At last!! someone has created a video that shows and explains the German short row EXACTLY, tiny step by tiny step. I've watched other GSR videos and have been so discouraged by the complexity of it all. You've simplified the process, Wendy, so beautifully that I now think I could actually knit a German short row heel and not mess it up--as I've done trying to follow other GSR videos. Thank you so much. (Wendy, your channel is the FIRST knitting channel I have found worthy of subscribing to.)
OMG, thank you, wonderful woman! I've watched countless tutorials by much bigger knitting RUclips channels and this is the first one where I was actually successful executing the instructions. Thank you for presenting this in a simple straightforward way and demonstrating in a manner that was very easy to follow. This honestly made my day!
Thank God! I was about to give up learning this technique. I knit right handed also and all the videos I found used continental knitting, which made harder for me to see what they were doing. And your words were so clear, and the video isn't full of faff. Bless you!
This is the BEST tutorial I've seen. You explain the how and why's the stitches work, very easy to understand with excellent visual. I am very new to knitting and have watched over 50 hours of GSR heel tutorials. Gave up. Followed yours and voila, completed my first heel. I appreciate the work in making this tutorial. Thank you.
I love this tutorial. I found it so easy to follow as I was making the heel along with you. I love how You demonstrated the necessary stitches and explained it as you went along. Thank you for making German Short Row heels possible for me. ❤
Great tutorial that I will definitely use. It's too late for the 2nd sock of a pair I'm knitting now, but I'll definitely try this. I see at least 4 improvements over my typical GSR heels: 1) you use a balanced approach the the GSRs by slipping purlwise wyif on the purl side and pulling over the top, but slipping P-wise with yarn in back and pulling down and back on the knit rows, which is different from any GSR heels I've seen/done in the past; 2) doing two regular rounds after the first set of short rows is complete seems to help stabilize the heel join before starting the GSRs to increase the heel; 3) K through the back loop creates a directional slant that helps the curve of the heel, and 4) your method of closing up the holes (which I seem to have no matter how many heels I try) is the best yet simplest I've seen. This is making me want to put other queued items aside to try this heel on my next pair of socks! Thank you!
Fantastic video, this is the best explanation of German short row heel that I’ve seen. I’m knitting socks right now and am anxious to finish them so I can try this method.
Absolutely the best video or tutorial by far, that I have ever viewed . I've been doing GSR heels for years with adult-sized socks. I needed to know how to do the calculation of number of DS sts needed for a 48 stitch count for my granddaughter's socks. You have explained it perfectly -- including eliminating/reducing the holes between the dec/increase sections as well as achieving the "slanted" stitches and why. I'm making myself some notes and will jump back on to view your video again, if needed. I must also admit that I don't think I have ever posted a comment on a RUclips video before. Kudos to you -- Thank you SO very much. Subscribed and will view your others as well.
A million thanks to you Wendy. You've showed us every little step of GSR. You explained it very well and your soft voice in addition made me understand everything of it. I have watch other videos but I just can't follow. You are a great help to me and all those struggling the GSR. All the best and God's blessings to you Wendy 🙏🏽 YOU ARE THE BEST 👌 👍🏻
Wow!! This instructions really help me to understand how to do this heel,. I always can do toe up and cuff down,. But when it comes to doing the heel,. I get lost .. 🤦😝😜. I do want to thank you so much for explaining it to me,... 😁☺️😊👏👍♥️🧦🧶 Your and awesome teacher...👍👏😊☺️♥️
Oh thank you!!!! My brain is no longer minced ...this is just the best instruction ; and with the working yarn on the right, how I was taught. Really easy to follow the steps. Feel I am Going Forward again 😊
The best short row German heel tutorial thus far. Repetitive explanations helped me. Way less complicated explanations than the German video I watched first. Thank you❤
I'm so happy that I came across your channel when I was looking for GSR heel. None of the other videos are as clear as your detailed instructions. My first sock heel ever looks awesome! Thank you!
Fantastic tutorial!! Thank you for going so slow and repeating your steps! First time I’ve actually understood how to do this! I’m definitely subscribing to your channel! Thanks again.
Thanks so much. I've been following another tutorial but got really confused when it came to the heel. I'm glad I found someone who doesn't knit Continental.
Thank you for such a fantastic tutorial. I have just completed my first heal without holes thanks to you. It's my first pair of socks, and had to rip back a couple of times, but no more thanks to you.
Thank you Wendy. This video is my go to video whenever I make a heel. Your stitch my stitch tutorial allows me to follow every step of the way. Thank you again!
