i feel as if i've gotten a university level education in knitting all due to your incredibly informative and well formatted videos. thank you for always sharing your techniques and wisdom!!
I watched others but from now on I keep you as my teacher. Clear, calm (no music in the background which only distracts!) and I am able to follow. Thank you for your efforts to put your skills online.
Fantastic Roxanne. Again, you've helped me so much. I have a small child's sweater almost finished but stopped short of joining all the pieces together primarily because of not liking the stair-step bind-off on the shoulders. I'm determined to finish it now, especially with your help. :)
Hello Roxanne, this is the first of your videos I have watched and you are a great teacher. You don't waffle on, straight to the point, great photography, will definitely look at a lot more. Thank you.
Thank you so much! This is the first video I've seen on short row shaping that gives more than just the "turn" instructions. The color-coded chart that shows all the rows, turns and where traditional stair step bindoffs would occur was really helpful. It gives a complete spatial picture. Great!
Thank you Roxanne! I'm using this short row technique to shape shoulers of a Rowan sweater pattern and looking forward to the results! I'm sure the finish will be much better than what the original pattern would result in!❤❤❤🧶🧶🧶
Thank you so much Roxanne for sharing this video. I will never do a step bind off again, I am totally hooked to this technique. My projects will look so much neater now.
Thanks for a great video. I recently made a scarf using German short rows the same way you do them. I did so many I’ve got that technique down pat! But I’ve never done the 3 needle bind off before so I am going to do as you suggested and practice on a swatch. Great idea! It’s also great to see it using Continental as that’s how I knit. Thanks again! See you Friday!
Thank you so much Roxanne. The baby's jumper I was working on had confusing instructions with using holders but this short row shaping the way described it seems to have done the trick. It is so easy once you get the principle. Your clear diagrams and the photography while you talk through what you are doing really help to understand what should be done. How lucky we alll are that you share your skills and knowledge.
Excellent site! Clear, practical, shed light on many doubts I had and now able to perform my knitting patterns much better and with more precision. Thanks a lot for your help!!
Hi Roxanne, I am really enjoying your knitting instruction videos. You are an excellent teacher and make it very clear and easy to learn. I have been knitting since my Nanna taught me when I was 7yo (54yrs}. I have learnt knew tricks and stitches every time I have watched your videos. I often watch a few times With the 3 needle bind off, I did what you were doing on my project and it was fantastic! I hope to do some lace knitting and wonder if you could do a video of hints and any special ideas you have for making lace knitting easier. Thanks heaps for all your great work. All the best!
Roxanne Richardson I haven't done Lace knitting for over 20yrs and I'm a bit hesitant as it always seemed complicated. Suggestions for keeping track of the pattern and place in the actual knitting when one has to stop would be good. I was hoping you have knitting hacks/ tips that make it easier?! Thanks.
Okay, great. There are so many ways to come at any topic, and no way to cover everything, so I appreciate having some idea of what people are actually looking for. I always have a lot to say about everything, so I need to narrow it down!
I just can't let myself "jump" directly to what I think I want to learn...I might miss a gem. I do appreciate you making the tutorial searchable, but I hate to miss one bit of your teaching.
Fab tutorial. I love this short row technique instead of steps, and I even use it for necklines and armholes. One gets such neat results As long as it is an "every other row"-business, it can be used there. @Roxanne Richardson
Gosh, you must have been reading my mind. I'm working a colorwork sweater from the bottom up and am coming up to the shoulders. The pattern calls for steps but I will use your short row method. Thank you so much. I use German short rows for sock heels so this should be easy peasy.
Hi, Rox, thanks for this video. I’m going to give this a try as I don’t enjoy W&T short rows nor do I enjoy seaming stairstep shoulders. Love learning two techniques for the price of one!
I have quite a few videos on German short rows that you might be interested in. THere's a whole playlist of them on my channel, including one that compares various short row techniques.
