kənvˈɜːsli, ðɪ ɪfˈɛkt əvə jˈɑːɹnˌoʊvɚ kæn biː əbtˈeɪnd baɪ pˈɪkɪŋ ˌʌp ðə jˈɑːɹn bᵻtwˌiːn stˈɪtʃᵻz ʌvðə pɹˈiːviəs ɹˈoʊ; ðə dˈɪfɹəns ɪz ðætðə jˈɑːɹn ðˈɛn ɪz ʃˈɔːɹɾɚ, ænd ðə flˈæŋkɪŋ stˈɪtʃᵻz ʌvðə pɹˈiːviəs ɹˈoʊ mˈeɪ biː ˈoʊvɚli dɹˈɔːn təɡˈɛðɚ.
Conversely, the effect of a yarn-over can be obtained by picking up the yarn between stitches of the previous row; the difference is that the yarn then is shorter, and the flanking stitches of the previous row may be overly drawn together.