Thank you for a very clearly stated and demonstrated video. The music played in the knitting intervals is pleasant and not too loud, which is one of my pet peeves. I'm interested to see how this heel fits my foot compared to the other types of heels I've tried.
Oh, my goodness! This is a fantastic tutorial! I've mainly done the heel flap and gusset technique for my first few pairs of socks, and I wanted to try something that looked a bit more streamlined. This was exactly what I was looking for! Thank you so much for the in-depth, step-by-step tutorial! It was wonderful! ^^!
WoW Wendy! To think I was ready to toss out my cuff down W&T Christmas Stocking. It was awful. Your clear precise directions saved the stocking stuck at the heel with Wrap & Turn huge holes ! I appreciate you so much
Thank you for the tutorial - after working both heels and toes with your step by step instructions, I still get two different looks on each side of the sock. I notice in the video you do not compare the straight knit double stitches with the K Tbl double stitches. Is there any way to get a uniform look on both sides of the heel? Does it matter that I am a continental style knitter?
H Wendy I was getting in a mess with preventing a hole at the end of the rows but I have found you’re explanation so easy to follow I no longer have a problem thankyou
I've paused half way through because I had to tell you how pleased I am to find you. I've always done heel flap and gusset and wanted to try short rows. So many videos I've watched that just did my head in lol. You teach so well and so clearly. Your in the uk and you knit the same style as me!! Your way is completely different than others I've watched & makes so much sense. Thankyou. You have a new sub!!... right I'll finish the video now! Xxx
Hi I love your tutorial and wonder if you also have written instructions, so next time I don't have to have the video on. I realize this is a long shot.
Wendy, thank you thank you so so much for your best demonstration, I understood right away, I love to knit socks, from now on I will knit German short row heels, they are a lot easy than other ways. And thanks again.
Thank you so much for this tutorial! You are the first one I see knit the doublestiches different on the knitside and the purlside! I will knit likethis on my next socks😊I find your method resulting in such a beautyful heel. Thank you❤
AMAZING TUTORIAL!!!!!!! So clear to understand and so fun and easy to follow! It is also so clear and no rushed which is what is making it so easy to understand and follow! Thank you so much for making this video :)
Thank you very much for explaining and showing German Short Row . Your video was so calming and I caught on finally. I could actually see what you were talking about. I am a visual learner. I think I'm ready to pick up my socks I have started and let sit because I was stuck. NOW it will work. I've got some with to do now. Looking forward t your next tutorial.
Thank you soooo much for your video! I tried following 2 other videos and just couldn't get it. I hold and throw as you do, so it was easy to understand what you did. I was literally ready to just throw in the towel, so to speak...
Thank you so much! I’ve only made one pair of socks, and it took me three years to complete! That was about seven years ago! I hated the heel turn, it was quite intimidating to me. But, after watching your tutorial, I think I might be ready to try making another pair of socks, but this time using the German Short Row heel! Wish me luck!😊
Excellent video Wendy! You explain it so clearly and make it easy to follow, thanks! I will start my heels now. I am always so nervous at this point to mess up as I find it quite challenging to fix mistakes with double stitches. Here I go 1-2-3 charge😅
For me, this is the best demonstration of double stitches. I’ve followed other demonstrations but the knit side has always been kind of loose/weak. I’m going to try this again using your method
Recommendation. It makes a difference how you slip the yarn and whether it’s in the front or the back. How you move the Yarn after you’ve created the double stitch also matters or you end up not having a double stitch. I have gone back to wrap and turn.
This is a great clear video thanks. Do you have written instructions at all to support it? Checked your website but could only see the wrap rather than double stitches. Thanks
Great video! First time doing short row heel. Need help already. I have 64 sets on for my sock. So half of that is 32. So how do I split that to start short row heel. ? Thanks a lot.
I've never worked this type of heel before. Can you tell me what the final increase row should be? It's not clear to me whether you finish on a knit or purl row as I seem to have finished all increases on one side but not the other other. Many thanks.
Hi Linda, do have the pattern which is available on Ravelry and Etsy. As the pattern will tell you the right point to start the short rows, as it depends on the size you’re making.
At last!! someone has created a video that shows and explains the German short row EXACTLY, tiny step by tiny step. I've watched other GSR videos and have been so discouraged by the complexity of it all. You've simplified the process, Wendy, so beautifully that I now think I could actually knit a German short row heel and not mess it up--as I've done trying to follow other GSR videos. Thank you so much. (Wendy, your channel is the FIRST knitting channel I have found worthy of subscribing to.)
Perfect and indeed first time that I feel I get it!
