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Short rows are a very interesting technique for shaping your knits. The idea is to turn your knitting and knit back before having reached the end of a row.In German short rows, the pivot stitch is slipped purlwise with the yarn over the needle, creating a double stitch. This double stitch is knitted as one single stitch in the next row.Make sure to pull the yarn to get a tight pivot stitch.I like to use short rows to shape the shoulders on sweaters and cardigans with set-in sleeves. #knittingkni

German short rowsMy favourite kind of short rows, because they are the easiest, require the least movement and are the same no matter which side you are on or whether you are knitting or purling. After you turn, you make a double stitch, which is subsequently treated as a simple stitch. To make the double stitch, slip the “pivot” stitch purlwise without bringing the yarn in front. This is the equivalent of a purlwise slipped stitch and a yarn over. In practice it is done in one movement and the