This shrug was developed for those times when you need some warmth but don’t want to hide the outfit underneath. Cozy at the shoulders but loose everywhere else, this piece is ideal for highlighting the top of your hourglass figure.
Skill Level
Beginner
Sizes
XS/S/M/L/L
Finished Measurements
Bust (closed): 34 (39, 44)” [86 (98.5, 112)cm]
Length (at back, including collar): 171/2 (201/2, 251/2)” [44.5 (52, 64.5)cm]
Materials
Lana Grossa Luxor (51% merino wool, 49%microfiber, each approximately 13/4 oz [50g] and 165 yd [150m]), *medium/worsted weight 370 (430, 485) yd [335 (390, 435)m] / 3 (3, 3) balls in color #006 Silver (MC)
30 (35, 40) yd [27 (32, 36)m] / 1 (1, 1) ball in color #005 Charcoal (CC)
1 Pair size 10 [6mm] needles, or size needed to obtain gauge
1 Button, 1/2″ [13mm] wide
1 Button, 3/4″ [20mm] wide
Gauge
16 stitches and 24 rows = 4″ [10cm] over stockinette stitch using size 10 [6mm] needles
Pattern Notes
This shrug is knit from the bottom up. Work all increases as lifted increases. To help get your bearings, remember that the top of your shrug does not have a border. Because the stitch pattern is loosely knit, buttonholes are not needed; buttons easily fit through holes in the fabric.
Shrug
With CC, cast on 126 (144, 162) stitches. Work in lx1 Rib (page 134) for 3 rows.
With MC, knit 1 row, then purl 1 row.
Decrease row (RS): K1, skp, knit to last 3 stitches,
k2tog, kl.
Work 3 (5, 7) rows even.
Repeat the last 4 (6, 8) rows 15 (13, 13) times more, ending after working 3 (5, 7) rows even
94 (116, 134) stitches.
Shape Collar
Increase row (RS): K1, kf&b in next stitch, knit to last 2 stitches, kf&b, kl.
Work 5 rows even.
Repeat the last 6 rows 5 times more, ending after working 5 rows even 106 (128, 146) stitches.
Bind off all stitches.
