This system works for me:
Choose yarn that is easy to frog. You’re making a prototype.
Knit toe up on Magic Loop instead of DPNs, so you can keep trying on the sock as you go.
Start with a Turkish cast-on and 6 stitches, keep increasing until broad enough.
Knit the foot until you have to increase.
Start increasing for the arch/instep at the right place.
When you’re a thumb’s length from the edge of the heel, knit in half the stitches on waste yarn, for an afterthought heel.
keep knitting some rows past the waste yarn.
pick up the heel stitches and decrease so that the heel fits you perfectly. I have thick heels, so I knit 4 rows without decreasing first. Whatever works for you.
when the heel is finished, decrease around the ankle until it feels good and snug, then keep knitting as many rows as you see fit.
change to a bigger needle size and knit the cuff, maybe increasing if required.
If you're lazy, cast off with a couple of rows of half double crochet and pretend it's a design element
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