How to knit a German short row heel - Step by step instructions

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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[@barbarakautz8772]

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.!

[@feymreichmanostenrn8751]

As a Lefthänder, I love this. Finally got it - I think....Danke.

[@darialay3472]

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!

[@akacia3785]

I realize this might be a bit much to post as a comment... I am SO grateful that you, Norman, spend your time making these videos. I tried to pick up knitting for years and have failed repeatedly. I've really wanted to learn, because my mom was an amazing knitter - she passed away while I was still a kid, and this has been a way for me to, as an adult, reconnect with or at least, honor, some of her passions. We did not have a very good relationship, but I want to remember her for all the beautiful and good things she did and was, and knitting was one of her skills and passions. I am proud to say, that I've made my first pair of socks and and currently working on my second - along with a knitted sweater, which is for my 5 yo daughter, whom I partly named after my mother. It feels very full circle and healing, to be able to knit something for my daughter, which she would have done, had she still been here. That was a very long way of saying THANK YOU, but I did want to show the magnitude of something so simple as a craft and for you to know, that while you make a living (I hope) out of this channel, you do SO much more than that. So thank you, from a daughter, a mother and now also a knitter, in Denmark.

[@NimbleNeedles]

Well, actually this channel just works because I have people supporting me on patreon. And even then it's a stretch. I have been considering to stop quite a few times already

[@madelainedaley2128]

I’ve always wondered how to do this,thank you Norman

[@maryjohnson2062]

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.

[@TreebeardsHome]

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.

[@NimbleNeedles]

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 😅

[@TreebeardsHome]

@@NimbleNeedles - Thank you. I’ve printed your blog tips & saved your sock & heel blog posts for later. Thanks again. Have a great day.

[@claudetterobichaud8075]

thanks for your tutorial 😊 you've made knitting socks so simple

[@NimbleNeedles]

that's because it is...heh...at least once you'Ve wrapped your mind around it! :P

[@loreleysakaragatan9781]

Thanks to your Oma Mr Nimble. This makes the difficult simple. Now i can knit Socks. 😊

[@acanadianinohio]

Wow, that makes it so easy to understand. Thank you.

[@danbev8542]

Great video, clear explanations. Love your work, Norman!

[@enacrt]

What, you slip the stitch KNITWISE!?!? In every single tutorial on German short rows I've ever seen the stitch is slipped purlwise! Mind blown!! 🤯

[@NimbleNeedles]

Well to be fair, there are probably a million ways to knit short rows and it's not like u cannot slip purlwise either. I guess it boils down to which way you find it easier to pull down the working yarn.

[@tinaclement7754]

Love this channel. Easy to understand.

[@frans3474]

I love knitting sweaters from the top down and I have used German short rows to knit a ‘set-in’ sleeve. It gives a very nice professional finish. Thank you for the great heel tutorial! ❣️🌹

[@ooohlaa13]

can you share a pattern source for this approach? I have done top down sweaters and not all that pleased with how the set in sleeve evolved, it was confusing and not that aesthetic result. Thanx for sharing!

[@lauraannbrooks3810]

Enjoying from Southern California

[@sandrasaldana9840]

Wonderful! I love your presentation. Thank You

[@keturahspencer]

"A perfect fit for everone with a slender foot." Slender is the key word there. Thank you for your honesty about that. For those who have a deep instep it definitely needs some modifications.

[@NimbleNeedles]

Indeed. If I am honest here, I never use this heel for myself (only for my mum) and always a flap and gusset heel. I feel it's so much more comfortable and once you did three or four, I don't even see how it's harder to knit.

[@keturahspencer]

@@NimbleNeedles I find the heel flap and gusset incredibly easy. I'm working on how to modify short row or peasant heels.

[@NimbleNeedles]

@@keturahspencer that's super simple. Just two the first part three times in a row and skip the second part :P there you are ! :)

[@tkpfinny]

TA DA!! I did it!! Whew!! What a lesson that was for me! Learning a new technique for me is like fumbling around in the dark until you find the light switch and all of the sudden the light goes on and you know where you're at and what your doing!! Thank you Norman for pushing me through this one! I'm so pleased with myself! LOL

[@NimbleNeedles]

Great job!

[@math1003]

You are a born teacher! Thank you for posting these wonderful tutorials.

[@NimbleNeedles]

Wow, thank you!