I couldn’t agree more
OMG, thank you, wonderful woman! I've watched countless tutorials by much bigger knitting RUclips channels and this is the first one where I was actually successful executing the instructions. Thank you for presenting this in a simple straightforward way and demonstrating in a manner that was very easy to follow. This honestly made my day!
Thank God! I was about to give up learning this technique. I knit right handed also and all the videos I found used continental knitting, which made harder for me to see what they were doing. And your words were so clear, and the video isn't full of faff. Bless you!
This is the best video out there for German short row heels. It’s easy to follow and accurate. This video is exquisite
So clear and easy to understand. THANK YOU so much for creating this stitch video🥰
Wendy, this is the best GSR I’ve seen. It’s so clear and visual. I’m ready to start the heel!
Thank you for your comment and glad to hear it was helpful. 🧶🧶
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I’m new to sock knitting and I began watching a video showing GSR. It frightened me to death. Your video is excellent. I might even give it a try
Thank you for your kind feed back and I hope you decide to give it a go. 😃🧶
Everything I want to say has been said here....thank you very much, that is so generous of you!
This is friggin amazing and close up. Thank you soooo much for this video. I just may get what they mean by wrapping now 😮😮😮
Best instructions EVER for a beautiful sock heel. I’m doing this. Thankyou, Wendy
This is the BEST tutorial I've seen. You explain the how and why's the stitches work, very easy to understand with excellent visual. I am very new to knitting and have watched over 50 hours of GSR heel tutorials. Gave up. Followed yours and voila, completed my first heel. I appreciate the work in making this tutorial. Thank you.
Wow, thank you for your lovely feed back and I’m glad the video was helpful to you. X
Wendy really has done a superb job with this video. I feel the same way about it and I'm ready to start my first GSR heel.
Best GSR heal video ever Thank you so much
I love this tutorial. I found it so easy to follow as I was making the heel along with you. I love how You demonstrated the necessary stitches and explained it as you went along. Thank you for making German Short Row heels possible for me. ❤
I will practice this tutorial until it is mastered. I May take a couple of times. Very good technique. Really appreciate it.
Great tutorial that I will definitely use. It's too late for the 2nd sock of a pair I'm knitting now, but I'll definitely try this. I see at least 4 improvements over my typical GSR heels: 1) you use a balanced approach the the GSRs by slipping purlwise wyif on the purl side and pulling over the top, but slipping P-wise with yarn in back and pulling down and back on the knit rows, which is different from any GSR heels I've seen/done in the past; 2) doing two regular rounds after the first set of short rows is complete seems to help stabilize the heel join before starting the GSRs to increase the heel; 3) K through the back loop creates a directional slant that helps the curve of the heel, and 4) your method of closing up the holes (which I seem to have no matter how many heels I try) is the best yet simplest I've seen. This is making me want to put other queued items aside to try this heel on my next pair of socks! Thank you!
I so appreciate this extremely helpful and detailed tutorial! Thank you for doing this!
Fantastic video, this is the best explanation of German short row heel that I’ve seen. I’m knitting socks right now and am anxious to finish them so I can try this method.
Absolutely the best video or tutorial by far, that I have ever viewed . I've been doing GSR heels for years with adult-sized socks. I needed to know how to do the calculation of number of DS sts needed for a 48 stitch count for my granddaughter's socks. You have explained it perfectly -- including eliminating/reducing the holes between the dec/increase sections as well as achieving the "slanted" stitches and why. I'm making myself some notes and will jump back on to view your video again, if needed. I must also admit that I don't think I have ever posted a comment on a RUclips video before. Kudos to you -- Thank you SO very much. Subscribed and will view your others as well.
A million thanks to you Wendy. You've showed us every little step of GSR. You explained it very well and your soft voice in addition made me understand everything of it. I have watch other videos but I just can't follow. You are a great help to me and all those struggling the GSR. All the best and God's blessings to you Wendy 🙏🏽 YOU ARE THE BEST 👌 👍🏻
Love this tutorial, helped me achieve my first German short row heel, thank you
Wow!! This instructions really help me to understand how to do this heel,. I always can do toe up and cuff down,. But when it comes to doing the heel,. I get lost .. 🤦😝😜. I do want to thank you so much for explaining it to me,... 😁☺️😊👏👍♥️🧦🧶 Your and awesome teacher...👍👏😊☺️♥️
Oh thank you!!!! My brain is no longer minced ...this is just the best instruction ; and with the working yarn on the right, how I was taught. Really easy to follow the steps. Feel I am Going Forward again 😊
The best short row German heel tutorial thus far. Repetitive explanations helped me. Way less complicated explanations than the German video I watched first. Thank you❤
Hi, Wendy! This is the absolute best demonstration of the GSR technique! Thanks SO much AND for the clear photography and detailed explanation! 👍🥰
Thank you so much for lovely comments and glad it’s been helpful.🧶🧶
I'm so happy that I came across your channel when I was looking for GSR heel. None of the other videos are as clear as your detailed instructions. My first sock heel ever looks awesome! Thank you!