I wasn't sure about using short row shaping for they edge of my last project, because I wasn't sure I boys do it right. Thank you for making such a clear video with illustrative charts that show its really quite easy. Though my project had slopes on both sides, one side becoming a shoulder join, the other side a wide neck opening, where the bind of is probably good for stability instead of just knitting the collaron live stitches. So, I didn't do short rows, but I did follow a RUclips video by Cheryl Burnette that shows how to make the actual bind of sloped instead of stair stepped. It involved slipping a stitch at the step point.
There are a number of ways of doing a sloped bind off. You could do the short rows on the neck edge, bind off, and then pick up the edge. The pick up process will be a bit easier along that sloped edge, and the finished result on the inside will be a bit tidier. But the other trick of slipping a stitch works, too. Turning and slipping a stitch is actually a basic short row method. :-)
You are just agreaaaaat teacher, really i love all your techniques videos, you makes my knitting experience so much better. Im watching you from middle east "egypt", i hope that handmade be valued in my country butterflies unfortunately here its just "ahandmade" 😔
I just read what you said. I hope you are still knitting and not worrying about it being JUST handmade for there just is nothing better than handmade. Love is in handmade and more precious!
Really useful. Thanks. Off to unravel the shoulder sections - back and two fronts of a toddler cardigan. Trying to seam with boule type yarn with cabled fronts has been horrible! This should make it tons easier!
Fantastic technique, so much nicer than stairs. Could you clarify how you deal with the neck stitches when you have sloped two shoulder on a back piece and the pattern says to cast off the neck stitches
Great lesson. If you're looking for a really invisible connection, would you use the kitchener stitch on the live stitches? Or, on the other hand, is it better to have the strength of two stitches together at this shoulder stress-point?
Hi Roxanne, do you have a video showing short row shaping done simultaneously for the back shoulder shaping of a pullover/cardigan? It's got me in a bit of a pickle :-)
No, but someone else asked this question in the Ravelry thread associated with this video, and I posted some images that should help clarify how to approach it. www.ravelry.com/discuss/rox-rocks/3753229/1-25
@@RoxanneRichardson Hi Roxanne, thanks for your message, most appreciated. I believe I have figured it out (directional dyslexia). I'm going to check out the link just to make sure I have it right :-)
You do such a fantastic job at explaining this with stockinette stitch but what about when one is working with cables? Thank you for any suggestions I do not have a pattern. I am finishing a vest for my husband for Christmas. I injured my hand last year and did not get it done.
You may have been working with finer yarns when machine knitting. Hand knits are often worked with heavier yarns, which increases the weight of the sweater. The entire weight of the sweater has to be supported by the shoulders. Seams reduce the amount of horizontal stretch that could cause the sweater to slide off your shoulders. If the neck is wide, or open at the front (as for a cardigan), you lose even more structure. If the yarn is superwash and/or knit at a somewhat loose gauge, you again lose more structural support. On the other hand, if you're working a pullover with a woolen-spun fingering weight yarn in stranded colorwork, you have all sorts of elements that add structure, and prevent stretch, so seams could become more optional.
Hi Roxanne, to say that I love your vids is an understatement. I have learn to knit thanks to them and Stacey. I do have a question, I have learn to make bust darts on top down sweaters but can I work them the same for bottom up? Thank you for all your help.
That's so good, but what about when you are doing the shoulder shaping on the back of a sweater and you are doing both shoulders at the same time? Thank you.
When you've completed the shoulder shaping on both shoulders, you'll be at the neck. Work across the neck and one of the shoulders. Turn, work across the entire row, and then back to the neck. Bind off the neck, and put the shoulders sts on waste yarn until it's time to join to the front.
Hi Roxanne, I am a beginner and desperately need your expertise and help. My first baby hoodie and I'm struggling with the Left Front neck decrease section. Can you help me please?
Yes, you can replace the stair step bind off for the back shoulders with short rows, as well. If the shoulders are not worked separately for the back (i.e. you don't bind off the neck and then shape the shoulders), you can use this technique here: ruclips.net/video/ZoxS5_wE3xQ/видео.html
Hello Rox, very nice video, thank you. I have a question, is it necessary to do this technique on men’s sweaters, as they have boxy shoulders? Can it just be a straight bind off. Oversized sweater.
