KNITTING 101 with Lisa and Danielle
Short Rows

I. Introduction/Supplies	VIII. Inscreasing/Ruffled Cuffs
II. Dyeing Yarn	IX. Decreasing
III. Winding a Center Pull Ball	X. Short Rows/Using Stitch Markers
IV. Casting on	XI. Kitchener Stitch/Using Stitch Holder
V. Knit Stitch	XII. Seed Stitch
VI. Purl Stitch/ Ribbing	XIII. Binding Off
VII.Gauge Swatch	XIV. Weaving In

X. Short Rows/Using Stitch Markers

Stitch markers are extremely helping in knitting. They can help you go back to a section that you know is knit correct if you knit a mistake. They help you know where you want to do certain stitches and where you may want to increase or decrease. Stitch markers are especially helpful with doing short rows. Special, one-of-a-kind stitch markers can be found at DoodlesJewels.com

Short rows add some extra body to the rear of your shorts or pants for the added bulk of a diaper. Short rows are not necessary on these items, but can help the front of your project to have a lower rise and the back to be higher to cover the diaper better.

Click here for a very explanatory video on how to add short rows to your project. The basic premise is to get to where you would like the edge of your added bulk to be (in a project of 100 stitches, I have markers at 25 and 75 stitches and add my short rows in the back between them.) When you get to the first marker, you pass a stitch over to hide the row (shown in video) and then purl back to your other marker. Then you slip a stitch again using the yarn to hide the row, and knit back to your other marker. Then you knit around and around for a few rows before you add another short row. I like to add my short rows at the 3rd row after ribbing, the 8th row after ribbing and the 12th row after ribbing. This will change for you depending on your gauge.

Continue on to Lesson XI: Kitchener Stitch/Using Stitch Marker