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Laura's Loop: Short

Row Sweater
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As a young child, I remember my

wonderfully elegant grandmother
wearing her cardigans backwards with
the first couple of buttons undone,
creating a soft V dipping down from her
shoulders. As an adult I turn to her
back-revealing style still, as I love
wearing her summer frocks from the
50s with cutouts that reveal the small
of my back.
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The Short Row Sweater is my autumn

ode to the grace and distinction of a bit
of bare back. Knit in one piece, this
wrap of a sweater is a half moon shape,
folded around to create a sweeping
crisscross in the back. I used the
superlatively soft Blue Sky Sport Weight
Alpaca for its draping ease and classic
simplicity.
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I have thrown on this sweater with

jeans and flats for some of my last
outdoor brunches of the season. At
night, I've worn a silk camisole
underneath it. And I know that in just a
few more short weeks, I'll be pairing it
with a long sleeve nautically striped
tee. Even layered, the crossed back
adds just the right amount of feminine
frolic to my step!
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Materials
5 (6) skeins of Blue Sky Alpaca's
Sport Weight (100% Baby Alpaca;
110yards). I used color Natural

Taupe #505, a Sport Weight Solid,
but the Sport Weight Melanges
would work beautifully too!
A US #5, 24 inch or 32
inch circular needle
A US #5 16 inch ciruclar needle
1 set of US #5 double pointed
needles
2 Stitch Holders
2 markers
Scrap Yarn
The Pattern
Gauge
6 stitches = 1 inch in stockinette stitch
Finished Dimensions
Sizes: XSmall/Small (Medium/Large)
Chest Circumference: 34 (38) inches
Length from Center Front Hem to Back
Neck: 19 1/2 (22) inches
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Pattern Notes
You will work a large portion of this
piece in what is known as 'short rows'.
You work back and forth, turning the
work part way through each row instead
of continuing to the end of the needle.
For a great Short Row Tutorial, click
here!
Begin
With the longer circular needle, cast on
306 (342) stitches
*K2, P2, repeat from * to end of row.
Continue in 2 x 2 rib until piece
measure 3/4-inches from cast on edge.
Right Side (RS): K171 (K189), wrap and
turn.
Wrong Side (WS): P36, wrap and turn.
RS: K36, knit the wrapped stitch
together with the picked up wrap, K1,
wrap and turn.
WS: P38, purl the wrapped stitch
together with the picked up wrap, P1,
wrap and turn.
RS: K40, knit the wrapped stitch
together with the picked up wrap, K1,
wrap and turn.
WS: P42, purl the wrapped stitch
together with the picked up wrap, P1,
wrap and turn.
Continue in this pattern, working up to
the wrapped stitch, working the
wrapped stitch with the wrap picked up,
working one more stitch, wrapping and
turning. Ending with a RS row.
WS: P178 (P214), purl the wrapped
stitch together with the picked up
wrap, P1, wrap and turn.
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Separate for Armholes

RS: K42 (K54), place last 6 stitches on
a holder, K102 (K114) place last 6
stitches on a holder, K36 (K48), knit
the wrapped stitch together with the
picked up wrap, K1, wrap and turn.
(99, 111 stitches for Right Back. 6
stitches for each Underarm. 96, 108
stitches for Front. 99, 111 stitches for
Left Back. This count includes all of the
stitches on your needles, not just the
stitches you have just worked. This
count adds up to your Cast On
number.)
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The Right Back

Note: The Right Back is worked over
just the next 99 (111) stitches with the
row ending at the stitch holder.
WS: Purl across until you reach the
stitch holder, turn your work.
RS: Knit to the wrapped stitch, knit the
wrapped stitch together with the picked
up wrap, K1, wrap and turn.
WS: Purl.
RS: Knit to the wrapped stitch, knit the
wrapped stitch together with the picked
up wrap, K1, wrap and turn.
Continue in this fashion. On the RS:
knit up to the wrapped stitch, knit the
wrapped stitch with the picked up wrap,
K1, wrap and turn. On the WS: Purl.
Ending with the WS row, purling across
96 (108)
stitches.
RS: K96 (K108), knit the wrapped

stitch together with the picked up
wrap, K2.
WS: Purl.
Cut the yarn. Place all 99 (111)
stitches on scrap yarn.
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The Front
Notes: Before working the Front, place
the Left Back stitches (the 99 (111)
stitches to the right of the right stitch
holder if RS facing) on either scrap
yarn or your 16 inch circular needles.
For the Front section, you will be
working the 96 (108) stitches between
the two stitch holders.
With the wrong side facing, join yarn
and purl.
RS: Knit across.
Continue working in stockinette for 5
more rows, ending with a WS row.
Neck Shaping: the Front Right Side
RS: K45 (K51), bind off 6 stitches, knit
to end. (90, 102 stitches)
Place the first 45 (51) stitches you knit
on to scrap yarn or add them to the
Left Back stitches on the 16 inch
circular needle. (45, 51 stitches remain
for Front Right Side)
WS: Purl across row until you reach
bound off stitches.
RS: Bind off 4 stitches, knit to end.
(41, 47 stitches)
WS: Purl.
Repeat previous two rows two more
times. (33, 39 stitches)
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RS: Bind off 1 stitch, knit to end. (32,

