FREE Summer Lace Rectangle Shrug Knitting Pattern
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Super simple rectangle lace shrug knitting pattern. This shrug is a great beginner lace knitting pattern. Learn how to increase & decrease stitches to get this lacy look in the video tutorial below.
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About
Available Sizes: 24 {32-48″ bust sizes}
Pattern Format: Written Pattern, No Chart
Pattern Language: English
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
PDF Format: Printer & Mobile Friendly
Bonus: Video
Pattern Name: Resolve Lace
Techniques
Knit Flat {Back & Forth}
Knit & Purl Stitches
Increase & Decrease Stitches
Materials
Yarn Weight: Worsted
Yardage: 500 – 875 yards {457 – 800 meters}
Suggested Yarn: Lion Brand Heartland, Grand Canyon
Needle Size: US 10 {6mm} Circular Needles with a 32” {80cm} Cable, or longer
Gauge
12 STS & 16 rows per 4” {10cm} square, knit in the lace pattern below
Picture Details
Model is 5’9″/175cm, 130lbs with a 35″/89cm chest, 27″/68cm waist wearing a 50″/127cm width shrug with high waisted jeans.
Measurements: 50″ wide x 35″ {127cm x 89cm} {lightly blocked}
Weight: 14.5oz {410g}
CO 140 STS
Notes
Not reversible.
Knit top down.
The CO edge is the width.
Knit using the beginner lace knit stitch.
Knit flat, back & forth using circular needles.
Circular needles are used to accommodate the large number of CO stitches.
Video Tutorial
Regular Size Chart {Bust 32-40″}
| Height | # of CO STS | Approx. Yardage |
| 5’ 1” | 108 = 42” | 500-550 {457-503m} |
| 5’ 2” | 112 = 43” | 525-575 {480-525m} |
| 5’ 3” | 116 = 44” | 550-600 {503-548m} |
| 5’ 4” | 120 = 45” | 575-625 {525-571m} |
| 5’ 5” | 124 = 46” | 600-650 {548-594m} |
| 5’ 6” | 128 = 47” | 625-675 {571-617m} |
| 5’ 7” | 132 = 48” | 650-700 {594-640m} |
| 5’ 8” | 136 = 49” | 675-725 {617-663m} |
| 5’ 9” | 140 = 50” | 700-750 {640-685m} |
| 5’ 10” | 144 = 51” | 725-775 {663-709m} |
| 5’ 11” | 148 = 52” | 750-800 {640-732m} |
| 6’ 0” | 152 = 53” | 775-825 {709-754m} |
Plus Size Chart {Bust 42-48″}
| Height | # of CO STS | Approx. Yardage |
| 5’ 1” | 116 = 44” | 550-600 {503-548m} |
| 5’ 2” | 120 = 45” | 575-625 {525-571m} |
| 5’ 3” | 124 = 46” | 600-650 {548-594m} |
| 5’ 4” | 128 = 47” | 625-675 {571-617m} |
| 5’ 5” | 132 = 48” | 650-700 {594-640m} |
| 5’ 6” | 136 = 49” | 675-725 {617-663m} |
| 5’ 7” | 140 = 50” | 700-750 {640-685m} |
| 5’ 8” | 144 = 51” | 725-775 {663-709m} |
| 5’ 9” | 148 = 52” | 750-800 {640-732m} |
| 5’ 10” | 152 = 53” | 775-825 {709-754m} |
| 5’ 11” | 156 = 54″ | 800-850 {732-777m} |
| 6’ 0” | 160 = 55″ | 825-875 {754-800m} |
Get the free lace shrug knitting pattern below or purchase the ad-free, downloadable & printable PDF on Etsy, Ravelry or LoveCrafts.
How to Knit a Lace Shrug
Free Knitting Pattern, Knit Flat {Back & Forth}
CO your desired number of STS, see chart above.
How many STS did you CO? _______
The CO edge is the width.
{I’m 5’9” with a 35″ bust and I CO 140 STS}
Row 1 {WS}: *P*
Row 2 {RS}: K1 *K2TOG, YO* K1
Row 3 & 5 {WS}: P
Row 4 {RS}: K1 *YO, K2TOG* K1
Repeat rows 2-5 until desired length.
BO loosely in all knit stitches.
This is knit from top to bottom, so it’s super easy to adjust the length.
Weave in the ends.
Steam-block lightly.
Sew the Seams:
Lay flat, bring the short sides together and sew about 6” {15cm} on the sides from each end towards the center, not on the CO or BO edge.
How to read the stitches
I quickly learned that I usually added an extra YO or missed the last YO on a row.
There are a lot of STS and I didn’t want to count them at the end of every even row, so when I came to the end of row I’d look back and see what my second stitch was.
If it was a K2TOG I knew that I needed to add a YO before the K1 at the end.
If the second stitch was a YO then I knew I needed to end the row on a K2TOG, K1.
I hope that helps!
For example:
Row 2 {RS}: Make sure the 2nd stitch is a K2TOG & the 2nd to last stitch is a YO
Row 4 {RS}: Make sure the 2nd stitch is a YO & the 2nd to last stitch is a K2TOG
I still ended up doing a lot of counting on my purl rows to double check to make sure I had the right number of stitches… and if I came up long or short, I counted again & again to triple check! I counted a lot on this pattern.
Abbreviations
– * – repeat between *
BO – bind-off in pattern
CO – cast-on {long-tail cast-on method}
K – knit stitches {K1 means to knit 1 stitch}
K2TOG – knit 2 stitches together
P – purl stitches {P2 means to purl 2 stitches}
RS – right side
STS – stitches
WS – wrong side
YO – yarn over
Gauge
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