How to knit a German short row heel - Step by step instructions
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- čas přidán 20. 03. 2021
- A very detailed tutorial on knitting German short-row sock heels.
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This is a step-by-step tutorial on how to knit socks with a german short row heel the easy way. It's a very easy sock heel pattern perfect for beginners. It creates a very snug fit and is ideal for rather slender feet.
The basic recipe goes like this:
The heel is knit across half of your stitches (so if you cast on 50, you knit across 25)
Then you divide the heel stitches into three equal parts (if your number isn't dividable by 3, the middle sections gets more stitches. eg. 9/10/9 or 10/12/10). Place stitch markers to mark these three section.
You knit it in three parts:
1) first you knit short rows from the edges until you reach the two stitch markes.
2) then you add two rounds of plain stockinette stitch where you k2tog tbl all double stitches
3) and then you knit short rows starting from the two stitch markers towards the edges.
You can exchange the German Short row technique for any other method you like. It basically doesn't matter - the pattern remains the same.
For a roomier short row sock heel, consider repeating the first part three times (with 2 rounds of knit stitches in between) instead.
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I am not knitting socks. Just German short rows on a sweater's neck. I am really left handed and knit continental style. This is the ONLY tutorial --and I've watched several--where the instructor actually shows what they are doing and explains what happens. I have watched it every time I need to be reminded about double stitches and German short rows, esp since parts of the authors of this pattern think I read their minds.!
As a Lefthänder, I love this. Finally got it - I think....Danke.
This is the BEST video. I watched 3 others before I found your tutorial. I could not figure it out at all prior to seeing your step by step instructions. You made it so much easier and completely understandable. THANK YOU!! You are terrific....
Glad it helped and you finally found something that works for you
I know that this has been up for a while, but you explained the Double Stitch so well!!! I couldn't find anything any clearer. Thank you very much!
Norman, I love your channel, you are so calm when you explain things. You are a great teacher and a great person.
This is the best video I have found for the german short heel. I will definitely try this. Thank you so much. Keep up the great work.
Your tutorials always my go to! This short row heel made me enjoy the process of sock knitting. No fussing with flaps or picking up stitches. Thanks Norman!
Excellent tutorial! I always had trouble understanding the second half of the turn. That is no longer a problem for me.I liked, and subscribed immediately. You are now my go to for knitting. Thank you very much
Welcome to my channel, Janet. And very happy to hear you were able to master thistechnique!
Agreed. Norman's explanations are always spot on and the enjoyment he gets out of knitting and sharing that with skill is really cool. Thanks Norman!
Same here - I finally get it! Thank you, Norman!
Norman’s explanations are so practical and clarifying!
This has been the clearest & easiest tutorial for gsr I’ve seen. I started my first sock & had so much trouble with the standard heal flap that I ripped it out. The slipped stitches made the tension far too tight.
I was going to do an afterthought heel, but this looks easier than I thought. Plus, there’s no bulk or seam.
Danke schoen for this tutorial. Have a great day.
Oh wow.. Blush...it is relatively easy. Though, you can get little holes just as easy so make sure to read the blog post that goes along with it 😅
@@NimbleNeedles - Thank you. I’ve printed your blog tips & saved your sock & heel blog posts for later. Thanks again. Have a great day.
Excellent instruction!! I wish I'd discovered German short rows on my very first pair of socks! Your video is super clear and I appreciate the repeat of the initial double stitch move!
I can’t tell you enough how much I truly enjoyed this video. I always hated knitting socks because of the heel but this video is a GAME CHANGER. I’m so excited to make so many socks with this method. You did an amazing job. Thank you so much!
I'm so glad to hear that. I love knitting socks and am always amazed how people say they hate the heel and i'm like..why? ^^
I appreciate how difficult it is to explain something so clearly in a second language.... I knitted my first ever sock this week.... but the 'afterthought heel' seems a bit untidy for me so I am having another go. I assume it will work just as well with a toe up sock.... your method really makes sense ( thanks to your mum) . I wish I could knit the way you do with the yarn in the left hand, I have tried but don't have the dexterity.... very skilled. Thank you...
Thanks to your Oma Mr Nimble. This makes the difficult simple. Now i can knit Socks. 😊
Love all your videos, often play them over and over, stopping and starting while knitting to cement the technique in my head, and muscle memory of my hands.
Love your clear concise demonstration. Thank you!
