Confused by "knit in pattern" when it's in the round.

How-to Questions
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I’m knitting my first sweater in the round (top down) and working short rows to shape the back. The instructions say:

Short Rows 3 and 5 (RS): k to BOR, sm, k1, yo, k2tog, work
in patt to 1 st before m, yo, k1, sm, k1, yo, work in patt to
wrapped st, p wrapped st, k1, p1, k1, w&t. 2 sts increased.

Short Rows 4 and 6 (WS): p to BOR, sm, p1, yo, p2togtbl,
work in patt to 1 st before m, yo, p1, sm, p1, yo, work in patt
to wrapped st, k wrapped st, p1, k1, p1, w&t. 2 sts increased.

HOWEVER, the instructions give the pattern as:

Broken rib pattern for swatching (flat)
Multiple of 2 sts plus 1.
Row 1 (RS): knit.
Row 2 (WS): [k1, p1] to last st, k1.

When I’m working in the round, do I work this the same as flat? Because it doesn’t look right. If I’m following the pattern, This would mean the short rows to the left of the BOR marker (i.e. 3 & 5 RS) would be all knit stitches, while the rows to the right of the BOR marker (4 & 6 WS) would have the k1, p1 pattern. Not sure what to do.

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Welcome to KH!
What is the name of your pattern?
Even though you’re working in the round, the short rows are worked flat, that is, back and forth. When you turn to the WS row, you’re knitting back across the sts you’ve just worked.
If you want to translate the pattern stitch from flat to in the round, the RS row is the same, a knit row. The WS row become [p1,k1] to last st, p1.
That said, the best thing to do is to read your knitting as you are doing. You can see that the pattern doesn’t look right. Work the sts so that they do look correctly aligned.

3

Thank you! The name of the pattern is Sand Pullover. I purchased it off of Ravelry. It’s supposed to be rated easy, but apparently too difficult for me, lol!

https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/sand-pullover

As you suggest, I’ll treat the short rows as if they are each half of one big row and knit/purl Rows 3 & 4. Then I’ll work the k1, p1 and p1,k1 for rows 5&6. Rows 1 & 2 are in k1, p1 and p1, k1, so it makes sense to alternate for the next two “sets” of rows.

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I’m not quite sure I understand what you mean by treating the short rows as half of one big row. When you work row 3 you’ll turn at the end and work row 4 on the reverse side then turn again to the front side at the end of the row. Rows 5 and 6 repeat this sequence. Is that what you mean?