
At first, the idea of short rows seems a little mysterious, but in my opinion they are easier and actually speed up the sock knitting process.
Five Common Short Row Techniques
Yarn Over Method
There are two types of yarn overs you need to be familiar with before starting, a regular yarn over (YO) and a reverse yarn over (rev YO).reverse YO - Bring the working yarn between the needles and to the back of your work (if it's not already there). Lift the yarn over your right needle.
YO - Bring the working yarn between the needles and to the front of your work (if it's not already there). Lift the yarn over your right needle.
Let's make a heel!
Now, we need to work those pairs of stitches and yarn overs together.
Repeat Row 7-8 until all of the yarn overs have been worked together with a stitch.
No, you didn't make a mistake!

I made two heel samples using the Yarn Over Method. They don't look significantly different, but the one on the left uses slipped stitches at the beginning of each row and the right sample doesn't. The joins on the left sample are slightly tighter, which is why I choose to slip that first stitch when I am working the wraps and stitches together.

Next up, The German or Double Stitch Method.