Knitting Help - Japanese Short Rows

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10 жыл бұрын

Instructions for working Japanese Short Rows:
Turning, knit side:
1. Knit up to the turning point
2. Turn -- you're now on the purl side -- and slip the next stitch purlwise from the left needle to the right, so that you working yarn is coming from the stitch on your right needle
3. Attach a pin to the working yarn -- the pin should go around the yarn, not through it
4. Continue, ignoring the pin, it won't be used until the gap is closed
Turning, purl side:
1. Purl up to the turning point
2. Turn -- you're now on the knit side -- and slip the next stitch purlwise, from the left needle to the right, so that you working yarn is coming from the stitch on your right needle
3. Attach a pin to the working yarn -- the pin should go around the yarn, not through it
4. Continue -- if you flip the knitting over, you'll see the pin attached to a loop
Closing the gap on the knit side:
1. Knit until you reach the gap, clearly marked by the clippie marker between two stitches
2. Grab the clippie and pull the yarn it holds onto the left needle. The loop should be correctly mounted with its right leg in front
3. Knit that loop together with the next stitch on the left needle
4. Remove the pin
Closing the gap on the purl side:
1. Purl until you reach the gap, clearly marked by the clippie marker between two stitches
2. Grab the clippie and pull the yarn it holds onto the left needle. The loop should be correctly mounted with its right leg in front
3. Purl that loop together with the next stitch on the left needle
4. Remove the pin
Information on things you'll see in the video:
The bulky yarn I used in the sample is Malabrigo Chunky, knit using size 10.5 US needles.
The sweater on the mannequin is my Easy-Knit Sweater Jacket, pattern + video tutorial:
verypink.com/2013/11/27/easy-k...
The shawl I'm wearing is the Clapotis pattern, knit with Noro Silk Garden yarn:
knitty.com/ISSUEfall04/PATTcla...
The clippie markers I'm using can be found here:
www.amazon.com/Clover-353-Lock...
The nail color I'm wearing is CND Shellac polish, in color "Midnight Swim".

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@noreenhewson6933 5 жыл бұрын

Dear Lord! Every time I find a pattern with a technique I’m not familiar with, I come to You Tube, and you have a tutorial for it!!! Thank you!

@CodeMom 2 жыл бұрын

I’m so glad I saw this video. This makes more sense to me more than the German short rows. Thank you for sharing!🥰

@vault7137 10 ай бұрын

Oh my word, that is by far the best method I've seen for short rows. Thank you!

@kimssuitcase735 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I have had a sweater in park for months because I couldn't figure out short rows. I have a bit of an auditory processing problem, so it was extremely helpful for you to print out the instructions as well as having you show and tell in the video. I am really grateful for this post!

@ecpatrick8343 10 жыл бұрын

LOVE it! Thank you Staci for bringing an alternative to short row knitting!

@VikkiOddsocks Жыл бұрын

Thank you. So simple easy to follow. You are my "go to person" if I'm ever stuck on something or want to learn something else. 🌻🌻🌻

@debrariley2057 2 жыл бұрын

Well well well….. I have been doing this for absolutely years… never realising it is an actual technique…. I always felt my traditional wrap and turn were never neat enough and for that reason I disliked them and then I sort of made this technique up… or so I thought ..haha. Thank you for yet another brilliant clear and concise video. They really are an absolute pleasure to watch.

@SandiHagan 10 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Suddenly Japanese short rows make sense. All I needed was your video. You answered all of my questions and showed me what I needed to see in order to be able to work them.

@JacqueDooley Жыл бұрын

Happiness is your tutorials. I love them. You are a terrific instructor. Thank you so much.

@gaylahunt6465 10 жыл бұрын

Great technique! I avoid patterns that call for short row shaping. Now I think this will make a difference for me and I am sharing this tutorial with all my knitting groups. Thanks Staci!!!