[@hz2631]

This is definitely the best boomerang heel tutorial for me as a continental knitter (working yarn on my left hand). Thanks a lot for explaining the tech in such a clear and precise manner❤️❤️!

[@NimbleNeedles]

Very happy to hear that. And I too know the feeling. A lot of tutorials/videos are for English knitters - and that can sometimes be a bit more difficult to translate!

[@BB-eo9hk]

I'm also here to learn short rows for a sweater neck. Always been scared of short rows and avoided them like the plague. This is another clear and concise explanation of the technique from Norman. I'd love to see a separate short video on German short rows only on the other channel but this is great and helps me immensely!!

[@NimbleNeedles]

there you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5CpaXRrgd6tbpo

[@ziapinstitches2852]

Excellent tutorial, thank you so much!

[@oceansoul3694]

Normal you are a genius! Here in the USA the knitting teachers do tutorial videos on this German Short Row Hell, but they don't make it easy and once I made a pair of 2-at-a-time, Toe-Up socks and I was so bewildered I made 2 short row heels on EACH sock! HAHAHA! I cannot wait for your knitting instruction class or your book to appear, I so grateful for your written pattern, it is THE EASIEST pattern for this heel I've ever found. Thank You So Much from Colorado

[@michelleharrison5679]

I’m excited to try this heel!

[@eringilbert1098]

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....

[@NimbleNeedles]

Glad it helped and you finally found something that works for you

[@danbev8542]

Another good teacher, imo, is VeryPinkKnits. She keeps things a bit more elementary, and her videos are older - some are 10 years ago. I like seeing different people give explanations- eventually it sinks in.

[@eringilbert1098]

@danbev8542 Yes, I just watched one of her videos as well. Thank you! I'm on a sock kick. They're just so much fun to knit!

[@martafletcher3248]

Thank you for your really clear instructions. This is the best heel pattern I've come across. 😀

[@estefanamanrique3317]

So clear explanations... Thank you for showing us this technique! You are a good teacher.

[@Whistlewalk]

You are such a brilliant teacher. I have been wanting to start knitting socks for a while now but just couldn't understand the whole 'German short rows' part. Couldn't see the point of pulling the stitch over on a sweater neck back either, except that it must be some kind of place marker. Call me dense. But now I get it and I can start knitting my own socks, finally, and properly understand how to do GSR on a sweater back. THANK YOU!! I will enjoy my affordabel real wool socks. And sweaters.

[@antjenikolaus4805]

The variety of various techniques are truly appreciated! Thank you for keeping these skills in the public

[@NimbleNeedles]

always! I was taught my grandmother, schoolteachers and my mum for free. So I do feel it would be very insulting to their legacy and the generations that came before to charge for it

[@antjenikolaus4805]

@@NimbleNeedles 'Good on you!' as the Kiwis say (where I live), or 'That's the spirit'. Auf Deutsch fällt mir leider nichts Entsprechendes ein. Thanks again!

[@angelikagumbrell7089]

An excellent tutorial. Well explained and it's easy to see and understand what you're doing. Thank you.

[@MaesRuth]

This is such a better tutorial than what I was using for sock heels. I kept getting little gaps I didn't like. Just finished my first heel using this tutorial. Look soooo much better. Thank you again so much, you are amazing.

[@liliamarquez9094]

Thanks you for taking the time to shear this wonderful project.

[@lesleeg9481]

Thank you for making this video. I think it's the easiest short row heel I've ever done and there are no holes!! Yay! I have made two pairs so far and now I've started a toe up version and can't wait to get to the heel section - which I used to dread. Thanks again so much.

[@NimbleNeedles]

awesome. and you will notice that even the heel flap version I use in the toe-up video is barely more difficult!

[@allisonlittlefortin4891]

Thank you Norman, this tutorial was very helpful. I just knit my first pair of socks (after 45 years of knitting) and used a heel flap and gusset. Wanted to understand how other types of heels are constructed for my next pair. Very helpful!

[@jennifermiller7986]

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 💕

[@masuganut2082]

I’m on my second pair of socks!! But I’m going to immediately start a third pair so I can try this heel! I can’t wait to show my mother this as well as she desperately wants to make socks. Thank you so much Norman!!!

[@NimbleNeedles]

and if you hurry, you'll be ready in time for christmas and havve a nice present (if you celebrate that is)

[@masuganut2082]

@@NimbleNeedles yes! We celebrate Christmas and I’m super excited to make many many socks!! I watched your video again last night and I think it’s looking easier and easier and I’m very excited! Thank you!