Fantastic tutorial!! Thank you for going so slow and repeating your steps! First time I’ve actually understood how to do this! I’m definitely subscribing to your channel! Thanks again.
You're so welcome! Thank you for your lovely feed back and I’m glad the video was helpful to you. X
Wow, you are amazing. I felt so comfortable in learning the German Short Row Heal through your teachings. Thank you for sharing this.
Thanks so much. I've been following another tutorial but got really confused when it came to the heel. I'm glad I found someone who doesn't knit Continental.
Thank you so much for these fantastic instructions using the English style of knitting.
Thank you for such a fantastic tutorial. I have just completed my first heal without holes thanks to you. It's my first pair of socks, and had to rip back a couple of times, but no more thanks to you.
very helpful - so glad I found you. Thank you
This is wonderful. Thank you wonder woman. This video is amazing and extremely informative. This is what I am going to use.
Thank you Wendy. This video is my go to video whenever I make a heel. Your stitch my stitch tutorial allows me to follow every step of the way. Thank you again!
Hi Wendy this is the best tutorial explaining GSR I have watched.
Thank you for your lovely feed back and I’m glad the video was helpful to you. X
Thank you for a very clearly stated and demonstrated video. The music played in the knitting intervals is pleasant and not too loud, which is one of my pet peeves. I'm interested to see how this heel fits my foot compared to the other types of heels I've tried.
Thank you, thank you, thank you🙏🏻 Wonderful video, very clear explanations🤗
This is the clearest explanation and demonstration I've seen, thank you so much.
Thank you and glad it was helpful.🧶🧶
Oh, my goodness! This is a fantastic tutorial! I've mainly done the heel flap and gusset technique for my first few pairs of socks, and I wanted to try something that looked a bit more streamlined. This was exactly what I was looking for! Thank you so much for the in-depth, step-by-step tutorial! It was wonderful! ^^!
WoW Wendy! To think I was ready to toss out my cuff down W&T Christmas Stocking. It was awful. Your clear precise directions saved the stocking stuck at the heel with Wrap & Turn huge holes ! I appreciate you so much
Thank you for the tutorial - after working both heels and toes with your step by step instructions, I still get two different looks on each side of the sock. I notice in the video you do not compare the straight knit double stitches with the K Tbl double stitches. Is there any way to get a uniform look on both sides of the heel? Does it matter that I am a continental style knitter?
H Wendy I was getting in a mess with preventing a hole at the end of the rows but I have found you’re explanation so easy to follow I no longer have a problem thankyou
Hi Carole, thank you and I’m really glad that you’ve found it helpful. Happy sock knitting. 🧶🧶
I've paused half way through because I had to tell you how pleased I am to find you. I've always done heel flap and gusset and wanted to try short rows. So many videos I've watched that just did my head in lol. You teach so well and so clearly. Your in the uk and you knit the same style as me!! Your way is completely different than others I've watched & makes so much sense. Thankyou. You have a new sub!!... right I'll finish the video now! Xxx
Thank you for getting in touch and leaving such a nice comment and glad to hear that you’ve now mastered it. Happy sock knitting. 🧶🧶
You are very good to explain , i was lost, Thank you so much
Thank you immensely for this video!!!!!!
Brilliant!! 🎉 Best GSR tutorial available!! 👏
Thank you!!
Hi I love your tutorial and wonder if you also have written instructions, so next time I don't have to have the video on. I realize this is a long shot.
Great demonstration!
This is my “go-to” video for GSR. Thank you!!
Wendy, thank you thank you so so much for your best demonstration, I understood right away, I love to knit socks, from now on I will knit German short row heels, they are a lot easy than other ways. And thanks again.
Thank you so much and glad it’s helped.🧶🧶
Thank you Wendy, You made GSR so easy to do.
This was so so helpful. Thank you
Thank you so much for this tutorial! You are the first one I see knit the doublestiches different on the knitside and the purlside! I will knit likethis on my next socks😊I find your method resulting in such a beautyful heel. Thank you❤
AMAZING TUTORIAL!!!!!!! So clear to understand and so fun and easy to follow! It is also so clear and no rushed which is what is making it so easy to understand and follow! Thank you so much for making this video :)
Hi Wendy, I had got a bit confused at one point but your instructions are so clear and easy to follow - sorted in no time!
