Blog Post: How To Pick Up Wraps On The Purl Side: Wrap and Turn June 30, 2012
If you use the same technique to hide purl wraps as you do to hide knit wraps, it doesn’t look good on the right side of the work. This is the very trick you need in order to pick up wraps on the purl side of your short rows and keep your work neat and tidy.
Blog Post: Short-Row Shaping: Learn to “Wrap and Turn” January 25, 2011
The key to correctly doing short-rows is knowing how to do the Wrap and Turn (no, it’s not a new dance move). It’s a clever way of keeping the stitches close to each other while you are doing short-rows, so that you don’t create gaps when you turn around. Doing short-rows also incorporates picking up and knitting the wraps once you’re done with the short-rows, so that they become invisible.
Free Video: Pick Up and Hide Purl Wraps – Wrap and Turn on the Purl Side (Short Rows)
Pick Up and Hide Purl Wraps – Wrap and Turn on the Purl Side (Short Rows)
If you use the same technique to hide purl wraps as you do to hide knit wraps, the right side of your work will be a mess. The problem with the “intuitive” way of picking up purl wraps is that it places the wrap in front of the stitch. The challenge is to find an easy way to get that wrap in the back, which is exactly what our trick does.
Free Video for Subscribers: W&T – Wrap and Turn (Short Rows) Plus Picking Up Wraps on the Knit Side
A “short row” is simply what happens when you work across a row but don’t get to the end. The pattern instructs you to go almost to the end (maybe one or two stitches before), and then turn around and go back. This creates a domed shape that is good for heels and other curvy parts of the body.
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