Description of the project
This free pattern gives the instructions to make a super cozy and warm buttoned shrug. So far, I have mostly seen shrugs without any closing system. However, while wearing them, it struck me that they kept opening and sliding off my shoulders while walking, and I felt like making one that would stay on, and that you could also buttoned up until the neck, to keep you warmer.
This shrug was inspired first by the Granny Cocoon Shrug, designed by Maria Valles. You can find the instructions to her version here.
Sizes available
One size fits most.
Furniture
- Zeeman Tweed;
- a 7,00mm crochet hook;
- a yarn needle;
- a pair of scissors;
- buttons (the number you are planning to put on your garment, nine in my case).
Gauge
Not so important for this project. Make a swatch of 10x10 cm and see if you like the texture (are you looking for a stiff and thick fabric, thick and high drape, or thin and high drape?).
However, to get a result like mine, your gauge should be:
[3 groups of 3 dc and 3 ch-sp] x 7 rows = 10 cm x 10 cm
Abbreviations used (US terminology)
ch : chain
ch-sp : chain space (= 1 ch st)
dc : double crochet
sc : single crochet
scbl : single crochet through back loop
sl st : slip stitch
st : stitch
sts : stitches
Make a granny square
Make a granny square that measures approximately 108cm wide:
Ch 4, sl st to form a ring.
Row 1: ch 3 (counts as 1st dc of the row), dc 2 in center of the ring, ch 2 (= to make the first corner of the square), dc 3, ch 2, dc 3, ch 2, dc 3, ch 2, sl st in 3rd ch of beginning chain. Do not turn for this row.
Row 2: ch 3 (counts as 1st dc of the row, (dc 2, ch 2, dc 3) in the 1st ch2-sp, *ch 1, (dc 3, ch 2, dc 3) in the coming ch2-sp*, repeat * ... * two more times, ch 1, sl st in 3rd ch of beginning chain. Turn your work.
Row 3: ch 3, dc2 in 1st ch1sp you come across, *ch1, (dc3, ch2, dc3) in the corner, ch 1, dc3 in next ch1sp*, repeat * to * 2 more times, ch1, (dc3, ch2, dc3) in the corner, ch 1, sl st in 3rd ch of beginning chain.
Repeat Row 3 31 more times (= 32 times in total). (or amount of times needed to get a square of approximately
Create the armholes
Fold the square in two, right sides facing each other. Insert markers 19 cm from the folded edge (thus not from the corners of the square). Now sew the sides from the marker to the corner, to create the arm openings.
Once you have sewn the sides, your project should look like this:
Turn your cardigan right side out, and put the seams facing each other. The project now looks like this:
Take a crochet 2mm smaller than the one you are using. In my case, I am using the 7,00mm - which means I will be using the 5,00mm for the border.
Insert your hook at the seam of the armholes.
Ch 5.
Sc in 2nd ch from the hook, sc in every ch until end = 4 sc, sl st in 2 next sts (around the edge of the armhole). Turn your work around.
Scbl in every of the 4 sc you just made, ch 1, turn your work.
Scbl in every of the 4 sc you just made, sl st in 2 next sts of the edge of the armhole.
When you have reached the last stitches of the border of the arm opening, join end and beginning of the ribbed edge by sl st in the back loop of both sc sts (= a slip stitch that goes through the first sc of the end of the border, and through the first sc of the beginning of the border, and progressing so by joining the matching sc). Fasten off, cut the yarn.
Once again with a crochet hook 2,00mm smaller than the one you used to crochet the body of the garment (so 5,00mm in my case).
Place markers to locate the place where the buttons will be. You may decide to put only one button, or several ones. In my case, I want a cardigan that I can button up and down, so I will place nine markers.
Attach your yarn to the seam on the right sight on the garment (where you see the white marker on the picture here above, in the middle).
Ch 7, sc in 2nd ch from the hook, sc in next 5 ch = 6 sc.
Sl st in next two sts from the edge of the body (the same way we did for the armholes borders, see here above). Turn work.
Scbl in every sc of the border = 6 sc. Ch 1, turn your work, scbl in every sc across = 6 sc. Sl st in next 2 sts of the edge of the body.
Continue the same process until you reach the first marker of the left side (which shows here on the right of the picture, the green marker on the top). At that point, create a buttonhole:
Scbl 2, ch 2, sk 2 sc, scbl 2.The row after will be:
Scbl in first two sc, sc 2 in ch2sp, scbl in last 2 sc.
Then continue working the simple ribbed edge until you reach the next marker, and create the second buttonhole using the same method.
Close the border like you did when making the armholes borders.
Finitions
Remove the markers. Weave in the ends. Sew the buttons.
There you go! (Couldn't wait to weave in the ends before posting the pattern, hehe)
Thank you for crocheting with Paolina Angelo Crochet Designs!
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