It's typically not done on drop shoulder sweaters (which have no underarm BOs or shaping), but it is done on modified shop shoulder and set-in sleeve designs.
I am stuck. I am trying to knit a top down Sweater and the top of the Shoulders are knit seperate and the you join them together when you have done the GSR shaping. I have not knit a top down sweater before so I don't know what it is supposed to look like. The sweater has set in sleeves and its knit in the round. Please could you suggest something? I can do the GSR because I do knit socks and I have used them there.
I'm always happy to help with project questions in my Ravelry group. If you post your question there, others can learn from the question/answers, as well as offer their advice/experience, as well. Thanks, Marie!
I wonder if it works on different types depths of slopes or only fpr this 1 line low type slope, im trying to make it on a steep V neck slope, i hope it works😺😺
The challenge for a deep slope is that the diagonal created will have fewer sts on the needles than you will need to work across the diagonal and keep the edge flat. That doesn't mean it's impossible, but it does mean you would have to create more sts as you work across that diagonal once the short rows are complete. This sort of technique was used for certain types of necklines back in the 1930s, where there was a need to have live sts on the needles after the shaping was completed.
Kindle Fire users cannot click on the screen, would you consider linking the videos you refer us back to in the video description? As a beginner knitter I am as yet unfamiliar with some knitting terms, and trying to find the correct video is overwhelming at times because I'm worried that I think I'm watching the correct one, but in fact it is the wrong one, and I end up more confused than before I started. Someday I hope to recognize what you are mentioning, and not need help to find the correct lesson.
When you say Kindle Fire users cannot click on the screen, do you mean that the Kindle Fire does not have a touch screen, or do you mean that clicking/touching the cards that appear across the top of the screen doesn't work? My understanding is that the Kindle Fire uses the RUclips Android app to display RUclips videos, and that viewers must have RUclips app version 10.09 or higher in order to access those cards.
Thought I had it down shaping the back neckline ok, then came the front shaping of one side of a jacket. How on earth do I deal with instructions to bo 8 knit one row, then bo the last 8 …help …was hoping to do the 3 needle bo as is for a 1 year old & wanted to avoid bulky seams. Thanks in advance if there’s a way I’m missing!!
I also have a video on how to do sloped shaping when the shoulders are separated, as for the front. It is linked to on the end screen of this video (the one you're commenting on), but here's a direct link: ruclips.net/video/ZoxS5_wE3xQ/видео.html
Qorking on my first pattern.project a pair of long gloves called adelle which also say raglan i typed in the following section in to my search engine and it gave me your video however im confused as to what to do given your not making gloves. After it says to do 4 rows or lace pattern to 45 stitches where im at now it then says to switch back to the original size needles and start using double which i think is 2 threads not one or its what ive been doing regardless of right or wrong. I dont know what work 2 without shaping means nor to i know how to shape or not to shape though it says to ●work 2 with WS facing for next row which i think means pearl side facing for next row. i dont know how Work 2 rows without shaping, ending with WS facing for next row.● I am assuming to turn work after knitting to purl and turn again though im sure thats wrong. And even though im sure thats wrong until i get a response some where ill be doing that and then to ●Work 1 row, dec 1 st at end of row, ending with RS facing for next row● i have no idea how to work a row but hope it means to knit and decrease at the end with the knit 2 together decrease any response is appreciated since im.basically working stupidly and .ost likely wrong until i get a response
Raglan typically refers to a type of sleeve for sweaters, not to anything that has to do with gloves. I would suggest asking your question in the Ravelry forums (the Patterns forum is probably your best bet). It's really the best way to get answers to questions about specific patterns.
You typically have a one-row difference between the right shoulder and left shoulder of the same piece, as well as a one-row difference between the front and back of the same shoulder. That's because you bind off at the start of a row. For the right edge, that's on a RS row. For the left edge, it's a WS row.