@jacquelynsmith2351 9 жыл бұрын

I'm new at knitting, and I never learned the regular short row technique. After seeing the differences, I'm glad I found this first! I've only made some simple stuff so far, but I plan on beginning my first sweater, which has short row shaping, as soon as I finish Christmas presents

@pamelaholtful 10 жыл бұрын

This is AMAZING for us chesty girls! No more short rows that look distinctly like short rows when we add for our cup sizes!

@GeorgeKhouri-xo1ec 6 ай бұрын

Life changing!! Thank you so much Staci! I love how I can always rely on your videos whenever I want to check a technique, always so easy to follow and it's great that you explain why a particular technique is being used - as someone with ADHD, it's a huge value add to know *why* I'm doing something, as otherwise it's hard to remember, so that's really helpful! Thank you :) ❤

@Tarat580 3 жыл бұрын

I do not like w&t’s I actually used to not make something bc of those! I really appreciate your tutorials on the alternatives to a w&t! I’m making a sweater noe that is so pretty and I’m going to sub either Japanese short rows or German short rows!!! Regardless, there will not be any W&T’s in my work!!!! Thank you!!!! Love, love , love you! ❤️❤️❤️👍🏻

@mzlemony 9 жыл бұрын

I love the way you explain this. It inspires me to try this again. The instructions were so clear and professional. I have several of your patterns and really appreciate your videos. I have learned so much.

@margaretb4797 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for explaining so well. Now I can finish sweater I started many years ago.

@ruthjames715 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you, I made a duck whose feet are done in Japanese short rows. Thanks to your clear instructions I can now complete him. Ruth down under.

@valerievandenhende4147 9 жыл бұрын

I think you have the best knitting videos on the internet :-)

@ivaseder8464 8 ай бұрын

I'm really happy to have come across your video - and of course thank you very much for filming and sharing this method.

@Jultimsam 4 жыл бұрын

Loved this video! It is so clear and helpful....so much better than written tutorials. Also, great nails!

@jbmamm 10 жыл бұрын

You are the best. I love your videos. I've done the Japanese short rows and found the technique great if you have only a few to do. However, with many to do, I find it a bit too busy for me with all of those stitch holders. I have since been using the 'yarn-over' technique that works a bit faster, and if you are a tight knitter, works just as well. Thanks again for all you do for all of us. Happy New Year, Joe.

@tangledthreadworks 10 жыл бұрын

Thank you soooo much, I do short rows very reluctantly. This looks so much easier and makes total sense. I am going to start something tonight with this technique.

@WormBabyZ 10 жыл бұрын

Brilliantly simple, as always! Thank you!

@handmadestitchbystitch6528 9 жыл бұрын

This looks so great! Thanks for the video on this technique!

@lorensheridan3732 10 жыл бұрын

I haven't tried short rows yet but this looks like it would make it somewhat less difficult. Can't wait to try it!

@aebbinge 10 жыл бұрын

awesome! And if somebody doesn't have a clippy marker: use paperclips! They work like a charm

@carolinec6595 5 жыл бұрын

aebbinge hair pins work. German short rows are MUCH cleaner. I was not impressed, with the results

@coldfusionmusical 3 жыл бұрын

@@carolinec6595 actually, there's a bit of mistake there. The "wrap" stitch is supposed to be knitted together with the stitch after the gap, not before, that's probably why it looks less than ideal. Trust me, I'm a regular user of the JSR technique, I promise you that it looks way more refined and invisible than this. I somehow prefer this over the GSR. That say, whichever one chooses is good, just wanted to clear up the misconception.

@ruthjames715 7 жыл бұрын

I have been knitting a duck and its webbed feet use this technique. I'm going to be brave and have a go. Thank you for your clear explanation. Ruth, Australia

@Gamma2Boys 10 жыл бұрын

Ah-Maze-Zing!!!! Thank you Staci.

@CleverEwe 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this enjoyable video; I can hardly wait to attempt this technique.

@nonajahn 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the clear demonstration. Happy New Year!

@debido2u 10 жыл бұрын

Awesome! You made it so simple! Looks great!

@PaulaKnits 10 жыл бұрын

Happy new year and thanks for all the hard work you have done.

