German Short Row Heel: How to Knit a German Short Row Heel for a Sock - Step by Step

German Short Row Heel: How to Knit a German Short Row Heel for a Sock - Step by Step - Wendy Poole

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2 жыл бұрын

In this video, I’m demonstrating step by step, how to knit a German Short Row Shaping heel for a sock using the magic loop method of knitting. I’ll also show you how to close ankle holes that can appear at the side points of the heel, where the heel section joins the upper foot on the main sock, which can happen with and Short Row Heel Style Sock.
When I’m using the Magic Loop method of knitting socks and using standard (UK) 4 ply sock yarn, I like to use a size 2.5mm / 80cm length circular needle, but if you are using this method for your own pattern, you’ll need to follow your own patterns “materials” requirements.
Yarns Used in the Videos:
Purple Striped Sample Sock - Stylecraft, Head Over Heels , 4 ply Sock Yarn.
Pink Striped Socks - King Cole - Zig Zag, 4 ply Sock Yarn (Petal).
In this video I’m using the Magic Loop method of knitting, but you can equally use Double Pointed Needles (DPNs), using 5 needles, (stitches distributed over 4 needles and 1 working needle), and work across 2 needles for the front of the sock and work across 2 needles for the heel section.
TIME STAMPS
First section stitches: 02:36
Central Rows: 15:00
Final section: 21:00
Fixing heel point holes: 30:10
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@seagrapegrove727 Жыл бұрын

At last!! someone has created a video that shows and explains the German short row EXACTLY, tiny step by tiny step. I've watched other GSR videos and have been so discouraged by the complexity of it all. You've simplified the process, Wendy, so beautifully that I now think I could actually knit a German short row heel and not mess it up--as I've done trying to follow other GSR videos. Thank you so much. (Wendy, your channel is the FIRST knitting channel I have found worthy of subscribing to.)

@gailangel5297 Ай бұрын

Thank God! I was about to give up learning this technique. I knit right handed also and all the videos I found used continental knitting, which made harder for me to see what they were doing. And your words were so clear, and the video isn't full of faff. Bless you!

@martaruno4689 10 ай бұрын

OMG, thank you, wonderful woman! I've watched countless tutorials by much bigger knitting KZfaq channels and this is the first one where I was actually successful executing the instructions. Thank you for presenting this in a simple straightforward way and demonstrating in a manner that was very easy to follow. This honestly made my day!

@jeanlubo2446 Ай бұрын

This is the best video out there for German short row heels. It’s easy to follow and accurate. This video is exquisite

@Vegnak59 4 күн бұрын

I so appreciate this extremely helpful and detailed tutorial! Thank you for doing this!

@xandidouglas 8 ай бұрын

very helpful - so glad I found you. Thank you

@patriciabrown6926 3 ай бұрын

Best instructions EVER for a beautiful sock heel. I’m doing this. Thankyou, Wendy

@Miyavisgirl1540 14 күн бұрын

Oh, my goodness! This is a fantastic tutorial! I've mainly done the heel flap and gusset technique for my first few pairs of socks, and I wanted to try something that looked a bit more streamlined. This was exactly what I was looking for! Thank you so much for the in-depth, step-by-step tutorial! It was wonderful! ^^!

@hollyhamilton1297 Жыл бұрын

Wendy, this is the best GSR I’ve seen. It’s so clear and visual. I’m ready to start the heel!

@WendyPooleKnits Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment and glad to hear it was helpful. 🧶🧶

@user-hq7pm7zq5o 6 ай бұрын

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@bebejohnson1201 Жыл бұрын

Great tutorial that I will definitely use. It's too late for the 2nd sock of a pair I'm knitting now, but I'll definitely try this. I see at least 4 improvements over my typical GSR heels: 1) you use a balanced approach the the GSRs by slipping purlwise wyif on the purl side and pulling over the top, but slipping P-wise with yarn in back and pulling down and back on the knit rows, which is different from any GSR heels I've seen/done in the past; 2) doing two regular rounds after the first set of short rows is complete seems to help stabilize the heel join before starting the GSRs to increase the heel; 3) K through the back loop creates a directional slant that helps the curve of the heel, and 4) your method of closing up the holes (which I seem to have no matter how many heels I try) is the best yet simplest I've seen. This is making me want to put other queued items aside to try this heel on my next pair of socks! Thank you!

@happihook1581 Жыл бұрын

This is the BEST tutorial I've seen. You explain the how and why's the stitches work, very easy to understand with excellent visual. I am very new to knitting and have watched over 50 hours of GSR heel tutorials. Gave up. Followed yours and voila, completed my first heel. I appreciate the work in making this tutorial. Thank you.