I'm currently knitting a cardigan for my sister. The back shoulder shaping states "Cast off 2 stitches at the start of the next 10 rows". Can I do this as one piece or do i have to do the shoulder shapings separately?
You don't need to do them separately. Some patterns bind off the center sts for the neck, and then work each shoulder separately, creating a dip at the back of the neck. Other patterns bind off the center sts after the shoulder shaping has been done. Some neck styles benefit from the dip, some benefit from the additional height, it just depends on the type of neck (crew neck vs shawl collar, for example). Your pattern is the type where the center sts are bound off at the end, so you can wait to do that until after the short row shoulder shaping has been completed.
And I should be able to do them using one ball of yarn? I shall try it out before I attempt it for real. Thanks for your videos. I have been knitting for almost 50 years but, thanks to you, am learning new skills all the time.
Sure. Anything you could do with live stitches will work. For shoulders seams, the stability you get from the 3NBO might be preferable over grafting, particularly if you are knitting a cardigan. The shoulders have to support the entire weight of the sweater, and with the open front of a cardigan, the sweater shoulders can stretch and slide down your arms. Knitter's choice! Having choices, and knowing the pros and cons of those choices means that you can modify to your heart's content, and get the results you wanted/expected.
Can you give an example of what you mean? Are you talking about an armhole for a sleeveless garment, where you would pick up stitches and work an edging? If you have a link to a photo of the kind of situation you are talking about, that would help a lot!
That's covered in the "Adding Short Rows to a Project" video. Use the timestamped links in the video description to find that point in the video. If you haven't used short rows before, you'll likely benefit from practicing in a project that already includes them prior to adding them to a project that doesn't already include them.
i feel as if i've gotten a university level education in knitting all due to your incredibly informative and well formatted videos. thank you for always sharing your techniques and wisdom!!
I watched others but from now on I keep you as my teacher. Clear, calm (no music in the background which only distracts!) and I am able to follow. Thank you for your efforts to put your skills online.
Same here!!!! She is so “solid as a teacher”. , I have looked so long
Fantastic Roxanne. Again, you've helped me so much. I have a small child's sweater almost finished but stopped short of joining all the pieces together primarily because of not liking the stair-step bind-off on the shoulders. I'm determined to finish it now, especially with your help. :)
Hello Roxanne, this is the first of your videos I have watched and you are a great teacher. You don't waffle on, straight to the point, great photography, will definitely look at a lot more. Thank you.
Thank you so much! This is the first video I've seen on short row shaping that gives more than just the "turn" instructions. The color-coded chart that shows all the rows, turns and where traditional stair step bindoffs would occur was really helpful. It gives a complete spatial picture. Great!
Thank you Roxanne! I'm using this short row technique to shape shoulers of a Rowan sweater pattern and looking forward to the results! I'm sure the finish will be much better than what the original pattern would result in!❤❤❤🧶🧶🧶
Wow ... Roxanne YOU ROCK !!!! This is just what I needed. Thanks a bunch for sharing your knitting knowledge with the World 🌎! Keep Safe 😷
Thank you so much Roxanne for sharing this video. I will never do a step bind off again, I am totally hooked to this technique. My projects will look so much neater now.
I just found your channel & it's full of useful tips I've never seen anywhere else. Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome! Now you can binge watch all weekend, until your eyes cross from information overload! :-)
Thanks for a great video. I recently made a scarf using German short rows the same way you do them. I did so many I’ve got that technique down pat! But I’ve never done the 3 needle bind off before so I am going to do as you suggested and practice on a swatch. Great idea! It’s also great to see it using Continental as that’s how I knit. Thanks again! See you Friday!
Thank you so much Roxanne. The baby's jumper I was working on had confusing instructions with using holders but this short row shaping the way described it seems to have done the trick. It is so easy once you get the principle. Your clear diagrams and the photography while you talk through what you are doing really help to understand what should be done.
