Determining length of sock?

#1

I’m knitting a pair of socks for my dd to wear with her boots. I want to make them the correct length for her foot. I measured an outline of her foot when she last visited, and the length is 9.75". My pattern says to:

Continue working evenly (no more decreases) until foot measures desired length – or 6.5(7.5) inches. You measure from the little ridge where you picked up the stitches on the heel – the gusset. You can make this the exact length required for the sock wearer’s foot – if you take their total foot length and subtract about 1.25 or 1.5 inches for the heel part, then subtract another 1.5 to 2 inches for the toe.

I’m still a little confused as to where, exactly, that I place the end of the measuring tape on the heel end. :?? I tried to post a pic of the sock, so it could be pointed out to me exactly where to begin measuring, but apparently I’m no better at picture posting than reading a pattern. I couldn’t get it to work. :wall:

#2

Measure from the line down the side of the foot at the edge of the heel flap.

What I did for my socks-that-actually-fit is to try them on when I got closer to the toe. You have to be careful, but you can get your foot in there. (or hers)

#3

Ingrid, would you mind looking at my pics on shutterfly, then tell me just where it is you mean (the line)? I’m sorry to be so dense. :??

http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=8AZM2jlw2cNWMF

Sorry for the poor quality. I’ve not mastered my son’s camera. :oops:

I can’t try the sock on her, as she’s on another continent (Germany). :verysad:

#4

Measure from where the vertical stitches at the heel meet the horizontal stitches from the foot, on the side below where your ankle bone would be.

#5

You cannot imagine my embarrassment at knitpicking this to death (no pun intended :teehee: ), but if you were looking at the back of this sock, where the vertical ribbing looks like a sort of square, would I measure from the corner (one side or the other) of the bottom of that square? :oops:

#6

I believe either would work.

#7

Okay, thanks, Ingrid.

Now moving forth again, confidently. :smiley: