Thank you for this excellent tutorial! Your spoken directions are very clear, and the close up of exactly what you are doing is so helpful. This is the best explaination of Arne's short row heel that I have found. I was very frustrated last night trying to do the heel on the Advent Christmas Stocking from the sparse directions in the pattern, and found your tutorial this morning. Thank you!
Thank you! I am about to knit another pair of socks and have tried so many methods for the toe and heel and felt they were, for me, too fiddly or too many stitch markers but this one looks like the one I will use from now. Your explanation is so good, not too fast.
@@QuailsKnittingNest Thanks. Yes, I have knitted the toe of my sock and this method is perfect. I am using a yarn with colour changes but this method would look even better with solid colour yarn as yours does. I have never considered contrast yarn for the heels and toes but I will do that on my next pair!
Thank you, Joy. I have watched this video many times, and have used the instructions, including weaving the main colour during the first row. My short row is a success!
Thank you SO much for this video! I love Arne and Carlos but on Arne’s tutorial for the short row heel he knits too fast and also knits continental. Your video is very clear and easy to follow. ❤
Thanks so much! I have always done a gusset heel, but wanted to do contrasting 👠 heels, but there are so many kinds! Good tip on using more stitches to start with. 👌 I will try this, it looks easier than a gusset heel, but want to be able to choose!
Thanks for making this video. I started learning to knit a couple of years ago and now I’m trying to make Arne and Carlos 2023 advent stocking. I’m learning toe up and colourwork on this project and now my first try at a short row. I think I need a longer video without skipped parts at the start when you leave unknitted stitches…I’ve watched all the videos I can find including Arne and Carlos but I’m about to give up😢
Don't give up. I'm also making the Advent stocking and having some trouble with it and I've been knitting for about 60 years. The part I'm having trouble with is what stitch exactly do you pick up. Neither videos show a good close up of this. "The stitch below" really doesn't describe it well. I have heard that you're to pick up the "grandmother stitch". So, if you think of the stitch on the needle as the daughter, and the one below as the mother, then the one below the mother is the grandmother. So, do I pick up the one below or the two below? What part are you stuck on? You should be at the end of your last colourwork row when you start the short row which means you're right between needles 1 and 4. Arne's instructions say to knit to just before the last stitch on needle 1. Then you turn and with yarn in front, you slip the first stitch and purl back to the end of needle 1, which is the centre back. Then carry on purling on needle 4 until just before the last stitch on that needle. Turn your work and, with yarn in back, slip the first stitch and knit back. Does that help at all or have I totally messed you up?
Thanks, I ended up putting needles 1 and 4 onto one needle and following this video for part one I haven’t looked at part two. I couldn’t follow Arne and Carlos pattern as it doesn’t say which rows to repeat and I had same problem for my first toe up too.
@@potts7976I put lifted increase grandmother stitch into google and there’s lots there including a video of Arne and Carlos talking about it and a close up of Carlos showing it😊
@@potts7976 Thanks, I ended up putting needles 1 and 4 onto one needle and following this video for part one I haven’t looked at part two. I couldn’t follow Arne and Carlos pattern as it doesn’t say which rows to repeat and I had same problem for my first toe up too.
@@sarahspicer1964 In Part one, you aren't really repeating rows. What you're doing is knitting or purling back and forth stopping each time one stitch before the gap you made last time. Then you turn, slip one, and knit or purl back to the other side and repeat. You know you're finished with Part one when you purl back 11 and reach that last stitch before the gap and have to turn. Then they want you to slip one and knit five stitches which should take you back to the middle. What you're doing is shortening the rows each time and should end up with something that looks like a triangle. Part two starts right where you needle is. You continue knitting until you reach the first gap, then knit the stitch before and after the gap together. Then you pick up a stitch and knit it, turn, slip a stitch and purl back. You just go back and forth like this until you've knitted all the stitches again. Again, I don't know if I'm helping or not. I hope you get it. It's the first time I'm doing a short row heel and I'm really not happy with the look of mine.
Yes, this can be worked on a toe-up sock. In fact in the tutorial that is exactly what I am working on. For my husband, I start the heel at 9 inches from the toe tip (he wears a US men's size 12 shoe). It would depend on the length of your foot where you would start the heel. For myself I might start at 7 1/2 - 8 inches (I wear a US size 8 1/2 shoe).
@@QuailsKnittingNest LOL not until your reply did I realize you couldn't read my mind! The foot length is 9" :) I know some patterns say 2" from the start of the heel.
Hello again. Would you consider making a video tutorial for the short-row toe you used for this sock? I'm not sure how to begin the toe. Many thanks, Rosemarie
I will consider it, thanks for the suggestion. To do the toe, I use a provisional cast on for half the stitch count (in my case 36 sts) and then work the same short rows as for the heel. When the short rows are finished, I then work across the provisional stitches to get my full stitch count of 72 sts.
Great technique and very clear video. Question: can you do a short row heel on an afterthought? I imagine I have all the stitches to kitchner, but I love short rows.
Unfortunately, this yarn was gifted to me by a friend and had no tag on it, so I have no idea what the yarn is. Many people have commented that they like it! If you want to see it in my Rav projects, here is the link: www.ravelry.com/projects/QuailsKnitNest/mystery-tweed-socks
@@QuailsKnittingNest Thank you so much! I am an avid sock knitter and know a lot of sock yarns but this one has stumped me. If ever you find you had the chance to ask your friend any more detail about it and she can give you a clue, I would look here and/or Ravelry to see if you have given any more answers about it. I am on the hunt to see what I could discover and I will return to report anything I may learn. Am working a stocking with Arne's short row heel just now!
Are you by chance doing the mystery stocking-a-long with Arne & Carlos for the 2023 Advent calendar? I am working on that right now and enjoying it a lot.
I just found your video and thank you so much for this tutorial. I am teaching myself to knit socks. I've frogged several times when I've tried to do other methods of a heel. This seems so much simpler to remember. You said you added 2 extra stitches. Question is after you've done the heel, do you keep the extra stitches or reduce those stitches as you complete the sock? Also what's the best weight yarns to use? I got a simulated sock fine yarn and I'm finding it a bit difficult working it up, but am managing best I can. I'm just not use to working with real fine yarns. Thanks again.
Hi Angeline. I should have clarified about adding the extra 2 sts to the heel. Normally a heel is worked over half of the sts, but instead I did half plus 2, not by increasing sts but by taking them from the top of the foot. Half of 72 would be 36. So I put 38 sts on the heel and 34 sts on the top. Thus my total stitch count did not change. I normally use fingering weight yarn on US size 1 needles (2.25mm) for socks.
I have just learned that the boomerang heel is also called the German Short Rows Heel, AKA the Jo Jo, AKA the Yo Yo Heel. There is a tremendously helpful video of that technique here: ua-cam.com/video/Ex_4oc7ZyLQ/v-deo.html
I saw Carlos knitting the first stitch when he was on the rows when knitting the 2 stitches together. You don’t knit the first stitch. Is there a difference in how it turns out your or his way?
Not sure exactly what you are asking. You can use the short row for the toe (I have another video demonstrating this). I would not use this short row combined with a gusset for the heel, as this short row method completes the heel turning with no gusset needed.
@annibarry1338 I use the tail ends of the contrast color to sew up any holes that might result. If you are not using a contrast color, you can draw up the extra yarn causing the hole one or two rounds later and knit it together with a stitch from the current round.
Did you weave in the main yarn on the first row when you started the first heel row? You said you were going to weave it in with the contrast yarn but I don’t see where you have done that. Am I missing something?
@@QuailsKnittingNestOk, I just wanted to make sure because the yarn was there on the other side. I guess you just forgot to film it. Thanks for your answer. This was a very helpful video. Do you still use this technique and like it?
