Starburst

A cropped sweater is a shrug, right?

Yarn: 3 skeins Knit Picks Gloss (I used 2 and had about 1 yd left over…)

Needles: US 3 / 3.75 mm

Gauge: 14 sts / 2 in.

18 rows / 2 in.

Size: Women’s Medium

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Starburst cable pattern:

Stitch Legend:

s1wyif/s1wyib

On the right side of the work, slip one stitch with the yarn held in front of the knitting.

On the wrong side of the work, slip one stitch with the yarn held in the back of the knitting.

1Right

Slip the next stitch onto a stitch holder, place the stitch holder at the back of the work, knit one stitch, and then purl the stitch from the stitch holder. (Same for right or wrong side of work).

k1/p1

Knit one on the right side. Purl one on the wrong side.

1Left

Slip the next stitch onto a stitch holder, place the stitch holder in front of your work, purl one stitch, and then knit the stitch from the stitch holder. (Same for right or wrong side of work).

p1/k1

Purl one stitch on the right side. Knit one stitch on the wrong side.

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Back:

Cast on 110 sts

Purl one row

Knit one row

Rows (1-20) of cable pattern twice (5 repeats of 22 sts)

Row 1

The back should now be 5 inches in height

Bind off 9 sts, continue with Row 2 (101 sts)

Bind off 9 sts, continue with Row 3 (92 sts)

SSK, continue with Row 4 (91 sts)

P2tog, continue with Row 5 (90 sts)

Continue decreasing at the beginning of each row for 14 more rows (76 sts)

Row 20

Rows 1-20

Rows 1-17

Bind off.

Right Front:

Cast on 44 sts

Purl one row

Knit to end, m1 in last st (45 sts)

Row 1: m1 in first st (46 sts) - pattern sts 21-22, 1-22, 1-22

Row 2 to end, m1 in last st (47 sts)

Continue increasing at the beginning of odd rows and the end of even rows for 8 more rows (55 sts)

Row 11

Continue increasing at the end of even rows for 5 more increases (60 sts)

Rows 1-17

Row 18 to last two sts, K2tog (59 sts)

Row 19

Row 20 to last two sts, K2tog (58 sts)

Row 1

Bind off 9 sts, continue with Row 2 to last 2 sts, K2 tog (48 sts)

Row 3

SSK, continue with Row 4 to last two sts, K2tog (46 sts)

Continue decreasing at the beginning and end of every even row for 7 more decrease rows (32 sts)

Row 19

Row 20 to last two sts, K2tog (31 sts)

Continue decreasing at the end of every even row for 18 more decreases (13 sts)

Row 17

Bind off

Left Front:

Cast on 44 sts

Purl one row

m1 in first st, Knit to end (45 sts)

Row 1: pattern sts 12-22, 1-22, 1-13 – m1 in last st (46 sts)

m1 in first st, Row 2 to end (47 sts)

Continue increasing at the end of odd rows and the beginning of even rows for 8 more rows (55 sts)

Row 11

Continue increasing at the beginning of even rows for 5 more increases (60 sts)

Rows 1-17

K2tog, Row 18 to end  (59 sts)

Row 19

K2tog, Row 20 to end  (58 sts)

Bind off 9 sts, continue with Row 1 end (49 sts)

K2tog, Row 2 to end (48 sts)

Row 3

K2tog, continue with Row 4 to last two sts, K2tog (46 sts)

Continue decreasing at the beginning and end of every even row for 7 more decrease rows (32 sts)

Row 19

Row 20 to last two sts, K2tog (31 sts)

Continue decreasing at the beginning of every even row for 18 more decreases (13 sts)

Row 17

Bind off

Sleeve:

Cast on 64 sts

Work in 1×1 ribbing for 4 rows

Purl one row

Knit one row

Purl one row

Knit one row

Bind off 9 sts, purl to end (55 sts)

Bind off 9 sts, knit to end (46 sts)

P23, m1, pm, purl to end

Continue in reverse stockinette, increasing before the marker in every row for 27 rows (73 sts)

Bind off

Make second sleeve

Finishings:

Sew all pieces together

Pick up sts all along the egde (back bottom, fronts, and neck)

Work in 1×1 ribbing for 4 rows

Bind off

Crochet a button hole and a bobble for a button, or create alternate closure