Two-Tone Ribbed Shrug by Stefanie Japel

Two-Tone Ribbed Shrug

Knitting
March 2007
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
20 stitches and 26 rows = 4 inches
in stockinette stitch, on larger needles
US 5 - 3.75 mm
US 8 - 5.0 mm
440 - 1100 yards (402 - 1006 m)
13 (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20) " / 33 (36, 38, 41, 43, 46, 48, 51)cm (measurement is from shoulder to shoulder)
English
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This little shrug is a great introduction to raglan armhole shaping, the same concept used in all of the more complicated garments in this book. The shrug is cast on at the back neck edge and worked until the desired shoulder-to-shoulder measurement is reached. Stitches are picked up all around the neck and body edge after the back and arms are completed and worked in the round. The ribbing can either be folded or worn up as in the photo. Knit from Cascade Superwash wool, this shrug can be machine washed.