When it gets really hot outside it is really hard to crochet with wool yarns but during July and August I was feeling so productive with all my new yarns around that I kept on crocheting.
This shrug is really a simple project for intermediate crocheters and for adventurous beginners!
You can watch my video tutorial for Aspen Shrug here
You can visit my Etsy shop for many ads free printable PDF crochet patterns :my Etsy shop:https://www.etsy.com/shop/merrymaryst...
CROCHET PATTERN
Materials needed
-US
size N/15 (10.00 mm) crochet hook
-Chunky
yarn (color light grey )700 yds
I used:
STYLECRAFT
SPECIAL CHUNKY
100% premium
acrylic
Shade:1203 Silver
144m=157yds
I also used half
of a skein in shade 1063 Graphite for the last row of border , you can use any
of your scrap yarns in a dark grey shade and if it is not a chunky yarn
then hold it double to achieve the
chunky effect.
Gauge
5 V sts= 6.3
inches (16 cm) width
5 rows of
pattern=3.5 inches (9 cm) long
Measurements of finished rectangle
Adult Small: width 36.2” (92cm) x 32.2” (82cm) length
Abbreviations in US terms:
YO=yarn over
Sts=stitches
Ch=chain
Sl st=slip stitch
Dc=double crochet
Rep=repeat
Sk = skip
Prev =previous
Fpdc=front post double crochet
Bpdc=back post double crochet
Special sts
V stitch=dc, ch1,
dc all in indicated stitch.
Fpdc=To
begin the first front post double crochet, yarn over once as for traditional
dc. Instead of inserting your hook into the top loops of the stitch to be
worked, you will insert your hook from the front of the work (on the right
side) to the back (the wrong side) beside the next stitch to be worked and to
front again on the other side. Yarn over and draw a loop up from under the post
of the stitch that you had on the hook. You will now have 3 loops on the hook,
yarn over once more and draw through 2 loops on the hook,yo and draw through
remaining 2 loops, completing one front post double crochet.
Bpdc=to
work a back post double crochet in next st , yo, insert your hook from the
back of the work (the wrong side) to the front of the work (the right side)
beside the next stitch to be worked and on the back side again, yarn over and
draw up a loop from under the post of the stitch you had on the hook. . You
will now have 3 loops on the hook, yarn over once more and draw through 2 loops on the hook,yo and draw through
remaining 2 loops, completing one back post double crochet.
Alternate fpdc and bpdc for ribbing pattern
CROCHET PROJECT
*This pattern is
one big rectangle worked from bottom up.
* When rectangle
is finished, we fold it in half lengthwise.
*We sew the sides, up to a point so we leave an
opening to form the armholes.
*Ribbed cuffs around the armholes and ribbed collar are worked
directly into the main shrug instead of creating a ribbed piece and sewing it
on.
CROCHET PATTERN
The foundation chain for this pattern should be a multiple of 3 plus 1 chains.
With your crochet hook make a slip knot and chain the
number of chains needed to obtain the size of shrug you would like to make.
Size:small /medium
( in my Etsy PDF you will find sizes from child 6-8 years, to 4XL)
Chain 88
Row 1:dc in 4rth ch from hook,* sk 2 chains, work a
V st ( dc, ch1, dc) in next (third chain)*, rep from * to * to last 3 chains,
sk 2 chains , 2dc in last chain, 86 dcs, turn
Row 2:ch3, dc in very first st, * sk 2 sts, work V st in next ch1 space*, rep
from * to * to last ch1 sp, sk 2 sts, 2 dc in 3rd ch of initial ch3, 27 V sts, turn
Rep row 2 for 38 rows more
Fasten off yarn,
weave in all ends.
PATTERN TUTORIAL PHOTOS
*dc in indicated
4rth ch from hook
*sk 2 sts, Vst
in next indicated st
*sk 2 sts, work
V st in next
*at the end of
first row, 3 ch are left,
*row 1
worked
*row 2:ch3, dc
in indicated first st
*work V st in
ch1 sp
*end of row 2,
after last V st, work 2dc in top of ch 3
*row 2 worked
SEWING
Place piece
flat.
Fold the corners
of the body piece into the center.
Use whip
stitches (or preferred sewing method) to join the side edges together.
Sew up until armhole point so that you leave
unsewn an opening 7" (18cm) for armholes.
Tie off and
weave in ends.
SEWING TUTORIAL
PHOTOS
*sew up from
bottom till armhole
*Leave this
space unsewn for armhole opening
Note:In above photos, I have already worked the ribbing, I just show you the
space between arrows that you will leave unsewn. You will first sew up the
sides and then you are going to work the ribbing border.
Now we are going
to add a ribbing border to the opening of the shrug and to both armholes
openings.
COLLAR RIBBING
Join yarn (same yarn
as in body) with a sl st at the seam point of an armhole, right side facing
you.
We work the
collar ribbing joining every round with a sl st. We do not turn, just continue
crocheting in the round.
We are going to work first a regular dc round all
along the perimeter of the opening of the shrug.
Round 1(main color):ch3, dc in next st, dc in each st to the end of the round,join with a sl st in 3rd
ch of initial ch3,do not turn
Note:
work the same number of sts as in Vsts row. To do this, I worked 2 dc for the
edge 2 dc of prev row and then in main pattern:I worked 1 dc in ch1 space of V
sts and 2 dcs in spaces between V sts. This way I kept same number of sts as in
body of shrug. See row 4 in my diagram at page 8
Round 2(main color):ch3,* fpdc in next st, bpdc in next st * rep from * to
* to the end of the round, join with a sl st in 3rd ch of initial
ch3, do not turn
Note: to achieve
ribbing pattern in every new round simply fpdc into each fpdc (the stitches
that are sticking out) and bpdc into each bpdc(the receding sts)
Round 3(main color):ch3,* fpdc in next st, bpdc in next st * rep from * to
* to the end of the round, join with a sl st in 3rd ch of initial
ch3
Fasten off weave
in ends.
Change color to
work round 4, join the dark grey for the last ribbing round
Round 4( dark grey):ch3,* fpdc in next st, bpdc in next st * rep from * to
* to the end of the round, join with a sl st in 3rd ch of initial
ch3, turn
Fasten off weave
in ends.
SLEEVES RIBBING
Attach
yarn with a slip stitch in the seaming place of one armhole, right side facing
you (repeat the same for the second armhole)
We work the
sleeves joining every round with a sl st. We do not turn, just continue
crocheting in the round.
We are going to
work first a regular dc round all along the perimeter of the armhole.
We are going to
work down the side of our work so work dcs in each side edge space.
Work approximately 28 dc in total all around the armhole perimeter.
Round 1(main color):ch3, dc in next st, dc in each st to the end of the round, join with a sl st in
3rd ch of initial ch3,do not turn
Round 2(main color): ch3,* fpdc in next st, bpdc in next st * rep from *
to * to the end of the round, join with a sl st in 3rd ch of initial
ch3, do not turn
Note: again , as
in collar , simply fpdc into each fpdc (the stitches that are sticking out) and
bpdc into each bpdc(the receding sts)
Round 3(main color): ch3,* fpdc in next st, bpdc in next st * rep from *
to * to the end of the round, join with a sl st in 3rd ch of initial
ch3
Round 4( dark grey): ch3,* fpdc in next st, bpdc in next st * rep from *
to * to the end of the round, join with a sl st in 3rd ch of initial
ch3, turn
Fasten off weave
in ends.
End of
tutorial.
I really hope you will enjoy crocheting this shug !!
BE HAPPY!!