@Grazilla52 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks Staci! Like Cyndy, I plan to use this on my next Bandana Cowl, but I think it will also be a great technique when a pattern calls for a bulkier yarn. Trying to find & pick up a wrap in a bulky boucle is TORTURE. Happy New Year!

@asenethluna703 10 жыл бұрын

Thank so much for another great tutorial! I wish you the best for the new year :)

@mojicac100 8 жыл бұрын

I've been using (or at least trying to use!) Japanese short rows (JSR) to do decreases for a V-neck in a bottoms-up raglan sweater. In essence, I'm working on my raglan in the round from the bottoms up; the sleeves have gone in, I start my reductions and when I get to the center point at the prescribed spot on the front of the sweater, I turn around using one of these JPS and start working "on the flat", reducing one stitch per round on each side of the center for the desired amount, then I pick up the wraps on the RS and finish the sweater by working the border of the neck say in k,p,k,p or whatnot. I am not following any bought pattern, but making my own (I enjoy the challenge....) I've encountered two problems in doing this, the first one is the pattern "bulges" on each side at rows where I did the JPSs turn arounds. Not a lot but enough to be annoying. The second is sometimes I want to reduce in other ways than once-per-round, i.e. every other row? This appears to be impossible to do with any short row technique. Any way to avoid these "bulges"? and Am I forced to do actual decreases (by binding the ends) instead of turning around to finish my necks? Any wisdom will be appreciated. Thanks. Baffled Carlos.... PS - very much like your videos, watch them all the time...

@DawnEdwards6267 10 жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Thank you Staci! Happy New year!

@KheldarLars 8 жыл бұрын

I love your nail polish

@marisolhidalgo1582 9 жыл бұрын

I really like your knitting tutorials.

@carolr4871 9 жыл бұрын

Very nice, clear video. Thank you. This technique is almost identical to German short rows, but with German, you don't even need the markers.

@superbandgeeek 8 жыл бұрын

Awesome tutorial!! Thanks so much for the help :)

@theiretonfamily4881 10 жыл бұрын

Happy New year and thank you for such a wonderful channel!

@NWLady43 9 жыл бұрын

Awesome tutorial! Thanks!

@katibere1966 Жыл бұрын

Another great tutorial! Thank you!

@alisonluk4781 9 жыл бұрын

The other Japanese short row videos I've seen pick up the "unwrap" with the stitch after the gap, not the stitch before the gap (as this video shows). Can anyone explain the discrepancy to me? Thanks!

@coldfusionmusical 3 жыл бұрын

You're absolutely right, it should be the stitch after the gap not before the gap. The marker stitch is supposed to imitate the "wrap" by closing the gap. I think it's a mistake. Another master knitter seems to make the same mistake as well, I don't know why, am personally bewildered. I'm guessing that perhaps that's not the knitter's go-to SR technique. JSR is a very refined SR technique, I think more so than the GSR but could be misrepresented. I learned from the videos of Knit Purl Hunter, Eunny Jang, and also Holli Yeoh. They've demonstrated the very clean look of the JSR.

@mayfloweredu1182 Жыл бұрын

Great and easy to follow instructions:) Thank you!

@GalacticChimp 5 жыл бұрын

I've seen explanations where the clipped yarn was picked up and knit together with the stitch that's to the left of the stitch shown here (in other words, purple yarn knit with baby blue stitch) and it does a terrific job of closing the gap at the turning point. Thoughts?

@beverlyheckard8614 10 жыл бұрын

An amazing technique; I will have to find a pattern to try it on!!

@BeeLady82 10 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! Will try this.

@batya7 10 жыл бұрын

Excellent demo. Doesn't seem daunting. I just may try some sweater patterns with bust shaping now.

@AkashaOConnell 10 жыл бұрын

I really like Japanese short rows, however, I've found German short rows to be easier; they're similar, but without the clippy marker, and they look pretty much invisible.

@marlenejones6266 4 жыл бұрын

I have watched umpteen videos on different ways to do short rows. Im just learning and im confused. The ones that are almost as confusing to me as the normal short row are the German short rows with all that pulling up of the yarn and other steps. Im going to use the Japanese short rows. More straight forward to me but that's just an opinion

@rosannaludwig452 2 жыл бұрын

Great instruction. Easy to follow and makes it soo esy to use.