38 stitches)
WS: Purl.
Repeat previous two rows five more
Work in stockinette until the right edge
of the Front matches the length of the
Right Back, ending on a WS row.
RS: K27 (K33), place marker, then knit
across the 99 (111) stitches of the
Right Back stitches. (126, 144
stitches)
Cut yarn.
Neck Shaping: the Front Left Side
Note: You will now be shaping the Front
Left Side of the neck, working 45 (51)
stitches you previousl placed on hold.
(If you haven't already, you can place
the Left Back stitches on to scrap yarn,
or if they don't bother you, you can
work the Front stitches with the Left
Back stitches on the needle.)
With RS facing, join yarn and knit knit
until you reach the previously bound
off stitches.
WS: Bind off 4 stitches purlwise, purl
to end. (41, 47 stitches)
RS: Knit.
Repeat previous two rows two more
WS: Bind off 1 stitch purlwise, purl to
end. (32, 38 stitches)
RS: Knit.
Repeat previous two rows five more
Work in stockinette until the right edge
of the Front matches the length of the
Right Back, ending on a wrong side
row.
Cut yarn.
Either place these 27 (33) stitches on
scrap yarn, or keep them on the
needle, being careful not to confuse
them with the Left Back stitches you
are about to work.
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The Left Back

Note: You will now be working the 99
(111) stitches of the Left Back of the
sweater.
With wrong side facing, joing new yarn.
WS: Purl to the wrapped stitch, purl
picked up wrap, P1, wrap and turn.
RS: Knit.
WS: Purl to the wrapped stitch, purl
picked up wrap, P1, wrap and turn.
RS: Knit.
Continue in this fashion. On the WS:
purl up to the wrapped stitch, purl the
wrapped stitch with the picked up wrap,
P1, wrap and turn. On the WS: knit
across. Ending with the RS row,
knitting across 96 (108)
stitches.
WS: P96 (108), pick up wrap and purl

together with wrapped stitch, P2.
RS: K99 (111), place marker, then knit
across the 27 (33) stitches of Front
Left Side. (126, 144 stitches)
Do not cut yarn. Keep this ball
attached, you will use it to pick up
stitches for the neck line later.
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Folding the Sweater

Place the 27 (33) stitches from the
Front Left on a double pointed needle,
removing the marker.
Place the 27 (33) stitches from the
Front Right on a second double pointed
needle, removing the marker.
Fold the Right Back behind the Front so
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that the edge aligns with the end

stitches on the double pointed needle.
Fold the Left Back behind the Right
Back, aligning their top and side edges.
Attaching the Right and Left

Backs
Holding the two circular needles
parallel, with the wrong side facing,
join yarn purl across both needles at
once. Here's how: With yarn in front,
use the longer circular and insert the
needle purlwise into the first stitch on
the back needle and then into the first
stitch on the front needle. Purl the
stitches together, pulling the needle
back through both the front and back
stitches.
The folded back sides of the sweater
are now attached along their top edge.
There are 99 (111) stitches on the
longer circular needle.
Cut yarn leaving a 20 inch tail.
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Lay the sweater flat, front side facing.
Attaching the Front and

Back
First attach the Front Left Side and Left
Back. Hold the double pointed needle
and circular needle parallel. With a
threaded tapestry needle, use the
Kitchner Stitch to graft the front to the
back.
Next, flip your work so the back of the
sweater is facing. Hold the circular
needle parallel with the double pointed
needle. With a tapestry needle
threaded with the 20 inch tail you left,
once again, use the Kitchner Stitch to
graft the back to the front.
Transfer the remaining 45 stitches to
your 16 inch circular needle.
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Pick up for the Neck

With attached ball of yarn and circular
needle that is holding the 45 back of
neck stitches, pick up 99 stitches
evenly around the Neck. (144 stitches)
Place a stitch marker and working in
the round, work in 2 x 2 rib for 4
rounds.
Bind off in 2 x 2 rib pattern.
Cut yarn.
Pick up for the Armholes

With the 16 inch circular needle, join
new yarn and knit the 6 stitches from
the underarm stitch holder. Then pick
up 86 stitches evenly around the
Armhold. (92 stitches)
Place a stitch marker and working in
the round, work in 2 x 2 rib for 4
rounds.
Bind off in 2 x 2 rib pattern.
Repeat for second Armhole.
Weave in your ends. Block gently. You
are finished!!!
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