[@NimbleNeedles]

@@masuganut2082 ha! mission accomplished :P

[@thewoolverine4420]

Thank you so much Norman! I love your tutorials. I have always been a crocheter and just began to knit a few weeks ago. I am following your beginner sock tutorial and I've already learned so much! I appreciate you!

[@rosed5827]

Thank you so much Norman for such a nice tutorial for the heel, my big issue is I ended up with a bit of a hole at the joint, so I don’t know what I did wrong😩

[@ingridfarnham6285]

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!

[@WhitePositive]

Thanks, Norman! Knitted my first heel today. I am making my first sock and I might make a bunch of little socks as stocking for the season. I just have to get the knitting part more smooth like yours. Merry Christmas, to you and all of yours!

[@janetbishop6031]

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

[@NimbleNeedles]

Welcome to my channel, Janet. And very happy to hear you were able to master thistechnique!

[@nikkiscott4341]

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!

[@lynnerobyn]

Same here - I finally get it! Thank you, Norman!

[@MorganBondelid]

Norman’s explanations are so practical and clarifying!

[@kc218]

Very helpful, thanks!

[@reeinvented914]

This is the first time I've heard Norman mention hist grandmother teaching him knitting.

[@NimbleNeedles]

Hmm.. could be :)

[@misti1866]

Brilliant! So easy to follow and worked perfectly! Thanks so much Have subscribed to your channel as I loved the way you presented this technique. Love from a very happy knitter 😀

[@NimbleNeedles]

welcome to my channel

[@cottagekeeper1044]

Thank you for this excellent tutorial! I am going to give it a try. Appreciate your step-by-step instructions

[@NimbleNeedles]

You are very welcome. Don't hesitate to reach out in case you have any problems 😊

[@mellrashid305]

Luv your tutorial, it’s so easy to understand and follow. TQ Norman

[@tanyapedersen6038]

I need to try this. I'm fairly good at knitting socks, but this looks SOO much easier. Now i just wished i had seen this video 2 hours ago, since i have just finished My heel in the classical way

[@SciFiFemale]

Thank you. I was having trouble following some tutorials, but yours is so clear and makes a great heel.

[@NimbleNeedles]

Glad it helped!

[@Lanchik1Bee]

Thank you!

[@jaebee9308]

That's a beautiful heel! Thank you for sharing this method with us. A very easy to follow tutorial, well explained! 👍💗

[@NimbleNeedles]

You’re welcome 😊

[@elizabethwillars838]

Thank you so much for such an easy tutorial! I’m currently making two at a time toe up on magic loop because I was worried about all the different heel types working cuff down! My local store, and favorite yarn barista, is going to offer a vanilla socks on magic loop in DK weight soon, so I feel like I’ll be able to tackle a top down German short row heel sock next!! Thank you so much!

[@anjuy6984]

Excellent tutorial..please upload a full socks knitting tutorial with german short row heel knitting...

[@NimbleNeedles]

i do have two sock tutorials up there. I don't think I will add another one. sorry :(

[@anjuy6984]

@@NimbleNeedles ok.I will check .I am so sorry I am new to your channel.....I made a pair of socks by following your tutorial ...thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️....your tutorials are elaborate and complete in itself ..otherwise whenever I knit anything usually follow many videos and then knit ...

[@susanmcbride587]

I feel confident that I can give this method another try. Ive made 2 pairs but my stitches have holes. I pulled as tight as I could but still holes. I can see you've got your working thread In a certain place which the tutorial I followed was a little different. Im going to give it a try.

[@grumpy_poo]

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...

[@phoener]

I am learning this heel and have seen several videos, but I like yours the best! Thank you for explaining that the double stitch can be formed either by slipping knitwise or purlwise. I have been using the purlwise slip stitch, but I am getting holes. This may be because I am not knitting through the back loops. I am concerned that I will get bumps or lumps, and my feet are very sensitive (“Princess and the Pea” sensitive).

[@phoener]

While others may not have the same results, I wanted to share what I’ve found. I appreciated your comment that the double stitch could be made either by slipping knitwise or purlwise; purlwise was easier for me. When it came to knitting the double stitches, knitting through the back loop really closed up the holes that sometimes show along the sides of the heel. Thank you, Norman, for sharing your expertise!

[@caylarivera2804]

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!

[@annesfeltedfriends]

You make it look so easy! Will try.

