Short Rows for Lace

Short Rows for 8 row Lace

Posted by rachelerin on May 7, 2012 in All Tutorials

by Rachel Erin Designer


I made this tutorial specifically for the Tramonto lace shawl pattern, and it is intended to be accompanied by them.

If you are looking to do short rows in a different lace pattern, the basic principles in this tutorial will help you get a sense of one way to do it.



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Part 1: Double Wrapping Column Stitch 2

The stitch pattern used has 8 rows per repeat, and the last two stitches are a column of knit stitches that is worked in a Right Twist every 4 rows.
To fit a full repeat of lace into one Short Row section, each column stitch (labelled below) is double wrapped.

Here is a photo of the shawl

Link to the PHOTO HERE

Get the PATTERN HERE

Step 1: Work Row 1 of Sun Ray pattern up to column stitch 2.

Step 2: Bring yarn to front (shown below).

Step 3: Slip column stitch 2 to the right needle. (2 photos below)

Step 4: Bring yarn to back.

Step 5: Slip column stitch 2 back to left needle.

Step 6: Turn work and purl to end (Row 2).

Repeat Steps 1-6 once more (Rows 3 and 4 of the Sun Ray pattern). Work should look like the photo below right before you turn to purl back the second time.

Rows 5-8 of the Sun Ray pattern are used to double wrap column stitch 1; those steps are detailed in Part 2.

Part 2: Double Wrapping Column Stitch 1.


This is a little trickier because of an adjacent yarn over.

Step 1: Work Row 5 of Sun Ray pattern up to column stitch 1, including preceding yarn over.

Step 2: Bring the yarn to the front.

Step 3: Slip the 1st column stitch to the right needle.

Step 4: Bring the yarn to the back.

Step 5: Slip the 1st column stitch back to the left needle.

Step 6: Turn work and purl to end (Row 6).

Repeat Steps 1-6 to double wrap the stitch (Rows 7 and 8 of Sun Ray pattern). Finished stitch looks like this from the Right Side (photo below).

So, now you are back on Row 1 again, and your next step will be to work Row 1 of the Sun Ray pattern across the entire row.
When you get to the double wrapped stitches, you will pick up the wraps and continue on your way without doing a RT.
The steps for picking up and knitting the wraps are detailed in Parts 3 & 4.


Part 3: Picking and knitting the wraps on column stitch 1.


In this part, you pick up the wraps, rearrange them to get the wraps behind the column stitch, and then knit the column stitch together with the two wraps.

Step 1: Work Row 1 of Sun Ray stitch up to column stitch 1.

Step 2: Slip column stitch 1 to right needle; identify wraps.

Step 3: Pick up wraps with left needle.

Step 4: Slip column stitch 1 back to left needle.

Step 5: Pick up wraps with right needle, and lift them over column stitch 1.

Step 6: Slip the wraps back onto the left needle, behind column stitch 1.

Step 7: Knit together the column stitch and the two wraps.

Part 3 Complete! Continue directly on to Part 4. DO NOT turn and purl back – the wraps on both column stitches are picked up in the same row.


Part 4: Pick Up Wraps, Rearrange, and Knit Together with Column Stitch 2.

Step 1: Congratulate yourself on having done it once already.

Step 2: Slip column stitch 2 to the right needle, and identify the two wraps on column stitch 2.

Step 3: Pick up the two wraps with the left needle.

Step 4: Slip column stitch 2 back to the left needle.

Step 5: Pick up the wraps with the right needle, and lift them over column stitch 2.

Step 6: Slip the wraps back to the left needle.

Step 7: Knit column stitch 2 together with the two wraps.

Part 4 Complete!

Finish working the row in pattern.

You have now worked eight short rows in pattern, adding curve and ruffle to your shawl.