Cream aran shrug
Caroline Bawn’s cosy lace shrug is so handy! From walks in the park to meetings with friends, it’s perfect.
Style meets comfort with this classic lacy shrug! Knit the main part of the shrug as one piece, in an oblong shape. The wavy border will run along one of the wider edges. The length of the shrug might seem long to start with, but the edges will curve around the body when wearing – making the shrug come up a little shorter. The iconic batwing shape is created by folding each corner of the border edge to match each corner of the straight edge. Then, before joining the shoulder seams, the brioche rib stitch cuffs are added on. The cuffs can be as short or long as you like – it’s up to you!
STITCH PATTERNS
SMALL LACE PATTERN Worked over a rep of 5 sts plus 3. Row 1 K2, *yo, sl1, K2, psso, K2; rep from * to 1 st before border, K1. Row 2 Purl. Row 3 K1, *sl1, K2, psso, K2, yo; rep from * to 2 sts before border, K2. Row 4 Purl. Rep Rows 1- 4 for pattern. BORDER PATTERN Worked over 13 sts, also shown on Chart. Note Stitch count varies. Count sts at end of Rows 3, 4, 13 and 14 only. Row 1 Sl 1, K3, yo, K5, yo, k2tog, yo, K2. [15 sts] Row 2 and all WS rows K2, P to last 2 sts, K2. Row 3 Sl1, K4, sk2po, K2, (yo, k2tog) twice, K1. [13 sts] Row 5 Sl1, K3, skpo, K2, (yo, k2tog) twice, K1. [12 sts] Row 7 Sl1, K2, skpo, K2, (yo, k2tog) twice, K1. [11 sts] Row 9 Sl1, K1, skpo, K2, (yo, k2tog) twice, K1. [10 sts]
Row 11 Sl1, skpo, K2, yo, K1, yo, k2tog, yo, K2. [11 sts]
Row 13 Sl1, (K3, yo) twice, k2tog, yo, K2. [13 sts]
Row 14 K2, P to last 2 sts, K2. Rep rows 1-14 for pattern.
BRIOCHE RIB
Worked over an even number of sts. Row 1 *K1, K1B; rep, from to last 2 sts, K2. Rep this row for pattern.
SHRUG
Cast on 101 ( 106: 111) sts. Row 1 (RS) K88 ( 93: 98), PM, work Row 1 of Border Pattern. Row 2 Work Row 2 of Border Pattern to marker, sl sm, knit to end. Row 3 K88 ( 93: 98), sl sm, work Row 3 of Border Pattern. Row 4 Work Row 4 of Border Pattern to marker, knit to end. Row 5 Work Row 1 of Small Lace Pattern to marker, work Border Pattern to end. Row 6 Work Border Pattern to marker, work Row 2 of Small Lace Pattern to end. Cont as set, keeping 14 row rep of Border Pattern and 4 row rep of Small Lace Pattern correct, until piece measures approx 14 ( 15: 16) cm from cast- on edge, ending after a Row 4 or 14 of Border Pattern. Cast on 31 ( 32: 33) sts at beg of next row. [132 ( 138: 144) sts] Cont straight, working 1 st in st st at beg of RS rows and end of WS rows, working Border as set and taking the new cast- on sts into Small Lace Pattern. Where you cannot work a full rep work rem sts in st st.
Cont as set until piece measures approx 128 ( 134: 141) cm from cast- on edge, ending after a Row 4 or 14 of Border Pattern. Cast off 31 ( 32: 33) sts at beg of next row. [101 ( 106: 111) sts] Cont straight in Small Lace and Border Patterns as set for another 12 ( 13: 14) cm, ending after a WS row. Piece should measure approx 140 ( 147:
155) cm from cast- on edge.
Next row (RS) K to marker, sl sm, work Border Pattern.
Next row Work Border Pattern to marker, sl sm, knit to end. Rep last 2 rows once more and RS row once more. Piece should measure approx 112 ( 119: 127) cm from cast- on edge.
Cast off knitwise on WS.
CUFFS (BOTH ALIKE) With RS facing, pick up and knit 58 ( 62: 64) sts along the cast- on sleeve- opening edge (shown in orange on diagram). Work in Brioche Rib for 15 ( 16: 17) cm. Cast off in rib. Work the other side the same, picking up sts along the cast off sleeve opening edge (shown in orange on diagram).
TO MAKE UP
Lay out the main piece so that the plain edge with cuffs attached is at the top and the border edge is at the bottom, and you have WS facing you. Mark the centre of the top edge. Take corner of one end of the bottomborder edge and fold it upwards so that it meets the top edge, 5 ( 5.5: 6.5) cm away from the centre mark. Repeat with the second corner, to create a 10 ( 11: 13) cm wide opening for back neck. This creates the batwing shape of the shrug. Sew seam down the length of each arm and Cuff. This seam lies on the top of the arms. Block gently to measurements, following any yarn care instructions on the ball band.