German short rows Short rows are a very interesting technique for shaping your knits. The idea is to turn your knitting and knit back before having reached the end of a row. The problem is, that if you just turn and knit back, you’ll get a hole at the turning point. A very easy and effective technique are German short rows. After turning, the pivot stitch is slipped purlwise with the yarn over the needle, creating a double stitch. This double stitch is knitted as one single stitch in the next ro