Shortened Rows

Hi everyone,
I’m just stuck on this knitting pattern. It’s for a baby romper. The bib, the straps, and the right and left sections under the arms have already been knitted in one piece. Now the back needs more rows—so far, so good—the instructions say:
Add length to the back section in the next rounds (after each turn, make a yarn over; whenever you reach the yarn over, knit the yarn over and the next stitch together) 
Knit 10 sts, then turn; purl 20 sts, turn; knit 25 sts, turn; purl 30 sts, turn; knit 35 sts, turn; purl 40 sts, turn; knit 20 sts (this brings you back to the beginning of the round)

Does anyone have any idea about this? I’d really like to finish this project.
Best regards, Silke

Hi Silke!
The best thing to do is to contact the author of the pattern using the message feature on CP. She’s the one who can help you best. She’ll definitely be able to assist you, and most importantly, she knows her pattern
inside and out. Best wishes, Moni

The way I understand it, you always start the row with a yarn over (wrap the yarn around the needle once), knit the row as usual, and when you knit the row back, you knit the last stitch together with the yarn over.

Dear Silke,
a shortened row is indeed a “shorter” row. You knit the specified number of stitches, then turn the work without having knitted the rest of the row or round.
This means that after you’ve turned the work for the first time, the wrong side of the piece is facing you, which is why you knit back in purl. When you reach the point with the yarn over, knit the yarn over and the next stitch together, then continue knitting until you’ve reached the number of stitches specified in the pattern. Then turn the work over again without knitting the rest of the row or round.
I hope this helps a little.
Best regards, Steffi

P.S. I’m attaching a picture to show what actually happens with the shortened rows. The orange section is knitted with shortened rows (even though I use a different technique for the turning stitches).

@silke-steinhart,
welcome to our community.
Has your question already been answered, or do you need more help?
If this is a pattern from Crazypatterns, I can contact the designer for you and ask for help.

Thank you so much for your help; the idea of writing to the author is probably the most sensible approach.
Thank you very much,
Silke

If you’d like me to contact the author for you, please let me know the author’s name, since we have many baby rompers in the shop. :-)
Good luck.