Visual of Bordhi's "Sweet Tomato Heels" approach to a sock heel - or other rounded short rows. I'm writing it as rows, with the "front" split. However, this means the joining of the second side of the heel will be done backward. The visual should be correct but the directions won't match rounds.

Overview of the Sweet-Tomato-Heels Approach: • I think it may be important to have each short row end at least 2 stitches shorter than the last, but I haven't tested this idea. Each turn forms a gap. • Don't wrap or do any preparation before turning a short row. • After turning, slip the first stitch. (Tighten the next two stitches when working them.) • When rejoining the short rows (knitting across the gaps, or closure round), knit-1-below into the slipped stitch on the taller side of the gap. (Taller is before the gap on the first side, after the gap on the second side.) I presume flat knitting would require purl-1-below for one of the sides.

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