@WendyPooleKnits Жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you for your lovely feed back and I’m glad the video was helpful to you. X

@seagrapegrove727 Жыл бұрын

Wendy really has done a superb job with this video. I feel the same way about it and I'm ready to start my first GSR heel.

@sandraleyland8748 Жыл бұрын

I’m new to sock knitting and I began watching a video showing GSR. It frightened me to death. Your video is excellent. I might even give it a try

@WendyPooleKnits Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind feed back and I hope you decide to give it a go. 😃🧶

@celiajean7093 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for these fantastic instructions using the English style of knitting.

@conniewatson5010 Жыл бұрын

Wow!! This instructions really help me to understand how to do this heel,. I always can do toe up and cuff down,. But when it comes to doing the heel,. I get lost .. 🤦😝😜. I do want to thank you so much for explaining it to me,... 😁☺️😊👏👍♥️🧦🧶 Your and awesome teacher...👍👏😊☺️♥️

@bobbieburrs2506 Жыл бұрын

Hi, Wendy! This is the absolute best demonstration of the GSR technique! Thanks SO much AND for the clear photography and detailed explanation! 👍🥰

@WendyPooleKnits Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for lovely comments and glad it’s been helpful.🧶🧶

@user-ro1ht8rb6o 3 ай бұрын

This is wonderful. Thank you wonder woman. This video is amazing and extremely informative. This is what I am going to use.

@caroleblackham9278 Жыл бұрын

H Wendy I was getting in a mess with preventing a hole at the end of the rows but I have found you’re explanation so easy to follow I no longer have a problem thankyou

@WendyPooleKnits Жыл бұрын

Hi Carole, thank you and I’m really glad that you’ve found it helpful. Happy sock knitting. 🧶🧶

@carolstroud4188 Жыл бұрын

The best short row German heel tutorial thus far. Repetitive explanations helped me. Way less complicated explanations than the German video I watched first. Thank you❤

@gncgrgnky 7 ай бұрын

Thank you, thank you, thank you🙏🏻 Wonderful video, very clear explanations🤗

@hawthorngrove3629 Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. I've been following another tutorial but got really confused when it came to the heel. I'm glad I found someone who doesn't knit Continental.

@patiharville8210 Жыл бұрын

Great demonstration!

@danielle1981buster Жыл бұрын

I've paused half way through because I had to tell you how pleased I am to find you. I've always done heel flap and gusset and wanted to try short rows. So many videos I've watched that just did my head in lol. You teach so well and so clearly. Your in the uk and you knit the same style as me!! Your way is completely different than others I've watched & makes so much sense. Thankyou. You have a new sub!!... right I'll finish the video now! Xxx

@WendyPooleKnits Жыл бұрын

Thank you for getting in touch and leaving such a nice comment and glad to hear that you’ve now mastered it. Happy sock knitting. 🧶🧶

@carolynpower8827 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Wendy, I had got a bit confused at one point but your instructions are so clear and easy to follow - sorted in no time!

@RosieKuhnPhD 11 ай бұрын

Thank you Wendy. This video is my go to video whenever I make a heel. Your stitch my stitch tutorial allows me to follow every step of the way. Thank you again!

@monicagroeneveld6714 Жыл бұрын

WoW Wendy! To think I was ready to toss out my cuff down W&T Christmas Stocking. It was awful. Your clear precise directions saved the stocking stuck at the heel with Wrap & Turn huge holes ! I appreciate you so much

@judylee3589 7 ай бұрын

Wow, you are amazing. I felt so comfortable in learning the German Short Row Heal through your teachings. Thank you for sharing this.

@christines1924 Жыл бұрын

WONDERFUL instructions! I've done GSR but usually holding my breath that I've done it correctly. But watching your video made it real clear!

@CricketsMa Жыл бұрын

This is my “go-to” video for GSR. Thank you!!

@kristinehall7997 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic tutorial!! Thank you for going so slow and repeating your steps! First time I’ve actually understood how to do this! I’m definitely subscribing to your channel! Thanks again.

@WendyPooleKnits Жыл бұрын

You're so welcome! Thank you for your lovely feed back and I’m glad the video was helpful to you. X

@JaninaM Жыл бұрын

Brilliant! So clear and easy to understand. I'm ready to have a go now.

@sandragallagher2926 5 ай бұрын

Brilliant!! 🎉 Best GSR tutorial available!! 👏 Thank you!!