Thank you for this excellent tutorial! Your spoken directions are very clear, and the close up of exactly what you are doing is so helpful. This is the best explaination of Arne's short row heel that I have found. I was very frustrated last night trying to do the heel on the Advent Christmas Stocking from the sparse directions in the pattern, and found your tutorial this morning. Thank you!
You are welcome! And thank you for the kind words. I hope your stocking turns out well.
Me too lolol
I came here for the exact same reason. The pattern instructions were not well written.
This is by far my favorite heel. I tried learning from Arne's tutorial ( I love them both), yours was much easier to follow and learn. Thank you!
You are welcome. It is my favorite shortrow heel, and I always use it for that.
your tutorial was easy to understand ,you are a good instructer ,thank you
Thank you for your comments. 😃
Ty so much! My Christmas stocking was a mess and I didn't know what to do before I watched your video. You are a life saver! Lol.!
You are welcome!
Thank you! I am about to knit another pair of socks and have tried so many methods for the toe and heel and felt they were, for me, too fiddly or too many stitch markers but this one looks like the one I will use from now. Your explanation is so good, not too fast.
I'm glad the tutorial was helpful for you.
@@QuailsKnittingNest Thanks. Yes, I have knitted the toe of my sock and this method is perfect. I am using a yarn with colour changes but this method would look even better with solid colour yarn as yours does. I have never considered contrast yarn for the heels and toes but I will do that on my next pair!
Thank you, Joy. I have watched this video many times, and have used the instructions, including weaving the main colour during the first row. My short row is a success!
I'm so glad to hear you were successful!
This makes so much more sense than the directions I was attempting last night. thank you!
Glad it helped!
This is excellent. This is so much tidier. Thank you so much.
You're welcome!
Thank you SO much for this video! I love Arne and Carlos but on Arne’s tutorial for the short row heel he knits too fast and also knits continental. Your video is very clear and easy to follow. ❤
Good, I'm glad it's helpful for you.
Very nice. Simple and tidy. I'm going to do a set.
Have fun knitting your socks!
A big thanks for this nice tutorial, now I can finally end my socks and start ŵearing them. ❤
You are welcome! Enjoy your socks.
Thank you so much for your very clear and nice explanation !!!
You are welcome!
Thanks so much! I have always done a gusset heel, but wanted to do contrasting 👠 heels, but there are so many kinds! Good tip on using more stitches to start with. 👌 I will try this, it looks easier than a gusset heel, but want to be able to choose!
If you try this short row heel, let me know how you like it.
Exactly what I needed!! Thank you
You are welcome!
Thank you so much! This is so helpful!
You are welcome!
Good tutorial- Thank you,
You are welcome!
Love that yarn!
Thanks. I wish I knew what it was!
Love this, thanks for the tutorial.
You are welcome!
Excellent, thank you so much!
You are welcome. I'm glad you liked it.
Wow!🎉
Thank you for sharing
You are welcome!
Thank you! I was watching Arne’s video but he went fast and I couldn’t catch it all.
You are welcome! Glad I was able to help.
I tried it just now and it worked out great. Much easier than other heels I’ve done. 😀
Great to hear!@@catherinekhalili4412
Thank you for this tutorial. Can you tell me the brand of yarn you are using? It is gorgeous!
