Cat Bordhi - Part 1: wrapping & turning, concealing wraps

[baroglio]

Thanks! I have watched other tutorials but yours is the best! It really helped me.

[karioca93]

My friend, I don't know if I'm doing something wrong but when I finish doing everything you explain so well and put the whole lot together (stitches) ONE side has a gap/hole in it. Can you help me, please??? I thank you in advance!

(Regina)

[s0ccerbo1]

Hi Cat,

All the short row tutorials are on flat pieces and not in the round. When you knit in the round, say K9 and wrap and turn and purl back to the beginning of the round and wrap and turn stitch number one in the round. Now what? You knit and pick up the wrap and knit together with stitch 10, go all the way around and how do you wrap stitch 1 in the round that you had wrapped purlwise in the last row? Thanks for your help

[bikrgran]

On the first purl wrap, you put the yarn in back, slipped, then wrapped to the front. On the second one, you put the yarn in front, slipped & wrapped to the back. Does it matter?

[lisarayone]

I believe you wanted to say-at 5:37- that the yarn should be slipped purlwise and then slipped back after the wrap so as not to change how it was to begin with, right? you did it right, I think it was just that you said it different then you did it. Although it all came out the same if we all were paying close attention. Thanks.

[lisarayone]

I believe you wanted to say-at 5:37- that the yarn should be slipped purlwise and then slipped back after the wrap so as not to change how it was to begin with, right?

[mamanpc1]

thanks, this was very clear so i finally understood what's behind 'wrap and turn'!

[tonisuz]

What if your pattern requires you to pick up the first group of wraps (the ones that you wrapped from the purl side) on the right side of the work -- not the wrong side. These stitches are wrapped in the opposite direction. How you would knit the wraps together with the stitch?

[musicdancelive]

finally i get it! Thank you!

[crpuravida2]

Thank you Cat!!! I hated the way it looked when I picked up my wraps, they always ended in the front!!! This helps so much!! God bless you!!

[mapwhittle]

Thanks, Cat. As always, you have demystified a knitting technique. So much better than what I have seen in print directions for wrap and turn. Now I can finish my Hannah Fettig Whisper Cardigan with some nice looking short rows.

[sushibeastie]

very helpful! thanks, cat.

[memeep007]

Cat, I hate to say this, but....you could use a higher quality camera

[memeep007]

Cat, I hate to say this, but you could use a high quality video camera.....

[Loveme4once2]

Best way I have seen it done. Thanks Cat. I needed a refresher as I suffer from Fibromyalgia which affects my memory among other things and had already made one sock and finished the other part way through and couldn't remember what way I had done it. So I frogged back the first sock and had another brain freeze. So thanks as now I can finish both of the socks.

[trixelfem]

Entertaining and fun video. Thanks for posting!

[RNXOMing]

Genius!!! I had a smile after a look of shock. Thank you.

[00bonita]

Beautiful !!! and yes I have a smile on my face !! thanx Cat !!!! awesome video !! You're a great teacher !

[623summer623]

Thank you!! I also have a huge smile on my face - love all your stories - when I need ANY help at all, I automatically check your site - I have countless thank-yous for you!! You have the knack to make the hardest things turn simple!! You are MyNumberOneKnitter!!!

[mrscalliejoyce]

I do have a huge smile on my face! I loved your story, and it helped SO much!

[Kleppie12]

hello cat, you wouldn't know how long i tried to do "wrap and turn". it drove me crazy. thank you so much for your clip. big, big, help. great video!!!!!!!!

[00bonita]

OMG ! ! ! ...Just the way my mom would explain something ! LOL ! Awesome...!!! now I can try and make my calorimetry with now holes !!! yey !!!!!!!

[MaggieBones]

Thanks for this demo! I've made a couple pair of socks and this is the best method I've seen for the W&T! I used it to make some socks for a birthday present.

[shelives7]

At first, I thought this would be a waste of time due to the severe bluriness. But she actually pulled it off pretty good. The multi-color yarn helped I think. Other than saying knitwise and slipping purlwise, she helped me get the hang of it.

[MELVINMEM]

where did you get that yarn its so bilky and beautiful!