@melindapearson295 Жыл бұрын

Another incredible video. The colors are so helpful to see the difference!!!! THANK YOU!!!

@gigivallee95 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Wendy! So clear for me now! Well, well done!

@janeweller Жыл бұрын

I'm so happy that I came across your channel when I was looking for GSR heel. None of the other videos are as clear as your detailed instructions. My first sock heel ever looks awesome! Thank you!

@ellenweigold4408 Жыл бұрын

Love this pattern. I will try this for sure.

@MorganeWelsh Жыл бұрын

So well explained! I totally understand GSR now! It does make a lot of sense the way you’re showing it Thank you so much for that!!

@WendyPooleKnits Жыл бұрын

Thank you and glad it was helpful.🧶🧶

@carolynlambert6989 Жыл бұрын

Excellent tutorial, very clear, thank you 🇦🇺

@angelmesih Жыл бұрын

Many, many thanks!

@carolb8073 11 ай бұрын

I do like this method better. Thank you !

@missree1995 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Very clear and helpful.

@rheawetzler1853 Жыл бұрын

Hi Wendy this is the best tutorial explaining GSR I have watched.

@WendyPooleKnits Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your lovely feed back and I’m glad the video was helpful to you. X

@dmcgw2 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I’ve only made one pair of socks, and it took me three years to complete! That was about seven years ago! I hated the heel turn, it was quite intimidating to me. But, after watching your tutorial, I think I might be ready to try making another pair of socks, but this time using the German Short Row heel! Wish me luck!😊

@alicehoward4031 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Wendy, You made GSR so easy to do.

@tyrsmyra68 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this tutorial! You are the first one I see knit the doublestiches different on the knitside and the purlside! I will knit likethis on my next socks😊I find your method resulting in such a beautyful heel. Thank you❤

@charlenes.1005 7 ай бұрын

Fantastic tutorial 🎉 so much clearer now

@thechosenvoice3472 Жыл бұрын

awesome video

@thuypeterson6408 Жыл бұрын

Wendy, thank you thank you so so much for your best demonstration, I understood right away, I love to knit socks, from now on I will knit German short row heels, they are a lot easy than other ways. And thanks again.

@WendyPooleKnits Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much and glad it’s helped.🧶🧶

@pamwalker1122 Жыл бұрын

Thanks you so much working on my first sock which has German short rows this tutorial is great

@eugeniesimonet-keller7076 Жыл бұрын

AMAZING TUTORIAL!!!!!!! So clear to understand and so fun and easy to follow! It is also so clear and no rushed which is what is making it so easy to understand and follow! Thank you so much for making this video :)

@penelope8980 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for a very clearly stated and demonstrated video. The music played in the knitting intervals is pleasant and not too loud, which is one of my pet peeves. I'm interested to see how this heel fits my foot compared to the other types of heels I've tried.

@lan-huongduong39 Жыл бұрын

I loved it… very cleared

@jacquelineleibfried4691 8 ай бұрын

Fabulously explained. Thank you sew much.

@sherylcadick7482 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this! Very clearly shown and explained.

@rosemarieweber862 Жыл бұрын

A wonderful tutorial. Many Thanks!

@WendyPooleKnits Жыл бұрын

Thank you and glad it was helpful.🧶🧶

@michellelockett6518 Жыл бұрын

Superb video ❤

@paulastamper6225 Жыл бұрын

This was so so helpful. Thank you

@rubyz9054 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for explaining and showing German Short Row . Your video was so calming and I caught on finally. I could actually see what you were talking about. I am a visual learner. I think I'm ready to pick up my socks I have started and let sit because I was stuck. NOW it will work. I've got some with to do now. Looking forward t your next tutorial.

@WendyPooleKnits Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment and glad to hear it was helpful. 🧶🧶

@lenka3393 Жыл бұрын

This is absolutely brilliant!! Best GSR tutorial ever 🌼🧶

@monawize1 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video Wendy! You explain it so clearly and make it easy to follow, thanks! I will start my heels now. I am always so nervous at this point to mess up as I find it quite challenging to fix mistakes with double stitches. Here I go 1-2-3 charge😅

@beenakalra9792 Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed seing you work this,it was a clear and precise tutorial,thank you.

@iknitb4itwaship33 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tutorial - after working both heels and toes with your step by step instructions, I still get two different looks on each side of the sock. I notice in the video you do not compare the straight knit double stitches with the K Tbl double stitches. Is there any way to get a uniform look on both sides of the heel? Does it matter that I am a continental style knitter?

