A Dear John Letter

Dear Double Pointed Needles, Heel Flaps, and Gussets,

It is with a heavy heart that I bid you adieu. You served me well in the making of four socks and I shall look upon those socks with bittersweet memories and never forget our times together.

But it's over.

No no... nothing you can say will make me come back. It's just not going to work out between us.

Alas, I have found new and better methods for sock knitting: The Magic Loop*and the Short Row Heel*.

Please try to understand.

Dpns, in your case, you hindered me. You slowed me down. I know now it's just your way of getting me to hang on to you a little longer. Literally. I imagine I'll see you from time to time in other projects, but we will never have that special bond through sock knitting again.

The Magic Loop allows me to go much faster. MUCH faster. I appreciate this. This method and I are simpatico. I can see we will have a happy life together speedily knitting socks. How joyous.

Heel flaps, gussets... as for you, I just don't like you. I don't like the look of you, I don't like your construction, and I don't like how many times you've left holes and I've had to go through and sew them up. No matter how many stitches I picked up, you still left holes. It's over between us. Utterly and completely over.

The Short Row Heel is a much better fit for me. It's quick, it's super easy, it looks nicer, it feels nicer when walked upon, and most importantly, it doesn't leave any holes.

So goodbye, dpns, heel flaps, and gussets. I know you will make other sock knitters very happy.

Me

*videos of these are both available on knittinghelp.com.