I mean really really easy.
All you need to do is crochet a rectangle then slip stitch the edges together to make sleeves.
Is there anything easier than that?
You can do this with any weight yarn and any size hook.
I made one for myself and one for my daughter.
Hers was done in a worsted weight yarn and took a couple of hours.
Mine was done in a fingering weight yarn and took ages, mainly because I kept stopping and doing other things in the middle.
You need to measure the length you would like the shrug to be. Both of the ones I made were short sleeve ones.
Start chaining, your chain should be a multiple of 5 + 2. For my shrug the starting chain was 192 and for Lulu’s it was 62.
Row 1: Turn and SC in the second chain from the hook, SC across till the end of the chain.
Row 2:Turn and do a no turning chain dc (the link takes you to a youtube video explaining how to) you can also do a 3 chain if you prefer. 2DC in the same stitch, *Skip 4 stitches, In the same stitch 2 DC, Ch 1, 2 DC* Repeat until you get to the last 5 SCs, Skip 4 and then 3DC in the last stitch.
Row 3:Turn do a no turning chain dc, 2 dc in the same stitch, skip all the DCs and work (2DC, CH1, 2DC) CH 1 space only until you get to the last cluster which is 3DCs. Work 3 DCs in the very last DC.
Row 4:Turn do a no turning chain, 2 DC in same stitch, *CH2, SC in the space between the DCs in Row 2, CH2 . (2DC, CH1, 2DC ) in the next chain space. CH2, and SC in the space between the next DC clusters in row 2*. Repeat until the last 3DC cluster and DC3 in the last DC.
Repeat rows 2 – 4 until the shrug is as high as you want it.
Turn your work and SC in same stitch,* CH 4, SC in CH1 space* Repeat until you SC in the very last dc.
Turn and SC in each SC and 4 SC in the CH4 spaces till the end.
Now fold the rectangle over and either sew the edges or slip stitch together to form the shrug.
Wear it and feel pretty good about yourself or make a mini one for the mini you in the house.
Oh my goodness! Are you reading my mind or what! I went to a wedding and saw so many shivering shoulders that I’ve been planning (on paper) to make exactly this kind of shrug for those COLD wedding halls! Great minds think alike?
Heheheehe, yes and aren’t we just awesome awesome minds?
I had originally planned to make it much longer and add buttons so it could be a convertible wrap/shrug kind of things.
But the yarn didn’t have the right drape for it to work as a shawl so I thought this would be better.
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Masha Allah
Thank you
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hi jessy
love the pattern . have some sparkly dk which would be perfect fro my lil girl. if i wanteda longer sleved version, should i have alonger starting chain/ will that be ok/ pl slet me know.
thanks
ramya
Hi Ramya.
Have your little girl stand and spread her arms out or you could measure on a sweater or cardi. Measure the length that you would like the shrug to be and start chaining until the chain gets to the right length unstretched. Count and make sure it is a multiple of 5 and then add two extra chains.
hi again jessy
hope you are well. have atrted the shrug today and am confused with row 4. i looked at the diagram. and it shows in row 4 that dcs are to be made.
but according to the pattern, its just scs in the 4th row.
can you please clarify/
thank you
ramya
You should read it from the bottom to the top, the first row is SCs, does that make it clearer?
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What a cute pattern. Thank you for your generosity in sharing it with us. I crochet and knit for charities and this will be adorable for little girls.
Thank you. That’s such an awesome thing to be making them for charity, and these can fit so many sizes too. Best of luck!
So lovely, I’m making one for my daughter and her bestie x thanks!!!
Awesome! Would love to see those FOs
Row #4 directions refer to Row#2 instead of 3 which is making me thoroughly confused: “SC in the space between the DCs in Row 2″
I am a beginner so I can’t quite figure this out.
…and what do the asterisks refer to?
I am a beginner crocheter so I don’t know what I am doing wrong. However, I am not getting a rectangle??
In Row 4: ….SC in the space between the next DC clusters in row 2….Is this a typo? Do you mean row 3?
No it is not a typo, you insert your hook under the stitch in row 2 to catch both rows and give it a circular look
i hope i am not too late to ask a question for i see march was the last time anyone did!! thanks for the free directions jessyz! my question is: when you repeat row 2 and your suppose to skip 4 stiches then 2dc ch 1 2 dc….am i includeing the 3 extra stitches that were added on in row 4?? (the– ch 2 and the sc) when i do this its very hard to get hook into the chain stitch and it make the “flow” of the stitches crooked!! they do not look neat and orderly like your piece does!! any help will be appricated!! or if i need to discribe it better please let me know!! thanks a bunch!! :^)
In row two you should
Turn and do a no turning chain dc or 3 chain if you prefer. 2DC in the same stitch
*Skip 4 stitches, In the same stitch 2 DC, Ch 1, 2 DC* Repeat until you get to the last 5 SCs, Skip 4 and then 3DC in the last stitch.