Very talented, I knitted along with your tutorial, produced a heel 😢I could not believe I could do it, but I did 😮, thank you again for showing your kindness and talents, I will have to repeat the process again 🎉.
congratualations! now onwards to the next sock, eh?
Hello Norman, just want to let you know how much your tutorials have helped. I started knitting about 30 years ago and had to lay it down due to family raising and long work hours for 27 years. I recently picked my knitting back up and started with some socks. I’m basically self-taught, and anytime I have pattern instructions I’m not sure about or don’t understand, your channel is the first go-to for me. You explain your instructions clearly and in-depth and your video is set so its very easy to see what you are demonstrating. Please keep up what you are doing. You’re the best!
I definitely shall carry on. Thank you for your kind words ❤️
Thank you for a lovely clear video/tutorial, I am using a new to me pattern for socks but could not understand the insructions, I have knit for many years and used short rows many times but the pattern had me flummoxed. Your video clearly explained how to complete the short rows, so simple
Thank you for such a clear explanation, you make it look easy!
Fantastic video tutorial! This was the second heel that I’ve learned to knit and it was super easy to follow! Definitely very easy to knit and looks very nice
I’m excited to try this heel!
Brilliant video Norman, thank you. Clear and concise.
Thank you for this excellent tutorial. I will recommend your video for every knitter who has troubles with short row heel 😊 In Finland we call this type of heel 'tiimalasikantapää' i.e. hour glass heel.
i shall not try to pronounce that, haha! :P
Thank you once again Norman. I love the way you explain and demonstrate each step.
I've been having such a difficult time with German Short Rows although I have watched many instructional videos. I knit English style, so your method looks backwards to me, but I'm going to try it on my second sock anyway because it's clearer and makes more sense than the way I've been doing it!
Thank you for your helpful videos!
Perfect tutorial! You are an excellent teacher and such an amazing person ❤️
Thank you for your effort and time!
Great tutorial! You are an excellent teacher!
Thanks, Norman, for these videos. I am still wanting to learn to knit, and your beginner videos are very helpful!
Wow... your explanation is excellent .
I will definitely try this
Thank you for this great tutorial.
This was so helpful in replacing worn out heels in my woolens...thx you so much for the details and close ups. Excellent!
What great instructions & so easy to understand. I think I'll watch a few more times & begin this type of heel. Thank you so much!!!
Clear and well filmed - thanks!!
Thank you. This second part was easy and not getting gaps
Thank you!! I can finally knit socks thanks to your tutorial. It was so clear and easy to follow 🎉🎉
Love this channel. Easy to understand.
Thank you for your really clear instructions. This is the best heel pattern I've come across. 😀
Very clear instructions. Thank you.
Thank you once more. Your lessons are always super clear!!!! Love from Lisbon! And thank you for charing the detail about your grandmother ... you were lucky ... and her teachings reach all the world through you! Thats very cool!!!!😊
Excellent job instructing. Thank you.
I love this video. So informational and clear.
Wow! You really have a gift! Thanks soooo much for sharing it! Your videos are the MOST helpful!!!! I've tried to learn soooo many techniques, but they become crystal clear after watching your videos! Thanks SOOOO much - again & again!!!!😁
very happy to hear that, Lekisha!
Excellent tutorial, thank you so much!
This is a well explained Tutorial on German Short Row. Thank you.
Incredibly clear instructions. This video is lovely.
Very helpful! Thanks. The printed instructions in my pattern just didn't make sense but watching you and hearing your detailed play by play was just what I needed. Thanks again.
Thank you, Norman, for another excellent video.
Wonderful! I love your presentation. Thank You
Thank you, this is the best heel method I have seen and clearly explained without confusing charts etc.
Excellent video! Thank you so much! 😊
thank you for such clear instructions and video angles.
Thank you so much for this clear & concise tutorial, I’ve always wanted to learn something other than heel flap & gusset. 🧦🧦
Wow, that makes it so easy to understand. Thank you.
My favorite tutorial when I need a reminder on short row heels! Thank you!
Thank you for your tutorials. I'm looking forward to knitting my first pair of socks.
Thank you so much to show me how to learn German short row. You are simple the best
Thank you for your very clear and well demonstrated German Short Row heel. I was able to follow along and the heel turned out as it should.
Thank you so much! This method is helping me !
This is excellent and exactly what I need. Thank you!!
So clear explanations... Thank you for showing us this technique! You are a good teacher.
