Silly question from someone totally confused, when working on a top down sweater in the round do you start the short rows after yoke increases or at the same time.
It totally depends on the type of shaping you want to make. Usually, the pattern will guide you step by step through the shaping process. Happy knitting, my friend!
I would love to k ow how to do this in the round, as i use Japanese short rows to do heels on socks. On my last row around after shaping the heel I need to close all the gaps, which present differently on either side of the heel, if you get my meaning. Thanks for all you do!!
When we add short rows to a seamless project, we can use the same method as the one we use when we close the gap on the knit side of the work to close gaps at both sides of the shaping, eliminating the need to swap the stitches as we did when we closed the gap on the purl side of the fabric. Happy knitting :-)
? Do you still only go down two rows to pick up stitch if turning rows have allot of rows, like 8-10 short rows? In other words the gaps would be much longer, so do you only go down two rows then??
In most cases, we so do not turn the work at the same spot when we do short-row shaping. That's why the gaps are spaced out. We have to pull the strand that conceals the gap every time we meet a gap in our project. Happy knitting :-)
Excellent explanation but for me personally it's too complicated to remember how to do it differently for each side especially the purl side & if working with fine yarn (which I often do) to find that inbetween stitch. Having the stitch markers as a ready guide would be easier for me but I can see how this 'no marker' technique would be a speeded up boon for a lot of knitters
It is perfectly fine to use stitch markers. I described this variation to help you choose the one that is more convenient to you. It is good to have options :-)
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Thank you, Maryna!
Looking forward to trying this technique, without the stitch markers. Thanks so much. 😊
Thank you once again for a very clear tutorial!
Thank you so much for sharing this variation of a classic short row knitting technique
When you look closely at it, it's so easy and obvious. Thank you for this tutorial, I would never think about it.
Thanks for sharing this tutorial! It’s very helpful!
Thank you, Lorene :-)
You are wonderful! Thank you so much for this very clear, helpful and enjoyable video!
Thank you, Sandy :-)
Great! Thank you!
Silly question from someone totally confused, when working on a top down sweater in the round do you start the short rows after yoke increases or at the same time.
It totally depends on the type of shaping you want to make. Usually, the pattern will guide you step by step through the shaping process. Happy knitting, my friend!
I would love to k ow how to do this in the round, as i use Japanese short rows to do heels on socks. On my last row around after shaping the heel I need to close all the gaps, which present differently on either side of the heel, if you get my meaning. Thanks for all you do!!
When we add short rows to a seamless project, we can use the same method as the one we use when we close the gap on the knit side of the work to close gaps at both sides of the shaping, eliminating the need to swap the stitches as we did when we closed the gap on the purl side of the fabric. Happy knitting :-)
? Do you still only go down two rows to pick up stitch if turning rows have allot of rows, like 8-10 short rows? In other words the gaps would be much longer, so do you only go down two rows then??
In most cases, we so do not turn the work at the same spot when we do short-row shaping. That's why the gaps are spaced out. We have to pull the strand that conceals the gap every time we meet a gap in our project. Happy knitting :-)
@@10rowsaday oh I did not realize it was done on every row for every gap~ thank you!!
Excellent explanation but for me personally it's too complicated to remember how to do it differently for each side especially the purl side & if working with fine yarn (which I often do) to find that inbetween stitch. Having the stitch markers as a ready guide would be easier for me but I can see how this 'no marker' technique would be a speeded up boon for a lot of knitters
It is perfectly fine to use stitch markers. I described this variation to help you choose the one that is more convenient to you. It is good to have options :-)