Grab the free Cocoon Shrug Knitting Pattern, aka scoop shrug, blanket sweater, identity crisis garment :) Includes a video to add sleeves! A little lace for those warm days and cool nights.

About:

Available Sizes: One
Pattern Format: Written Pattern, No Chart
Pattern Language: English
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
PDF Format: Printer Friendly
Bonus: Video

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Techniques:

Knit Flat {Back & Forth}
Knit & Purl Stitches
Lace Stitches

Materials:

Yarn Weight: Super Bulky
Yardage: 550 – 600 yards {503 – 549 meters}
Suggested Yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick
Needle Size: US 15 {10mm} Circular Needles with a 40” {100cm} Cable
Extras: Stitch Markers, Cable Needle

Yarn Substitutes:

Cascade Lana Grande
Lang Yarns Virginia
Phildar Phil Alaska
Rowan Big Wool Yarn
MillaMia Super Chunky

Read more about yarn substitutions here {+ video}.

Details:

Measurements: 42″ wide x 28″ {107cm x 71cm}, without sleeves
Gauge: 9 STS & 16 rows per 4” {10cm} square, knit in the pattern below
Weight: 1lb 12.2oz {800g}, with sleeves

Notes:

Not reversible.
Knit top down.
Knit using a lace stitch.
To make it wider, cast-on in multiples of 2.
Knit flat, back & forth, using circular needles.
Circular needles are used to accommodate the large number of CO stitches.
The CO STS create the width, which is the side that goes across your shoulders.