I present one man-sized short-row heel. 
It took a little longer than I’d hoped as I messed up the second half, where you work back along the yarnovers, and had to frog the whole heel back. But second time worked like a charm and even after frogging still probably took less time than knitting a flap.
I hope it’s not just me that has issues with clinging to the familiar when it comes to knitting (it isn’t, is it?!). I learnt to knit socks from a very simple, top-down, heel-flap pattern (time for gratuitous first sock photo):
and it stuck with me. I suspect if my first sock had been a toe-up sock with a short-row heel I’d have avoided top-down socks. It’s good to get away from a comfort zone for knitting and try something else out. After all, it’s only yarn – it can be frogged.
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Yipeee. It looks fab.
awesome work… what a pretty sock!
I am the opposite, I always go for short row heels unless there is some particularly striking reason to do a heel flap. I’m quite lazy and just find them quicker to do on auto-pilot. Yes, I definitely do cling to the familiar!
Welcome to the dark side! Now you’ll have to try something toe up so you can use every little bit of a lovely yarn.
No, it’s not just you.
Although… I don’t really like knitting toe-up socks. Not because they’re unfamiliar, but because you have to rip back more than just a few rows of toe if the foot doesn’t fit. Then, there’s the bit where it goes from half pattern/half stockinette to all-around pattern. I like top down because by the time I’m at the foot, I’m usually getting tired of the pattern stitch and am ready to move on. But that may be just me. There are tons of toe-up aficionados.
I’m with you on the top down heel flap socks, I tried short row heels and didn’t like them, I’ve never tackled toe up socks. I tell myself I’m old enough to know what I like and not that interested in new challenges, but then I am very old. Great man socks by the way.
My knitting has been so uncooperative lately that I am so far out of my comfort zone, I couldn’t find it if I tried.
Crying helps.