Hi Rosemarie. Unfortunately I don't know what brand of yarn it is! The yarn was given to me by a friend without the label. :(
Thanks for making this video. I started learning to knit a couple of years ago and now I’m trying to make Arne and Carlos 2023 advent stocking. I’m learning toe up and colourwork on this project and now my first try at a short row. I think I need a longer video without skipped parts at the start when you leave unknitted stitches…I’ve watched all the videos I can find including Arne and Carlos but I’m about to give up😢
Don't give up. I'm also making the Advent stocking and having some trouble with it and I've been knitting for about 60 years. The part I'm having trouble with is what stitch exactly do you pick up. Neither videos show a good close up of this. "The stitch below" really doesn't describe it well. I have heard that you're to pick up the "grandmother stitch". So, if you think of the stitch on the needle as the daughter, and the one below as the mother, then the one below the mother is the grandmother. So, do I pick up the one below or the two below? What part are you stuck on? You should be at the end of your last colourwork row when you start the short row which means you're right between needles 1 and 4. Arne's instructions say to knit to just before the last stitch on needle 1. Then you turn and with yarn in front, you slip the first stitch and purl back to the end of needle 1, which is the centre back. Then carry on purling on needle 4 until just before the last stitch on that needle. Turn your work and, with yarn in back, slip the first stitch and knit back. Does that help at all or have I totally messed you up?
Thanks, I ended up putting needles 1 and 4 onto one needle and following this video for part one I haven’t looked at part two. I couldn’t follow Arne and Carlos pattern as it doesn’t say which rows to repeat and I had same problem for my first toe up too.
@@potts7976I put lifted increase grandmother stitch into google and there’s lots there including a video of Arne and Carlos talking about it and a close up of Carlos showing it😊
@@potts7976 Thanks, I ended up putting needles 1 and 4 onto one needle and following this video for part one I haven’t looked at part two. I couldn’t follow Arne and Carlos pattern as it doesn’t say which rows to repeat and I had same problem for my first toe up too.
@@sarahspicer1964 In Part one, you aren't really repeating rows. What you're doing is knitting or purling back and forth stopping each time one stitch before the gap you made last time. Then you turn, slip one, and knit or purl back to the other side and repeat. You know you're finished with Part one when you purl back 11 and reach that last stitch before the gap and have to turn. Then they want you to slip one and knit five stitches which should take you back to the middle. What you're doing is shortening the rows each time and should end up with something that looks like a triangle. Part two starts right where you needle is. You continue knitting until you reach the first gap, then knit the stitch before and after the gap together. Then you pick up a stitch and knit it, turn, slip a stitch and purl back. You just go back and forth like this until you've knitted all the stitches again. Again, I don't know if I'm helping or not. I hope you get it. It's the first time I'm doing a short row heel and I'm really not happy with the look of mine.
Can this heel be worked on a toe up sock? If so when do I start the heel. Your tutorial made it all click!
Yes, this can be worked on a toe-up sock. In fact in the tutorial that is exactly what I am working on. For my husband, I start the heel at 9 inches from the toe tip (he wears a US men's size 12 shoe). It would depend on the length of your foot where you would start the heel. For myself I might start at 7 1/2 - 8 inches (I wear a US size 8 1/2 shoe).
@@QuailsKnittingNest LOL not until your reply did I realize you couldn't read my mind! The foot length is 9" :) I know some patterns say 2" from the start of the heel.
2" from the start of the heel is a good place to start. Try it once and see how it works.
Hello again. Would you consider making a video tutorial for the short-row toe you used for this sock? I'm not sure how to begin the toe. Many thanks, Rosemarie
I will consider it, thanks for the suggestion. To do the toe, I use a provisional cast on for half the stitch count (in my case 36 sts) and then work the same short rows as for the heel. When the short rows are finished, I then work across the provisional stitches to get my full stitch count of 72 sts.
I added the short-row toe tutorial. You can find it here: ua-cam.com/video/2_QF3WF3Rlc/v-deo.html
Great technique and very clear video. Question: can you do a short row heel on an afterthought? I imagine I have all the stitches to kitchner, but I love short rows.
BB Mc, yes you can!
Where did you get this beautiful multicolored yarn? 🎉
My friend gave me this yarn. She lost the tag so doesn't know what it is or where it came from! Sorry.
Is this project in your Ravelry projects? I am hoping to see if I can identify this nice yarn. Your short row heel from Arne looks great!
