Short Rowing Your CPH Shoulders

Here are some specific instructions for people looking to short-row their shoulders for the first time on their CPH. The main benefit for short-rows is that a three needle bind off creates a much neater shoulder seam, especially when trying to line up the cables.

This was my first time, too, and with the help of a great tutorial and a lot of notes, here are some instructions for the M size only. If another knitter would like to contribute the instructions for a larger size, then please feel free to edit this post or e-mail me with stitch counts for other sizes. I apologize that these instructions are incomplete for all sizes, and if these instructions are not clear. Feel free to e-mail me if you have additional questions or corrections.

The basic concept is that you begin short row shoulder shaping on the WS. The other tricky part is right at the end when you have to go back and pick up the wraps, because you are in the middle of a row. You will have to break the yarn and then reattach.

Step-by-Step:
When you are ready to shape the shoulder, begin short-row shoulders on the WS.

(WS) Work in pattern until 7 stitches remain. Wrap next stitch and turn.
(RS) Work in pattern until 7 stitches remain. Wrap next stitch and turn.
(WS) Work in pattern until 14 stitches remain. Wrap next stitch and turn.
(RS) Work in pattern until 14 stitches remain. Wrap next stitch and turn.
(WS) Work in pattern until 21 stitches remain. Wrap next stitch and turn.
(RS) Work in pattern until 21 stitches remain. Wrap next stitch and turn.

You are now in the middle of a row, and you have done your short rows. You now have to go back and pick up the wraps, but you are in the middle of the row.

(WS) Work 40 stitches (32 center stitches for hood, 18 stitches for left shoulder seam) in pattern, picking up wraps as you encounter them, leaving aside the stitches on the right needle (these stitches make up the right shoulder seam) for the moment.

Break Yarn.

Put 18 stitches for shoulder seam on spare DPN or stitch holder, put center 32 stitches on holder.

Reattach yarn to remaining 18 stitches, and work them in pattner on the WS, picking up wraps and you encounter them. Then place stitches on spare DPN or holder, and set piece aside for three-needle bind off.