How lucky we alll are that you share your skills and knowledge.
Excellent site! Clear, practical, shed light on many doubts I had and now able to perform my knitting patterns much better and with more precision. Thanks a lot for your help!!
You're very welcome!
Great instructions. So happy you are knitting continental style so I can understand the movement. Thank you!
You may have just demystified German short rows. I’ve watched a lot of videos about them but yours could actually reach my brain. Thank you.
Thank you for explaining these short rows . Much easier to follow .
Thank you for such a wonderful, clear, well demonstrated explanation.
Those stair-step bind offs drove me Nuts! Hated them. I've heard of doing this but not tried yet. Thanks for such a clear, thorough explanation.
Hi Roxanne, I am really enjoying your knitting instruction videos. You are an excellent teacher and make it very clear and easy to learn. I have been knitting since my Nanna taught me when I was 7yo (54yrs}. I have learnt knew tricks and stitches every time I have watched your videos. I often watch a few times With the 3 needle bind off, I did what you were doing on my project and it was fantastic!
I hope to do some lace knitting and wonder if you could do a video of hints and any special ideas you have for making lace knitting easier. Thanks heaps for all your great work. All the best!
Thank you for your suggestion! Are there particular things about lace knitting that you would like to be easier?
Roxanne Richardson
I haven't done Lace knitting for over 20yrs and I'm a bit hesitant as it always seemed complicated. Suggestions for keeping track of the pattern and place in the actual knitting when one has to stop would be good.
I was hoping you have knitting hacks/ tips that make it easier?! Thanks.
Okay, great. There are so many ways to come at any topic, and no way to cover everything, so I appreciate having some idea of what people are actually looking for. I always have a lot to say about everything, so I need to narrow it down!
Roxanne Richardson
Thanks for your reply. I love that you always have a lot to say, as I am like this too!
Just what I needed. Thank you. It's actually really straightforward and makes such a different to the finish!
Excellent description and visuals of the technique. Also helped me better understand German short rows. Thanks Rox. Keep up the great work!
Glad it was helpful!
I just can't let myself "jump" directly to what I think I want to learn...I might miss a gem. I do appreciate you making the tutorial searchable, but I hate to miss one bit of your teaching.
This really hit the spot. Playing with yarn and needles again and really not enjoying the BO stairs. Much thanks :)
Excellent tutorial. Thanks, Roxanne. You've helped me to finally grasp this technique.
Dear Roxanne, many thanks for your tutorial! Your explanation is very clear. For me it was a great help
Fab tutorial.
I love this short row technique instead of steps, and I even use it for necklines and armholes. One gets such neat results As long as it is an "every other row"-business, it can be used there. @Roxanne Richardson
Do you typically choose to graph them together with Kitchener or do you do the 3 needle bo? If the latter, is it for structural integrity?
@@eliedgecomb4903 shoulder seams need stability, so there I choose 3 needle bind-off
@@eliedgecomb4903 I graft, but I usually use lighter weight yarn and I'm a small person.
Gosh, you must have been reading my mind. I'm working a colorwork sweater from the bottom up and am coming up to the shoulders. The pattern calls for steps but I will use your short row method. Thank you so much. I use German short rows for sock heels so this should be easy peasy.
New to short rows thank you for video
I like this tips great smooth and clean to sew 👍🇬🇧❤️😊
Hi, Rox, thanks for this video. I’m going to give this a try as I don’t enjoy W&T short rows nor do I enjoy seaming stairstep shoulders. Love learning two techniques for the price of one!
I have quite a few videos on German short rows that you might be interested in. THere's a whole playlist of them on my channel, including one that compares various short row techniques.
I wasn't sure about using short row shaping for they edge of my last project, because I wasn't sure I boys do it right. Thank you for making such a clear video with illustrative charts that show its really quite easy. Though my project had slopes on both sides, one side becoming a shoulder join, the other side a wide neck opening, where the bind of is probably good for stability instead of just knitting the collaron live stitches.
