When a new knitter puts the knitting down in the middle of a row, short rowing
When a new knitter puts the knitting down in the middle of a row, short rowing is apt to occur! Rather than finishing the row that had been started, 
the work gets turned and worked back to the start of the row. If every row were worked in a new color, this mistake would be unlikely to happen as the knitter would know to continue the new color across the whole row. The direction would be obvious.
the work gets turned and worked back to the start of the row. If every row were worked in a new color, this mistake would be unlikely to happen as the knitter would know to continue the new color across the whole row. The direction would be obvious.The first picture shows a new row started in orange. The last stitch that was worked belongs in the right hand. It should now be clear that the knitting needs to be turned around so that the needle with the orange stitches can be placed in the right hand so that the row can be finished.
The second picture show the same stopping point but the yarn is the same color. I told the students to dangle the knitting by holding the yarn. Look at the stitch to which the yarn is going. That stitch was the last one worked and belongs in the right hand. Again, the work shown here needs to be turned around so that the proper needle is in the right hand.Another mistake that has a use! The technique of only working part of a row is known as short rowing. Short rows are used as part of the dish cloth pattern provided in this lesson. Read more about Short Rows.
