She speaks and moves quickly, not over explaining, and yet i fully understand and now have more knowledge under my belt. Thank you, master teacher.

Great, clear tutorials without any unnecessary waffle or music. You are a lifesaver!

Your description of how to do this is by far the very best on utube!! You are very clear and concise, without a lot of jibberish, which is so helpful. thank you for your expertise! I really enjoy learning from you.

You are an incredible patient and clear teacher. Your videos are precise and easy to understand and follow. Thank your SO much for your help.

Thank you! These short, straight to the point videos are invaluable and I was having a hard time finding one for this specific topic. This is perfect to save for quick reference 😊

Thank you so very much for the extreme close up!! It was an "oh wow" moment for me. I wish more videos showed it like that. Poor eyesight and a beginner...but now I can accomplish this, all thanks to you :-)

Thank you Very Pink without your video I wouldn't have successfully completed my wrap. Your video was so easy to follow. I had it beside my knitting and followed you as I was picking up my wrap until I got the hang of it - my wrap looks really professional. Many thanks

I am working on a cowl and need to know how to do short rows, with wrap & turns and also picking up wrap & turns. There are many videos which are so helpful, but somehow, I always end up understanding yours the best. I'm so glad I can depend on your videos - there isn't a lot of hand movement or long explanations. I appreciate how you zoom in to the stitch so we can see exactly what you're explaining and you do it all with ease. You just do it so well. Thank you!

Thank you so much for these videos. I am a very new knitter and your tutorials have proved invaluable. Tremendously generous of you to have shared so much knowledge. Your explanations are clear, concise and the video is superb. Thank you!

Thank you for your very clear (audio and video) instructions for picking up wraps. I was knitting a shawl collar in K1P1 ribbing and had to take it our three times before finding your "Knitting Help". Now I know where to go to find all the help I may need while knitting.

You are THE BEST knitting instructor! Thank you for making such clear and concise videos. I have learned so much from you!

Thank you so much! I came across a pattern with a w&t notation and I was having a hard time accomplishing what they were describing in the notes. I'd already seen some of your videos but I don't think I could have accomplished this hat without these two vids! I've already bookmarked your site for the sock tutorial as I'm pretty sure socks will be my next big learning project and from what I've seen so far, you would be a great teacher. Thanks again for all your videos, you're great!

This is really clear for me as a beginner and very helpful regarding picking up from the front. Thank you for clear and close up presentation. I'll keep knitting especially now I know I can get clear and concise help here.

I really enjoy all your knitting tutorials!!! SO very helpful!!!

Your videos are so helpful. Whenever I don't remember something, I come to your videos. They are professional and very clear. Thank you very much :)

Thank you! Quick and easy! Didn't realize how simple it was to pick up and knit wraps. Now I wish I had done this on my poncho. Ah well!

These are fantastic videos, very clear and to the point. Thank you!

This is very clear. Thanks! I especially like the close up shots in the video as I learn best by seeing what's happening! :)

Thank you soo much! You really explains this very clear and painless!!! Love your videos, they are awesome!

Thank you! I’m learning to knit and just frogged short rows because I picked up on purl side from the purl side and it looked strange from the knit side. I will try again now picking up on purl side from the knit side like you did here! Hope it works! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Hi Stacy, thank you so much for your videos. I can’t tell you how many times they’ve helped me in my knitting journey. However there’s one thing I struggle with and that’s tinking back W&T and/or German short rows. Last night I was working on a sweater that included W&T and as I was picking up the wraps I looked back and noticed a big loop sticking out. I think (but I’m not sure) that when I picked up the wrap I didn’t capture both stitches when I knit through the back. Anyway, I tinked back picking up the wrapped sts as you would k2tog. I couldn’t figure out how to fix the loop that was sticking out (but I fudged it) and then when I continued to knit the W&T sts that I’d tinked back on there was a hole. I struggled trying to figure it out for more than two hours. When I messed up one so badly, I’d go to the next W&T I had tinked back to and try to figure out the anatomy of the stitch. At this point it was 1 AM and I had so many BIG holes there was no option but to undo the sweater back to where the short rows began. This is the second time recently that I’ve had to frog my knitting due to being unable to correct W&T or GSR. I would so appreciate if you could do a video on this topic.