So, I didn't do short rows, but I did follow a RUclips video by Cheryl Burnette that shows how to make the actual bind of sloped instead of stair stepped. It involved slipping a stitch at the step point.
There are a number of ways of doing a sloped bind off. You could do the short rows on the neck edge, bind off, and then pick up the edge. The pick up process will be a bit easier along that sloped edge, and the finished result on the inside will be a bit tidier. But the other trick of slipping a stitch works, too. Turning and slipping a stitch is actually a basic short row method. :-)
thank. you so much - great teaching!!
Thanks for the video 💖
You are just agreaaaaat teacher, really i love all your techniques videos, you makes my knitting experience so much better. Im watching you from middle east "egypt", i hope that handmade be valued in my country butterflies unfortunately here its just "ahandmade" 😔
I just read what you said. I hope you are still knitting and not worrying about it being JUST handmade for there just is nothing better than handmade. Love is in handmade and more precious!
Really useful. Thanks. Off to unravel the shoulder sections - back and two fronts of a toddler cardigan. Trying to seam with boule type yarn with cabled fronts has been horrible! This should make it tons easier!
Thank you Roxanne for making such a clear video you have certainly helped my stress levels
Brilliant!!
Excellent tutorial! Thank you!
Glad to found ur video,i know that you made the most complete explanation!
Thank you !!!
Fantastic technique, so much nicer than stairs. Could you clarify how you deal with the neck stitches when you have sloped two shoulder on a back piece and the pattern says to cast off the neck stitches
love this technique thank you
love your tutorials
Thank you for such a precise presentation!!
You're very welcome!
Great lesson. If you're looking for a really invisible connection, would you use the kitchener stitch on the live stitches? Or, on the other hand, is it better to have the strength of two stitches together at this shoulder stress-point?
I love this technique! Thank you 🙏
Excellent tutorial. Thank you so much!
Hi Roxanne, do you have a video showing short row shaping done simultaneously for the back shoulder shaping of a pullover/cardigan? It's got me in a bit of a pickle :-)
No, but someone else asked this question in the Ravelry thread associated with this video, and I posted some images that should help clarify how to approach it. www.ravelry.com/discuss/rox-rocks/3753229/1-25
@@RoxanneRichardson Hi Roxanne, thanks for your message, most appreciated. I believe I have figured it out (directional dyslexia). I'm going to check out the link just to make sure I have it right :-)
Very helpful thanks so much
You do such a fantastic job at explaining this with stockinette stitch but what about when one is working with cables? Thank you for any suggestions I do not have a pattern. I am finishing a vest for my husband for Christmas. I injured my hand last year and did not get it done.
Ohhh thanku toooo much wonderful video love ur work u r genius. Thnx alot
Bellissimo video , tante grazie !
Grazie! Sono così felice che ti sia piaciuto.
Thanks for the clear demo, as always. Can I ask why you would not graft the shoulder seam? As an ex-machine knitter I’d expect to do this.
You may have been working with finer yarns when machine knitting. Hand knits are often worked with heavier yarns, which increases the weight of the sweater. The entire weight of the sweater has to be supported by the shoulders. Seams reduce the amount of horizontal stretch that could cause the sweater to slide off your shoulders. If the neck is wide, or open at the front (as for a cardigan), you lose even more structure. If the yarn is superwash and/or knit at a somewhat loose gauge, you again lose more structural support. On the other hand, if you're working a pullover with a woolen-spun fingering weight yarn in stranded colorwork, you have all sorts of elements that add structure, and prevent stretch, so seams could become more optional.
Hi Roxanne, to say that I love your vids is an understatement. I have learn to knit thanks to them and Stacey. I do have a question, I have learn to make bust darts on top down sweaters but can I work them the same for bottom up? Thank you for all your help.
Are you doing horizontal darts, or vertical darts?
@@RoxanneRichardson I believe they are vertical darts. I knit the short rows like your videos, 3 sets then pick up the twin stich. I use shadow wraps.
omg what a great technique...only I'm not advanced enough to understand it!