So well explained! I totally understand GSR now! It does make a lot of sense the way you’re showing it
Thank you so much for that!!
Thank you and glad it was helpful.🧶🧶
Awesome tutorial
Love this pattern. I will try this for sure.
Thank you! Very clear and helpful.
Fantastic tutorial 🎉 so much clearer now
Thank you so much for this! Very clearly shown and explained.
Thank you very much for explaining and showing German Short Row . Your video was so calming and I caught on finally. I could actually see what you were talking about. I am a visual learner. I think I'm ready to pick up my socks I have started and let sit because I was stuck. NOW it will work. I've got some with to do now. Looking forward t your next tutorial.
Thank you for your comment and glad to hear it was helpful. 🧶🧶
Thank you soooo much for your video! I tried following 2 other videos and just couldn't get it. I hold and throw as you do, so it was easy to understand what you did. I was literally ready to just throw in the towel, so to speak...
very very well explained i am french but i did understand with your video merci wendy
Brilliant tutorial, thank you. Can I ask the purpose of the double stitches?
Thank you so much! I’ve only made one pair of socks, and it took me three years to complete! That was about seven years ago! I hated the heel turn, it was quite intimidating to me. But, after watching your tutorial, I think I might be ready to try making another pair of socks, but this time using the German Short Row heel! Wish me luck!😊
I have to try this. I've made a bunch of socks, but lately, the heels are looking messy. This looks like a good solution. Thanks.😂
This video is SO helpful! It would be even more so if the “10 seconds forward/backward” buttons were available.
Absolutely amazing clear guidance.
Thank you so very much😊🌹
Thank you for your lovely feed back. X
Excellent video Wendy! You explain it so clearly and make it easy to follow, thanks! I will start my heels now. I am always so nervous at this point to mess up as I find it quite challenging to fix mistakes with double stitches. Here I go 1-2-3 charge😅
Another incredible video. The colors are so helpful to see the difference!!!! THANK YOU!!!
This is absolutely brilliant!! Best GSR tutorial ever 🌼🧶
I loved it… very cleared
Great tutorial! Thanks
Enjoyed seing you work this,it was a clear and precise tutorial,thank you.
Superb video ❤
A wonderful tutorial. Many Thanks!
Thank you and glad it was helpful.🧶🧶
WONDERFUL instructions! I've done GSR but usually holding my breath that I've done it correctly. But watching your video made it real clear!
Thank you so much this it is the best tutorial l have seen, can I apply the same to work on a 9 in new circular? 🙏
Thanks you so much working on my first sock which has German short rows this tutorial is great
For me, this is the best demonstration of double stitches. I’ve followed other demonstrations but the knit side has always been kind of loose/weak. I’m going to try this again using your method
Thank you. So clear and excellent explained.
You're very welcome! Thank you for your lovely feed back and I’m glad the video was helpful to you. X
Brilliant! So clear and easy to understand. I'm ready to have a go now.
Recommendation. It makes a difference how you slip the yarn and whether it’s in the front or the back. How you move the Yarn after you’ve created the double stitch also matters or you end up not having a double stitch. I have gone back to wrap and turn.
Thank you so much Wendy! So clear for me now! Well, well done!
This is a great clear video thanks. Do you have written instructions at all to support it? Checked your website but could only see the wrap rather than double stitches. Thanks
I do like this method better. Thank you !
I’ve never seen a better example wow
Excellent tutorial, very clear, thank you 🇦🇺
Thank you so much!!! Can you use this method if knitting two socks at a time?
Many, many thanks!
It looks like you're doing just a yarn over on the knit side rather than pulling the stitch. Is this right please?
Great video! First time doing short row heel. Need help already. I have 64 sets on for my sock. So half of that is 32. So how do I split that to start short row heel. ? Thanks a lot.
I've never worked this type of heel before. Can you tell me what the final increase row should be? It's not clear to me whether you finish on a knit or purl row as I seem to have finished all increases on one side but not the other other. Many thanks.
merci pour ces explications très claires, juste ce que je cherchais 🤩👏
Thank You so very much!!!
Thank you so much!
awesome video
Hi, I am knitting a toe up sock, my question is that where should I start the German short rows? Thank you so much!
Hi Linda, do have the pattern which is available on Ravelry and Etsy. As the pattern will tell you the right point to start the short rows, as it depends on the size you’re making.
Hi! What size needles did you use here? Thank you. ❤
Thank you!!