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Potawatomi Shrug
A great little shrug … feels like a shawl with sleeves to keep the arms and shoulders warm and cozy.
Construction: Potawatomi shrug is worked flat from cuff to cuff. Underarms are shaped by binding off and casting on,
and front edges shaped using simple decreases and increases. Ribbing is picked up and knitted on circular needles,
and wraps around bottom back, sides and back neck.
This is a suitable project for an advanced beginner knitter.
Sizes: XS (S, M L, XL, XXL). Shown in size S on a dressform with a 34” bust.
Yarn: Sunday Knits 5 ply (light worsted weight - 137yds / 125 m per 50g skein) in Angelic (merino angora), Eden (merino), Nirvana (merino cashmere), or Brigadoon (merino tweeds & marls):
6 (7, 7, 8, 8, 9) skeins Shown in Eden Dove.
Kits are available at sundayknits.com.
Substitute any light worsted or heavy dk weight yarn that works nicely to gauge:
780 (860, 940, 1030, 1130, 1220) yds.
Gauge: 18 sts and 24 rows = 4” in stockinette stitch.
Needles & Notions: Size 8 US (5 mm) needles (for gauge),
size 6 (4 mm) needles for ribbed cuffs, and size 6 circular needles with long cable for ribbing, cable needle or double-pointed needle, markers.
Techniques used: Cables, increases, pick up and knit.
Pattern includes: Written instructions, schematics, glossary with links to resources,
cable stitch pattern in both charted and written formats.
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- First published: October 2025
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