At one of her weekly design meetings, Trudy presented me with a rectangular strip of cloth, cut to specific measurements. She said that this was going to be a shrug/vest. I was skeptical until she started pinning it together to show me how it was going to work. Truly ingenious! This light and airy shrug will deceive you with its warmth. It is knit in one straight piece from cuff to cuff. Buttonholes are added on opposite sides, so that you can button up the sleeves and wear it as a shrug, or button down the front and back to wear as a vest. The width can easily be adjusted by adding a multiple of 6 sts to your cast-on for every inch (approximate) you want. You then
work the repeat in Pattern 1, Rows 3 & 8 more times.

Finished Size
Approximately 24½” wide x 60½” cuff to cuff

Yarn
Gems Fingering Weight 100% Merino Wool, 185 yd per 50g skein; 4 skeins
Shown in #08 Tangerine and #04 Heron Grey