Shrug Sweater Crop Top
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This is a super easy shrug sweater crop top knitting pattern. It’s a beginner crop top knitting pattern that uses super bulky yarn, so it knits up quick too!
About the Pattern
Available Sizes: One
Pattern Format: Written Pattern, No Chart
Skill Level: Advanced Beginner
PDF Format: Printer Friendly
Bonus: Video
Pattern Name: Thrive
Techniques
Here are some of the knitting skills you need to know before getting started:
Knit Flat (Back & Forth)
Knit & Purl Stitches
Knit in 1 piece, so there aren’t any seams!
Start out knitting-in-the-round then switch to knitting flat and then switch back to knitting-in-the-round (video tutorial below).
Yarn & Substitutions
Yarn Weight: Super Bulky
Yardage: 290 – 300 yards (265-274 meters)
Suggested Yarn: Lion Brand Wool Ease Thick & Quick
Needles & Notions
Needle Size: Size US 15 (10mm) Knitting Needles with a 16″ (40cm) Cable
Extras: Stitch Marker
Gauge
Details
Shrug Measurements: 63″W x 15″H (160cm x 38cm)
Shrug Weight: 1lb 1.6oz (500g)
Model is 5’9″ (175cm), 130lbs with a 33″ (84cm) chest, 27″ (68cm) waist wearing
Notes
Not reversible.
Knit from side to side.
Knit in the round with a circular needle.
Start out knitting-in-the-round then switch to knitting flat and then switch back to knitting-in-the-round
Video Tutorial
Knitting Abbreviations
*– * – repeat between * to end of round
BO – bind-off in pattern
CO – cast-on (long-tail cast-on method)
K – knit stitch (K1 means to knit 1 stitch)
KITR – knit in the round
P – purl stitch (P2 means to purl 2 stitches)
PM – place marker
STS – stitches
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Shrug Sweater Crop Top Pattern Instructions
CO 30 STS, PM, join in the round.
Rounds 1-2: *K1, P1*
Knit in the round for the next 60 rounds, or desired sleeve length.
Knit flat for the next 70 rows, or desired length for shoulders.
Join in the round again and knit 60 rounds, or length to match the first sleeve.
Ribbing:
On the last round *K1, P1* and then bind-off in the K1, P1 pattern.
Weave in the ends.
Block, if desired.
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