[@NimbleNeedles]

because it really is :) definitely give it a try.

[@lissie831]

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!

[@NimbleNeedles]

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? ^^

[@NimbleNeedles]

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[@vivienneclarke2421]

Hi Norman~! I like the look of the GSR heel,which is lucky for me as it's the only one I know how to knit😄 I find that it just isn't sturdy enough tho. I'm knitting socks for my son,who works in construction. He loves the wool socks in the winter months but under his heavy work boots the heels just don't hold up. My question is do you have any suggestions and /or tutorials for a sturdier heel,something that isn't a stockinette stitch maybe~? I honestly don't know anything about the other types of heels lol. Knitting socks is my favorite thing to knit,I just need to learn some other techniques~!! Thanks in advance,i love your tutorials~you do such a fantastic job teaching. Your videos are always so easy to understand,making even the complicated stuff seem easy~!!🥢🧶 Edit: I should include also,that I've only ever knitted toe up socks~!!

[@NimbleNeedles]

@@vivienneclarke2421 i dont have a tutorial on toe up socks her eon my channel. BUt you can simply knit the socks with a different, sturdier yarn or with two strands held together. That's a good start. there are also very super thin nylon threads you can buy for this very purpose.

[@laurastrickling5574]

I'm excited to try this method! I'd like to try it toe up. Hope I can figure it out.

[@domenicomonteleone3055]

@@NimbleNeedles good Thursday late afternoon iam writing you so I could understand more about the German style of heel to create the bottom part of the socks and iam a newbie at knitting but would care to learn more about building a better pair of socks could this technique be also used in sweater making when knitting a sweater my message to you thank you kindly 🙏 Happy Holidays Merry Christmas 🎅 🎄 from 🇨🇦 #YSW respect back to you 🙏

[@NimbleNeedles]

@@domenicomonteleone3055 sure. Lots of yoked sweaters use short rows for the shoulders. Or for breast darts.

[@rosecarpenter6809]

Thank you,

[@NimbleNeedles]

You are welcome!

[@emdran]

Wow, those German short rows make a beautiful heel! I’ve been knitting for 50+ years but only learned about German short rows this week in Iris Schreier’s Neon Splash Shawl knit-along. She uses German short row technique to make pattern bands that look like repeating leaves.

[@NimbleNeedles]

Oh wow! yeah..i know these kind of pattersn. Can look spectacular if you use a contrasting color!

[@martinawismer8235]

Could you do a tutorial for the German short row heel for two-at-a-time toe-up on circular needles. Your tutorials are very clear and easy to understand. Thank you!

[@NimbleNeedles]

Hey Martina, that is a great suggestion for a video. However, I never knit TAAT and I never knit socks toe up, and I never knit socks with circular needles either. So, that's a lot of nevers there. I'm not sure I'm the right person to teach you that :(

[@HB-hu2zz]

I know you posted this a long time ago but I believe short row heels can be done the same way either direction :)

[@angelamchutchon]

Hi Norman. Thank you for this great video. I really enjoy this German short row heel for my baby socks. With the first I discovered that although this is a simple heel in theory it is very unforgiving and if, for instance you drop a stitch it is nearly impossible to sort it out. I ended up doing my first heel 5 times. The second heel I paid close attention and deliberately slowed down and got it done in 1. I will confess that I think I did 1 too many rows in the heel, I think watching your video, yet again, you knit across the entire row when you are knitting the two last double stitches together. I have therefore ended up with a couple of little holes. I have played with the yarn and moved it along. But this was my learning for next time. Thank you once again, love this heel, love this video ❤

[@terriher3230]

I absolutely loved this video! Such a clear explanation, the best I have seen yet on GSRs! I also really like the two rows of knit for stabilizing before picking up the double stitches. I used to just go from decreasing straight to increasing, and it definitely leaves more of a gap. One question: I was not clear at the end of your video about how to handle picking back up the double stitches if you use the slipping purlwise method instead of slipping knitwise as your grandmother taught you. You mentioned that you just knit the two legs of the double stitch together on right side rows, but do you have to purl the double stitch together through the back loop on the wrongside rows?

[@NimbleNeedles]

good question terri. I'm not 100% sure what will give teh best results here so I'dhave to test it myself. i never actually knit it that way. So, I recommend knitting a little swatch and check what you like better. I plan to do a short-row tutorial in january (probably).

[@donatablevins4497]

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!

