How to knit wrap & turn short rows (and pickup the wraps)

Today I have a knitting tutorial for you! What’s a W&T? If you’ve ever wondered about short rows, specifically how to knit wrap and turn short rows, then my latest YouTube video is for you.

Short rows can be used to create shaping in a piece of knitting, particularly (but not limited to) garments. They create a slope or a wedge shape of some sort.

In the below two examples, the contrast color shows the short row sections, so you can really see them! The top example shows short rows in the middle of a piece, and the bottom shows a slope of short rows at the end of a piece.

You can use short rows to shape shoulders, top down sleeve caps, increase the height of the back of a collar so it sits nicer, add bust darts, make interesting shapes in shawls and scarves…you name it!

And wrap and turn short rows (often abbreviated W&T) are one of the most common short row methods you’ll find in knitting patterns. (In fact they’re used to shape the shoulders in my Confidette bolero knitting pattern.)

My tutorial walks you through how to work wrap and turn short rows–not only on the knit and purl sides of stockinette, but in a different stitch pattern, too.

Want some help with your W&T short rows? Check out the video for more!