Unfortunately, this yarn was gifted to me by a friend and had no tag on it, so I have no idea what the yarn is. Many people have commented that they like it! If you want to see it in my Rav projects, here is the link: www.ravelry.com/projects/QuailsKnitNest/mystery-tweed-socks
@@QuailsKnittingNest Thank you so much! I am an avid sock knitter and know a lot of sock yarns but this one has stumped me. If ever you find you had the chance to ask your friend any more detail about it and she can give you a clue, I would look here and/or Ravelry to see if you have given any more answers about it. I am on the hunt to see what I could discover and I will return to report anything I may learn. Am working a stocking with Arne's short row heel just now!
Are you by chance doing the mystery stocking-a-long with Arne & Carlos for the 2023 Advent calendar? I am working on that right now and enjoying it a lot.
@@QuailsKnittingNest I am, and loving it, first foray into stranded knitting and I am learning so much and enjoying the emerging patterns!
I just found your video and thank you so much for this tutorial. I am teaching myself to knit socks. I've frogged several times when I've tried to do other methods of a heel. This seems so much simpler to remember. You said you added 2 extra stitches. Question is after you've done the heel, do you keep the extra stitches or reduce those stitches as you complete the sock? Also what's the best weight yarns to use? I got a simulated sock fine yarn and I'm finding it a bit difficult working it up, but am managing best I can. I'm just not use to working with real fine yarns. Thanks again.
Hi Angeline. I should have clarified about adding the extra 2 sts to the heel. Normally a heel is worked over half of the sts, but instead I did half plus 2, not by increasing sts but by taking them from the top of the foot. Half of 72 would be 36. So I put 38 sts on the heel and 34 sts on the top. Thus my total stitch count did not change.
I normally use fingering weight yarn on US size 1 needles (2.25mm) for socks.
There is a forgotten boomerang heel?
I have never done a boomerang heel, but I found instructions for it here: www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/boomerang-heel---short-row-heel
I as busy with a pair of socks for a 4 yr old and I left it aside now I can finish the socks thank you arnie
I'm so glad you can finish your pair of socks now.
I have just learned that the boomerang heel is also called the German Short Rows Heel, AKA the Jo Jo, AKA the Yo Yo Heel. There is a tremendously helpful video of that technique here: ua-cam.com/video/Ex_4oc7ZyLQ/v-deo.html
I see this is also called a Boomerang heel, however it is different than the one I linked to above. Interesting.
I saw Carlos knitting the first stitch when he was on the rows when knitting the 2 stitches together.
You don’t knit the first stitch.
Is there a difference in how it turns out your or his way?
The difference is so subtle you probably wouldn't notice.
@@QuailsKnittingNest thank you
You are welcome @@sietievdw5404
Can i use this for toe up with gusset ?
Not sure exactly what you are asking. You can use the short row for the toe (I have another video demonstrating this). I would not use this short row combined with a gusset for the heel, as this short row method completes the heel turning with no gusset needed.
Could you explain how you don’t end up with a hole in the corners when you pick up the main sock colour again?
@annibarry1338 I use the tail ends of the contrast color to sew up any holes that might result. If you are not using a contrast color, you can draw up the extra yarn causing the hole one or two rounds later and knit it together with a stitch from the current round.
@@QuailsKnittingNest Thank you so much, I have avoided contrasting heels for so long, I will try this.
Did you weave in the main yarn on the first row when you started the first heel row? You said you were going to weave it in with the contrast yarn but I don’t see where you have done that. Am I missing something?
Actually, I forgot to do it! But I do normally weave it across.
@@QuailsKnittingNestOk, I just wanted to make sure because the yarn was there on the other side. I guess you just forgot to film it. Thanks for your answer. This was a very helpful video. Do you still use this technique and like it?
@@hilaritysmailbox580 yes, I still do use it and like it. Recently made another pair with this heel.