I'll never knit another type of short-row heel again. Love love love! Thanks so much for this perfect tutorial.

I got it on my second try!! Thanks for the wonderful tutorial!

I just found your site when looking for a comparison of German SR and others. What a find! Thank you so much for your tutorials and videos. Can't wait to try the Pin Stich SR.

This is the nicest looking, least confusing heel I've ever done. The hardest part was finding enough stitch markers the right type, and in two colors. (I found a $20. bill in the bottom of one of my knitting bags I'd forgotten about, so it was really worth the stitch-marker search.)

Thank you for this incredibly clear demonstration of JSR's. I took a class on short rows and your video was clearer than my in person experience. What occurred to me when watching was with this method you can always tell where you are in your heel. So well done!

This tutorial is fantastic! No more holes in my heel turns! Thank you!

I LIKE that method. It is simpler then the German short Row even though it is somewhat the same. Great video. Pinterest here I come ! LOL

I like to make slipper socks with super chunky bobbly squishy yarn that just doesn't work for other heel techhiques but this is easy because I just pick up the clip to find the stitch. Thanks!

I just discovered your website, would like to thank you for your detailed and easy to follow tutorials. I have learned how to use the Japanese Short row socks tutorials, and mitten gussets. This has opened up a lot of avenues for me on how to knit patterns I have wanted to learn. Thank you so much. Karen Swenson

New to knitting socks, learned to knit 30 + years ago portuguese- wise Need to try this again, been practicing the shadow wrap, I am either going to make this one or shadow wrap as my go to . These are the best videos , love the visual comparisons you've done on the blog too , I don't know what I want until I can see the finished heel. :)

I bought a Japanese knitting book and couldn’t figure out the heel method by looking at the pictures. You totally answered my question about this technique. Thank you!

Very good video. Well-made. Easily understandable. Along with your website this video is just what I've been looking for to clearly understand different short-row heels. Nice. Thank you.

This video is complete and very useful! I was making them but they were not quite perfect. Now I know what I was doing wrong from your video. To ensure that I do not miss any rows and turns, before starting knitting, I prepare my markers by pairs of the same color, then, I alternate the colors. So I know when I remove them if I'm at the right row. Thank you!

I cannot wait to try this! Love new heel techniques. Thanks for the tutorial.

Thank you for demonstrating the shadow heel, love it

Great video! Clear instructions. Very Zen too. Thank you for demonstrating it so easily.

Great tutorial - I am definitely using this on my next pair of socks. Thanks!

What a great technique! I can't wait to try it. I always do GSRs but there is always a hole on each side where the last GSR is. I usually try to hide it by stitching it up when the sock is finished. Fingers crossed that this will take care of that problem! Thanks for the great tutorial!

After trying several videos this is the technique I want to use, both for it’s simplicity and the way the sock looks.

Fantastic, thanks for sharing. I think it would look nicer on a solid color yarn, but I guess it's a matter of taste.

Well explained, and a super-easy method for a neat heel.

Great video, very good camera angle

Thank you! This Video helped me out so much. not joking, I was so proud of myself that some tears came up lol been trying to knit socks two at a time with a short row for a year. I'm so happy! Goodbye DPN'S

Thank you for this terrific tutorial. What a beautiful, neat heel. :)

I think I can do this....I usually do the heel flap and turn but wanted to try this as it looks quite neat. So what do you do if you don’t have a pattern that says how many rows will be needed, or how to adapt this heel for a traditional vanilla sock. My heel will be over 30 stitches. Thanks!

I'm loving your style of teaching, and the fact that you show such great detail. I'm new to knitting, and have not tried knitting socks yet, but I'm watching video after video before I decide which style of sock I want to try, and which type of heel I want to undertake. lol Plus, I'm not real good at knitting, so.... trying to build up confidence too. Have you ever done Portuguese style knitting and purling??

I had somewhat more teething troubles with Japanese short rows than with GSR's (mainly in figuring out which stitch belonged with which stitch marker), but I've got the hang of it now. Some thoughts: I had some troubles with dropping that first sl st while searching for the stitch marker further down the yarn, but it being a slipped stitch, the working order can be changed if it works out better that way. What worked for me was getting the marker in place after knitting or purling the last stitch in the preceding row, it pops into the right place by itself after turning and slipping the 1st st. Just make sure to snug up the yarn properly. What I never liked with the w&t technique was the p2 together side. It just didn't make intuitive sense to me, and I finally got fed up with having to reference a knitting video for every pair of socks I made. Also, chasing the odd live wrap that slipped off the needle and got lost used to be a horror. I'm usually a GSR gal when working with anything above fingering weight, but the double stitch is a weakness, if or when it escapes it's hard to put right without ripping a row or two. (IMO). Pinned short rows eliminate both problems. It may just be a fluke of this current project (fingering weight yarn, 2.5 mm needles and Knitpro stitch markers) but the stitch marker can be left in place until the k/p 2 together is finished, if something goes wonky with the stitch the loop is still securely held in place. It's just a shame that short-row heels don't work well for my foot shape. In GSR socks I sneak in a couple of extra rounds between the first and second parts of the heel, and I think I'm going to experiment with a combination of techniques the next time I'm knitting a pair of thicker socks. First half Japanese, second half German, maybe?

What an easy technique - attaching the markers and letting them slide. It makes this method alot easier to travel with. However I still like your shadow wraps video since it does not require counting. Question: can the Japanese method also be used for the toe as in your German short rows video?

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I'm about to do my first heel on my first pair of socks. I just might try this method. Thank you. Also, curious about your needles. What are they?

How do you add a heel flap if you're using this type of short row for a heel flap and gusset type sock

Can I do this heel on two socks at a time? I just can’t figure it out lol. I been using this heel and always taking one sock of the needle and then putting it back on after the heels were done.

Question I am knitting a plain vanilla sock and am going to try this heel your demo was amazing my question is do I divide the heel in 3rds and work that way I will be working Over 34 stitches on half ? I have knit a couple pairs of socks and have yet to find a heel I find easy to remember and that I like to work

question, can this technique be used on any sock pattern regardless of what the author has written for the pattern? thanks so much. Although this does require a lot of prep work, I agree with you, it looks much cleaner. I definitely want to try. Thank so much for the tutorial! You are a great teacher.

I assume, newbie here, that you can use this heel with any sock pattern, how do you know how many markers to use based on heel stitches being half of your cast on stitches?

How do I get pattern that you are doing this tutorial for

Good day to you, you mentioned toe-up socks where can I find a link to making them

This style is complicated. The german short row is to much better and more easy.