Tutorials

How to Wrap and Turn - a Short Row tutorial

Short rows are a great way to shape knitting and are quite simple to work really, but the words "wrap and turn" in a pattern often strike dread and fear into those who have not tried this technique before!

HOW TO WRAP AND TURN ON A KNIT ROW

1. Keep yarn at back and slip next stitch purlwise from left needle to right needle.

2. Bring the yarn forward between the two needles.

3. Slip the stitch back from the right needle onto the left needle. Take the yarn to the back of the work, between the two needles.

4. Turn the work so the purl side is facing you, ready to work a purl row.

 

HOW TO WRAP AND TURN ON A PURL ROW

1. Keep yarn at front and slip next stitch purlwise from left needle to right needle.

 

2. Take the yarn to the back of the work, between the two needles.

3. Slip the stitch back from the right needle onto the left needle. Bring the yarn to the front of the work, between the two needles.

4. Turn the work so the knit side is facing you, ready to work a knit row.

PICKING UP WRAPS ON THE KNIT SIDE

The photo below shows you what a wrapped stitch looks like.

1. Pick up the wrap with the right needle through the front loop, from front to back.

2. Insert the needle into the stitch that is wrapped and knit together with the wrap.

PICKING UP WRAPS ON THE PURL SIDE

1. Pick up the wrap with the right needle through the back loop, from back to front.

2. Place the wrap onto the left needle.

3. Purl the wrap and the stitch together.

 

 

Short rows with wrap and turn sorted!!