Description
Swingy capelet shrug with i-cord button clasp and garter stitch edging. Worked in short-rows from side to side and seamed in finishing.
Finished Size: 15 ¾ (17 ½)” circumference at neck edge, 80 (90 ¾)” circumference at hem, and 12 (14 ½)” long (either length can be worked for either circumference; see Notes); shown in smaller size and 12″ long
Yarn: The Fibre Company Canopy Fingering (50% alpaca, 30% merino, 20% bamboo; 200 yd [183 m]/50 g): macaw, 3 (4) skeins for shorter length; 4 skeins for longer length
Needles: Size 5 (3.75 mm) needles, Size 3 (3.25 mm): 24″ or longer circular (cir) needle, Size 2 (2.25 mm): 2 double-pointed needles (dpn)
Notions: Two 1″ shank buttons, Waste yarn for provisional CO, Markers (m), Yarn needle
Gauge: 20 sts and 37 rows = 4″ in St st on largest needles; 22 sts and 59 rows = 4″ in garter st on size 3 (3.25 mm) needle
Yarn Weight: #1 – Super Fine
Originally Published: Knitscene, Summer 2011
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