[Strangelylush]

Great teaching technique. Thanks for this. I won't be scared of w&t patterns now.

[nevroth]

THANK YOU! especially for using multicoloured yarn, because it makes seeing the wrap so much easier. WOOHOO! I can tackle short rows without fear now! :D

[lagos23]

Yep, I have a smile on my face because I know I can do this! Thank you!

[dknuku]

Thank you!

[occaligirl714mia]

great video and great help. ... thanks

[kwhisn]

I love you, Cat Bordhi! My heel looks gorgeous!!!

Ang

[shellben08]

It shouldn't matter that this is a free video, at the very least it should make sense!!

[Savitar33]

I'm confused at several points in the video - on the purl sides. At 2:58, the instructions and video say to bring the yarn to the back, then slip purlwise. But on the next purl row at 4:22, the yarn is moved/kept to the front. Then at 5:34, the instructions and video say to move the yarn to the back. Furthermore, it says to slip "knitwise" after the wrap, but the video shows slipping purlwise. I'm trying to follow this exactly, but ...

[thumbelinasmum]

Ok, first, when she says "knitwise" on the purl row, she made a mistake...it's a free video, and sometimes you get what you pay for ;-)  She means purlwise, you slip knitwise on the knit rows, purlwise on the purl rows, to make the concealing part easier.

When she slips the middle purl row by moving the yarn second, that was another mistake...although it's only a difference in tension...try it both ways, and see which gives _you_ better tension! Then be consistent.

[JazzyJ0]

Very cool, and funny, too. Thank you, Cat!!

[enelvest]

Thank you Cat for this wonderful way to do it, must remember that next time I knit socks. Also thank you for your wonderful stories :)

[marykeith47]

You've probably gotten this trillions of times before, but once more (with feeling!): you are BRILLIANT and have saved me from strangling myself with sock yarn. Thank you SO MUCH. *worships* If all goes well, hope to go to Portland in August! :)

Mary-Keith

from Charleston, SC

[IzzyRocks2]

I attended your class at Camp Yawatink and then watched the video for review. Thanks I enjoyed them both. Although, I missed seeing your face in the YouTube video, Elizabeth Palmer

[CezzaW]

Hi Cat, thanks for the great demo that has really helped.

Can I just ask ...

when you finish the wrapping do you unwrap all the Knit side 1st or do you do a row and unwrap a knit then go back over and do the same on the p side etc...?

cheers

[catbordhi]

This is a shot row heel TURN, not shot row HEEL - so it makes just a quarter sphere, not a half sphere. Thus you "drive to the bottom of the hill" and conceal al the knit wraps, then turn around and purl back to the purl wraps, and "drive to the bottom of that hill", concealing al the purl wraps. It is used in my book, NEW PATHWAYS FOR SOCK KNITTERS, but may not aplly to other patterns - you will have to see.

[CezzaW]

many thanks for that I think I know what to do now :)

I would love to get a copy of your book but it appears you can't get it in the uk, do you have any distributors over here?

[lintonshale]

Thank you, Cat, that's so clear. You've inspired me to go ahead and knit my first sock! Best wishes, Hillary

[purplegirl265]

Heehee!  Fake blonde!

Very clear. Thank you!!!

[dbmcgrath]

I am so very excited to see this video series. I have been trying to do this for ages and every time rip back and revert to the heel flap.

[Coasterdude02149]

Thank you Cat...This video tutorial you did was the ONLY way this ever made sense to me.I never was able to figure it out in books and always got holes and just a total mess. You've made this very easy to understand and execute.

[peepla7]

Isabelle's a little confused...hahaha I love it. and very helpful too. keep up the good work.

[Moissawy]

thank you very much. I made one for my son. Love from Egypt

[cmkim511]

This is such a great video. Thank you for the explanation and the repetition. It really helps.

[thegoodfaery]

WTF?

[hiyacynthia]

Okay, so now about picking up the wrap. If you put wrap over her hair, are you kind of unwrapping? So I wonder what is point of the wrap in the first place?

