I cannot figure this out at all. I’ve found many other people with the same problem who have posted about it but can’t find any solutions (maybe there aren’t any?).
I worked 4 short rows (2 in each direction) at the back neck of a sweater I’m knitting. Now the pattern says to knit 2x2 for 6 rows for the ribbing at the neck. Easy, right? Well, picking up the first two wraps was easy (thet were done on the knit side). But when I get to the next two wraps, I can’t pick them up because they’re on the wrong side of the stitch (they were done on the purl side), and they’re creating a huge hole. I’ve only ever w&t’d on flat pieces where picking up the wraps makes sense because you’re always either on the right or wrong side, but in the round, I can’t figure out how to pick up the wrong side wraps?
Here’s a way to do a somewhat conventional w&t and pick up sts in the round without a hole. It’s a bit of a combination of w&t and German short row on the purl side but it works.
I use German short rows and with that technique, there’s not a problem knitting around and picking up the doubled sts that you get at the turn.
Yes, by either method, you’d have to redo the short rows. I’d give either or both methods a try on a swatch with some scrap yarn just to make sure they look the way that you want before you rip out any knitting however. (You don’t have to knit in the round, just carry a strand of yarn loosely across the back to the beginning of the row. It’s the same technique you would use to knit a swatch in the round.)
Hi,
I just wanted to thank you so much for this advice! I was having the exact same problem as Brushy when picking up wraps for a poncho-type shawl. I tried a few other short row methods, including the one described in the pattern, and they left noticeable (to me) holes. But the German short row technique worked perfectly, and I took your advice to make a swatch before committing to it. Thanks again for saving me a lot of frustration!
