While exploring short rows for her blog, Alice of Socktopus fame came up with this version of short row shaping and I think it is the very best method I have ever come across. So tidy and easy to work – I am a convert, I think you will be too!

Right Side

Step 1

On the RS: knit to where you want to turn your short row.

Step 2

Work a KRL or “lifted increase” into the next st on your left needle;

1. lift the right arm of the stitch directly below the one on your needle
   
2. Place it up on the left needle
   
3. and knit it
   
4. You will have a new st on your right needle, immediately pass that new stitch back to the left needle so it sits next to its “shadow”
   

Step 3

Turn your work and purl back. As you do, you’ll see the twin “shadow” sts sitting right next to each other. You can’t miss them.

Step 4

When you work back to the shadow wrap on the RS and need to close your short row, all you do is knit the two shadow sts together.

That’s it, easy, clean and neat.

Wrong Side

Step 1

On the WS: purl to where you want to turn your short row.

Step 2

1. slip the next st from left to right needle
   
2. insert left needle up through the head of that purl st
   
3. and purl it. See how you’ve made two little shadow sts that sit together?
   
4. slide them together back to the left needle.
   

Step 3

1. Turn and knit back.
   
2. As you do, you’ll see the twin “shadow” sts sitting right next to each other. You can’t miss them.
   

Step 4

When you work back to the shadow wrap on the WS and need to close your short row all you do is purl the two shadow sts together.

That’s it. Easy, clean and neat.

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://cocoknits.com/tips-and-tutorials/shadow-wrap-short-rows/