04/jenys-square-peg-heel.html?m=1">here</a>. </p><p>Cat Bordhi's gusset lessons may be found in her book, <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/sources/new-pathways-for-sock-knitters-book-one">New Pathways for Sock Knitters</a>.</p><p>You can read my notes on <a target="_blank" href="https://knitisager.com/Kiba-Light-Pattern-Printed">Kiba Light</a> on my <a target="_blank" href="https://www.ravelry.com/projects/Brenda/kiba-waistcoat">project page</a>.</p><p>Knit to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Dress-Diary-of-Mrs-Anne-Sykes-Audiobook/B0C5N5XXWV?qid=1743779323&#38;sr=1-1&#38;ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&#38;pf_rd_p=c6e316b8-14da-418d-8f91-b3cad83c5183&#38;pf_rd_r=N08PB0TEH3PA1142DD5N&#38;plink=MS7qSUD4crr5ZZmN&#38;pageLoadId=cYaXLfJil2b6hDJn&#38;creativeId=41e85e98-10b8-40e2-907d-6b663f04a42d&#38;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1">The Dress Diary of Miss Ann Sykes</a>, by <a target="_blank" href="https://www.falmouth.ac.uk/staff/dr-kate-strasdin">Kate Strasdin</a> (<a target="_blank" href="https://bsky.app/profile/katestrasdin.bsky.social">Bsky</a>)</p><p><strong>Music in this podcast:</strong></p><p>* Merrigan's Reel, <a target="_blank" href="https://jimfidler.com/">Jim Fidler</a></p><p>* <a target="_blank" href="https://www.musicbed.com/songs/coming-home/35256">Coming Home, Dalton Day</a></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://brendadayne.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">brendadayne.substack.com</a>