sˈʌtʃ stˈɪtʃᵻz ɑːɹ ˈɔfən pɹədˈuːst wɛn ɐ nˈɪɾᵻd fˈæbɹɪk ɪz pˈɑːɹʃəli pˈʊld ˈaʊt ænd sˌʌm stˈɪtʃᵻz ɑːɹ ˌæksɪdˈɛntəli pˌʊt bˈæk ˌɑːntʊ ðə nˈiːdəl wɪð ɐ bˈækwɚd twˈɪst, ɔːɹ wɛn pˈɪkɪŋ ˌʌp stˈɪtʃᵻz wɪð ɐ kɹoʊʃˈeɪ hˈʊk ˈiː.dʒˈiː. ðə ɡˈʌsɛt ʌv sˈɑːks ænd slˈɪpɪŋ ðˌɛm ɔnðə nˈiːdəl twˈɪstᵻd.
Such stitches are often produced when a knitted fabric is partially pulled out and some stitches are accidentally put back onto the needle with a backward twist, or when picking up stitches with a crochet hook (e.g. the gusset of socks) and slipping them on the needle twisted.