@solvighagstromroos3082 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. So clear and excellent explained.

@WendyPooleKnits Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome! Thank you for your lovely feed back and I’m glad the video was helpful to you. X

@alicewland4286 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely amazing clear guidance. Thank you so very much😊🌹

@WendyPooleKnits Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your lovely feed back. X

@kaylemoine1571 8 ай бұрын

I have to try this. I've made a bunch of socks, but lately, the heels are looking messy. This looks like a good solution. Thanks.😂

@suesage8546 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@Whistlewalk 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@RobynMelloITProfessional Жыл бұрын

For me, this is the best demonstration of double stitches. I’ve followed other demonstrations but the knit side has always been kind of loose/weak. I’m going to try this again using your method

@jo-annefalconer6280 2 күн бұрын

Hi I love your tutorial and wonder if you also have written instructions, so next time I don't have to have the video on. I realize this is a long shot.

@ecamelyas75 Жыл бұрын

merci pour ces explications très claires, juste ce que je cherchais 🤩👏

@dw9463 Жыл бұрын

Thank You so very much!!!

@poonamcreation1057 2 жыл бұрын

Nice

@babycheesa8020 Жыл бұрын

I’ve never seen a better example wow

@louiselachapelle6445 9 ай бұрын

very very well explained i am french but i did understand with your video merci wendy

@doreensmith8970 10 ай бұрын

Thank you soooo much for your video! I tried following 2 other videos and just couldn't get it. I hold and throw as you do, so it was easy to understand what you did. I was literally ready to just throw in the towel, so to speak...

@hollyeaton-bradfield7667 9 ай бұрын

This video is SO helpful! It would be even more so if the “10 seconds forward/backward” buttons were available.

@samcroft7084 Жыл бұрын

This is the clearest explanation and demonstration I've seen, thank you so much.

@WendyPooleKnits Жыл бұрын

Thank you and glad it was helpful.🧶🧶

@carolearchambault7560 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much this it is the best tutorial l have seen, can I apply the same to work on a 9 in new circular? 🙏

@onajourneylife2242 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!! Can you use this method if knitting two socks at a time?

@sharonyeates1373 Жыл бұрын

This is a great clear video thanks. Do you have written instructions at all to support it? Checked your website but could only see the wrap rather than double stitches. Thanks

@cheronsouza2392 Жыл бұрын

Maravilhosa técnica de fechar os buracos que ficam... parabéns e obrigada...👏👏👏👏🙏

@stephensmedley7274 Жыл бұрын

It looks like you're doing just a yarn over on the knit side rather than pulling the stitch. Is this right please?

@monawize1 Жыл бұрын

I just finished my 2 heels following your simple explanation! Thanks! I am just wondering why you go through the back of the double knit- side stitches, as some others just knit them off through the front? I found them the most challenging part.

@WendyPooleKnits Жыл бұрын

Hi there, we’ll done in your sock knitting. The reason I go through the back of the double stitch is to make the double stitches lean with a left slant (leaning outwards), which makes the sock heel look neater. Hope that helps. Well done again and enjoy your sock knitting.

@monawize1 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for getting back to me with the answer! Happy knitting!😀

@Tiger-Creations Жыл бұрын

What if your now using a contrasting color? Would you still do a plain knit row for the first pass?

@user-fc3sx2cw5x Жыл бұрын

Wendy, do you prefer GSR heel more than Wrap and Turn heel, or not?

@user-fc3sx2cw5x Жыл бұрын

Also, how is a Wrap and Turn heel different to Fish Lip Kiss heel? I tried both and they both make wrapped stitches. So I’m curious what makes them different??

@brucepapp8826 9 ай бұрын

Great video! First time doing short row heel. Need help already. I have 64 sets on for my sock. So half of that is 32. So how do I split that to start short row heel. ? Thanks a lot.

@elainesalt128 Жыл бұрын

I've never worked this type of heel before. Can you tell me what the final increase row should be? It's not clear to me whether you finish on a knit or purl row as I seem to have finished all increases on one side but not the other other. Many thanks.

@ilovehorses5714 11 ай бұрын

Hi! What size needles did you use here? Thank you. ❤

@GailCarleton-xc9xk 4 ай бұрын

Making the double stitch, I see two legs, but I don’t see any wrap.

@valeria6700 3 ай бұрын

Non capisco come arrivare alla fine del tacco ....forse devo lavorare l'ultima maglia avvolta a sinistra poi completare il giro e iniziare lavorando la maglia avvolta che avevo a destra....???Grazie.