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Free Knitting Pattern: Basic Shrug
Lion Brand® Tweed Stripes®
Pattern #: L10061
Rating: *****4.5 (based on 17 reviews)
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SKILL LEVEL:  Easy

SIZE: One Size
About 38 x 39 in. (96.5 x 99 cm), before folding and seaming

CORRECTIONS: None
 

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Stay comfy and cozy all winter long with this easy to knit shrug. The body of the shrug is knit as a rectangle, and then seamed together to create the armholes.
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Tweed Stripes®
Click here to enlarge image and see more about item 753-201: Tweed Stripes Yarn: Orchid
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Tweed Stripes®
Marble Orchid Mixed Berries Tundra Caramel Caribbean Woodlands Rainforest
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*Tweed Stripes® (Article #753). 100% Acrylic; package size: 3.00oz/85.00 gr. (144yds/132m) pull skeins

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MATERIALS
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•  753-201 Tweed Stripes Yarn: Orchid
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• Boye Aluminum Circular Knitting Needles 29 inches Size 10   $ 3.49  
• Lion Brand Split Ring Stitch Markers   $ 2.49  
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Basic Shrug

Lion Brand® Tweed Stripes®

GAUGE:

14 1/2 sts + 18 rows = 4 in. (10 cm) in St st (k on RS, p on WS). BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE. When you match the gauge in a pattern, your project will be the size specified in the pattern and the materials specified in the pattern will be sufficient. If it takes you fewer stitches and rows to make a 4 in. [10 cm] square, try using a smaller size hook or needles; if more stitches and rows, try a larger size hook or needles.

STITCH EXPLANATION:

PATTERN STITCH
K1, p1 Rib (over even number of sts)
Row 1: *K1, p1; rep from * to end of row.
Row 2: K the knit sts and p the purl sts.
Rep Row 2 for K1, p1 Rib.

NOTES:

Circular needle is used to accommodate large number of sts. Work back and forth on circular needle as if working on straight needles.


SHRUG
Cast on 138 sts.
Work in K1, p1 Rib until piece measures 2 in. (5 cm) from beg.
Change to St st (k on RS, p on WS) and work until piece measures 37 in. (94 cm) from beg.
Work in K1, p1 Rib until piece measures 39 in. (99 cm) from beg.
Bind off.

FINISHING
Fold piece in half, bringing cast-on and bound-off edges together, to measure 38 x 19 1/2 in. (96.5 x 49.5 cm). Place markers on each of the 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm) sides, 7 in. (18 cm) below fold for armholes. Seam each side from marker down to lower edge. Weave in ends.


 
ABBREVIATIONS / REFERENCES
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beg = begin(s)(ning) k = knit
p = purl rep = repeat(s)(ing)
RS = right side St st = Stockinette stitch
st(s) = stitch(es) WS = wrong side


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Ratings and Reviews
Pattern Average Rating: *****4.5 (based on 17 reviews)
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Basic Shrug Reviewed by tiffanyking1976 on 2013-05-21 ****
I love this pattern. I have made two so far. I did find that it does depend on the yarn type as far as the drape is concerned. I made my second one out of Lionbrand Cotton Ease and the drape was lovely. I did use size 7 needles and cast on 165 stitches instead of 138. My acrylic one needed some slight steam blocking blocking before I stitched it up, to relax the fabric and get rid of the "poof" in the back.


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