I understand it perfectly for shoulders but can't apply it to bottom-up armscye where it might say "bind off 5 stitches, then 3 stitches next 3 rows."
Can you use this method for a sleeve bind offs? I would think so but im trying to wrap my mind around it 😊. Great video and explanation
I find that they are not practical for underarm bind offs, but I do use them at the top of a set-in sleeve cap.
@@RoxanneRichardson thank you!
How do u shape armhole in a sweater avoiding da stairs , Pliz convey
That's so good, but what about when you are doing the shoulder shaping on the back of a sweater and you are doing both shoulders at the same time? Thank you.
When you've completed the shoulder shaping on both shoulders, you'll be at the neck. Work across the neck and one of the shoulders. Turn, work across the entire row, and then back to the neck. Bind off the neck, and put the shoulders sts on waste yarn until it's time to join to the front.
Hi Roxanne, I am a beginner and desperately need your expertise and help. My first baby hoodie and I'm struggling with the Left Front neck decrease section. Can you help me please?
Thanks for teaching this tech. But I have a question do I need to do the same thing for the back of the sweater. ?
Yes, you can replace the stair step bind off for the back shoulders with short rows, as well. If the shoulders are not worked separately for the back (i.e. you don't bind off the neck and then shape the shoulders), you can use this technique here: ruclips.net/video/ZoxS5_wE3xQ/видео.html
Hello Rox, very nice video, thank you.
I have a question, is it necessary to do this technique on men’s sweaters, as they have boxy shoulders?
Can it just be a straight bind off. Oversized sweater.
It's typically not done on drop shoulder sweaters (which have no underarm BOs or shaping), but it is done on modified shop shoulder and set-in sleeve designs.
I am stuck. I am trying to knit a top down Sweater and the top of the Shoulders are knit seperate and the you join them together when you have done the GSR shaping. I have not knit a top down sweater before so I don't know what it is supposed to look like. The sweater has set in sleeves and its knit in the round. Please could you suggest something? I can do the GSR because I do knit socks and I have used them there.
I'm always happy to help with project questions in my Ravelry group. If you post your question there, others can learn from the question/answers, as well as offer their advice/experience, as well. Thanks, Marie!
Superb :-)
I wonder if it works on different types depths of slopes or only fpr this 1 line low type slope, im trying to make it on a steep V neck slope, i hope it works😺😺
The challenge for a deep slope is that the diagonal created will have fewer sts on the needles than you will need to work across the diagonal and keep the edge flat. That doesn't mean it's impossible, but it does mean you would have to create more sts as you work across that diagonal once the short rows are complete. This sort of technique was used for certain types of necklines back in the 1930s, where there was a need to have live sts on the needles after the shaping was completed.
Hi, this is very helpful. My sweater has a rib pattern. How do short rows work when you are doing K2P2? Thanks.
Love you videos!! At the end it said written instructions are down on the bottom, but I cannot see them?
It's in the video description. You will have to click on "SHOW MORE" to see them.
Kindle Fire users cannot click on the screen, would you consider linking the videos you refer us back to in the video description? As a beginner knitter I am as yet unfamiliar with some knitting terms, and trying to find the correct video is overwhelming at times because I'm worried that I think I'm watching the correct one, but in fact it is the wrong one, and I end up more confused than before I started. Someday I hope to recognize what you are mentioning, and not need help to find the correct lesson.
When you say Kindle Fire users cannot click on the screen, do you mean that the Kindle Fire does not have a touch screen, or do you mean that clicking/touching the cards that appear across the top of the screen doesn't work? My understanding is that the Kindle Fire uses the RUclips Android app to display RUclips videos, and that viewers must have RUclips app version 10.09 or higher in order to access those cards.
Thought I had it down shaping the back neckline ok, then came the front shaping of one side of a jacket. How on earth do I deal with instructions to bo 8 knit one row, then bo the last 8 …help …was hoping to do the 3 needle bo as is for a 1 year old & wanted to avoid bulky seams. Thanks in advance if there’s a way I’m missing!!
