German short rows in the round

NEW AND IMPROVED METHOD! German Short Rows in the round.

I found a new trick that gets rid that ugly gap/stretched out stitch that you get when you work short rows in the round. I had found a pretty good trick before but this one is MUCH better. The "double stitch" (ds) on RS and on WS are each worked as usual and then "resolved" as usual EXCEPT for the last ds.

Please first watch my German Short rows tutorial to familiarize yourself with the basic German Short rows method. I will only include here the detailed instructions about my way of "resolving" the last ds. Note: This video shows 2 sets of short rows worked in stockinette in the round.

INSTRUCTIONS:

To resolve the last ds when resuming working in the round:

Knit to 1 st BEFORE last ds, slip st as if to knit with yarn held in back, carefully slip first "leg" of ds as if to purl with yarn held in back (leaving second "leg" of ds on left needle). Insert the left needle tip through the front of the two slipped stitches, and then tightly knit those two stitches together from this position. Knit second "leg" of ds through the back loop, then continue knitting as per pattern (knit the first few stitches tightly).

(Note: there's a couple of points in the video where it looks like I'm wrapping the yarn twice around the needle but I'm not!)

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Video markers:

ds on the WS: 0:27 and 2:13

ds on the RS: 1:10 and 3:32

resolve ds on RS: 1:40 and 4:29

resolve ds on WS: 3:02

resolve LAST ds in a modified way when resuming work in the round: 4:50