Foliage shrug by Petra Breakstone

Foliage shrug

Knitting
March 2024
Yarnz2go Allero
Worsted (9 wpi) ?
16 stitches and 24 rows = 4 inches
in Stockinette stitch
US 4 - 3.5 mm
755 - 900 yards (690 - 823 m)
Bust size 34" to 50"
English
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Enjoy this pattern and do me a favor and add it to your faves, I would very much appreciate it. You’ll find the knit kits in my shop Yarnz2GO Either way you go, I wish you happy knitting!

First I created a cowl, then I decided it would make a great shrug. So here it is, the matching shrug to the Foliage cowl

The shrug is knitted in the round and flat with an absolutely gorgeous lace pattern gracing both sleeves. That ribbing that is happening in the sleeves is carried right through the middle/back of the body. It’s so nice! The lace pattern decreases and increases throughout but comes right back to the original cast on number.

The sizes range from 34” to 50” in bust.
The pattern is fully written, includes a how to video link and offers a chart for the stitch pattern.

Dimensions unblocked
Keep in mind that the pattern stretches in width due to the ribbed pattern stitch.
Lace sleeve short: 8.5”/12.75”
Lace sleeve diameter: 21”/25”
Back/Body width: 24”/27”
Back/Body height 21”/24.5”
Overall length: 38”/42”
Each added Lace stitch repeat adds 4” in height and width.

Yarn used here
Allero, a light worsted weight 50/50 acrylic/cotton yarn, 154 yards/50 grams per skein.
5/6 skeins used.
Knit kits/yarns available at www.yarnz2go.com

Notions needed
US size 4 (3.5 mm) circular needle 20” (51 cm) in length.
Stitch markers, 1 to mark beginning of round and 6 for the stitch repeats.
Tapestry needle or crochet hook for finishing.

Gauge: 16 sts and 24 rows in 4” of stockinette stitch.

Techniques applied
Knitting and purling in the round, lace knitting, increasing, decreasing, binding off, weaving in ends.
Blocking is optional, the sample as shown was not blocked.

Enjoy the knit and be sure to share photos of your projects, I like featuring your pretty knits~