Substitute Cast Off for Short Rows

I’m knitting a cardigan that’s almost a jacket and I’d like to use the 3 needle bind off on the shoulders to stop the seam being lumpy. So I wondered whether I could turn the cast off bits into short rows.

This is the back, I have 137 stitches on the needles. The pattern reads: bind off 12 sts at the beginning of next 4 rows for shoulders and then bind off 13 at the beginning of next 4 rows. On next RS cast off remaining sts for neck.

Can I change this to short rows and if so how would it work?

Thank you in advance for any advice.

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I’d work the shoulder shaping with short rows leaving the stitches live then use a 3 ndl bo. I’m just having my coffee but will gladly look for videos after. Maybe someone else will do before me. There’s also a way to make the 3 ndl bo flatter and if I can find that video later it might interest you.

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I found a video for you
Eliminate Stair Steps With Short Row Shaping // Technique Tuesday

and if you want to check it out
Finessed Three-Needle Bind Off // Technique Tuesday

I hope the videos help. This is going to be a great cardi. Happy knitting!

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Thank you. Am I right in thinking I’d knit to 13 stitches at the end of the row then w&t leaving 12 stitches un knitted?

I think so. I’m not good at figuring these things out, I just do them.
@salmonmac @Creations anyone who can answer.

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Hmm just throwing in the flipping pattern is moss stitch which makes it really hard.

Yes, you’ll have to watch where your yarn is after you turn so that you can work the next stitch in moss pattern but you should be ok.
You could knit to the last 13sts, then w&t that 13th from the end. Count the wrapped stitch as one of the next set of 13sts when you get over to the same edge.

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Because you’ll have the seam any off patternish stitches shouldn’t look bad IMO. Sewn garments often have glitchy pattern alignments. It just happens. I’d try to keep in pattern the best I could and accept it.

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