@JennLeeFoster 10 жыл бұрын

Awesome tip!

@lhlatimer 5 жыл бұрын

You have fabulous videos! Thanks so much. On short rows, do you have a suggestion for fixing gaps that I made by understanding how to close gaps on a totally finished project. With your help I do now understand how to do it correctly. I made a novelty blanket that used shorts rows way at the beginning. I just can’t rip it all out.

@LibbyOnTheLabel. Жыл бұрын

This was so fantastic! I’ve been struggling with short rows for almost two weeks. Tried this and got it on the second try and it’s so stinking easy!

@MaryCraig_Crafty 10 жыл бұрын

Love your clematis scarf ! I STILL haven't finished mine :(

@bjquilts29 5 жыл бұрын

Wow! How clever!

@I_V_Y Жыл бұрын

Thank You very, very much:)

@yolo8285 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@indianartcraftschool758 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing work.💛😃♥🌹

@paulabogert6050 5 жыл бұрын

Hello: great demonstration! Am working a top-down sweater with rolled collar and raglan sleeves, in the round. The collar calls for shaping with a short row method. Please tell me how---after the final short rows are knitted---to resolve/knit through/integrate those last stitches captured on the clips. Great thanks. Great video, as always.

@debralynfisherpryor7728 10 жыл бұрын

Staci, thank you for this. Looks easier b/c I can never find the stitch I'm supposed to pick up. What is the pattern you wrote that doesn't require picking up the stitch? Would love to try it.

@SehrynBelle 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you🌸

@janinekinch7100 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your great tutorial for japanese short rows. I love them but how do I translate them into: work one st past the turning gap and wrap the second st then work 2 sts then 3 sts after the turning gap that my pattern calls for? Do I knit an extra st before turning on the right side of the knitting and on the wrong side knit those stitches after picking up the loop?

@webgurls1 10 жыл бұрын

Hello, I am new to sock knitting and I love toe up ones but hate the holes w&t leaves so i was wondering if i could use this technique for sock toes and heels, Thanks :)

@NuriaMatamorosFabregat 3 жыл бұрын

I love this video when you explain how Japanese Short Rows work and how to pick up stitches. However some pattern tell you to work short rows and pick up the stitches at the end working in circular, here I have problems to pick up the last stitches where I worked in the WS before. Could you tell us how to pick up properly these stitches when working in circular? Thanks for your help! Núria

@danalear8562 10 жыл бұрын

In this video it looks like you are purling the wrap in front of the stitch and it shows on the front. I've seen other people slip the purl, mount the wrap, then purl them together. An annoying extra step, but it doesn't show.

@inkyminky184 10 жыл бұрын

This is awesome! Japanese short rows look like a heel I've recently tried called the Sherman heel, but none of the tutorials I saw used markers the way you did so I found it hard to find the bars I was supposed to pick up. Thanks very much!!! BTW, when I was searching for a no wrap heel, I seem to remember you having a video with a no wrap heel but I couldn't find it. Do you remember which that was? Thanks so much, you have taught me a lot and I appreciate all that you do! :)

@mariecincotta1926 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you thank you thank you!!!

@BJ7481 10 жыл бұрын

Thank You.

@Maggie365 10 жыл бұрын

Oh, that is so smart.

@denisenico2889 5 жыл бұрын

I'm knitting ear flaps that are double sided and the turn stitches are first done as decreases from 15 sts down to 2. Then increases begin with 2 sts back to 15 sts. Do I only do the wraps as I work the decreases or do I need to do them on the increases as well. Pattern is the little Dino Cap found on Ravelry. Thanks for the help!