[@NimbleNeedles]

I definitely shall carry on. Thank you for your kind words ❤️

[@raffaelapetranca3454]

interessante metodo👏👍

[@moniquem8093]

Hi Norman I emailed you and you said to post a public question, i love how your sock lookes with the boomerang heel, i would like to find a pattern that is a top down sock, with that heel and i need help with how to finish the toe, so many options, like a banded toe? can you please make a video on a toe? thank you

[@NimbleNeedles]

yeah..thank you for your understanding. I only have a full sock tutorial with a heel flap and gusset heel. Since producing such a tutorial takes a looot of time (we are talking upwards of 40 hours) i am currently not in the possition to accomodate your request. But really my sock videos shows you everything you need and u just need to switch to this video for the heel. everything else would stay the same.

[@kurtnehrbass7502]

Could you possible show this using 2 circular needles instead of the 4 DP needles?

[@NimbleNeedles]

Not sure where you would feel there is a difference? It's the exact same pattern. So, no. But I have a toe up sock tutorial where I use a variation of this heel.

[@dianeanderson905]

One other quick question: Your knitting scissors are so beautiful. Would it be possible to add a link where one could purchase them?

[@NimbleNeedles]

they are sadly not available for retail customers. they are by wasa solingen.

[@nicolasmith1460]

Outstanding videos. Probably the best explanation of German straight rows. Thank you. I’m a new fan❣️

[@NimbleNeedles]

Welcome to my channel!

[@Ebonyeyed]

Seriously - this was the shortest, simplest and clearest video on GSRs I've seen so far. Thank you! I'll be waiting for that book you'll be writing for us 😉😉😉... Speaking of: can you suggest a book on the principles of designing and short rows to shape shoulders etc? I've been looking for the practical/technical aspects of how we calculate number or rows/stitches to work on to shape garment, but especially during top-down seamless construction, but haven't had much luck. Or maybe you can create such a tutorial for us???🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@NimbleNeedles]

I can put that on the list. Lots of ppl have requested a similar video already 😎

[@Knitti46]

Thanks for the very good video Norman. How do you close the lateral gaps between the upper foot and heel when continuing to knit in the round after finishing the heel? LG Chris

[@NimbleNeedles]

well, idealy speaking, there shouldn't be a gap. If you use stitch marker and move the return point a bit down the needle (so not as the last stitch on the needle) then this often helps a lot. And if you watch my video on fixing mistakes (i published that 3 weeks ago or so), i am also showing a way to adjust tension afterwards and you can use that to close the gap as well.

[@ileneklayman3440]

Norman, I love your channel, you are so calm when you explain things. You are a great teacher and a great person.

[@tl4214]

New to knitting over all, so I was intimidated by sock knitting. Add to that the name of this technique, and I had been struggling to think "how on Earth am I going to understand this in writing?!? Well, thanks to you, I have set the anxiety aside and have a wonderful, clear understanding of the German Short Rows!! Thank you, Norman!!

[@lekishahamlett6159]

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!!!!😁

[@NimbleNeedles]

very happy to hear that, Lekisha!

[@kevinwuwon3905]

At 11:34, I notice the double stitch is left-legged but you're purling it normally. Is that intentional, or should it be purled through the back loop in order to not twist the double stitch? I noticed that all the other times you knit through the double stitch, it was through the back loop.

[@NimbleNeedles]

well, as always there are no hard rules in knitting. you could try to ptbl it and see if you like the results. I don't.

[@Nora-Hsch]

Hi, I'm new to knitting and I was wondering if it is necessary to knit the two full rounds in between? I am knitting with a contrasting colour and that would mean I have to switch yarn each time because I don't want the constrasting colour at the top of the sock. Thanks in advance!

[@NimbleNeedles]

Some skip those rounds but I don't think it looks good. 🤷

[@queenofpixels5458]

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. :)

[@carolb.4837]

Thank you . Very well explained and demonstrated. I particularly liked the repetition . I’ve never tried this before, I always use the heel flap method but I’m going to have a go as you have made me feel very confident.

[@PaulaSimoes67]

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!!!!😊

[@pammyers1982]

Thank you, Norman! Making my first pair of socks and the pattern calls for a German short row heel. Your tutorial makes it so easy! 💙💙

[@NimbleNeedles]

awesome. Wishing you much sucess with your first pair!

[@sondragingery5949]

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.