Also, i have watched many of your videos, and I find them extremely informative to beginner-ish people like me. Keep up the good work! :)

Dawn - it is up to you, and which look you like best. I usually find that garter stitch looks just fine without w&ts. (Stockinette usually looks better using them.) Give it a try both ways, see which you prefer!

you are such a good teacher...

Such excellent and clear instruction. Yup. I return to VPK every time 😊

Thank you! It was really helpful to see the wrap up close! 😊😊

Thank you for your clear demonstrations! Very helpful!

Thank you so much for this secrets! My socks are ideal now!

thank you for this.... i was doing it right . your videos are straight and to the point i like that thank you

Your videos are THE EASIEST to understand. thank you

@icklecat1 Wrapping stitches is a way of working short-rows, which is a way of adding shape to the work. Short-rows are used in the toes and heels of socks, bust shaping, back-of-neck lengthening, etc.

Great tutorial, clear and concise, thank you 😊

Yes - I know what you mean, and I think I can help. If your pattern is written well (fingers crossed!) that should correct itself with blocking. When you're finished knitting, handwash the sweater and set it out flat to dry. Should do the trick. If you're impatient (like me) apply some steam from the iron to it without pressing down, then pat it out flat. That will give you a good indication if it is going to block out well.

Love these videos! Thank you.

A very nice tutorial! Thank you so much!!

Yes - picking up all of them, every time you come upon one, every time you get to one. Again, your pattern will let you know whether or not it is necessary.

@misssoarneagle Yes - normally when you work short rows, you will work them for several rows, leaving unworked stitches on the ends of the needles the whole time. I just knit a lace shawl that had me working 50+ short rows, and it wasn't until the very last row that I had finally incorporated all of the stitches again. Follow the pattern you have there, it sounds correct to me. :)

@Silkroad1945 It is the nature of the w&t stitch that you're going to have an extra loop there when you pick up the wraps. It's always going to show (sometimes more than others, depending on your yarn and gauge). I've worked w&t stitches on a scarf, too, and you sort of have to accept the picked-up wrapped stitches as an element in the design. Wish I had a solution for you, but it's just the nature of the stitch.

Excellent tutorial!

Yes, picking up the wraps can help with preventing holes in the work, especially if you're working in a loose gauge. But mostly it helps the work look smoother and more even, so that the short row turns are less noticeable.

Short sweet with close ups. dig it!

@johnnysblues Are you twisting the wrap after you pick it up to knit it? If so, don't...just slide it up on the needle and knit it together with the stitch. Otherwise, holes in your work like this is usually just a matter of tension. Using 100% will help - it is a forgiving fiber that will hide mistakes like this after it is washed.

Thanks for your sharing as always! The only thing I might suggest is that the close-up start a little earlier. We see the wrap as it's picked up; but it would be helpful to have it pointed out before, so we know just what we have to recognize. We noobs can be a slow bunch. :)

Thank you for your tutorial. It’s make me understand it. Thank you 🙏

@schreinon What they're having you do is two things - a modified "Make 1", as well as working short rows. Short rows means that you turn your work (go from working the right side to the wrong side, or vise versa) before you have reached the end of the row. For instructions on Make 1, which is very similar to what they are asking for, search for "Make 1" in the search box on my channel page - I have a video for it. Beyond that, you will need to contact the pattern designer with your questions.

Thank you quick, explanation, no messing, greetings from Ireland. What is your best and favourite heel for a sock.❤😊

Thank you!!! I've got a book that explains it but I couldn't get the pick up bit!!!

Many Thanks for sharing 🤩

I'm having a hard time identifying wrapped stitches vs purl stitches. They look the same to me. (I'm making wraps on ribbing so some are on purl stitches and the others on knit). Any help is appreciated! You are a great teacher--thanks for all the vids!

You need to do a section on fixing mistakes! Like what if you just so happen to drop a stitch that was wrapped? Or you’ve dropped a stitch that had a decrease or increase? Simple knit and purls are easy to fix, but what if they’re cables? I would seriously love a series of help on this!

+Colette Norton - there really isn't a way to fix that...you can either decide that it looks okay and move on, or unravel. At least the toe of a Christmas stocking isn't much to knit again.

Thank you so much for all your videos - they have really helped. I just wanted to ask, after picking up the wrap, you wrap and turn to change direction. Does this mean there are 2 wraps on one stitch and are they just knitted together when you get to them?

Brilliant thanks

Do you have a video showing how to pick up double wraps? I’m struggling with this part. Thank you!!