I have never seen a german short row method. I really like this. Thank you! Your videos are so clear and easy to follow. I have been recommending your channel to all my knitting friends.
I tried this heel last night and I am amazed. It was the easiest heel I’ve ever see or done and it looks so neat. Thank you Norman! ❤️
This video has made me so happy ❤ thank you so much ❤
Thank you. Exellent tutorial❤️👏👏
I'm so glad to see another way to create a heel! This looks easy, I can't wait to try it!
it really is!
This is the best German short Row explanation and visual I have ever seen. I got a little tripped up not understanding that after the first series of sort rows that I should knit 2 full rounds which included ALL of the sock, not just the heel stitches. It’s not that he didn’t say it, but he didn’t show knitting them all so I thought I was supposed to knit 2 rows of heel in the stockinette stitch flat, which doesn’t work because you have to purl across half of the short row stitches and it looks wonky. I went back and watched carefully and realized my mistake and now all is good. Thank you.
Just in case. Almost all my tutorials have a linked blog post with the written instructions. So, the first link in the description will always take u there.
Great tutorial for a great heel. I will definately use it on my next pair of socks too.
great easy to understand instructions. I just shared to a friend who is knitting her first pair!
Wow, ok, so this made heels make sense and I really like not having to take my stitches off the needles to do it. I’m so excited to try this! You’re the bomb! 😊
Thank you great explanation on the heel 💙
The best German short row heel tutorial! Because of you I was successful!! Much gratitude and thanks!
Danke sehr! Thank you for the easy to follow tutorial! Working on my first pair of socks now 💪
Thanks you for taking the time to shear this wonderful project.
Omg! Ive been hesitant to start socks, but now i feel so much better. Thank you!❤
VERY WELL EXPLAINED! TY for sharing this!
An excellent tutorial. Well explained and it's easy to see and understand what you're doing. Thank you.
Thank you. Very clear instructions, and nice knitting technique.
Vielen Dank, dass Sie mir beigebracht haben, Sockenabsätze zu stricken.
Gern Geschehen, Ali!
Thank you very much!Clear instructions! I save this one to make sure I can refer to it!!!😊
Thank you! Can’t wait to try this.
This is such a useful technique! Thank you for the tutorial. I have only done this for one pair of socks so far but it is my favorite heel technique now. Not having to knit the heel flap and pick up all those stitches is so much easier!
Norman... I am really impressed by your expertise.... God bless you
Socks are on my knitting bucket list for this year. I learned the german short row from your other video earlier this year and used it on a sweater neckline that I couldn't understand the pattern instructions. Heels always seemed so complicated but this looks very clean and simple. Thanks for another great video. You are taking up a lot of the space on my knitting instructions playlist. :)
Loved it! Your video was so clear I was able to follow every stitch, making it so much easier to understand. Thank you so much!
I'm so glad to hear that you could make it work Sheryl!
Excellent video with simple, clear instructions. I was able to do it on my first try! Thank you!
Norman, you are an excellent teacher! I've been knitting for a long time, but I have learned so much from you.
Thank you for the tutorial! Just finished my very first boomerangheel!❤
Really useful tutorial and very well explained and shown
Exceptional tutorial thank you for showing us beginners how to accomplish knitting basics
Gotta try this kind of heel. Looks amazing😊
Thank you
I think my next pair of socks will be cuff down. I'm afraid for gussets ex ex
Now I See it can be easy
You make my day
Thank you so much❤️👌🙏
Your tutorial makes so much easier to follow… finally I Got It🙏
Great video; so easy to follow!
Brilliant instructions, the first time ever I understood GSR
awesome! glad you did it!
Thank you so much for this video. I haven't knitted socks for many years and am starting it up again. This is so much easier and I'm so glad I found your video. I purchased a book and I was so confused on the heel but you made it look better than any book. Thank you again.
Thanks for this excellent explanation.
Thank you for this excellent tutorial! I am going to give it a try. Appreciate your step-by-step instructions
You are very welcome. Don't hesitate to reach out in case you have any problems 😊
Thank you so much!!! I have been putting off making socks because I didn't understand the heel. Your video was very clear and easy to understand. Now I am off to start some socks 💕
I’ve always wondered how to do this,thank you Norman
Clear as a bell. Great tutorial!
Thank you to show and explain how difficult the way to knit german short row for the sock. I am very appreciate.