@dragonlord0666 2 жыл бұрын

I've seen them done slightly differently. you knit up to where the turn is, place the marker, then work that stitch (the one you slipped onto the right needle). when you are picking up the non wraps you work the stitch then place the non wrap on the needle and work it with the next stitch to close the gap on the purl row, you flip the stitches and purl through the back so the lifted stitch is on the back - easier to do than say ;) I wonder if it's different depending on what part of Japan you come from or something? or just a case of who teaches you LOL

@PaulaKnits 10 жыл бұрын

I'd like a pattern on how you did the triangle in you pattern.. I am confused on how you did it, but ordered lots of stitch markers though to give it a try in a couple of weeks.

@happymusics 6 жыл бұрын

Just WOW!!!!!

@JaneCardoKennedy 10 жыл бұрын

I'm hoping this technique for short rows will help avoid the gaps I'm getting when working the shoulder for the sleeves of my cardigan.

@Vintageloulou 10 жыл бұрын

Ok, so is this the way I can knit color change triangles? I'm pretty new to knitting, and I've been wanting to knit colorful triangles(to make an Amish Design blanket) without those weird steps in the yarn.

@MartiGuinta 5 жыл бұрын

So Stacy, is the difference between Japanese and German short rows that in German one must stop one stitch before the turn stitch stated in a pattern bit in Japanese one is going right to the turn stitch mentioned in the pattern. Thanks. If true, that sure makes Japanese easier without trying to remember to go one further or one less in German than the pattern instructs.

@maddiemoe5335 5 ай бұрын

I made a cardigan sweater with zipper (bottom-up)and it seems to lower a bit the front pieces and the back piece looks like it is being lifted because it does not have the same weight as the fronts. I was thinking of adding a few short rows before the edge 2x2 rib to have the same length as the front when it is wear. Can it work? 😢

@photoaddict555 4 ай бұрын

thank you for this great informative video. I just have one question, do we need to do anything different if knitting the short rows in the round or doesn't it matter, just go on the same and follow instructions.

@verypinkknits 4 ай бұрын

No - the technique is the same whether you're working flat, or in the round. that is because once you start working short rows, you're no longer knitting in the round while you're working the short rows. :)

@sandramayers1787 2 жыл бұрын

I am working a hat in garter stitch. Do I follow the same way as you demonstrate?

@Yanahamm2012 10 жыл бұрын

Hello. I am knitting for 4 years already , but I haven't learned how to knit and attach top pocket for a sweater... I know how to do inside pocket, but not top one! Please could you make a video how to do it really nice . Thank you

@feleishareiter4309 8 жыл бұрын

Does this method work on garter stitch rows?

@katearntzen1361 8 жыл бұрын

I am making a knitted cap that has short rows in 1x1 twisted ribbing. All knit stitches are twisted on the right side and purl stitches are twisted on the purl side when returning on the short row. The instructions are for the wrap and turn short rows which I have done in the past but are very confusing in this type of ribbing. Do you have instructions for working in the round and doing Japanese short rows on ribbing?

@oliviathomas7379 5 жыл бұрын

I knit short rows like this a short row. I knit 4 stitches slip next stitch on from right needle just knit stitch .

@auntgranny 10 жыл бұрын

Amen

@alakonturek7481 3 жыл бұрын

What kind of the short rows choose when the RS of the work i reverse stockinette stitch? Alice.

@artista7384 4 жыл бұрын

Very clever thank you , but i really wanna know how you fill in the shaped part so you end up withe a square piece . The idea is I want to make a sweater for my son with two colors but the changing of the color instead of being horizontal i wanna make it diagonal or even crooked. Any help???

@verypinkknits 4 жыл бұрын

You want to use duplicate stitch or intarsia for that: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oNlmq9uByNecoHU.html

@SundaysChild100 9 жыл бұрын

Good, I want to do your bulky sleep socks. I have never done socks so I need the easiest methods!!!!!!

@verypinkknits 9 жыл бұрын

Sheri Sterling - I use traditional wraps & turns in the Bulky Sleep Socks tutorial...I explain how to do them, they are not difficult.

@SundaysChild100 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I enjoy all your tutorials. I am a beginner knitter and there are no classes here for me to take.

@btanner5117 10 жыл бұрын

I am working on a shawl collar in 2by2 rib. The collar will flip over, so the wrong side of the button band becomes the right side of the collar. The button band it grows from is worked in the round. What method of short rows do I use so it will look good on both sides?

