Hey y’all.
Making my third pair of socks and using the Chevron pattern from SKS. I’m going to do the forethought heel to challenge myself, but I’m already lost.
I think I can follow instructions for doing the provisional cast-on (although I’ve never done one). From what I read, I’m supposed to put the instep stitches on a holder, right?
Where is the stitch holder supposed to lie (inside or outside) when casting on the provisional?
From what I read, it looks like you graft the heel with something. I’m just not sure.
I’m so totally confused…please help…
I think I figured this out.
I think I’m going to have to do the kitchener stitch to connect the instep stitches that are currently on the stitch holder and the stitches that will be there when I remove the provisional cast on. DUH! :doh:
Please, someone, correct me if I’m wrong. 
I did her Forethought heel on one pair of socks and my advice is to forget it and do an Afterthought heel. Waaaaay easier and accomplishes the same thing:
http://www.keyboardbiologist.net/knitblog/archives/000336.html
Much as I like her book in general I wouldn’t do another Forethought heel. It is way more trouble than an Afterthought.
Thanks for the link.
Some of the things I had read said that the Afterthought was harder than the Forethought.
I wound up “trusting the pattern,” and it worked! I was just having a lot of trouble visualizing it beforehand.
