Outlander's Need a Hug Shrug

Outlander’s Need a Hug

Shrug

Lion Brand WoolEase Chunky – Redwood

US 11 (8mm) needles
Cable Needle
Tape Measure
Gauge 10 Stitches, 8 Rows = 4”x 4”
Cast on 60 stitches with long tail cast on (or preferred)

Row 1 K2, P2 across

Row 2 P2, K2 across
Row 3 K across
Row 4 P across
Continue Stockinette stitch for 6”
On purl row, purl 16, place marker, purl 28, place marker, purl 16
Knit row starts the Cable pattern on the edges of the shrug, this will become the neck and waistline..
Continue Cable pattern for 25” (9 repeats of cable pattern)
Stockinette Stitch for 6”
K2, P2 Rib for last two rows

Bind off.

 Cable Pattern

Row 1. K3, P2, K9, P2, Knit to the next marker (28 stitches),  P2, K9, P2, K3
Row 2.K5, P9, K2, Purl to next marker, K2, P9, K5
Row 3 (Right side of row) K3, P2, slip three to cable needle, hold to back, K3, K3 from cable needle, K3, P2
 Knit 28
 (Left side of row) P2,slip 3 to cable needle, hold to back, K3, K3 from cable needle, K3, P2, K5
Row 4. K5, P9, K2, P28, K2, P9, K5
Row 5. K3, P2, K9, P2, K28, P2, K9, P2, K3
Row 6. K5, P9, K2, P28, K2, P9, K5
Row 7. K3, P2, K3, slip three to cable needle, hold in front, K3, K3 from cable needle P2,
 K28,
P2, K3, slip three to cable needle, hold in front, K3, K3 from cable needle P2, K3
Row 8. K5, P9, K2, P28, K2, P9, K5
                  


                                                                                            

I am more Mrs. Fitz than Mrs. Fraser in size….

I wear a US 16 and this is very loose on me,  my friend tried it on, she is a size 20 and it fit her snugly and still looked nice,  if you are smaller or would like a more snug fit it would be easy to cast on fewer stitches in the center section…..