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Croppin' Style: Victorian-Inspired Crop Sweater A modern take on feminine Victorian styling From "Knitty Gritty" episode DKNG-711

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Binding off shoulder:
Row 1: Skp, k to end, turn.
Repeat Row 1 until 2 st left, bind off, cut yarn.

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Victorian-Inspired Crop Sweater

Neckline and Sleeves

Seashell pattern 1 (3 to 5) (used in neckline and cuffs):
SSP, transfer remaining st back to left needle, pass second st on left needle over first st (3 sts decreased to 1 st). Then work in this remaining st as follows: *K1 and leave original st on left needle, transfer new st back to left needle, k the transferred new st again (forming a new st on right needle); drop the transferred st from the left needle and keep the original st in place on the left needle. Working into the original st again, repeat from * 4 times more. There are now 5 sts on the right needle. Drop the original st from the left needle (1 st increased to 5 sts).

Seashell pattern 2 (4 to 3) (used in center of neckline):
SSP, sl 1, pass second st on right needle over first st, transfer remaining st back to left needle, pass second st on left needle over first st (4 sts decreased to 1 st). Then work in this remaining st as follows: *K1 and leave original st on left needle, transfer new st back to left needle, k the transferred new st again (forming a new st on right needle); drop the transferred st from the left needle and keep the original st in place on the left needle. Working into the original st again, repeat from * 2 times more. There are now 3 sts on the right needle. Drop the original st from the left needle (1 st increased to 3 sts).

Seashell pattern 3 (5 to 5) (used in second and third rows of cuffs):
SSP, sl 1, pass second st on right needle over first st, slip second st on left needle over first st, transfer remaining st back to left needle, pass second st on left needle over first st (5 sts decreased to 1 st). Then work in this remaining st as follows: *K1 and leave original st on left needle, transfer new st back to left needle, k the transferred new st again (forming a new st on right needle); drop the transferred st from the left needle and keep the original st in place on the left needle. Working into the original st again, repeat from * 4 times more. There are now 5 sts on the right needle. Drop the original st from the left needle (1 st increased to 5 sts).

Neckline

Note: Place markers to mark center 4 stitches, and then mark every 3 stitches from center marker toward working yarn, leaving a minimum of 1 stitch at edge.

Row 1: Depending on how many sts are after the last marker k1, k2 or k3.
Work Seashell Pat 1 to center 4 sts, work Seashell Pat 2, then work Seashell Pat 1 across row to last 1, 2, or 3 sts. K to end. Place clip-on marker before last Seashell Pat 1 worked.
Row 2: Skp, p to marker, rm, *p into bar between sts (an increase of 1 st), p3; repeat from * to last 1, 2 or 3 sts, p to end.
Row 3: Bind off all sts, knitting into bar between sts to drop increased sts from previous row. Cut yarn.
Repeat rows 1-3 to make second identical piece. Seam shoulders and side seams with wrong side facing.

Figure C

Note: This top is reversible, and you can choose to make the shells with the purl bumps on the right or wrong side, depending on your preference. The model is made with the shells with knit bumps on the right side (figure C).

Sleeves (make 2):
Cast on 3 sts.
Row 1: S1, inc 1, pm, k1 (4 sts).
Row 2: Inc 1, k to marker, rm, inc 1, pm, k to end.
Repeat Row 2 until 16 (18, 20) sts.
Next Row: K to marker, rm, inc 1, pm, k to end.
Repeat this row until 64 (68, 72) sts on needles.

Sleeves (continued):
Rows 1-4: K to marker, rm, inc 1, pm, k to last 2 st, k2tog (4 times.)
Rows 5-6: K2tog, k to center, inc 1, k to last 2 st, k2tog (2 times.)
Repeat Rows 1-6 until 48 (50, 52) sts remain.
Separate sides by placing half the stitches away from the working yarn on a holder. Cut yarn A and attach yarn B.

Row 1: With B, work Seashell Pattern 1 7 (8, 8) times across to last 3 (1, 2) sts. K to end, turn; k 3 (1, 2), p to end.
Row 2: Work Seashell Pattern 3 7 (8, 8) times across to last 3 (1, 2) sts. K to end, turn; k3 (1, 2), p to end.
Row 3: Work Seashell Pattern 3 7 (8, 8) times across to last 3 (1, 2) sts. K to end, turn; k 3 (1, 2), *p into bar between sts (increase of 1 st), p5; repeat from * to end.
Bind off all sts, knitting into bar between sts to drop increased sts from previous row. Cut yarn.
Transfer sts from holder back to needle. Attach B at center of sleeve cuff.

Begin working as follows:
Row 1: With B, k (3 (1, 2), work Seashell Pattern 1 7 (8, 8) times across to end, turn; p to last 3 (1, 2) sts, k to end.
Row 2: K 3 (1, 2), work Seashell Pattern 3 7 (8, 8) times across to end, turn; p to last 3 (1, 2) sts, k to end.
Row 3: K 3 (1, 2), work Seashell Pattern 3 7 (8, 8) times across to end, turn; p5, *p into bar between sts (increase of 1 st), p5; repeat from * to last 3 (1, 2) sts, k to end.
Bind off all sts, knitting into bar between sts to drop increased sts from previous row. Cut yarn.

Finishing

1. Using B, with wrong side facing, single crochet around neckline once and around bottom edge 4-5 times.

2. Block all pieces (see note on blocking, previous page). With right sides of back and each front together (wrong side facing), sew shoulder and side seams, aligning lace pattern at shoulder edges. Sew underarm seams of sleeves, aligning lace pattern at sleeve cuff. Pin a sleeve to each armhole, matching sleeve seam to side seams and center top of sleeve cap to shoulder seams. Sew sleeves in place.

3. Weave in all ends.

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RESOURCES :

Artyarns yarn
Website: www.artyarns.com

GUESTS :

Iris Schreier
Knitting expert/author
Website: www.artyarns.com