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Custard Shrug.

A lightweight, cheap, easy-to-make shrug.

Materials:
Approx 150g / 750yds of 4ply Acrylic blend.
3.5mm hook.
Abbreviations:
DC = Double Crochet (US),(Treble Crochet UK).
SC = Single Crochet (US),(Double Crochet UK).
Ch = Chain.
Trn = Turn.
SS = Slip stitch.
BPDC = A Double Crochet (UK Treble) stitch into the back post
by inserting your hook down into the back post from the top of
the stitch (as you would normally put your hook in, but into
the back post only).
FPDC = A Double Crochet (UK Treble) stitch into the front
post only by inserting your hook up into the stitch from
below.

Measuring yourself up:


1. Width; Measure across your back from shoulder to shoulder
(I was 38cm). Add between 20 to 40cm on top of this
measurement20cm will give you a drapey shoulder before
the sleeve starts, 40cm will give you a longer drape of
shoulder before the sleeve starts. (I added 20cm, to get
58cm).
2. Length; Measure the circumference of your upper arm (I
was 34cm). Add another 15cm to make a sleeve hole with
good movement room (so for me, a total of 49cm).

Foundation:
3. Leave a tail of about 40cm, as this will be handy later.
Make a chain that equals the width measurement you
finished with earlier (when laid out without being
pulled). It is important that the total number of chain
stitches are even-numbered and divisible by four, as we
will be using a stitch pattern that repeats in 2xDC &
2xCh. Dont worry if the length is a little shorter or
longer than your measurement, as its not crucial with
this design, due to the stretchy nature of the stitch
pattern.
Trn.
4. SC into the 2nd ch from the hook (so, not the one that the
loop on your hook comes out of, but the one next to
that). SC into each ch to the end.
Trn.
Rippled Edge band:
5. Row 1. Ch3 (counts as first DC). DC into next SC. *FPDC
into the next 2 SC. BPDC into the next 2 SC.*
Repeat between the * to the end of the row. Trn.
6. Row 2. Ch3. DC into next DC. Now, if the next 2 DC of the
previous row were FPDC stitches, then make your next 2
stitches BPDCand vice versa.
Continue the row to the end, alternating 2 FPDC with 2
BPDC. Trn.
7. Row 3 (and more). Continue creating rows in this way
until you have between 3 to 8 rows (I chose to have 7),
the preference is yours as to how wide you like it. For
each row start with ch3 then follow with 1DC, followed by
your repeats of 2 FPDC & BPDC. Trn.
8. Measure and note the width of your Ripple Edge Band.
Torso:
9. Row 1. Ch3. DC1 into the next stitch. *Ch2, skip 2DC of
the previous row, DC2, Ch2, skip 2DC*. Repeat the pattern
of 2 DC & 2 Ch between the * to the end of the row and
make the last stitch a DC. You now have one row of mesh.
Trn.

10. Row 2. Ch3. Make another row of mesh, copying the


pattern of the row below exactly as it appears. You now
have 2 rows of mesh. Trn.
11. Row 3. Ch3. DC into each DC and Ch, to the end of the
row. You now have 1 row of DC.
12. Repeat Torso Rows 1 to 3, ending with the 2nd row of mesh
(Row 2.) until your rectangle is the length of your
Length Measurement that you took in step 2. but MINUS the
width of your Ripple Edge Band measurement, which you did
in step 8. Dont worry if the length is one or two
centimetres out, its not crucial with this pattern.
Dont fasten off.
13. Repeat the Ripple Edge Band rows 1, 2 & 3 to the same
width as the first band you did. Trn.
14. Ch1. SC into the same stitch as the hook then SC into
each DC to the end of the row. This is the end of the
Torso. Dont fasten off.
Joining up:
15. Lay your rectangle down so that theres a Ripple Edge
Band across the top and across the bottom. Now bring each
corner into the centre a little, until the 2 ends of the
Ripple Edge Bands are meeting each other.
SS the ends of the bands together. You will need to join
at least 7cms worth, so if you only have few rows in your
Ripple Edge Band, then youll find that you will be Slip
Stitching into the mesh section too. This creates the
body and armholes ready for the sleeves.
Sleeves:
16. Sleeve 1, Row 1. Ch1 then SC into the same stitch. SC
evenly all the way around the armhole, pausing every few
stitches to check that they are not too crowded and not
too spaced apart. Make sure that you have an even number
of stitches divisible by 4.

17. Row 2. Ch3. DC into the next stitch and each stitch
around. SS into the top chain of the Ch3 that started the
row. Do not turn. Ch3.
If you want a wider band here as part of the design then
make another row of DC, otherwise continue to step 18.
18. Row 3. DC1 into the next stitch. *Ch2, skip 2DC of the
previous row, DC2, Ch2, skip 2DC*. Repeat the pattern of
2 DC & 2 Ch between the * to the end of the row and make
the last 2 stitches are the Ch2. SS into the top chain of
the Ch3 that started the row. You now have one row of
mesh. Do not turn.
19. Row 4. Ch3. Repeat Sleeve Row 3. You now have 2 rows of
mesh following your row/s of DC.
20. Rows 5+. Repeat Sleeve Rows 2 to 4 until the sleeve is
the length you like it (keep trying on the shrug).
21. End the sleeve either with the 2nd repeat row of mesh, or
by finishing that with a row of SC or by ending the
sleeve at the row of DC its up to you! Fasten off.
Weave in the yarn end.
22. Sleeve 2. Using the long tail of yarn from your
Foundation, join the Ripple Edge Band exactly the same as
you did for the first sleeve, in Step 15. Joining Up.
23. Join in a new yarn. Repeat Step 16. making sure you have
the same number of stitches as you made for your first
sleeve. Try and trap the yarn end of the new yarn into
the row of SC.
24. Repeat Steps 17 to 21, as for the first sleeve.
FINISHED!

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