How to avoid gaps in short rows
If you are new to the short rows technique, you can learn the basics in the introduction to short rows here . In this post, I want to focus instead more about what does it mean to join short rows, and what methods we can use to make it as neat as possible. When we join short rows, what we want to do, is to add stitches back compared to the previous, shorter set of short rows. There are methods to do so, and different methods might work better according to the stitches and the yarn you're using. I'll go through different methods now: 1. Insert the hook and yarn over With this method, we insert the hook between the short rows, we yarn over, pull up a loop, and then work the stitch as usual in the next stitch. For example, if it is a half double crochet row: we place the final half double crochet before joining rows. insert the hook in between short rows, pull up a loop. now, for the half double crochet stitch, yarn over, insert the hook, pull up a loop. instead of ...
