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Available Sizes: Several
Pattern Format: Written Pattern, No Chart
Pattern Language: English
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
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Techniques:
Knit Flat {Back & Forth}
Knit & Purl Stitches
Clean Edge
Materials:
Yarn Weight: Worsted
Yardage: Depends on the size
Suggested Yarn: Knit Picks, Simply Cotton Organic Worsted Yarn
Needle Size: US 15 {10mm} Circular Needles with a 24″ {60cm} Cable
Sizing:
Measure from wrist to wrist going up over your shoulders/following your shoulders. It’ll stretch a little bit over time, so I made mine a couple of inches shorter than my wrists.
Details:
Measurements: 56” {142cm} wide x 26” {66cm} tall
Gauge: 8 STS & 14 rows per 4” {10cm} square, knit in the pattern below
Approximately 490 yards of Simply Cotton Organic Worsted Yarn by Knit Picks
Weight: 10.8oz {305g}
Notes:
Reversible.
Knit top down.
Knit using the stockinette stitch.
Knit flat, back & forth using circular needles.
The CO edge is the width, across your shoulders.
Circular needles are used to accommodate the large number of CO stitches.
Here’s a chart for the width & height, if you’re gauge is the same as mine:
The 3 width columns are the # of CO STS you need for the width.
# of CO STS = width in inches
Size Chart:
| Width | Width | Width | Your
Height |
Height of
Shrug |
Approx.
# of rows |
|
| 72 = 36” | 96 = 48” | 120 = 60” | 5’ 1” | 23” | 76 | |
| 74 = 37” | 98 = 49” | 122 = 61” | 5’ 2” | 24” | 80 | |
| 76 = 38” | 100 = 50” | 124 = 62” | 5’ 3” | 25” | 84 | |
| 78 = 39” | 102 = 51” | 126 = 63” | 5’ 4” | 26” | 88 | |
| 80 = 40” | 104 = 52” | 128 = 64” | 5’ 5” | 27” | 92 | |
| 82 = 41” | 106 = 53” | 130 = 65” | 5’ 6” | 28” | 96 | |
| 84 = 42” | 108 = 54” | 132 = 66” | 5’ 7” | 29” | 100 | |
| 86 = 43” | 110 = 55” | 134 = 67” | 5’ 8” | 30” | 104 | |
| 88 = 44” | 112 = 56” | 136 = 68” | 5’ 9” | 31” | 108 | |
| 90 = 45” | 114 = 57” | 138 = 69” | 5’ 10” | 32” | 112 | |
| 92 = 46” | 116 = 58” | 140 = 70” | 5’ 11” | 33” | 116 | |
| 94 = 47” | 118 = 59” | 142 = 71” | 6’ 0” | 34” | 120 |
Pattern, Knit Flat {Back & Forth}:
CO your desired number of STS, see chart above.
The CO # is under the width section, CO STS = Inches
For example, my measurement from wrist to wrist is 56” {142cm}, so I cast-on 112 STS
How many STS did you CO? _________
Row 1: *K1, P1*
Row 2: K1TBL *K* K1TBL
Row 3: WYIF S1PW *P* WYIF S1PW
Repeat rows 2-3 until desired length.
What’s your total length measurement? _________
{I knit mine until it was 31″ {79cm} tall. I used up all 3 skeins of yarn, so I didn’t have any leftover yarn. ;)}
BO in the K1, P1 pattern.
Weave in the ends.
Blocking:
None. I didn’t block mine. I just put it on and wore it several days in a row. But you can block it if you’d like to even out your stitches. I recommend blocking before seaming the “sleeves” to make it easier.
Sew the seams for the “sleeves”:
Lay it out flat, bring the top & bottom edges to the center, sew 5” {13cm} on the sides from each end towards the center, not on the CO or BO edge.
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}
K1TBL – knit 1 stitch through the back loop
P – purl stitches {P2 means to purl 2 stitches}
S1PW – slip one stitch purl-wise
STS – stitches
WYIF – with yarn in front
Gauge:
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