Tutorial: YO Short Rows

Another way of working short rows in a pattern that calls for them is the Yarn Over Short Row (or YO short row).  It can be substituted anywhere the w&t method is used, just “turn, yo” instead of “wrap and turn”. Read below for step-by-step pictures of how to do it.

Materials

• Your knitting
• Two hands

Directions

Step 1: (RS) Work the required number of stitches to the turning point,

Step 2: Turn the work and make a yarn over.

Step 3: Work to the next turning point.

Step 4: Turn work, yarn over before proceeding to knit.

You should be able to see a yarn over and a gap at each short row turning point.

Closing the Gap

When you’re done creating the short rows above, close the gap by using a k2tog or p2togtbl when you get to each gap.

RS: Work to the YO. Knit the yarn over with the turning point stitch to its left as a k2tog.

WS:  Work to the YO. Sl the yarn over and the turning point stitch separately as if to knit, slide those two sts back onto the LH needle and purl together through the back loops. (This keeps the yarn over on the back side of your work.)

OTHER SHORT ROWS TUTORIALS

This tutorial is part of our Short Rows series – see our tutorials on Shadow Wrap Short Rows and German Short Rows as well.