Short Row Shaping – an exploration – Part 3: Bust Shaping 2

Here’s my second example for bust shaping using short rows. This sample is much more rounded in shape than in the previous post. This is sample #6.

Short Row Bust Shaping beginning at bust and working out to side seam then back to bust again

Short Row Bust Shaping - side view

Short Row Bust Shaping - side view

Short Row Bust Shaping - profile

Sample 6:

Here’s what I did:

Cast on 30 sts.

R1: k to 6 sts from end, w&t
R2: p to 6 sts from end, w&t
R3: k to 5 sts from end, w&t
R4: p to 5 sts from end, w&t
R5: k to 4 sts from end, w&t
R6: p to 4 sts from end, w&t
R7: k to 3 sts from end, w&t
R8: p to 3 sts from end, w&t
R9: k
R10: k1, p to last, k1
R11: k to 3 sts from end, w&t
R12: p to 3 sts from end, w&t
R13: k to 4 sts from end, w&t
R14: p to 4 sts from end, w&t
R15: k to 5 sts from end, w&t
R16: p to 5 sts from end, w&t
R17: k to 6 sts from end, w&t
R18: p to 6 sts from end, w&t
R19: k
R20: k1, p to last, k1
bo

Short Row Shaping – an exploration – Part 2: Bust Shaping 1

Now on to bust shaping!

(Sample #5: again worked over 30 sts)   This example of shows short row shaping was begun at the side seams and worked toward the bust and then worked from the bust back to the side seam:

Short Row Bust Shaping from side seam to centre then centre to side seam

Short Row Bust Shaping seen from side

Short Row Bust Shaping seen from side

Short Row Bust Shaping - overall shaping

Sample 5:

Here’s how I did the sample.

Cast on 30 sts.

R1: k to 3 sts from end, w&t
R2: p to 3 sts from end, w&t
R3: k to 4 sts from end, w&t
R4: p to 4 sts from end, w&t
R5: k to 5 sts from end, w&t
R6: p to 5 sts from end, w&t
R7: k to 6 sts from end, w&t
R8: p to 6 sts from end, w&t
R9: k
R10: k1, p to last, k1
R11: k to 6 sts from end, w&t
R12: p to 6 sts from end, w&t
R13: k to 5 sts from end, w&t
R14: p to 5 sts from end, w&t
R15: k to 4 sts from end, w&t
R16: p to 4 sts from end, w&t
R17: k to 3 sts from end, w&t
R18: p to 3 sts from end, w&t
R19: k
R20: k1, p to last, k1
bind off

Short Row Shaping – an exploration – Part 1

Short Row Shaping Samples 1 - 4 Cast On edge pinned straight

Short Row Sample 1 - 4; Bound off edge pinned straight

Sometimes 3-D visualization is not a strong point and I need to knit a little sample.

Try as I might, I couldn’t get my “little gray cells” (as Hercule Poirot would be wont to say) to give me a true picture of how variations in short row shaping would look — what happens if you start the shaping in the middle vs beginning toward the outside of the piece, number of stitches between shapings, etc.

I used a chunky yarn and 5 mm / US 8 needles; wraps were not picked up to show the short row placement better.

30 sts were cast on for each sample;   there are close-up pictures below as well.

sts = stitches

w&t = wrap and turn to create the short row

bo = bind off

Close up samples below are shown with cast on edge pinned straight.

Short rows worked 3, 4, 5 and 6 sts from each end

Sample 1:

R1: k to 3 sts from end, w&t
R2: p to 3 sts from end, w&t
R3: k to 4 sts from end, w&t
R4: p to 4 sts from end, w&t
R5: k to 5 sts from end, w&t
R6: p to 5 sts from end, w&t
R7: k to 6 sts from end, w&t
R8: p to 6 sts from end, w&t
R9: k
R10: k1, p to last, k1
bo

Short rows begun either side of centre 10 sts; multiples of 3 outward

Sample 2
R1: k20, w&t
R2: p10, w&t
R3: k13, w&t
R4: p16, w&t
R5: k19, w&t
R6: p22, w&t
R7: k24, w&t
R8: p26, w&t
R9: k
R10: k1, p to last, k1
bo

Short rows worked 3, 6, 9 and 12 sts from each end

Sample 3:
R1: k to 3 sts from end, w&t
R2: p to 3 sts from end, w&t
R3: k to 6 sts from end, w&t
R4: p to 6 sts from end, w&t
R5: k to 9 sts from end, w&t
R6: p to 9 sts from end, w&t
R7: k to 12 sts from end, w&t
R8: p to 12 sts from end, w&t
R9:  k
R10: k1, p to last st, k1
bo

Short rows worked 2, 3, 4 and 5 sts from each end

Sample 4:
R1: k to 2 sts from end, w&t
R2: p to 2 sts from end, w&t
R3: k to 3 sts from end, w&t
R4: p to 3 sts from end, w&t
R5: k to 4 sts from end, w&t
R6: p to 4 sts from end, w&t
R7: k to 5 sts from end, w&t
R8: p to 5 sts from end, w&t
R9:  k
R10: k1, p to last st, k1
bo

Kilaren scarf pattern published

Kilaren Scarf

This scarf started out as one of those “I need something to take along and knit in the car” projects — very small and easy to carry.

The scarf is only 4 1/2″ wide but 72″ long (11.5 x 183 cm) so there are lots of wearing possibilities. The sample scarf took 250 yds of Fleece Artist Somoko (a hand painted fingering-weight yarn; 355 yds/ 325m per 4 oz/ 115g skein; 65% merino, 20% kid, 10% nylon, 5% silk).

only $3.95USD

I had some fun trying to find the perfect cover shot — I took over 30 pictures. Thought you might like to see some of the ones that didn’t make it ( I don’t “clean up” the ones that don’t make it, so you’ll see background blips and colour oddities that wouldn’t be there if they were “the one”):

All rolled up and nowhere to go!

The Necklace Twist

Kilaren: single loop

Kilaren: Personal Guerrilla Knitting

Kilaren: the head wrap

You can see the dragonflies…

in the iridescence of the beautiful yarn used in Odonata, the newest of Jenna H.’s designs … read all about this beaded scarf here.

While you’re there, check out Jenna’s new website FibreSpark Knits & Wovens.