Graceful and feminine, this shrug will transport you back to a time when dressing up was a part of going out for the evening, and is also the perfect accompaniment to wear to any formal occasion. The raglan back armholes ensure a good fit across the back.
The lower sleeves and back bottom edge are all begun separately, then joined to work in one piece to the top, with raglan shaping at the back and backs of sleeves only.
Make this delightful shrug in a solid color or gradient shades for very different looks. The two smallest sizes of the gradient version, when using an Artfil Belle gradient bundle (20 gram hanks each of six colors) will use only one bundle, so make sure to evenly divide each of the two lightest shades into two balls evenly sized balls.
Back Width below armholes:
16 1/4 (18, 20 1/4, 22 1/4, 24 1/4, 26)“/41.5 (45.5, 51.5, 56.5, 61.5, 66) cm
To fit Bust:
28-30 (32-34, 36-38, 40-42, 44-46, 48-50)”/71-76 (81.5-86.5, 91.5-96.5, 101.5-106.5, 112-117, 122-127) cm
Back Length from neck:
11 1/2 (12, 12 1/2, 13, 13 1/2, 14)“/29 (30.5, 32, 33, 34.5, 35.5) cm
Yarn needed:
Artfil Belle (80% merino superwash wool, 20% nylon); 444 yards/406 meters per 120 g gradient bundle, and 387 yards/354 meters per 100 g solid color hank
Version 1 (uses Gradient Bundle): 1 (1, 2, 2, 2, 2) bundle(s), shown in color #806 Intuition
374 (414, 448, 510, 559, 625) yards/342 (379, 410, 466, 511, 572) meters
Version 2 (solid color): 1 (2, 2, 2, 2, 2) hanks(s), shown in color #7311 Purple Rain
385 (433, 468, 534, 584, 654) yards/352 (396, 428, 488, 534, 598) meters