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Short Row Knitting – The Ultimate Guide                                                                                   Short rows, also known as partial or turning rows, appear daunting to some knitters but are in reality very simple: work extra rows across a portion of the stitches on the needles, thereby lengthening the fabric in the area where the short rows are worked.  Short rows can be used to shape shoulders, custom fit the bust area, and impart design elements such as staggered stripes. In this detailed article, you’ll learn everything about short row knitting including: Learn the wrap-and-turn method. Explore method #2, the yarnover method. Explore method #3, the Japanese method. Explore method #4, the catch method. Learn about how to use short rows in knitting patterns. Many knitters shy away from short row knitting—it isn’t that they have trouble working just some of the stitches on the needle, it’s the fact that doing so always seems to produce a
FLAT KNIT CIRCLE US 7 knitting needles and worsted weight cotton cast on 16 stitches knit one row Begin Shaping: (to help keep your place, notice that the odd rows in which you leave stitches happen when the beginning tail is on your left side so that you’re knitting toward it) row 1: knit to last stitch, (leave stitch unworked), turn row 2 and all even rows: knit row 3: knit to last 2 stitches, turn row 5: knit to last 3 stitches, turn row 7: knit to last 4 stitches, turn row 9: knit to last 5 stitches, turn row 11: knit to last 6 stitches, turn row 13: knit to last 7 stitches, turn row 15: knit to last 8 stitches, turn row 17: knit row 18: knit (except on row 18 of the final (8th) wedge, which you’ll bind off instead) repeat rows 1 – 18 seven more times.  join with mattress stitch from outside of circle to inside. Cinch up inner circle and knot. Weave in ends.

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Luna has always been a contradicting character of a woman. In her 40ies by now, never goes unnoticed to the male population, however she is stubbornly incredibly crazy and sillyily in love with her deep waters Dolphin.... Being next to a sea creature she had to adapt to new lifestyle, away from the greenery of the valley and deep into the silence of the Depth. She also needed to find something to do there, because silence can be very boring sometimes. And that's when this blog was born. boom. Luna