[catbordhi]

You've got to actually try this to understand how it works.If you do try it, following along and doing as I demonstrate, and still have questions, please feel free to write. The purpose of the wrap is to keep a hole from appearing where you turn around.

[hiyacynthia]

Another question. On knit rows, I bring yarn forward and slip stitch purlwise, then take yarn back, slip stitch.

Next row is purl -- the yarn is forward. Do you put the yarn back before I start or curve it around?

[catbordhi]

On knit side, slip st KNITWISE before moving yarn back.

On purl side, move yarn back, slip st pwise, bring yarn forward, slip st tip to tip, turn.

[hiyacynthia]

This part I am still confused about. My pattern clearly says slip PURLWISE everytime, on both knit and purl rows. If you slip knitwise, you are twisting the stitch. Mine is a scarf pattern.

[catbordhi]

It sounds like you are using another pattern. My method is different and slipping the k st kintiwise is ESSENTIAL. Put your scarf away and just follow exactly what I am doing with some yarn that lets you really see what is going on.

[hiyacynthia]

When you slip the stitch back onto the left needles, is that always 'nose to nose'? I think of it as a purlwise too...

[catbordhi]

It is always tip to tip - this is the Japanese description of what we call purlwise.

[Petitnuage73]

Thank you very much for your help !

[goonedogg]

Hmm, I think you might be saying that they do in fact count as Row 2 from my pattern. Because after I turn, I then have stitches on my LH needle ready to knit, i.e. "working back in that direction," and I think this might count as Row 2. Though I haven't completely "finished" Row 1 since I turned, I think what is meant by the term Row 2 is working the stitches back in the direction on the other side from which I came. So confusing, but your video really has been helpful, so thank you!

[catbordhi]

Yes, when you turn, the needles on what is now the left hand needle are the ones you knit. Just do what I do in the video and it ought to all make sense.

[goonedogg]

Question: After my pattern says w&t, it goes directly to Row 2. My question is, after I turn, do the remaining stitches count as Row 2?

[catbordhi]

No - you are working short rows. So after wrapping and turning, you are on the other side and work back in that direction. The unworked sts at the ends wait until all the wrapping and turning is complete. Then you will work the wrapped sts. Just follow the directions and you will see the result.

[ivy0909]

thanks for uploading this...i've been trying to make this w&t for my beret project. it all make sense now!!! :)

[sharkobambino]

As a knitter with no LYS nearby to take classes and learn these tricks, I thank you for the video lessons you uploaded here!

[Charlichichika]

this video was soo helpful! Thank you so much!

[ccrocheter]

Thank you SO SO much!!! I managed to wrap and turn the heel of my first sock in no time!

[flank264]

I think the second purl stitch is wrapped incorrectly. The yarn should be brought to the back before slipping the stitch to the right needle, but it looks like the yarn wasn't brought to the back until AFTER the stitch was slipped to the right needle. I'm not sure if this makes a huge difference in the finished result, but I just wanted to point it out so that people are not confused if this is their first encounter with wrapped stitches.

[catbordhi]

Aha! You are a very attentive viewer,a nd are correct - on the second purl wrap I did already have the back (I'm afraid I do it so automatically I hadn't noticed) and so when I moved it to the other side it came forward. Fortunately, this doesn't matter - which way it gets wrapped. Thanks for pointing it out.

[smidgentigre]

Thank you! this is where I got stuck on my sock last night...now I'm off to use this. :o) GREAT video. Thank you.

[anniesmith13]

Cat:

You rock. I have been trying for days to figure out this stitch and have watched many videos and read many instructions and yours is the only one that I finally get the hang of. The socks will now come forth.

Thanks, Annie

[LADYGIPP]

Finally I can understand wrapping! Thank you so much.

[rottenemily]

Oh!!! Thanks for the video!!!

I was frustrated that I couldn't fully understand how to w&t. Now! I clearly understand W&T!!!

[favorablyimpressed]

Your new method works beautifully and I've already used it on three projects! It's great to be able to review the video before each. I've enjoyed all your videos, and I look forward to even more! Thanks so very much.

[VivianSternwood]

This is so helpful! Thank you!

[favorablyimpressed]

I'm eager to try your method.