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Collared Shrug (Intermediate)
MEASUREMENTS
Sizes S (M-L-XL)
Length from cast on to cast/bind off (approx)
162 (170-178-188) cms/65 (68-71-75) ins
YARN
#009 9 (9-11-12) x 50g balls
Needles
A 5.00mm (US 8), (UK 6) Circular Needle or size
that gives correct tension/gauge.
Materials
A Yarn Needle; Matching plain yarn for sewing
seams.
TENSION/gauge
15 sts and 21 rows to 10 cm/4 ins over
stocking st, using 5.00mm (US 8), (UK 6)
Knitting Needles.
Note - Correct tension/gauge is essential
for a successful handknit.
Abbreviations
St/s - stitch/es, K - Knit, P - Purl, RS - right
side, WS - wrong side, stocking st - 1 row K, 1
row P, patt - pattern, sl - slip next st purlways,
rep - repeat, beg - begin/ning, cont - continue,
inc - increase, dec - decrease, rem - remain/
ing, foll - follow/ing, alt - alternate.
CREATE
Shrug (beg with Sleeve)
Using 5.00mm (US 8), (UK 6) Circular Needle, cast
on 50 sts.
Note - Work in rows not rounds.
Beg patt - 1st row (RS) - * P2, K1, sl 1, K1, rep
from * to end.
2nd row - * P3, K2, rep from * to end.
Last 2 rows form patt.
Cont in patt until work measures 25 cms/10 ins
from beg, working last row on RS, thus completing
cuff for sleeve.
Note - RS of cuff will be facing when cuff is
folded back.
Work 2 rows stocking st (beg with a knit row).
Cont in stocking st, inc one st at each end of next
row, then in every foll 4th row until there are 78
(74-70-72) sts, then in every foll alt row until
there are 82 (90-98-104) sts.
Cont without shaping until work measures 56 (58-
60-64) cms/22½ (23-24-25½) ins from beg,
ending with a purl row.
Tie a coloured thread at each end of last row to
mark end of sleeve seam.
Beg Back - Cont in stocking until work
measures 50 (54-58-60) cms/20 (21½-23-
24) ins from coloured threads, ending with
a purl row.
Tie a coloured thread at each end of last row to
mark end of Back.
Beg Sleeve - Work in stocking st until sleeve
measures the same as other sleeve from first
coloured threads to end of sleeve shaping,
ending with a purl row.
Dec one st at each end of next row, then in
every foll alt row until 76 (72-68-70) sts rem,
then in every foll 4th row until 50 sts rem.
Work 2 rows stocking st.
Work in patt as for other sleeve, beg with a
2nd row (WS) until patt section measures 25
cms/10 ins working last row on WS.
Cast/bind off loosely in patt.
Collar
With WS facing and using 5.00mm (US 8),
(UK 6) Circular Needle, knit up 75 (80-85-90)
sts evenly along one side of Shrug between
coloured threads.
Note - Work in rows not rounds.
1st row (WS) - * P3, K2, rep from * to end.
2nd row - * P2, K1, sl 1, K1, rep from * to
end.
Rep 1st and 2nd rows until collar measures 15
cms/6 ins from beg, working last row on WS.
Cast/bind off loosely in patt.
FINISHING
DO NOT PRESS. Using yarn needle, darn in
ends. Usng yarn needle, matching plain yarn
and back stitch, join sleeve seams to coloured
threads (beg of collar), reversing seam for half
of patt sections of sleeves for cuff. Turn back
cuff onto RS.
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