[@RamblingKnitter]

I'm a fairly recent convert to sock knitting but am now a self-confessed sock-a-holic!! So far I've been using the heel flap and gusset technique, but for my latest sock I thought I'd try something different, just for a change. Your video tutorial (as well as the clear written instructions) is so helpful - very clear and easy to follow. The only comment I'd make (and it is a comment, not a criticism) is that as I'm not a continental knitter I struggled at first to understand exactly how to do the mds stitches - however, I got there in the end! In fact, I might try your video on how to do continental knitting. I'm quite happy doing English style knitting, but it's always good to learn something new - and you really do make it easy and enjoyable. Thank you Norman!

[@shielasmith9583]

Okay so I have a question in regards to knitting two full rounds after you completed making all of the double stitches left and right of the markers are you meaning literally all three of those needles like all the way back around twice or just the heel stitches that you would do two rounds the timing for this would be approximately 9:00 thanks

[@NimbleNeedles]

yeah "literally all three of these needles all the way around" :)

[@shielasmith9583]

@@NimbleNeedles thank you for your quick response now I know what I'm supposed to do can't tell the I'm a newbie year-and-a-half in and I still don't understand everything but I'm learning

[@amberthomas2808]

My favorite tutorial when I need a reminder on short row heels! Thank you!

[@sophiasauseda2983]

Incredibly clear instructions. This video is lovely.

[@asmaaismail7235]

Hahaha😊😊😊😊😊 thank you so much for sharing your knowledge of thought to us, i learned and enjoyed viewing it. Once again, thank you so much. Indeed. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@elenabeyers2088]

Slupping the first stitch knitwise creates a much cleaner stitch. I just finished doing a.german short row on socks by slipping purlwise. The our side looked ok but the knit side was a mess. So I dd a shadow wrap heel for the second sock and that was wonderful. I will have to give your technique a try before I say, “No German short rows for me.”

[@christineannemarsden]

Very clearly shown & explained BUT I might have to completely re-learn my style of knitting & holding the wool in order to do this as for my WHOLE LIFE I have done it the English way holding the wool the other way round!! Yours is certainly better!!

[@stevemichael8186]

Question on the 2nd half of the german short rown when im all the way to the edge and there is one stitch left AFTER the double stitch, since i have to knit one stitch after anways, when i turn it do i still turn that last knit stitch into a double stitch?

[@NimbleNeedles]

maybe read the written pattern, it should clarify things for you: nimble-needles.com/tutorials/german-short-row-heel-tutorial/

[@ginette2100]

I realized 2 things I was doing wrong. I knitted only one row around and got holes on the return, now with 2 rounds AND knitting through the back loop I achieved nicer heels. Thank you so much for your work on utube, the closeups are terribly appreciated.

[@SundaysChild100]

I’m working on some Pairfect socks now and knitting this heel. I appreciate this tutorial and the tips included in the written pattern. Thanks!!!

[@NimbleNeedles]

Great. Feel free to comment incase u need further help 😊❤

[@da9890]

I just saw your video on GSR and I love it. I will be trying this technique. If I can do this, I will be using this technique from now on. Love all your videos I’ve seen. They are so informative. Keep up the good work.

[@clairebradbury11]

Thank you for such a clear explanation, you make it look easy!

[@bonnadowns524]

Thank you so much❤️👌🙏 Your tutorial makes so much easier to follow… finally I Got It🙏

[@mamacamano7507]

Thank you for sharing this technique! It is so much easier than the traditional way! 🥰

[@NimbleNeedles]

you are very welcome gladys! Have fun knitting it :)

[@clarefriend1376]

I have been struggling with German short rows for years. I finally found your channel and this demonstration and it all clicked. The key for me was adding the stitch markers. What a game changer. Thank you, thank you so very much for the clear explanation❤❤❤

[@NimbleNeedles]

Wonderful! glad my video could make a difference!

[@lisapuleo1339]

I find your videos so helpful. I have never done socks before and because of your video i am finally trying my first sock. So excited. 😊

[@susanarmstrong4446]

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

[@lynettebanks9534]

Wonderful truly wonderful I can’t knit with the loop method (I’m old school) much prefer 5 needles but it was an excellent tutorial 🎉🎉

[@suzettegaybba-vanzyl6484]

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

[@elvameldal84]

Thank you for the video! I will use it! I'm preparing for winter 😆 knitting socks for the family and i needed an easy heel knitting recipe. I don't like when the heel comes out like a chair, if you know what i'm mean. I like this work and it makes the sock more beautiful.