I also have a video on how to do sloped shaping when the shoulders are separated, as for the front. It is linked to on the end screen of this video (the one you're commenting on), but here's a direct link: ruclips.net/video/ZoxS5_wE3xQ/видео.html
Thank you!!! One day I’ll be knitting at least one project without looking up how to’s. Love what you do and appreciate it much!!!
Qorking on my first pattern.project a pair of long gloves called adelle which also say raglan i typed in the following section in to my search engine and it gave me your video however im confused as to what to do given your not making gloves. After it says to do 4 rows or lace pattern to 45 stitches where im at now it then says to switch back to the original size needles and start using double which i think is 2 threads not one or its what ive been doing regardless of right or wrong. I dont know what work 2 without shaping means nor to i know how to shape or not to shape though it says to ●work 2 with WS facing for next row which i think means pearl side facing for next row. i dont know how Work 2 rows without shaping, ending with WS facing for next row.● I am assuming to turn work after knitting to purl and turn again though im sure thats wrong.
And even though im sure thats wrong until i get a response some where ill be doing that and then to ●Work 1 row, dec 1 st at end of row, ending with RS facing for next row● i have no idea how to work a row but hope it means to knit and decrease at the end with the knit 2 together decrease any response is appreciated since im.basically working stupidly and .ost likely wrong until i get a response
Raglan typically refers to a type of sleeve for sweaters, not to anything that has to do with gloves. I would suggest asking your question in the Ravelry forums (the Patterns forum is probably your best bet). It's really the best way to get answers to questions about specific patterns.
Can you do in afgain. S for short rows
Is there a way to knit the short row sloping to the right without knitting an extra row? I don't want my sides uneven. Thank you
You typically have a one-row difference between the right shoulder and left shoulder of the same piece, as well as a one-row difference between the front and back of the same shoulder. That's because you bind off at the start of a row. For the right edge, that's on a RS row. For the left edge, it's a WS row.
@@RoxanneRichardson so, it balances out when the shoulder seam is sewn?
yes, it does!
I'm currently knitting a cardigan for my sister. The back shoulder shaping states "Cast off 2 stitches at the start of the next 10 rows". Can I do this as one piece or do i have to do the shoulder shapings separately?
You don't need to do them separately. Some patterns bind off the center sts for the neck, and then work each shoulder separately, creating a dip at the back of the neck. Other patterns bind off the center sts after the shoulder shaping has been done. Some neck styles benefit from the dip, some benefit from the additional height, it just depends on the type of neck (crew neck vs shawl collar, for example). Your pattern is the type where the center sts are bound off at the end, so you can wait to do that until after the short row shoulder shaping has been completed.
And I should be able to do them using one ball of yarn? I shall try it out before I attempt it for real. Thanks for your videos. I have been knitting for almost 50 years but, thanks to you, am learning new skills all the time.
@@johamlett27 Yes.
Could you Kitchener the seam, instead of a three needle bindoff?
Sure. Anything you could do with live stitches will work. For shoulders seams, the stability you get from the 3NBO might be preferable over grafting, particularly if you are knitting a cardigan. The shoulders have to support the entire weight of the sweater, and with the open front of a cardigan, the sweater shoulders can stretch and slide down your arms. Knitter's choice! Having choices, and knowing the pros and cons of those choices means that you can modify to your heart's content, and get the results you wanted/expected.
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Hi Roxanne, is there any trick to get finished armhole
Can you give an example of what you mean? Are you talking about an armhole for a sleeveless garment, where you would pick up stitches and work an edging? If you have a link to a photo of the kind of situation you are talking about, that would help a lot!
Can you do a video of short rows in the middle of a project , instead of on the ends
That's covered in the "Adding Short Rows to a Project" video. Use the timestamped links in the video description to find that point in the video. If you haven't used short rows before, you'll likely benefit from practicing in a project that already includes them prior to adding them to a project that doesn't already include them.
How to block a sleeveless
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