The 4 stitches you are skipping are the 4 DCs, so you will work the (2DC, CH1, 2DC) in the next chainspace not the chain itself.
I hope that helps
thanks for the quick reply! but…….i am still stuck (or dumb!!) i HAVE finished rows 1 thru 4 with no problem but now that i have to repeat rows 2–4 in row 2 its says “skip 4 stitches” does that mean i include the 2chain stitches and the sc from the previous row or do i only count the dc?? i have a funny feeling i am just making this harder on myself!! sorry!
Lllloooovvvveeee iiiiitttt!!!!
I’m going straight to my stash to find some yarn and start crocheting right away!!
Thanx
Have fun crocheting
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What size hook did you use?
That will help.
4 mm for the worsted weight and 3 mm for sport weight
In the easy-peasy shrug-What size needles did you use?
Thank you!
4 mm for the worsted weight and 3 mm for sport weight
Basically you can use the recommended hook size for the yarn.
I have a quick question on row 4. It says chain 2, then SC in the space between DC in row 2. In the diagram it looks like after the SC you chain 2 again, but it is not mentioned in the directions. Which way am I supposed to do it? Thanks
yes you are write, I corrected row 4 and added the asterisks to show what you should be repeating
Thanx so much! It turned out great! Also your other
Patterns were useful to! I wore this shawl to my mom’s surprise party! I got so many compliments!! Love it!
that is wonderful, I always feel really happy when people find my patterns useful
I am stuck on row three. Skip all work and ch 1 sp only? What am I to do?
It means you should do 2 DC, CH 1, 2 DC in the chain one spaces only and not in the stitches of the previous row
Do you have a picture of what it looks like from the front while wearing it?? I’ve started working up the pattern for my daughters but am very curious of what the front looks like. Also…. you must be super fast at chrocheting! I can work on it for an hour and only have a row or two done
You’d think I’d be faster since I’ve been at this for over 10 years but I’m trying to make the stitches nice and tight so the holes are smaller and the shrug will be warmer. Doesn’t help that I get interuppted all the time by my kids.
Sadly I don’t and she has grown out of hers. I used worsted weight so it was a fast project and when I am under a deadline I tend to work faster (years of practicing procrastination does that to you)
can mail me how to do it please?
Thank you for posting this, I’ve been searching all over and this is beautiful, simple and quick looking. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you, hope you have fun making it
Mash’allah really nice. I’m also going to try this one. I’m a beginner do you think it would be possible for me to do it?
Oh definitely just take it slowly and try a swatch first so you can try it out and practice on it first.
If I am making this in a 2x size, should I use a larger needle? Then would the larger hook make the diamond holes in the finished product larger?
I’m about to try it now; I’ve only been crocheting for a few months now, so hopefully it won’t take me too long. I want to wear it in 3 days
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Yes you could do that, you could also use thicker yarn and a bigger hook. Experiment until you find a look and drape of fabric that you like
I did that, and it looks great! Finished it Saturday and got to wear it out on my fancy date
that is awesome! I hope you had fun on that date too
Hi, I tried making this for my size, a 10 and it was fine, but how do you make it for bigger sizes?Do you have to lengthen the arm area, because I have a feeling that if you make it longer in length, then the shrug will be longer on the back. So i’m worried if won’t work out properly for a size 14-16 person. Thank you!
Yes just measure how long you want it, for example from wrist to wrist and chain for that length and work more rows
I am truly uncertain about Row 4. Are there 2 SC next to each other? The pattern is reading NTDC & 2DC, Ch2, SC in space, Ch2, DC2-Ch1-DC2, Ch2, SC in space. When the star-to-star loops around, there is a Ch 2, SC, Ch 2, SC, Ch2 that prevents the pattern from looking looking even across Row four. What am I doing wrong?
Adorable shrug! I would love to make one!
I have made about 6 of these for my granddaughters and they love them! So easy!
Amazing, i ve been surfing the net for a bolero for my 3.5 yrs old daughter and couldn`t find anything that i really liked and could be finished before the feast, will try to crochet it isA and tell you how it turned out, thanks loadzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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Call me simple minded, but I could not figure out how to sew this shrug together. My pattern did not come with the picture. Thank you soooo much! :O)