I am knitting sleeves for a top down sweater with short rows. I am getting a row of little holes on the front of the sleeve when I pick up the wrap on the purl row from the back as you demonstrates. How can I avoid it or fix it afterwards. I must have frogged this sleeve a dozen times and I still get the same holes.Thank you for your great video.

@Katprsn Help is here! I have a video called "Knitting Help - Picking up Wraps" which sounds just like what you need. You can find it by going to my channel page and searching for it. I'm afraid that KZfaq doesn't allow links in the comments, so I can't send you straight there. :)

It shouldn't mess up the pattern if you choose to pick up wraps when the designer tells you it isn't necessary. So it's really up to you. If you prefer the way it looks when the wraps are picked up, you should be able to do that without messing anything up. :)

So you pick them up every time you get to one?

I'm currently working on short row shaping in a 2 x 2 rib. Can you demonstrate that in a future video? It's very confusing.

Picking up the wraps makes for a neater looking piece of knitting. Your pattern should tell you whether or not it is necessary. And yes - if you're picking up wraps, you probably want to pick up all of them.

Thankyou!

My pattern is worked in the round and for the short rows, I knit then w&t, purl then w&t, and so forth. After I do the short rows, it says to knit to the end of the round on the right side (so I'm picking up the w&t on the knit side) and they look good. But then I have to go around again and knit another round, but pick up the w&t made on the purl side instead. However, when I do this, it's super tight and I get a weird hole every time I manage to knit it. I'd love some help with picking up the wrap made on the purl side, on the knit side. Thank you!

I'm knitting toe up socks with a short row heel. I can pick up wraps fine on the first side of the heel. So I knit across the sts left on the front needle. Then when I pick up the wraps on the other side, and knit them with the sts, I end up with long sts. How can I fix this?

After I pick up a wraps, either on the knit or pearl side, I see that there is a little loop on the knit side. There isn't a hole but the yarn sort of looks like it's skipping a stitch. Is this the way it's supposed to look? Or am I doing something wrong?

thank you!

I am working on a cardigan with a curved lower body, but my short rows look a little round, like a heel of a sock, but less; you know what I maen? Do you have a solution so that the short rows look flat?

Why do you have to pick up the wraps? And do you pick them up every time you get to one? Thanks in advance.

OMG....thank you!

My pattern called Hemisphere Shrug is worked with short rows. The instructions do not say to w&t. It is worked in Garter stitch and the instructions are as follows: Row 1: (RS) K3, turn leaving 18 stitches unworked. Row 2: Knit Row 3: K6, turn leaving 15 stitches......etc. I using a #19 needle. SHOULD I W&T OR NOT? HELP?

How do you get your skeins or balls of yarn wrapped the way it is? I just like the way it looks.

Why is a “ pocket” forming where I am doing my short rowing?

Do you have a video for picking up wrapped stitches on the seed stitch? I’m knitting one of your sweaters.

Do I pick up the wraps from the previous row on every row or just at the end of your multiple rows of w&t? Great video!

I am knitting short rows across the front of a sweater to add length for a larger bust size. I am doing the wrap and turn on both sides and then 3 rows all the way around the sweater, from the front to the back. Do I need to pick up the wraps in this case?

I have a project where i have to pick up the wrap and knit together but it says to then wrap the next stitch. this stitch already has a wrap on it from before (im working the heel of a toe up sock on circular knitting needles). putting another wrap on top doesn't seem right :/ is my intuition just wrong or does that work?

I have a pattern that says k to wrapped stitch, pick up st and wrap. knitting them together k3 and w&t do i just knit the st and wrap together or the asking me to knit the st then knit the wrap then knit them together? earlier in the pattern it said k1 and its wrap so I am confused

How would you pick up wraps in a pattern where the purl side will be the right side of the work (in a pattern alternating knits and purls where the wraps occur on purl stitches) so that the wraps won't end up showing on the right side?

I think I need more help with this😖 so I do all the rows with the wrap &turn than come from other direction?

Do you have to pick up wraps?

Please How to pick up a double wrap ?

What is the pattern of the pink sweater behind you? I would love to knit this.

K1-PU: 0:41 P1-PU: 1:28

00:40 PUW (R) 1:25 PUW(W)

hello from germany i say many thanks i learn wiht YOU its amazing i knitt in 🧑‍🦼( multible sklerose ) my englich is not so god but a understand i am 65 many greetings all the best for you michaela🥰🥰🥰🥰