@verypinkknits 10 жыл бұрын

Bonnie Tanner - you can use this method, as long as the collar is wide enough to always stay folded, so that the wrong side doesn't show. Otherwise, I would stick with regular wrap & turn short rows.

@caroldaley7187 2 жыл бұрын

Can you do this instead of a german short row?

@canned9711 5 жыл бұрын

This never works for me. On the knit side there is always a bump that shows. I mount properly, just never works.

@joycedudzinski9415 10 жыл бұрын

At marker 4.32 start, I see that when you are ready to knit those two stitches into one, you insert the needle and then wrap your yarn twice around the needle before you pull it through to complete the stitch. Been awhile since I knitted and I am wondering why this is done.

@verypinkknits 10 жыл бұрын

Joyce Dudzinski - I don't actually wrap the needle twice at 4:32 (nor is this a normal thing to do in a knit stitch). I start wrapping it once, then I realize the stitch marker is in the way, I stop wrapping, move the stitch marker, then wrap.

@joycedudzinski9415 10 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the prompt reply and excellent explanation.

@iluvericidle 4 жыл бұрын

Is there a way to knit short rows in double knitting? I want to knit a reversible sweater with bust darts, but it looks as though every short row method would cause the opposite side's color to show through.

@verypinkknits 4 жыл бұрын

I've never tried it, but thinking it through, it seems to me that it should work. You are going to need to test it out - that's all part of pattern writing, and modifying a pattern is doing just that.

@iluvericidle 4 жыл бұрын

@@verypinkknits Okay, I'll give it a go. Thanks!

@ritikachandak8021 5 жыл бұрын

How to do Japanese short rows in a circular knitting. Can you please guide. Thanks

@verypinkknits 5 жыл бұрын

Short rows are worked exactly the same in flat knitting as circular...since you are not knitting to the end of the row/round, there is no difference in how you work it, regardless of whether you're knitting round or flat.

@gailarmstrong9505 4 жыл бұрын

I want to try this process in my current project but am still just a little confused. If the pattern says k8, w&t, do I knit 9 and then turn or k8 and then turn.

@verypinkknits 4 жыл бұрын

Please contact the pattern designer for help - they will know their pattern, and they should provide support and answer questions.

@gailarmstrong9505 4 жыл бұрын

@@verypinkknits I was just hoping to get the general rule of thumb for when you turn as I would probably use this for anything I have that says to wrap and turn. I didn't have a lot of success with my socks that had wraps and turns. My current project is very old and doesn't have support. LOL

@sushanart 2 жыл бұрын

How can I use this technique in socks?

@earndoggy 7 жыл бұрын

I still don't understand why this is easier. I can wrap and turn in far less time.

@eringovoni4416 6 жыл бұрын

Jean Strong yes, doesn’t the pin basically just hold a wrap for you? Seems the same to me, idk

@gratituderanch9406 3 жыл бұрын

how do you do it in the ROUND? For whatever reason it’s different. And I now hate short rows, please help!!! Please 😭😭😭

@verypinkknits 3 жыл бұрын

Whenever you knit short rows you are knitting rows...even if your bigger project is knitting in a tube, the short rows part of it is in rows, and no longer in-the-round.

@suzannestrachan1318 10 жыл бұрын

Actually in your video your short rows is slightly different from the Japanese short rows. You are picking up the clippie marker and knitting/purling together the "unwrap" with the slipped stitch from the row below rather than knitting the slipped stitch then picking up the "unwrap" and knitting/purling together with the next stitch (from 2 rows below, just the other side of the gap). Interestingly your way is still closing the gap. You may have discovered a new short row method,

@renatasuzuki4894 6 жыл бұрын

Exactly, it's a German short row with clips, not a Japanese one.

@SundaysChild100 9 жыл бұрын

Have you done the German short row method?

@verypinkknits 9 жыл бұрын

Sheri Sterling - yes, I have a video on German short rows coming out in a few weeks. :)